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[Galaxy S6 General] MiyagiSan:
The Qualcomm Galaxy S5 would be the obvious upgrade. It is has better specs, retains the microsd card slot and removable battery and, the IP67 rating is good for peace of mind if it rains, you're out socialising etc.

I'd wager that the camera on even the Galaxy S2 is more than enough to satisfy the genuine needs of 90%+ of users. The S6 camera is at best a nice to have. If you

need

a good camera for some reason, buy a dedicated one. It's cheaper than buying this device with the many compromises you will have to accept.

The Qualcomm Galaxy S5 is a fine device. Alternatives are the Sony Z2/Z3/Z4, HTC One M8/M9, LG G3/G4 etc with less compromises than the S6..

UPDATE: I forgot to mention the Saygus V2. If you are happy to trust Saygus and they can deliver, it's a contender...

UPDATE: The Sony Xperia M2 Aqua and M4 Aqua are midrange devices with IPxx water/dust protection...
[Galaxy S6 General] Rippley05:
I'm not even sure what you're trying to say...

What I said is true. See Verizon/AT&T Note 4.
[Galaxy S6 General] Poetique:
It's pretty plain English. I can give it a go in Spanish but that would probably result in it being even harder to interpret.

Here's a wordier version that might make more sense to you...

The simple fact of the matter is that the small security teams employed by various device manufacturers to "lock down" devices will likely never exceed the abilities of the people trying to break into them; if only because of the difference in numbers of people trying to get in (hackers) vs. the number of people trying to keep people out (device security teams).

There's strength in numbers, and the number trying to get in always has the potential to be too great to be kept out.

Think of a wall being held up by 100 people while 500 people are trying to push their way in. That's more or less what's happening any time you're talking about trying to keep people out of a device. And the stronger the incentive for people to "get in," the more people the 100 would have to try keep out. Sooner or later, the wall is coming down.

If there were a $10,000 bounty to root or bootloader unlock every device listed on XDA, how many do you think would actually be uncrackable? Again, unless there was genuinely no way for the device to function without those security measures in place. Which of course, until manufacturer/carrier unlocked versions of devices legitimately don't exist, likely won't be the case.
[Galaxy S6 General] MiyagiSan:
The complaint that underlies the negative comments isn't that the S6/S6 Edge are slow devices. Nor is it that the S6's specs are unremarkable.

The "form over function" argument is that all that goodness is packaged up with too many compromises for many users: lack of SD slot, lack of removable battery, lack of IPxx water/dust protection rating and, small battery size being the most commonly mentioned compromises.

These compromises are a result of Samsung's desire to maintain a certain look or design. There are no technical reasons why a unibody metal-construction phone cannot have ALL those features built in. And Samsung knows this better than most.

If you are happy with the S6 and either see no compromises or, you can live happily with these compromises, good for you.
[Galaxy S6 General] JoeFCaputo113:
How about.. alll of this stupid bi***ing and whining make me sick!! If you don't like it, go to a Nexus 6, M9, G3/G4, etc. There's plenty of phones on the market.. Why you created a thread to whine and complain like a little school girl is beyond my comprehension!
[Galaxy S6 General] MiyagiSan:
How about......if you don't like this thread and the discussion it contains, skip it. You aren't forced to read it. Are you? :p

Plus, given your post- and thanks- count, I would have expected you to mention the Qualcomm Galaxy S5 as the obvious choice for those unhappy with the S6...
[Galaxy S6 General] JoeFCaputo113:
You missed my point guy... it being here in the first place is just asking for BS little girl fights. If you wanna complain about a phone you aren't buying, then you need to re-prioritize. :rolleyes::eek:
[Galaxy S6 General] MiyagiSan:
No I didn't. And I don't miss the irony that someone might consider our little ping-pong as a BS little girl fight :p

The value of having these discussions is greater than the risk that someone might try to abuse them. If someone does try, that's why moderators exist.

Perhaps. Nevertheless that complaint might contain information that is of value to someone else trying to make a decision about what phone to buy or indeed,......what features to offer in a phone they were intending to produce... :D
[Galaxy S6 General] nirpaudyal:
Well said.
[Galaxy S6 General] eyc:
Quit your crying. Samsung's decision makes you sick? Get a life and a stronger stomach.

*Edit* - so this doesn't seem like I'm just ragging on the guy, I should clarify that healthy opposition is great and keeps everyone (including Samsung) on their toes. But, just *****ing and crying about things and speaking in such hysterics and with such cry-baby attitude is just sad. Express your concerns and move on. I agree that the removal of the battery/expandable storage/water rating is a bummer, but it's nothing to get yourself sick over.
[Galaxy S6 General] andrewdroid:
I have three dedicated cameras I use but I don't always carry them around. (Obviously the DSLR that I have takes the best shots) Thats why I'm interested in the best possible quality in the phone camera. Anyway, S5 is still a step up from the S4 camera with its better autofocus, so at least there is that. The optical image stabilization on the S6 is actually pretty major though.
[Galaxy S6 General] malybru:
Mod Edit

We have a specs thread already:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/specs-samsung-galaxy-s6-specifications-t3034238

Thread closed

malybru

Forum Moderator
[About XDA developers] Morningstar:
So, I just came across this website, http://www.openeducationsa.com that has all sorts of instructional OPs copy/pasted from here at XDA, with the contributing members' name nowhere to be found. Instead, everything is "Posted by roma".

For example, HERE is a word-for-word copy of a tutorial that I originally posted HERE on XDA. It was copied the same day I posted it here, but " Posted by roma", with my name nowhere to be found.

After browsing through the site for awhile, I found several other posts by "roma" that I recognize from here, so chances are, if you've contributed anything here, it's being copied there, without any sort of acknowledgement that it's your original content.

Knowing how major websites operate, I suspect that 'openeducationsa' is, in fact, owned/operated by XDA, and simply exists as a means of generating more traffic. This is fairly common practice, and I have no problem with it. I do, however, have a problem when a user's work is directly copied, with no credit to the person who created it. That's blatant plagiarism, and is not cool.

Regardless of who is behind it, it needs to either be removed, or proper credit needs to be given for its' (stolen) content. If XDA is not behind it, I expect the owners/operators to immediately send a cease and desist order.

Plagiarism is not acceptable.
[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
Thanks for the heads up. We have contacted Singlehop, who is hosting this site, with a DMCA complaint. I've also blocked them from our server as I believe they are just pulling our RSS feed.
[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
Just to be clear we do not own/operate this site and we don't copy content anywhere else to try to get more traffic. We do however often deal with sites that copy our content; and have varying success with knocking them offline.
[About XDA developers] Bubba:
Nice find [MENTION=293887]Morningstar[/MENTION] hopefully they will be able to successfully handle this.
[About XDA developers] Morningstar:
It's nice to know that XDA doesn't utilize such tactics, and that appropriate action has been taken.

This is a fantastic community, full of very talented individuals. People post things here with the intent of sharing it with others, but for them to copy it and not even so much as give proper credit is pretty low.

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[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
Seems like my block worked for XDA. I see they are still pulling in content from other websites but it has stopped for XDA.
[About XDA developers] CustomOblama:
awesome
[About XDA developers] cipherswitch:
I actually just noticed they had copied one of my threads, it kinda popped out when one of my firmware files was downloaded over 2k times vs just a few hundred for the others, it was the only file where they hot-linked it, didnt even bother to re-up it somewhere else, just took ,my mediafire link.
[About XDA developers] upndwn4par:
Looks like there might be a bunch of these websites.

Previous:

http://www.openeducationsa.com

Just found this:

http://www.openeducationr.com
[About XDA developers] cipherswitch:
Yup, I confirmed 2 more as of yesterday. They pretty much copy threads in real time to get traffic.
[About XDA developers] Morningstar:
Pathetic. Especially for a site(s) called "open education"....
[About XDA developers] XNecro:
there are many site packs out there, mostly for blackhats.

you select just some topics for your site, the contet is generated automatically by scraping websites / forums / RSS

mostly used for traffic generation, SEO, Advertising, or Malware or in other words - easy money making with the work of others.

would be surprised if that is an other case
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smartguydaw:
What do you think of the Galaxy 6 Edge? Impressed? Disappointed or just ok
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] das boot:
Impressed

No removable battery... No SD card slot...no problem
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliHTCDHD:
Depressed
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whmgreen:
I might have to do it just cause it looks way cooler and different than the regular S6. Just need to see how it feels in hand first...
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnkeyhnter:
Impressed, love the looks and so happy they moved the speaker from the back
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] varunkumars:
I like edge better. Overall an impressive phone. All worried is the batter life. I hoping it is on par with my LG G2 at least.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa12222:
Edge looks amazing! Though slightly annoyed at the lack of expandable storage.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Looks fantastic
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smooth4lyfe:
Looks amazing! Looks better than the S6, but I'll be getting the S6 due to the lack of cases for the Edge
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verks:
I like it a lot. Wish there was expandable storage though.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLARiiON:
OT: M9 vs S6 geekbench.

http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/1987431?baseline=2007685
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allendj81:
The exynos blew the qualcomm out of the water!!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malek777:
The phone looks amazing. Too bad they left out the SD slot. But overall it looks like it's the device of the year thanks to that exynos chip.

I'm not sure if it's worth upgrading to since I got the note 4....
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] REDOXON:
S6 Edge looks amazing, specs are great, but still no words about battery lifetime and price. That may be the GO or NO GO... :D
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcsww:
I like it! The only thing they need to get rid of from the design in my opinion is the physical home button. If they could get rid of that, I would give up the Nexus line I enjoy so much for the Galaxy series.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemar66:
Very amazing smartphone....now we need only wait....new job for the developer. Is a new engagement ....knox. ..no external sd. ...wow very interesting. Regards

Ketan Rom
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockySuarez:
I think it looks good and weird at the same time thats why I will pick it over the S6
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
The Edge looks amazing and in my opinion is the better choice between the two devices. I'm eagerly awaiting reviews and can't wait to play with one myself.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Looks very nice. But, like the Note 4 Edge, I'm a little confused as to what the real world benefits will be beyond showing off to your mates.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsis:
I like the new S6 lineup, the design is great and everybody says that it feels a lot more premium. For me the edge is also more appealing than the normal version.

Non removable battery and non SD card slot are the downsides, but it's nothing to worry about for me. Only real downside are the ridiculous high prices. I will see how they will change after release. I would go with the edge version, I just hope there will be some working screen protectors.

What I don't like about the design, are the bezels on the top and on the bottom of the phone, I wish they would at least have shrinked one of them. Coming from an s4, it looks like they have made that bezels bigger than before
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master Ramy:
Just did a quick search on amazon, there actually seems to be a healthy amount of cases for Edge...
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
If there is anything pleasing from yesterday's flop/boring episode, that is S6 edge.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeweller_by:
No battery change, no SD card slot, no USB 3.0, no removable covers, no alternative firmware without warranty void.

S* series always was good, although not perfect, work tools for busy people. Now Samsung made something absolutely different. Ok, guys, but if I wanted good-looking-anal-toy, there is one on the market already. You know what I'm talking about.

I say NO, Samsung, NO!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fidel Castro:
I have to say I generally like the design. That being said, I don't see how is this useful or even functional.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLARiiON:
That was a very thoughtful comment, I just wonder why didn't I think of it before?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimlmackjr:
Form over function

Im on the shelf like many others

But how much would it work with out developer being evolved

And getting a good protected case for the edge
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Axee7:
Impressed

I think it will be sold more then the Galaxy S6 and will generate more profit for Samsung. Because there are too many idiots with money who just want a cool looking phone, they simply don't care what it offers. So this Galaxy S6 Edge is the best buy for them.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misterzeno:
Looks great.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rezaluchu:
But for a good mobile phone processor, the raw performance is not everything. Power efficiency is also important.

I read a deep review at Anandtech.com for Snapdragon 805 vs Exynos (in GNote4). The power efficiency in Exynos is worse, but not as terrible as Nvidia K1.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
Impressive!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smooth4lyfe:
Ehhh not as much of a variety as the regular S6 though. The Edge cases are kind of ugly
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyvar1:
Very impressed! Looks wicked! :D
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Super Chimp:
Looks impressive but seemingly rather expensive for the privilege of a curved screen.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadBob:
OK so they give you an amazing looking (edge) phone, with an equally amazing speed, and a camera capable of very high quality recordings, and NOWHERE to store your video.

What dickhead designed this?

Just to expand on my comment, I currently have an S4 16GB (with only 9GB usable), with a completely full 128GB MicroSD card, I was intending to buy the 128GB phone and expand this with the 128GB card I purchased last week *sob*
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyvar1:
32-128 GB UFS 2.0 storage that is up to 28 times faster than a SD card. :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadBob:
28 times faster to fill up with high-res video and photos.

But I cannot add storage which is why I buy Samsung, my phone is full, my 128GB microsd is full.

If I wanted fixed storage I would have purchased an iPhone.

Seriously gutted that I now have to start looking for another manufacturer.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
Do you access all 128gb of that data on a daily basis? I'm willing to bet you don't.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
With all or most bloat removed, 32 should be enough. Gone those days when we used to download full hd videos and store on phone forever. So is the case with movies n seasons.

Sent from Galaxy Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poetique:
I'm not impressed (too many tradeoffs), but it'll definitely do.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lafenear:
This.

I was so disappointed with the HTC M9, so I looked to the S6E instead.

It's a nice looking phone, and I'm not concerned about the battery and m-SD at all. But then on the other hand, I don't think I can go back to a skinned version of Android again, especially TouchJiz. And then there's all the trouble with Knox 0x1 etc, and possible limitations for devs because of the Exynos processor.

I'll hold on to my Moto X(2014) and see what the other manufacturers will bring us.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadBob:
First I don't know what it is that makes people disbelieve a post in here but let me clarify, no MicroSD is a absolute deal breaker, I will not purchase any £750+ smart phone that doesn't have one (or similar technology in the future) I buy my phones sim free not on contract.

And as I like flashing ROMs I want to be able to pull the battery if it freezes, and I carry a spare battery as I burn through power and regularly full charge 2x a day. Just accept this and move on :)

Anyway to answer your question:

Obviously not all 128GB at the same time, but every day yes. I work away all week and when you are stuck in hotels you want access to good movies, all your music and I listen to Audiobooks when driving, I really don't have time to mess about every weekend deciding what to take, so I take lots of choice. That way I'm never disappointed.

I rarely have quality access to the internet so I rely on my phone storage, it saves a lot of hassle. I also tried OTG but it was just to much grief with the power cable necessary for high drain devices. Plus plug sockets are never near the hotel bed, so you can't chill and swap files about, gave that up as a bad job years ago.

Any recommendations for new releases that have microsd and better spec than my (probably last ever) samsung phone S4?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I like it alot, very impressed but the price is depressing especially for 64gb.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoff5093:
You can easily reboot phones by just holding the power button down for several seconds on phones without a removable battery, no different than a battery pull. Even if the phone is in a bootloop or frozen.

I know everyone's use is different, but I just don't see what people put on their phone that requires so much storage space. I have a few gigs of music cached on my phone, as well as a few thousand photos, and that barely touches my 32GB. Are you storing HD movies on your phone or something?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VICosPhi:
Well put! [emoji106]
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allendj81:
For those guys that fill up 64gb+ storage easily, dont you have a computer to store your stuff and keep your phone clean and free of storage space? Do you have to carry EVERYTHING with you at all times? All of you sound like my sister, whos too cheap to buy a computer and stores everything on her phone (pictures, videos, music and what not). To me its just dangerous to carry everything on my phone at all times, and also to keep stuff stored on the cloud.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kolembo:
The Edge is fabulous. Absolutely gorgeous.

The price is not.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadBob:
Wall Huggers (The Next Big Thing is Already Here) Le...: http://youtu.be/SlelbGtPEdU watch this and remember this is a Samsung advert
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viper12383:
That's gonna be us now
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Super Chimp:
So things change.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madpete:
I love the look of the phone and the curved screen, even though it has no real use. Lack of sd slot is a big blow though, not sure why it couldn't have been included. So I'll probably need the 64gb model, which...as has been pointed out will no doubt be ludicrously expensive.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Mod Edit

Other threads on this subject are already available

Thread closed

malybru

Forum Moderator
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravi3535:
hi i rooted my phone and have messed up .

i used twrp recovery

now my phone says it doesnt have any OS

can somwbody help me on how to install new OSand make my device working again
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blue67982:
Exact same problem. If I get it figured out I'll let you know.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flyera343:
Copy ROM on ExtSD card...mount extsd in TWRP, then install from there...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
Boot to bootloader/fastboot then run command fastboot getvar all

Post here the result (delete serial no. & imei no.)

Will see what we can do later
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravi3535:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot getvar

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:

update <filename> reflash device from update.zip

flashall flash boot, system, vendor and if fou

nd,

recovery

flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition

erase <partition> erase a flash partition

format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition> format a flash partition.

Can override the fs type and/or

size the bootloader reports.

getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable

boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] download and boot kernel

flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] create bootimage and

flash it

devices list all connected devices

continue continue with autoboot

reboot reboot device normally

reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

help show this help message

options:

-w erase userdata and cache (and format

if supported by partition type)

-u do not first erase partition before

formatting

-s <specific device> specify device serial number

or path to device port

-l with "devices", lists device paths

-p <product> specify product name

-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id

-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address.

default: 0x10000000

-n <page size> specify the nand page size.

default: 2048

-S <size>[K|M|G] automatically sparse files greater

than size. 0 to disable

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>

this is what i get
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravi3535:
i did try it i said mp5 file missing
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
fastboot getvar all

You missed "all"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravi3535:
sorry dude i will try that when i get home at college at the momet

thanks for help mate
[General Questions and Answers] Lilrican:
is there a way to get live wallpapers such as the umbrella logo? playstore seems limited. thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Sushant Rohan:
Go to this very website http://www.9apps.com/android-apps/Umbrella-Live-Wallpaper/ :thumbup::thumbup:
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wolfcity:
After sucessfully unlocking bootloader and rooting my XT1068 the small owner pic in the upper right corner isn´t present anymore. If I tap on it to open the owner´s menu it´s there,beside the name. I also can change it but in all cases after that the small version on the lockscreen and in the notification area only shows that blue icon used when there is no picture set.

Any ideas?