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[Galaxy S6 General] testinguser:
Nexus 5 user considering moving to S6. I had the S4, and disliked the lag and got tired of constant rom flashing. N5 has been fairly smooth with lollipop. I had gotten the iphone 6+ plus ended up returning it due to size and the dated UI which reminded me of my old iphone 4. The two things I dislike about my N5 is that over the past year and a half the battery doesn't hold up charge like it used - as expected - and struggles to last a full day. Secondly, the gps has gotten quirky over the years and doesn't work reliably which has gotten me in a bind as I miss my turn due to the gps often losing signal. I have an upgrade due so paying the contracted price makes the s6 mildly attractive. Plus undeniably, there is the whole new shiny toy factor! One other benefit of the N5 is that I can tether on N5 without rooting on sprint which is handy. I suspect, the S6 would require root for that and the constant manual updates and upkeep.

Anyone else considering moving from Nexus 5?

EDIT: A buy 1 get 1 free deal a few months down the line would make the s6 much more attractive and I wouldn't mind waiting till then, seeing the LG G4 doesn't have much to offer and the Moto X 2015 is likely not going to come to sprint again.
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
True for the most part but not always. Having used the S3 and S4, the S4 is much better than the S3 and was a very good upgrade for me.

The S5 wasn't worth the upgrade for me though, and I was really close to getting the Z3 when my contract ended last year, but I decided to delay extending my contract until I saw what Samsung had up its sleeve for the S6, and I'm glad I did that.

In my opinion the S6 is a worthwhile upgrade even coming from S5.
[Galaxy S6 General] :
Same phone and reason here and also the camera.
[Galaxy S6 General] Galactic2:
coming from the One Plus One. It's just too damn big, I honestly hate carrying around. And the camera is good, but leaves a little to be desired.
[Galaxy S6 General] Congo123:
Coming from HTC One M8 because i upgrade yearly and the HTC One M9 isn't an upgrade.
[Galaxy S6 General] diri:
From Nexus 6. And the main reason is the camera. Other reasons are sound issues (crackling, popping) and the fact nexus 6 is big for my hands and pocket :)
[Galaxy S6 General] KarlDag:
Changed my G2 for a Z3, but will bring it back. Camera focus is still slow and sometimes inaccurate, which phase detection AF should fix. Also I'm not getting good coverage from my provider, which has never been an issue with other phones. Finally, feels kind of bulky in hand.

S6 here I come.
[Galaxy S6 General] robertc88:
I'll bite. So why does the Samsungs have so much more memory used for the system than my Moto X 2014 or Nexus 6? And the more apps I open on my Nexus 6, free memory never goes below 2gb.

HHHMMM.
[Galaxy S6 General] KarlDag:
Everyone knows Samsung boats their devices a lot. The fact is, opened apps in memory open up faster than having to reopen them all the time using CPU and battery...
[Galaxy S6 General] robertkoa:
Yes. The reason I may upgrade from my Alpha 850M is precisely the Camera- seems two steps above and I will be able to take Pro Architectural Shots or nearly with the Camera which can hopefully be viewed on a Computer Monitor and not turn to mush lol.

I am not a Pro Photographer but this will help with Business.

Concerns are the Device is a bit too thin and of course has small Battery .

1/2 Millimeter thicker COULD have added about 15% and 1 millimeter thicker about 30% larger battery Capacity.

An S6 Pro at . 8 millimeters thicker would be about 3100 Mah or so....
[Galaxy S6 General] geoff5093:
Moving to the S6 from the G3. The G3 is a good phone, but I'm looking for something slightly smaller, and with a better camera, especially when it comes to low light.
[Galaxy S6 General] wolfedude88:
Well I have had a bad habit of switching phones a lot, and I mean a lot. Recently though, I have chosen to stay with the iphone, switching back n forth between the iphone 6 and the 5s, for some reason I really like the 5s.

I thought I might be content with the iphone but the galaxy s6 has me finally switching back. The build quality looks superb and the camera looks amazing, not to mention the screen of course.

Hopefully I will stay on this for at least a few months to half a year.
[Galaxy S6 General] zathus:
Noting to bite... Its a fact... Unused ram is wasted ram. Stop caring how much ram is USED! its like benchmarks. Pointless. To quote..

Unused RAM is wasted RAM.*

Android, like Mac OS and Ubuntu, wants to use all the RAM it can, because that's how it was designed to work.* There are settings (in Android we call them "minfree" settings) to tell the system how much RAM to leave free and available, but the rest is designed to fill up as fast as possible and stay that way.

...so, your nexus keeps 2 gigs free.. Gratz, it now has 2 gigs of useless RAM. Because its not doing what it's supposed to do. Which is use that RAM.
[Galaxy S6 General] J-Hop2o6:
Current Phone: Tmo HTC M7 (love it)

Next Phone: Leaning towards Tmo SGS6 (Black/non-Edge/64GB)

Why? Time for an upgrade. First time having a phone for two years in a lonnnnnng time.

Why not the HTC M9? Too many negatives to shell over $600+ for. 1.) Display is worse from the m7 & m8 2.) I love Qualcomm SoCs, but the 810 is a dud. A stopgap until they get their custom 64-bit cores (Kyro) finished, which should be late 2015/early 2016. 3.) Battery life is worse, even though the battery is bigger? Guess that's the SD810s fault. 4.) I'm not a huge photo taker, but that camera (or the post-processing atleast) is horrible. Zooming in on trees, the trees looks like an oil painting. There's other issues, but it's just an overall lack of detail in the photos.

There are a few other reasons, but those are the main ones. Hopefully HTC knocks it out the park with the "M10", because the M9 is just not worth it. Would be a waste of my hard-earned cash.

Why SGS6 compared to others? SGS6 has alot of positives? Top notch AMOLED screen (still rather have it @ 1080p), Top notch memory & storage (LPDDR4 & UFS?), and a top notch SoC (Exynos finally has a global LTE modem, plus 14nm, and great CPU & GPU scores). Also, Samsung phones has alot of XDA support compared to others (Sony, LG, etc). The only others with alot of support is HTC and Nexus devices.

The only negatives with the SGS6 is they now exclude mSD. I was hoping to finally having an SD slot since I haven't had it with my previous two phones (HTC M7 and Galaxy Nexus). So now i'm forced to pay an additional $80 for the storage upgrade. The next negative is TouchWiz. I've always avoided TW. But thank god Samsung slimmed it down and it has some Lollipop elements, so thats a positive. Might still use Nova Launcher though. And last, Custom Rom & Kernel difficulty. I've read Samsung makes it difficult for the XDA devs, especially Exynos versions. So can anyone give me some insight on the delay for devs to release new Roms and Kernels? Thanks. Hopefully they battery life is decent also.
[Galaxy S6 General] demmo81:
Moving from note 3 to galaxy s6 flat .. I want the edge one but I don't know I felt it's not easy to handle in my hand it's very sharp but the s6 gives the same feeling of the note 3 which comfortable and good to hold
[Galaxy S6 General] Metroidman:
Nexus 5

Moved from a Nexus 5 to an S6. Seriously considering going back to Nexus when the new one comes out. I'm sorry Touchwiz still is terrible and I can't even get Google Now on the right screen instead of that stupid Flipboard crap without having to install the Google Now Launcher.
[Galaxy S6 General] surge27:
I really want to try the S6. I'm currently using the Note 4. The Note 4 is a great phone but have a bad habit of always getting the latest and greatest. I would like a smaller for factor. Not saying the Note is too big because I can actually use it one handed. I'd just like to use my phone when running sometimes and the Note makes that an uncomfortable experience. The displays are about on par, the software is about the same, the camera is almost even. Both are great devices but I'm so torn...

Anyone coming from the Note 4 and has the S6/Edge already? I'd like to hear opinions.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Well, I don't have the S6 yet. But I'm making the move from Note4 to S6 myself. Why...like yourself, I want to have the latest&greatest (please call me geek ;) ).

Furthermore I did find the Note4 to be a bit too large and heavy at times. I could use it onehanded like yourself, but it wasn't without discomfort and always had the feeling of making extra care not to drop it.

I also like the addition of wireless charging and the improved fingerprint scanner.

The scaled-down version of Touchwiz is a bonus as well...the phone just flies through everything without any lag at all. The Note4 did have some lag at times. Not much, but still it wasn't as smooth as it could have been (especially considering the octa-core Exynos CPU)

I think ultimately the dimensions and the weight of the S6 will make it a brilliant phone to use and carry with you.
[Galaxy S6 General] surge27:
Thanks for the insight. Fingerprint scanner is actually a great and useful feature for me. I liked that about the current iPhones. Being able to secure your phone without putting in a code, swipe pattern, etc is very nice. The S5/Note 4 fingerprint scanners were a joke!
[Galaxy S6 General] LoverOfTech:
Count me in too, purchased the Note 4 direct from Samsung. Have now pre ordered the S6. I've told myself this is a beast. No Note 5. :D
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Yup they definately were...atrociously difficult to use, especially one-handed.
[Galaxy S6 General] rinxas:
Coming from the S5, I'm really eager to get it. Anyone's got a fast-forward button I can use?
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
:) I know...give me some hyperspeed!!! Only 8 more days to go now...
[Galaxy S6 General] rinxas:
Only on the 17th for me. :(
[Galaxy S6 General] nathan118:
Currently have a Nexus 5 and a Nexus 4 on Tmobile at our house. We've been purely a Nexus family since the Nexus One. Have owned every Nexus device except the Nexus S. The Galaxy S6 is the first phone to pull us away from the Nexus lifestyle. Couple reasons.

First, is that there isn't a great Nexus option. Nexus 6 is just too big for our tastes, and it doesn't look like there is anything on the horizon.

The allure of a Nexus device has changed a lot in the last year or so. Lollipop is nice and all...but it's really not as big a jump as stuff like gingerbread or ice cream sandwich was. Not to mention, all the 5.0.x updates were pretty darned buggy. It wasn't until the recent 5.1 update that it actually got decent (battery life mainly).

And then there are cameras. Oh my goodness I've given up hope of Google ever making a Nexus device with an iphone/galaxy quality camera.

So as a Nexus person...I'll be trying out the google launcher and google keyboard. I'm going to miss free tethering, but at this point I'll probably just pony up another $10 to get my tethering and unlimited data.
[Galaxy S6 General] testinguser:
In the same boat, both my wife and I have N5's though we previously had S4 which I disliked, but the wife didn't seem to mind as much. I'd hate to see the free tether go as well, not that we used it as much, though there are times that we do. Ditching the N5 is difficult, as I haven't yet found a good answer to wife's "why do we need a new phone when our N5 works just fine". My response usually ends up in me stuttering something along the lines of but ... but.. new shingy.. as she walks away ...:silly:
[Galaxy S6 General] Ave666:
Just preordered for S6. My S5 and Note 3 of course as backup phone/dev tool
[Galaxy S6 General] nathan118:
You have kids? That's my reason...I want good pictures of the kids! It's not for me...it's for the kids! :)

But seriously, taking pictures of moving children with my Nexus 5 is horrific. Slow...so slow...blurry...
[Galaxy S6 General] 77Pat:
Coming from a Nexus 5 on T-Mobile.

Main reasons:

Battery Life

Camera

Wifi Calling

Band 12 use (eventually in nyc)

My area has good reception, but in building penetration is not good. Last fall I did not really see anything that made me want to switch, but this is enough.

I used to have the Lumia 521 on Jump, so I can upgrade twice a year (original plan), but did not see a reason with the Nexus. I was waiting to see if a Lumia 1020 successor would come out to all carriers (I like having dual systems, to test out and try different apps...I work in IT so coworkers come to be for opinions).

When I went to the store, the devices I preferred were:

Moto X - no wifi calling, not much of an upgrade for camera

Sony Xperia Z3 - Thought it was all around good phone, just not enough to upgrade. Most likely going to take a hard look at using the JUMP upgrade, if the Z4 is released in 6 months.

Iphone 6 - have never had an Iphone, but this one seemed interesting. I had actually put my name on a list to get notification when my local stores got the 6+ in stock, but never received notice.
[Galaxy S6 General] FSalema:
I have a iphone 4 that's why... Lol

My phone lags so badly that I just don't use it for anything more than make some call, text msg and check email! If a want to use shazam the music just went over when the app finally starts working!

And yes, I really need fast forwarding. Half a month to get the S6 and I feel the watch the grass growing syndrome!
[Galaxy S6 General] mic009:
I've had a Sony Xperia Z for 2 years now and I feel that it's a good time to upgrade :D so I will be ordering a Galaxy S6 as soon as possible, I've compared the S6 with my Z and the differences are huge ! the screen and the speed of the S6 are just miles ahead and ofcourse the other noticeable improvements over my Z are worth the upgrade every little penny. for me it will be refreshing to get a new phone because i'm really starting to get annoyed of my Z and in particular the bad screen and terrible battery life with the little usage I have all day, it can't even keep up with that anymore so yeah it's time for something new ;)
[Galaxy S6 General] chobits:
coming from Z3

because Z3 camera was the worst even though spec wise should be amazing

and still have the iphone 6
[Galaxy S6 General] numel007:
Coming from the Nexus 5. Since the N5 didn't have an SD slot or a removable battery, not having the features on the S6 has no effect on me. In any case, the S6 has more storage than my 16 GB N5. Also having a decent camera is something I've never had. Going off to college, I'll need that powerful sensor to send some pictures back to the family.
[Galaxy S6 General] KarlDag:
I tested the Z3 for a few days last week. The camera is really not that bad. Much faster focusing than my g2 (though a but slow compared to the iphone), very good in low light... You just have to use manual mode (scenes) to get the best results, which is a bit longer.

I actually thought it was a solid phone. Battery life is great, camera very good, 3gb ram, front facing speakers. If the S6 disappoints me for whatever reason, either I'll get the Z3 again or wait for the Z4. I just wish it's camera used phase detection focus, it's so much better... And would prefer a more recent CPU for future proofing.
[Galaxy S6 General] Sodalitas:
Coming from the HTC One M7. It's still a beautiful phone, but the camera is showing its age with colour distortions on my pictures, and the battery is starting to lose its charge pretty quickly. We had a good run, and I was initially looking forward to my upgrade to the M9. However, for me the S6 pretty much beats the M9 handily, and I've gotten used to not having a micro-SD and removable battery. The camera quality of the S6, in stark contrast to the M9's offering, was what sealed the deal for me. Here in Germany, the S6 edge costs ~130-150 Euros more than the S6 depending on carrier, so my choice to go with the S6 was pretty easy to make. Really looking forward to collecting my black-sapphire S6 on April 10th!
[Galaxy S6 General] Thijsvr:
Currently on the OnePlus One. Before that I had the original Note. I expected more from the OnePlus One. It's a solid device and for the price you can't go wrong. It does everything it should do and it does it well. It's just not fun to use. It's far more utility than it is toy, and I like my phone to be a toy. It's like a small Japanese car; It's reliable and it works, but there isn't an emotional connection.

The Note was a special device. It was really big, it had useful functions that other devices didn't and it was fun to use. The OnePlus ticked all the boxes, and it still does, but I'm not loving it like I did with the Note. Also I'm looking for something a little bit smaller.

The M9 is a good looking device. I actually thought I'd be getting that one, but it's lacking functions like QI charging and OIS. Combined with the fact that I can get a good deal on the S6, I've decided to go with that one.

The Edge is too expensive for a gimmick. The curved sides don't offer any real added functionality over the normal S6 and in my eyes create more of an obstacle in case of repairs. When handling the device I also found it constantly had a glare on it. Very, very annoying.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
Nexus 4 here, had this buddy for 2.5 years, but frankly, I need more storage and battery life is pretty bad too
[Galaxy S6 General] testinguser:
We do have kids. Personally I use the dslr at home which is bulky but good for indoor low light type of shots. I'd rather she have the S6 basically for the camera though she prefers the camera phone rather than go grab the dslr. Using the better handy camera in the s6 argument to ditch a perfectly working (for her) N5 hasn't been very fruitful.
[Galaxy S6 General] nathan118:
Yah, we have a dslr too...that's the go to at home. Out and about though, hopefully the S6 will be worthy of some good pictures.
[Galaxy S6 General] dtblair24:
Current phone: Back and forth b/w my Nexus 6 and HTC M8

Going with the M9 is not even an option because I have owned both the M7 and M8 and I can't justify upgrading to a phone that HTC can't even tell apart in their promotional stuff.

But I love the size of my Nexus but the camera is ass. So tired of mediocre cameras. And even though I love the size, at times it can be too big in pockets or when I work out, so I might appreciate a more manageable form factor for a bit.

Really I just need something new, I am very disappointed with the M9 and it looks like Samsung has done enough to justify giving them a try again with the redesign, Touchwiz still makes me mad but I am willing to make that compromise I guess.

I am looking forward to a fingerprint scanner. I had the iPhone5s for a bit and I loved the convenience. The screen is gorgeous. I am a bit confused by the lack of a microSD slot. Feel like Samsung might be getting greedy charging folks extra for 64GB and 128GB but I could care less about the lack of a removable battery. Those days are gone and I feel like the less moving parts the better. Phone can only be so sexy with a dang back cover.
[Galaxy S6 General] carloss2013:
coming from the lg g3 cant wait to get rid of it to me a very poor phone bad battery life very laggy overheats and more havnt got the s6 yet get it friday :cool: i used samsungs before that always from the s2, 3, 4. s5 was a disappointment so thought i would have a change. bad choice. cant wait to get it :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] mmm286:
From gizmag review

Like other smartphone cameras, the GS6 isn't great at catching fast-moving subjects like over-excited pets or running children (there will be blurs). There is a "sports mode" that Samsung lets you download, which does a*little*better in those situations, but even with that, the phone's shutter speed – not to be confused with overall camera speed – can only be so fast. You still need a DSLR to really get down to business in those situations.

[emoji20]
[Galaxy S6 General] beda_boy:
My s3 has 3 cracks on its side and the back cover already falls off very easily.

Im going for the S6 edge, ETA Apr 19 :)
[Galaxy S6 General] GR36:
Will be moving from a z3 - only because I am a phone hobo. Otherwise the z3 is a great device.
[Galaxy S6 General] ithunter:
Now Note3

Dreaming about S6

no plan for now.

searching sponsor :D
[Galaxy S6 General] Cheesy Wotsit:
Also coming from the Nexus 5. Had a look at the Nexus 6 and really don't like it - just looks cheap and way to big for my liking. Looking forward to delivery this Friday
[Galaxy S6 General] alfiej:
Coming from the m7. I was waiting on the m9 but the s6 blew it away. Preordered the 64gb white s6.
[Galaxy S6 General] nxsone:
Coming from M8 had big expectations for M9 but it fell short , and besides the HTC M8-M9 only have sunshine ($25)to s-off an already mediocre device , no thanks .

And see how many more roms are going to be available here than over there is also a plus , aosp roms never fixed the HTC speakers on any aosp based rom .

But let's see how good this device is .
[Galaxy S6 General] PeK_m:
Coming from the Nexus 5. It is still a great phone, but just can`t resist GS6 :( :laugh:
[Galaxy S6 General] nathan118:
As far as I know, that's because Auto mode moves to a slower shutter in lower light situations. I'm guessing there's something in the manual options that would help. Of course a dslr is going to be better...but I don't usually take that out to eat, to church, etc.
[Galaxy S6 General] robto:
Coming from LG G3. Not interested in G4 and want to try the Samsung camera and S6 general speed.
[Galaxy S6 General] bkeaver:
I'll be going back and forth between my droid turbo and S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] testinguser:
TBH, even my dslr with a fast prime 50mm f1.8 lens struggles with shutter speed if you have aperture priority to maximize light intake in low light conditions indoors. The real challenge is fast(ish) moving subjects in low light conditions at high enough iso to minimize noise. Alternatively you can prioritize shutter speed and sacrifice aperture (and thus reduce the light intake). Indeed, stepping up to f1.4 or even f1.2 with a full frame sensor would alleviate some of these issues, but your are looking at quite a bit more expensive gear. I usually end up accepting slightly higher iso noise say iso 800 but keep the aperture wide open and end up sacrificing on shutter speed. As the kid is growing up and starting to move fast(er), I suspect I should give the shutter a tad more priority and give up the aperture some.
[Galaxy S6 General] IndigoPlateau:
I'll be upgrading to the Black Galaxy S6 32gb from my Galaxy S II I purchased back in May 2011. Upgrading because my battery life if atrocious, screen resolution is lacking and the handset has slowed down. Also, I'm transitioning from student life to a graduate job very soon so I need a good companion :cowboy:

I'm just wondering how much I'll notice stability, stability and build quality compared to my Galaxy S II. Anyone upgrading from their Galaxy S II?
[Galaxy S6 General] RaiderDuck:
Moving from an LG Optimus G Pro. My old phone has served me well, but it's two years old now and the battery life totally blows with any kind of extended use. Time to upgrade.
[Galaxy S6 General] mindchip:
Going from S4 to the S6 Edge 128Gb. My rooted, tricked out Eclipse S4 has been my workhorse, and it still pretty quick. Since the S5 was not a large leap, but the technology difference the S6 and S4 is!
[Galaxy S6 General] Nomoi:
I'm still debating whether or not to go from my Nexus 5 to the S6 64GB (definitely not paying even more for the Edge). The thing holding me back is, even though it's slimmed down, I still dislike TouchWiz. Since it's an Exynos powered device instead of a Snapdragon I'm thinking there probably won't be (full) CM12 support, so I really don't know if I should do it. I really love stock Android, but I also really love the looks of the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] Dannyada1988:
Come from HTC One X. My device is too old now, and just like the new design of galaxy s6.