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[Galaxy S6 General] J10BLN:
Thanks,

I've actually been in-store and tried them both.

I have a few initial impressions I have previously posted on another forum:

"Between the edge and the regular, I would go for the regular, firstly because of the way it feels in the hand, I can imagine people dropping the edge ALOT. Especially if you imagine holding a phone to your ear, usually your thumb plays a big part in balancing the phone on the bottom to hold it up. With the edge it is a tougher balancing act.

Secondly, I believe the regular S6 has a bigger screen, I know that technically it is the same size, but when you are looking directly down at the phone you aren't fully seeing the content on the edge of the screen, yes it is visible but not as clearly as the regular S6. So technically the edge has a narrower screen.

Another thing I noticed which hasn't been mentioned previously, in terms of colours the black shows up the capacitative buttons much better than the other colours."

However, for the same price, I start considering resale value too.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Very true. Resale is a sticky subject. It's difficult to see which would be the popular choice. Samsung have apparently ramped up the nine if edge phones being made setting that as the more popular choice. I'd guess that the normal s6 will be the rarer of the two as opposed to the Note 4 and Note Edge, where the Note edge is the rarer phone. Obviously in terms of rare for the s6, I'm not talking like extremes as is the case for the Note Edge.

I read that the iPhone 6/6+ are holding their value at 85% after 6 months from launch. Not sure what indication that can give to us Samsung users.
[Galaxy S6 General] jhericurls:
Thats because their retail price is fixed, you never see a iPhone discounted.

Samsungs on the other hand...
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
That is very true. Quite disheartening though knowing that a way better phone would go for less than an iPhone 6/6+
[Galaxy S6 General] J10BLN:
So after cursing and going in the huff that I lost the cashback offer, another one came along on another site offering £10 MORE today.

It's a less I always fail to learn, no offer ever disappears
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
Don't know if it helps decide but messing with the s6 edge playing videos it distorts at the edge of the screen
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
What site is the cash back on?
[Galaxy S6 General] J10BLN:
Topcashback
[Galaxy S6 General] khani47:
does anyone know when the offer from Vodafone accessory pack expires? i'm looking to go in store when the handset is released to take advantage of this.

thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] manook:
For those on three it's worth ringing them. I was planning in buying a s6 standard 64gb outright as I have 14 months left on my contract. Three reduced my early exit fee to £240 (from 540) which is much cheaper than buying it out right. Won't be for everyone but saved me a pretty packet.
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
to everyone who has ordered from amazon.de

when is your estimated delivery date?

mine is saying 11th-13th april - I'm kind of hoping for it to arrive before but I know this probably wont happen!

very excited now!
[Galaxy S6 General] Bilhouse:
Mine is also scheduled for the same dates. I remember with the LG G3 I ordered from Amazon.de last summer, it was also meant to come after launch but it actually ended up arriving a day earlier. That's even with Sh**ty Link (City Link) delivering it!

They tend to ship out items destined for foreign countries earlier, so I'm expecting it to be dispatched on Tuesday or Wednesday next week hopefully.
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
Do you know if Three 'brand' their newer devices? I went into my local store and for the last 4 months of my contract and they basically wanted me to pay it all off before I could upgrade. Vodafone, in the past, always just used to add the remaining months to a new contract, effectively making it a 28 month contract...
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
That's good to hear mate! :good:

Hoping to have it by Friday so I can have a play over the weekend
[Galaxy S6 General] skridovaste:
Is ordering from amazon.de any different? I'm thinking of doing this because it's a lot cheaper with the exchange rate, but I'm just worried about getting a phone that's all in German and not knowing how to get it into English. Will there be any differences with the actual phone and will my Three SIM fit in it? And any issues with language or anything? Cheers
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
These are the exact same questions i asked, as I've never ordered from Amazon.de before

Read this whole thread, all your questions are answered

In a nutshell, everything is the same, all the manuals etc also come in English. the only difference is that the charger plug is a EU 2 Pin (as opposed to a UK 3 Pin) so you'll need an adapter.

I took the plunge. Couldn't not due to the savings!!
[Galaxy S6 General] ant78:
What offer is this? I place my order today and nothing was mentioned?
[Galaxy S6 General] khani47:
Looks like it has been removed. It was showing this afternoon on selected plans.

I guess we have missed out.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Guys it's only on the normal s6, not the edge and only on plans with either 7, 10 or 20gb data

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/samsung/Pay-monthly-GALAXY/index.htm#device_1
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
God damnit Amazon UK hurry up!
[Galaxy S6 General] lawtq:
We're so damn slow in this country
[Galaxy S6 General] jai23:
I just ordered a 32gb s6 for £530 using the o2 refresh deal. Does anyone know if it will be possible to flash international firmware (to get rid of the o2 stuff as well as not having to wait for them to update in the future) without tripping Knox?
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Yes you can flash the btu firmware which is UK international when it is available via sammobile by using Odin and no it won't trip Knox
[Galaxy S6 General] ste1164:
Amazon UK had the page up but its gone again. I dont think amazon are high in priority for S6 stock. They were meant to release the M9 to customers today but they back tracked and went oh no we dont have stock sorry and won't be getting it for a while. So I wouldnt get your hopes up for amazon UK!
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
I don't get why they are so late to the party whereas Amazon DE, etc. seem to all be on the money. Same thing happened with the Nexus 9, and it seems the same thing is happening with the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] Cr4z33:
The same s happens with every other Amazon store! :mad:

I have been waiting for ages to see finally available and shipped my Motorola Moto 360...

If something is in stock you can almost bet your house that you will get it and in sharp time, BUT... if it's in pre-order... lol start praying (read 'swearing').

The only thing that convinces me to still buy by them is the price and the after sales service. :D

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1
[Galaxy S6 General] razor 116:
I was hesitant to go through with that myself due to many people for various other phones having issues using this trick.
[Galaxy S6 General] ste1164:
I have used the trick before it works fine, sometimes you get charged the 1st month but you just ask O2 to refund it. Plus you get quidco for it.
[Galaxy S6 General] razor 116:
A quidco representative posted on hotuk deals where this trick for the GS6 was posted and saidbthat you had yo be on the contract for 6 months to be eligible for the cash back meaning that it can't be used as the idea is to cancel immediately. Still a good deal though, Free Fitbit worth £99 and the phone for only £529.99
[Galaxy S6 General] ste1164:
Oh they must have changed it recently, I did it with an old lumia 1020 offer and got the cashback!
[Galaxy S6 General] lawtq:
They realized what people were doing. Now not worth getting the cashback, just buying for £530 is cheapest
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
It might mean nothing but this s6 listing on Amazon suddenly got a lot more details on the page. I'm hopeful it means amazon will be opening pre orders.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Ga...427912772&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+galaxy+s6
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
Nice catch. I keep spamming the search for both S6 and S6 Edge. I hope they put them up before Amazon DE ships. I'd rather go with UK and pay the 50-60 quid premium and have my mind at ease.

There are a couple of notification pages up too for quite a while. Can't find the links now though.
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
Camelcamel is a good price tracker for amazon.

I agree with you. I'd rather pay a bit extra and have my mind at ease knowing how easy amazon uk is to deal with. Reading mobilefun policy they sound like a pain to deal with after sales
[Galaxy S6 General] gtg465x:
Question. Does Samsung still do region locking? If so, how exactly does that work? I'm in the United States and unfortunately Samsung is not selling a SIM free unlocked Galaxy S6 here, so I am forced to use an importer like expansys or gsmnation, or order myself from amazon.co.uk. I believe expansys and gsmnation handle any issues like this for you, but I think I might can get the phone more quickly by pre-ordering directly from amazon.co.uk. When the phone arrived, would it make me insert a UK sim card before activating and being usable? Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
If anything Amazon UK will price at or under the price Samsung are selling so you kind of know what to expect when and if it becomes available on Amazon UK. There's no logical reason why they would overprice.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
The phone that you will most likely get from Amazon UK will be the SM-N920F for normal s6 or SM-N925G for edge. These will be international versions which in theory mean that they will work on any network.

I would strongly suggest that you read about the LTE bands that this international version will support for your network before purchasing. If the phone isn't available sim free in USA then it won't a version specifically for America.

Have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/help/lte-bands-international-version-t3067981
[Galaxy S6 General] gtg465x:
Yeah, the LTE bands do support my network. I'm just worried about the region locking crap that Samsung used to do. I remember first hearing about it a year or two ago, but I haven't owned a Samsung phone since then so I don't know if they are still doing that.

This is what I'm talking about: http://www.androidcentral.com/heres-how-region-locking-works-european-samsung-galaxy-s5
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
I could send you a sim if you want from UK and you can try it out. Seems you just need to either make or receive a 5 minute call to the European sim number whilst on US to unlock it. Alternative you could root your phone and use chainfire's region unlock app

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
I meant premium over their other Amazon store counterparts, not UK retail price its self.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ns5x:
Does anybody know if you can buy an official galaxy S6 charging cable anywhere? I want to buy from Amazon.de but I want a proper UK plug for the fast charging
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Ah right OK, cool. Yeah it will be a premium but with it in my opinion if anything went wrong etc
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
The note 4 fast charger should be the exact same as the one you'll get in the s6
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
For those waiting on Amazon UK putting a pre-order up, look elsewhere. After a long conversation with a few advisors they confirmed Amazon.co.uk has not put in an order for stock (which is bizzarre in my eyes) and therefore will not have it in stock by the 10th of April or any time soon.

YYYY: I'm providing you with the details as clearly as I can, it's not currently available with .co.uk and we don't know if we would plan to get supply in future. If there had been an order in to receive stock already, then we would already have listed the product on the site in advance-- it would show as available from Amazon.co.uk and "available on" the date it was coming into supply, we do notify in advance when we get these details so the product page is updated as soon as we get such information. Currently, it isn't available from .co.uk at all and I can't guarantee it would be available in future. I know you'd prefer not to order from alternative Amazon sites or sellers, but you would need to look into alternatives if you wanted to receive this as we're not offering it at all, I'm very sorry about this, but I can't advise any differently

Me: Ok. Thanks. So it's clear Amazon.co.uk did not place an order for stock and WILL NOT have it in stock on the 10th of April.
[Galaxy S6 General] ste1164:
Id wait then amazons warranty & 30 days no question return are worth the wait in my opinion.
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
I am just going with Amazon.de . If Amazon UK ever decide to stock it, who knows when this might be..
[Galaxy S6 General] gavinfabl:
They are doing this a lot with new phones. Stops the return rates being so high on newly launched devices. Just buy via amazon.de
[Galaxy S6 General] mupet0000:
I have ordered from MobiCity here:

http://www.mobicity.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s6-32gb.html

The support agent tells me it's either going to be an EU model or Hong Kong model. The bands they list as supported are all good for UK networks, but I'm interested in knowing what variant I'd end up with. Does anyone know which variants support these bands:

GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, 3G 850, 3G 900, 3G 1900, 3G 2100, 4G/LTE 800, 4G/LTE 1800, 4G/LTE 2600
[Galaxy S6 General] jhericurls:
Why? From a company known for bad customer service.

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/mobicity.co.uk

When you can pay a few pounds more and buy from somewhere like Handtec.
[Galaxy S6 General] mupet0000:
There's mixed opinions when it comes to Mobicity, I have read the bad stuff. It's my first time ordering with them and I feel as if they are legitimate. I decided to give them a call, the guy who I spoke to was very friendly, he told me they will be getting stock of the SM-G920F which is the European version and the SM-G9200 which is the International version. Both supporting UK GSM/LTE bands, only difference being that the European version is probably locked to only accept European sim cards as newer Samsung devices usually are.

I'm inclined to stick with Mobicity, so far I've had a good experience. Paid with Paypal too so makes me feel reassured :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] Phil750123:
Hi all

Has anyone managed to find the edge or 64gb normal available for 10th April anywhere in the UK?

I went round a few shops today to have a play, still can't decide which one to have, the edge looks so nice but still think it doesn't feel as nice as the 6, and some deals it works out as £100 more over the contract some like £200!

I went into car phone warehouse, three and ee and all 3 said they will have the 64gb normal in store on the 10th, three and ee saying you have to pre order to get it then and carphone warehouse guy reckoned they will have loads in.

However on each of the above websites the dates vary from 21st April to may 1st!

I tend to trust the websites more than staff lieing for a sale.

Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
There's ever possibility that the stores will have stock separate to the pre order stick that has been set aside for in store collection. Only option you have now is going to those stores on 10th to find out for yourself.
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
bit the bullet and just pressed order on a 32gb normal S6 direct from samsung. Says there is an offer that will ship with it for a £30 voucher on any samsung accessory. thinking ill use mine for a clearview case.

unlucky amazon, got bored of waiting!

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samsung website says this isnt available to ship till 24th April so im guessing other shops will be the same if you cant get it direct from sammy, bu i might be wrong.

also ive now seen some reports of the S6 Edge arriving for the T-mobile USA customers with scratches in the screen. I think S6 normal is nicer, its thinner :)

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/4...in-of-scratched-displays-and-dead-pixels.htm
[Galaxy S6 General] gtg465x:
Thanks for the offer. Ended up pre-ordering from handtec. They offer an activation / region lock disable service for Samsung devices for only £4.99, so I did that. Hope they get stock before the 10th and go ahead and start shipping.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Cool glad you got it sorted :)
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
Received an email from Amazon.de & it seems like my order no longer has a release date. Not sure what that's all about.
[Galaxy S6 General] abell431:
What model was it, 128gb?
[Galaxy S6 General] jadaress1:
I recieved this from amazon.de Wir haben eine Nachricht zu Ihrer am 22. März 2015aufgegebenen Bestellung (Bestellung 304-2884222-7675554). Leider können Wir Ihnen noch keinen voraussichtlichen Liefertermin für die unten nennen Artikel aufgeführten. Eine erhalten Sie Versandbestätigung, mueren wenn versandt Artikel wurden. Ansonsten werden wir Sie nach weiteren 30 Tagen über den neuesten stands informieren Ihrer Lieferung.

"Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Smartphone (5,1 Zoll Touch-Display, 32 GB Speicher, Android 5.0) de oro"

Gleichzeitig weisen Wir darauf hin, dass sich der Bestellstatus eines Artikels

sehr schnell aendern kann. Es ist nicht daher auszuschliessen, dass Sie bereits

dieser vor eine E-Mail Versandbestaetigung erhalten haben. En diesem Fall ist

Ihr Artikel auf dem Weg zu schon Ihnen und diese Nachricht über die Verzoegerung

gegenstandslos.

Sollte Ihre Bestellung Artikel weitere enthalten, werden die Artikel vorraetigen

versendet automatisch. Gerne mueren auch Wir koennen bereits schon Artikel vorraetigen

jetzt losschicken, ueber línea wenn Sie uns den "Mein Konto" Auftrag dazu erteilen.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass en diesem Fall Versandkosten koennen werden faellig.

Muere verzögerte Ware wird umgehend nachgeliefert, sobald sie bei uns eingetroffen ist.

Ihr Konto wird belastet ERST, sich wenn der Artikel im Versandprozess befindet. Sie erhalten dann eine E-Mail mit allen Angaben zum Versand von uns.

Estado aktuellen Den Ihrer Bestellung sehen Sie in der Bestellübersicht unter "Mein Konto":

http://www.amazon.de/gp/css/summary/edit.html/?orderID=304-2884222-7675554

(Falls Sie Enlace diesen nicht anklicken können, kopieren Sie ihn bitte in die Adressenzeile Ihres navegadores.)

(Dies ist eine automatisch versendete E-Mail. Bitte nicht auf antworten Sie dieses schreiben, da die E-Mail-Adresse nur zum Versenden, aber nicht zum Empfang von E-Mails eingerichtet ist.)

Freundliche Grüße

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I dont know German can anyone translate please
[Galaxy S6 General] manook:
From google translate:

"Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone (5.1 inch touch screen, 32GB of storage, Android 5.0) de oro"

At the same time we have pointed out that the Order an Article

Change can be very fast. It can not be excluded, therefore, that you already

these have received Versandbestaetigung before an e-mail. En this case is

Your article on the way to have you and this news about the Delay

purpose.

If your order includes items further, the articles are in stock

sent automatically. We can also gladly mueren already have items in stock

now send out, by línea if you give us the "My Account" to order.

Please note that this case can be en Returns due.

Muere delayed product is promptly replenished as soon as it is received by us.

Your account will be charged ONLY cares if the item is in the shipping process. You will then receive an e-mail with all the details to send us.

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[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
I've mentioned this a number of times, use Google translate, it actually works, albeit a bit unclear, but you get the picture! (Have to take into account local dialect of the person writing the email etc as translations aren't able to pick that up).

So essentially they are saying:

"The stock has been delayed and we do not have a date for estimated delivery but when we do we will update you. If you have any other items in your order, those will be sent out to you separately unless you have requested joint delivery. Stock can change very quickly so please bear with us.

Once stock has been replenished, we will inform you and give you estimated time for delivery. You will only be charged once we have sufficient stock to meet your order and your order has been despatched.

Blah blah blah check updates by going to my account section at Amazon.de"
[Galaxy S6 General] jadaress1:
Thanks, ive checked my order but it has no estimated delivery date anymore. Thanks for giving me the translation but i still cant understand it fully. Is my order going to ne delayed? Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
It seems that this is the case. Whether they have had stock problems or delay in delivery from Samsung, at present your order has been delayed but they can't give you an update on estimated delivery until they know when the stock is coming in.
[Galaxy S6 General] jadaress1:
Oh ok thanks.
[Galaxy S6 General] big_b0sss:
Very tempted to get galaxy s6. My current contract is due for an upgrade im with three at the moment but if i upgrade with three i have to pay £49 upfront and £47/m 24 month contract unlimited minutes, data and text. They said they can't offer any cheaper deal at the moment. But to be honest i don't really use more than 7-8gb data per month and about 400 minutes. I was looking on cpw website and found a decent deal with EE £29.99 upfront cost and then £43.49/m 24 month contract with unlimited minutes, text and 10gb of data plus a wireless charger free. I mentioned this particular deal to three while i was talking about the upgrade. The guy said they might have cheaper deal later.

So i was seeking advice if i should jump to EE and get that deal or if i should wait few more months to see if three gets any cheaper deal. Anyone had any previous experience?
[Galaxy S6 General] f0xy:
Although Three are now a decent network. I feel EE, are more future proof. I'd go on to EE, consider recycling old devices to put down more money on the device to lower your monthly cost.
[Galaxy S6 General] ste1164:
Looks like I was right about the stock then :P
[Galaxy S6 General] gavinfabl:
I got the same email. FYI if you had a gmail email, and login on Chrome and access gmail, it auto translates the email. That's Chrome/Gmail on your computer.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Tempted with handtec. 64Gb in white,.

Anyone used these before, what they like with delivery dates?
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
Glad to see I'm not the only one to get it then. Hope it's not going to be the case that they aren't going to supply UK orders for whatever reason.
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
Got the exact same email.. What a bummer, but I guess Amazon.co.uk might have been on the money not listing the S6 and S6 Edge at all knowing it won't be receiving stock on release day..

Now I am in a dilemma.. Get it from handtec ? Or wait for Amazon to stock it? And if so, how long will it take for Amazon to bring it in stock...
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Handtec told me mid April

I asked about the 10th and they said they can't give exact dates as the area that deal with it are closed today!
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
Got the same email as everybody else from Amazon.DE - That sucks!

Mine was the 32GB regular S6 in Gold. Seems they don't have any at all in stock then?

Gutted, really wanted it on release day. Might cancel my order and just bite the bullet and get it from UK.

Who are Handtec?

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Nobody has the regular S6 in Gold in stock :(