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[Galaxy S6 General] 3's&7's:
Nexus 6 to the S6 here. We are operating 64bit with octa core CPUs and any comparison except the m9/g4/random Chinese OEM's is not meaningful IMO.

The hardware handles a pretty flawed Android L extremely well. The Dev community and progress in a short span of time is pretty amazing.
[Galaxy S6 General] japjit100:
I moved to s6 from note 3 because of matal and glass body I love this design

2k screen , better cam , faster pro, and heart rate sensor

I don't miss spen ✒

If you using any 5.7 inch screen phone you feel smaller screen but after using few day it's not big deal
[Galaxy S6 General] ambervals6:
Moved from 1+1, nexus 5, lg g4 because of the smaller size, built quality and camera.

Sent from my SM-G920T
[Galaxy S6 General] M.Ned:
Moved From LG G2. Cause my dad liked G2 so much, he forced me to trade phones. That's why.

Pros:

+Better Body

+Better Display

+Way Better Camera

+Better Performance

+Fingerprint Scanner

Cons:

-Warranty will be void when I use Custom ROM

-Way worse Battery Life

-Less customizability

-Worse RAM usage

Hope cons will be fixed after some time.
[Galaxy S6 General] ak4d4:
Went from a s4 to nexus 5.. The first phone I deemed worthy to fully pay out of pocket for..... Got the s6E because it was time for a hardware upgrade.
[Galaxy S6 General] dincdoes.me:
M8 to s6 regret it..
[Galaxy S6 General] Sn0w0nS:
Moved from note 3 because there was a crack in the screen.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheEndHK:
Moved from Sony Z1 Compact. The very main reason is Sony camera focus hit and miss all times, no OIS and working slowly. However, I really missed many useful/workable scenes mode and prefer cooler WB bcoz Samsung color too warm. The camera part on S6 performs better but it turns out not on all areas, Sony still got some advantages though. I actually head to store to check out Z3+ yesterday and was thinking about it but still S810 easy over-heating issue scared me away. Perhaps RAW and manual shutter will real blow Z1c camera later.

I always given more love on AMOLED over LCD since my older HTC One S is using Samsung AMOLED panel and I real like display true black but IPS on Z1c really got more accurate color I've to admit on this. I also missed the waterproof and microSD.

Overall, I think move to S6 is a right direction and wish to stick with it for 2 to 3 years but at this moment, buggy S6 roms still need many love and if raw/manual shutter not real working later, I may go for Z5/Z5 Compact next year. And this is my first Samsung phone, I used to be a loyal SE/Sony and HTC fans. It's weird I pick this time to join Samsung since many old customers moved to others like Iphone6 or LG but I still wish to give Samsung a chance.
[Galaxy S6 General] King p1n:
Anyone moved from a moto G?
[Galaxy S6 General] evie12604:
Just ordered one coming from a nexus 4, chosen for camera and screen, came very close to moving to iPhone due to the optimised and reliable software and still wondering if made right choice!
[Galaxy S6 General] ChuckWow550:
AT&T S4 >> SM-G920F. I usually change phones around every 2 years. Love the feel of my new premium device.
[Galaxy S6 General] 2xbass:
I moved from a Note 4 which was seriously lagging and so far I'm over the moon. I'm a bit of a power user and I left off a few apps on the S6 that I had on the Note but so far the S6 is proving to be really smooth. However I can really tell that the battery is smaller or perhaps it is draining faster too. Hard to say. I didn't think I could go back to a smaller screen but it's so damn sharp and so damn nice that it works for me and I do appreciate having something a bit smaller in the hand.

Not sure I will stay with this for a long time. I could potentially see myself changing up if the the next Nexus phones are good (I previously had many Nexus phones before the Note 4).
[Galaxy S6 General] Fishawy:
Moved - by force - from Note 3 that got stolen. :)
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Same here, ended swapping my s6 to a M9
[Galaxy S6 General] terracuk:
Arrived from a HTC One M7. Contract was up for renewal. I considered HTC M9 but when I used both S6 and M9 side by side in a store, for me it had to be the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] nellush:
S4 to S6. Was time for hardware improvement. Absolutely love this phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] Jaybell4444:
I'm making the big move from the I-phone 6 to the S6 Edge. Been wanting to go back to Android for a long time but no Android phone out there intrigued me until now with the S6 edge. It was love at first sight and I'm really digging the specs. I couldn't care less about the non-removable battery or sd card. 32gb is more than enough for me. So bye bye I-phone! Can't wait to get my hands on the S6 Edge. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S6 General] altimax98:
Well it doesnt. Trust me there. The Note 4 has the best camera ive used in any Android phone bar none, but in low light it just lacks. Its still better then any of the other offerings, but Samsung has a history of overprocessing with the autoenabled "night shot" that turns noise to mud. Its usable and still good, but the iPhone just has an amazing camera through and through.

The S6 uses the exact same sensor with a lower aperture. In theory this should remove the low light issue in which case i'd say the iPhone and S6 should be on the same level. Combined with the manual "Pro" mode it has all the indications of being the best camera on the market, but ill wait till I have mine to actually confirm that.

Again the Note 4 camera is not bad, its great just not iPhone great, it just has 1 Achilles heel and it looks like Samsung may have fixed that.
[Galaxy S6 General] Red5:
Coming form a Oneplus One. I havent owned a Samsung phone since the S2 because I hated how touchwiz looks/acted but now that they have slimmed it down and incorporated a lot of lollipop into it, Im starting to like the looks of it... plus the hardware is outstanding.
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
From the Nexus 6 because it's too awkward a device to use regularly.
[Galaxy S6 General] Kiwi_Dude:
I've had the LG G2 for almost 2 years now and seriously thinking of upgrading to the S6 when it releases here in NZ next month. Just have to decide whether it'll be the standard or edge variant. Decisions decisions!!!
[Galaxy S6 General] Protagoras:
Coming from the LG G3, going to move to the black S6 (not the edge).

Why? Because, although I love my G3 in almost every aspects, and although they did a very good job with the screen to size ratio, I find it a bit too chunky for my pockets. S6 is the perfect sized phone for me, as was my previous phone, the S4. Can't wait.
[Galaxy S6 General] le0.br4zuc4:
Coming from a Note Edge. I like having the latest but the main reason is I love the size of the Galaxy S lineup. Note it's just a little too big for me
[Galaxy S6 General] legend221:
Coming from the Motorola RAZR HD. I'm between this phone and the G4. Can't believe Samsung is trying to justify removing the best features of the phone, removable battery and microsd card on the latest release. It does look very impressive and all but I think they wanted to blow everyone away on the looks and also make more profit without the upgrade /swap functionality.

But as long you buy a big enough sized phone this shouldn't be much of an issue. Let's face it in 2 years or less we will have moved on to the next big thing.

The camera looks very promising and will very likely blow the iPhoney away.

I'm definitely not scratching the G4 off my list however til it's official and see if it's worth it.

Just an FYI: Galaxy S6 edge vs iPhone 6: speed comparison: http://youtu.be/lsViP9LIrN0

.: Sent from an optimized 'ANDROID til I die' device :.
[Galaxy S6 General] David_freestyle:
Coming from my s4 I'm moving to s6, because is better in all the ways. It's bigger, but has less weight, has a better resolution of the screen, more ram, the camera promises a lot... I want it!!
[Galaxy S6 General] edyfrances:
back to android

come from iphone 6 my first iphone and last one , i really don't like it! I'm so impatient to get the new SGS6 edge ... i watched so many videos on youtube and i believe the phone is amazing !
[Galaxy S6 General] hanssone:
Nexus 5 > Samsung s6edge gold 32gb, this will be an upgrade in every possible way.:)
[Galaxy S6 General] kvell36:
Nexus 5 > S6 Edge aswell :cool: , going for the 128GB green.

Judging by the hands on vids from MWC, this phone is going to be a beast. Also my N5's battery's pretty worn down now, only get about 1-2 hours screen on time.
[Galaxy S6 General] barondebxl:
M8 --> S6 although I'll Keep the M8 as a backup and flash sense 7 that way I'll have an M9 and S6! Not sure on the 6 or edge yet but either blue or green
[Galaxy S6 General] tommydaniel:
One Plus One to the S6 Edge, as long as the battery life is decent. OPO wasn't all it was made up to be really. Had the Note 3 before the OPO and looking forward to an easier one handed use device as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] mi7chy:
I normally get the Note but the S6 Edge is very convincing that I'll probably pick it up next month then possibly consider an upgrade to Note 5 Edge in Sept/Oct time frame.
[Galaxy S6 General] legend221:
Note 5 Edge.. If this has a microSD card I'm more than likely willing to buy this over the S6. Thank you Samsung for forcing me to consider this over my most anticipated phone of the year :-\

sent from my xt926 Droid RAZR HD flashed with Nexesque v3.6 - Link (click within browser if not working): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2510965
[Galaxy S6 General] David_freestyle:
I have a S4 and I wanna change it for the S6. Looks good, I don't mind if hasn't microsd, I don't need it, and the battery time is good, don't need it to be removable, although I'm thinking of buying the Zerolemon's battery case... 72hours of battery sounds good.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Note4 atm. Switching to the S6 due to size and weight of the N4. That and for a couple of other 'minor' improvements/changes.
[Galaxy S6 General] ac-milan:
iPhone 6 plus 128gb currently on eBay

once sold planing to pre order edge 64GB blue,

lets see here in UK when that is gonna happen!!!
[Galaxy S6 General] Synoptex:
Moving from HTC One X+.

However still have to wait what will LG G4 offer. Most probably will stick with LG...
[Galaxy S6 General] tntgdh:
Moved from the lg g3 because I couldn't stand the slowdowns anymore. I wanted a premium made phone and the metal body of the s6 is all I ever wanted.

Also...is really hard to stay out of the Samsung world.

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You should go back then
[Galaxy S6 General] ambervals6:
IMO you got it all wrong if you think hardware is all that matters. To me it seems like nexus 6 flies compared to the s6.

Sent from my SM-G920T
[Galaxy S6 General] thefunkychills:
Samsung S3 to Nexus 5, now Samsung S6.. Needed a change and opt for Samsung once again.. Surprising S3 was a big success.. And looking by the big demand from S6 and amazing new design I feel as if S6 could be a big success for years to come...
[Galaxy S6 General] godutch:
Bugs can be fixed and software improved but flawed hardware will remain flawed hardware no matter how many software tweaks are applied
[Galaxy S6 General] lonewolf5460:
The iPhone 6 I had many different colors and both sizes plus and regular. Why I switched, one my little brothers 5s which my dad cobbled together was flaking out on him so I gave him my iPhone 6 and my mom needed an upgrade so the HTC M8 I had been playing with went to her, my plan was to get a iPhone 6 plus 64gb for myself. Two, the camera, my usual job is cellphone sales I love to have the best, the minute I tried out the camera on the front and back on the S6 it was clear to me it was the new benchmark. Three, I cracked my Galaxy s3 frame somehow and I am gentle on my phones. I swore on metal construction and owned the iPhone 4s through 6, the build quality is equal to or superior to the iPhone 6 in every way, so I could not reasonably buy another iPhone 6 just based on the quality of the device.

Four, android has come a long way and I now prefer it again to IOS fast fluid and stable the only thing that kills me is bloatware but it only takes a little work to clear that up. Five, multitasking watching Netflix while doing something else, Google maps and YouTube playing music at the same that sold me the iPhone CANT do that at all on any level and its so smooth and it just works. Six, the camera I already said that lol but damn the photo quality especially at night is unmatched recording and taking pictures at night I never would have tried it before and now I do it all the time. Seven, 32gb of storage on the base model **** you apple 16gb base over 4 generations is unacceptable and a cash grab. Eight, wireless charging I thought it was a gimmick but I love it. The one thing I missed from my iphone is that the lightning cable is reversible, no wrong way to plug it in, but nothing beats just plopping the phone down and have it charge. Usb type c is reversible though hope that comes out on the galaxy S7.

Those who are bummed over the sealed battery and no expandable memory sorry this phone was made to win over the apple faithful and it has worked so well. All the salesmen I know are switching to the S6 that is a great sign because if the salesmen are buying the customers will follow suit, good job Samsung. I really hope for the battery swappers and the sd card lovers that Samsung caters to you on the note 5 for your sake. This is the first time in 6 years that I am seriously considering keeping a phone longer than 3-6 months dare I say over a year, lmao I swap phones like underwear. To be clear I had the edge for almost 2 weeks then went to the regular s6 because the glare on the curve in sunlight bugged me and it is too thin to hold it naked comfortably.

Sorry for the rant but this phone is truly the new benchmark in so many ways I had to get it and it has changed how I use my cellphone, I rarely use my laptop now.
[Galaxy S6 General] krelvinaz:
Moved from T-Mobile note 3 to Verizon S6 for better phone call access, less cost (company plan) smaller screen, much better camera (takes picture when you press the button, imagine that).
[Galaxy S6 General] edyfrances:
Well, I did almost the something as you did ! I had Galaxy S3 then nexus 5 and now I did the mistake to buy an iPhone 6...
[Galaxy S6 General] sandecker:
Moved from HTC One M7, mainly because of the crappy camera... In addition after the new metal body of the S6, this was the only choice :)
[Galaxy S6 General] barondebxl:
Coming back from a G4. Had the S6 in white and everything was fine but wanted to give the G4 a shot. Its a very nice device but unfortunately it has some drawbacks that didn't like. it stutters quite a bit for a 2015 Flagship, especially in the browser, its ridiculous. Also the screen sometimes does not register swipes or scrolls and lastly the phone does tend to get warm. So im getting a blue S6 and im very excited!
[Galaxy S6 General] ttocs99:
Ive come from a iphone 5 and by god you cant half see the diffrence this phone is slick beautyfull and full of features im glad that i made the switch over and this is my 1st proper samsung well from galaxy rabge anyways im not even goin to root it either because personaly i dont think it needs it i just have the normal 32gb version in black
[Galaxy S6 General] Orginator:
from s2 to htc one m7 to s6 because it perfectly fits my needs and was the best choice by miles, compared to htc one m9 it has quite the hardware advantage all around the board
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
are you all forgetting about the RAM issues in the S6? Is that not a deal breaker in itself?
[Galaxy S6 General] TheEndHK:
RAM issue will fix later and if you swap to Nova launcher now, it already got better, TouchWiz is still resources hogging.

The problem is that all are running S808/S810 out there these days new flagships and they all suffer from overheating and more lagging, much worse than RAM issue which hardware problem can't be fixed by patch(G4 got a lots touch issue as well). I'm pretty sure S6 is the only real usable flagship at this moment, you have no choice.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
I am putting off the S6 because of the RAM issue. How badly does it impact day to day performance? I am just worried that Samsung will abandon the S6 and not fix the RAM problem. Apprantly, it was not included in the 5.1.1. update on T-mobile.
[Galaxy S6 General] lonewolf5460:
What ram issue is there I have not noticed anything. Empty ram is unused ram and the multitasking limit seems reasonable. I have not noticed anything and I use my phone heavy and leave everything running I never close a single app. Don't follow others words just get it if you want it.
[Galaxy S6 General] ambervals6:
Then you probably use android phones as if they were iphones. Use recnt button and try to switch back to app #7 on the list. Watch it reload.

Sent from my SM-G920T

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They will never fix it because they do not consider it a big, theh consider it a feature. Those who have had a nexus or plain vanilla android know how ram usage should be. Also this kind of ram management has been since note 3 fr what I remember.

Sent from my SM-G920T
[Galaxy S6 General] lonewolf5460:
Fair point my last phone was an iphone 6 lol. I have seen some apps refresh now that I am looking for the flaw but it is very minimal in my use I can only find one game and the play store that cant stay in memory otherwise its fine in my use.
[Galaxy S6 General] Isus <3:
I switched to S6 from Nexus 5.. While I can say nexus 5 had faster UI, since i updated to latest update, S6 is little bit faster now.. I cant wait to get 5.1.1, im gonna miss fast updates like i had on my nexus :(
[Galaxy S6 General] TheEndHK:
Normal usage hardly feel any problem, the speed is real good no lag at all. The only major issue is multi-tasking because it will keep closing some apps at background and made you hard to play around with multiple apps at the same time.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/34khjk/protip_if_your_still_getting_memory_leak_problems/

The home UI also got some redraw due to RAM issue but you can fix it via tasker if you rooted. Replace it with Nova launcher has some help too if you no root.

The current 5.1.1 on T-mobile looks like an early build, no any close to final ver. Rumors said the perfect ver will out together with S6 Edge Note sometimes around August and will fix the RAM issue. However, you got to know that all Lollipop has some kinds of memory problem, it is just the S6 got too much with it. The ultimate solution is wait Android M.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
So would you recommend a just ignore the S6 or is it still worth the puchase?
[Galaxy S6 General] godutch:
this is a great phone, there might be some bugs and annoyances but I am pretty sure they will be ironed out. All phones I had started out with some bugs and annoyances.
[Galaxy S6 General] ambervals6:
I say for summer, the s6 is best phone you can get cuz got bright screen and great camera so i can take advantage of that when at the beach or in vacation. When winter comes I usually switch to the new nexus and so on.

Sent from my SM-G920T
[Galaxy S6 General] krelvinaz:
Switched from a T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 to a Verizon Galaxy S6. When I started looking into it, I had already resigned myself to no root, but pingpong root made rooting a bonus. There are a few things I use rooting for and pretty much just have the stock rom. Not really all that interested in switching roms etc...

I got the phone a week ago on a Sat morning, waited most of the day for a OTA which I realized later was already on the phone (OE2). Rooted it with Pingpong root that evening, and then loaded all the software I use and require package by package leaving behind old apps and things I don't use. By Monday morning, I was ready for work with all the apps and tools I need to use my new phone. So I ported my number over that morning which took about 20 mins to do and settle down and started work.

Battery drain was an issue at first because I was using it a lot and I found the fix for playstore drain and that seemed to fix that.

TouchWiz is a little less than on the Note 3, config screens are simpler and if I didn't like TouchWiz I would not have bought the phone. Find it funny people complain about this.

Screen size is fine, smaller than my previous Note 3 but at times that was a bit too large and the resolution and look for the screen is mind blowing..

Physical size is smaller than the Note 3 and easier to get to the power button etc..

Phone is damn slippery... put a minimal case on it which arrived the same day as the phone. Almost dropped the phone a couple times before I put it in the case which gives more grip.

Lollipop... hmmm not much of a change. Biggest difference is the lack of a menu button, now done in apps (some poorly). Biggest issue is I am a left handed user and the . . . menu on the screen is on the wrong side. Not a big deal.

Camera.... Nice to have a camera where when you click to take a picture it takes the picture right then. While I take a number of planned pictures, I pretty much gave up to taking in the moment pictures until this phone.

GPS and everything else seems to work fine, No lag and works with all of the software I use.

Not really an issue to me. Depends on how you use your phone perhaps?

I don't play games so switching away from a game to answer a call or something and switching back is not an issue for me. I have noticed some reloading, but again it hasn't effected my use of the phone and unless someone actually brought it up, I would most likely not had noticed it much.

This is a software issue that will be fixed eventually I think. The 5.1.1 update from T-Mobile seems to be rushed and not complete. I know some who have had other issues with that since they updated so most likely not the full fix everyone is waiting for.
[Galaxy S6 General] ambervals6:
No issues here running tmo 5.1.1 actually runs better. Only thing is data turning on automatically when wifi is on.

Sent from my SM-G920T
[Galaxy S6 General] godutch:
it's a feature, somewhere hidden in the advanced wifi settings, called smart network change or something like that
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
I have a Nexus 4 now. I don't got money to blow lol, so the next phone I get will not be used just in the Summer.
[Galaxy S6 General] Darktitor:
My previous was a Xiaomi Mi4 but switched for S6 because of my mom's gift ?

And this is just an amazing phone with great features, camera and performance!

The only thing is that for me battery life is worst than my Mi4

Envoyé de mon SM-G920F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S6 General] TheEndHK:
For this size(slim 5.1", still possible for one-hand operation) I'm afraid it will be the very only one worth to buy in this entire year. At Q3/Q4 almost are all big phones like G4 Pro(almost 6"), Huawei Nexus(5.7" S810), S6 Edge note(5.5~5.7") and Note5(probably 5.9"), if you like big phones you can wait a bit more.

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2015/06/17/new-nexus-2015-leak-for-lg-version-3d-camera/

With the only exception is the LG Nexus7(5.2" s808, 3D camera). However, it is still using the s808(slightly over heat) and the 3D camera is mainly for fun or development purpose only.

If you want to get a true decent camera in this year with 5.1", S6 is for you. If not, you will have to wait til next year Q1/Q2 for Sony Z5/Z5c(S820 CPU) or Galaxy S7. S810/S808 is just too hot and it will lower the CPU/GPU speed much when it started to getting hot and will introduce you even more lag, plus at that level of temperature is very bad for battery performance/life too.

I plan to stick with S6 for 2 ~ 3 years but since I like one-hand size much and this is my basic requirement, I may also sold and get Sony Z5 compact next year if it manage to get PDAF(LeTv Max already using IMX230 with Phase Detection Auto Focus on 1/2.4" ExmorRS 20MP) and OIS both. If not(bcoz compact size most probably won't have space to implement OIS), I will just continue using S6 until 2017 and going to skip S7(if Samsung give it a DSLR cam I will get S7... lol). At the end, I guess I have a very high chance to hold S6 until S8/S9 out.