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[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Am I the only one to feel the S6 is heavier than the stated 138g (in a good way) ?
[Galaxy S6 General] geoff5093:
I find that on my G3, you need to hold power + volume down for ~10 seconds and then it will reset, even if completely locked up.
[Galaxy S6 General] latino147:
ah thanks for that tip! Will try it out next time I frakked up :)

By the way, yesterday I finally saw a real life S6 and it looks quite small to me! Apparantly I got used to having a 5,5" screen and it feels like a significant step back in size. Can't believe 0,4" could make such a difference.

The Note is way to huge though. The G3 has hit quite a sweet spot in both screen size and device size (for me) :)
[Galaxy S6 General] Sheldor1967:
My iPhone 4 lived that long despite all it experienced so I'm sure that the S6 Edge, with it's reviews and drop tests will come out of the same experiences more unscathed compared to my iPhone 4.

That being said, I have still been researching on cases and so far I'll either buy a Speck or Ringke case.

... I can't even begin to share how excited I am to get my S6 Edge though. I never thought a Samsung phone would ever catch my eye (which was surprising since I find their TVs / monitors sexy as hell) but I'm sure glad that changed. The last time I got this excited for a phone was when the iPhone 4 was launched.[/QUOTE]

When you're a smartphone junky, buying a new one every year, a case is essential to protect it for resale! Sold my unblemished M7 last year for $300. Sure the case hid the beauty of the device, but worth it for me...
[Galaxy S6 General] musiclover7:
Removable battery means little to me, but lack of SD card slot hurts way more. I think they could have figured a way to build it in. I won't be buying the s6, but will stick with my s5 for another year and see what comes with the s7. I just have way too much music I am used to carrying around with me, and I am not up for paying the price premium on the internal storage.
[Galaxy S6 General] androidizen:
My 30 min Galaxy S6 Review

Hey all, as always here is my look at the latest Samsung device the Galaxy S6.

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/2W-s3c0CWJ4[/YOUTUBE]

Feel free to ask any questions, will check back later and reply.

Adz
[Galaxy S6 General] Phorc3:
Just got mine today, first day release in Aus. I love everything about this phone. However as I was in a room with no lights on it seems to me the colours are either stupendously sh*t or something is wrong with my phone. It is super super dark. Watching YouTube video I can barely see any features in a dark clip and colours are very very dark in general.

Any 1 got any ideas? I have tried the different display configs amoled cinema / photo / auto and also screen brightness but nothing all are supppper dark :(
[Galaxy S6 General] ramon.nmgn:
I'am getting my Galaxy S6 Gold/Platinum 64GB version (non-edge) tomorrow. However, i couldnt find ONE DECENT unboxing/review of the regular GOLD Galaxy S6 nor pictures.

Does someone has a good source?

The edge looks good in Gold:D
[Galaxy S6 General] Berlinetta:
Just got the white Galaxy S5 on AT&T!

Really, really good device. Doesn't have the weird discoloration or always turned on flash either.
[Galaxy S6 General] Barff1984:
Just mute it as the language is slightly painful on the ears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5V9XixT18A
[Galaxy S6 General] swingarm:
Didn't find any Gold unboxing but I found a special Samsung S6 Galaxy "Yellow" unboxing video. It's similar to the previous posters video.

I can't post the link yet(I'm still a newbie) but goto Youtube and search for "yellow" and "s6".
[Galaxy S6 General] yungboss22:
Got mine yesterday and I came from a Nexus 5. Maybe I'm weird but my nexus 5 was smoother when changing menus, animations .... and I'm pretty desapointed by the ram usage of this phone, 400 MB available of 3gb with only a few apps installed. Otherwise , this phone is awesome. The camera is probably the best on the market right now and the battery life seems to be good.
[Galaxy S6 General] Digitalthug:
I'm one of those who was really disappointed with Samsungs move to drop the removable battery and expandable storage. I know for sure it was what set them apart from the others and had a big influence in getting such a massive following, especially from us power users. Charging $100 extra for incremental storage is a slap in the face to their loyal fan base.

However, I'm coming to grips in dealing with theses losses. With fast charging, and ultra powersaving mode, swapping batteries is not that big a deal to me anymore. And for extra storage, I went on Amazon and bought an otg dongle for $12, but is still not the same, as now i have to carry it on my key chain and spend time connecting it. Why couldn't they do what HTC did and put the micro SD slot on the side of the phone like the SIM slot?

Coming from the Note 4, I'll surely miss these things, but I'm done with phablets and how clunky it was trying to one hand it, and i didnt use the pen that often either.

All that being said, I'm really liking the S6. It packs the power of the Note 4 but in a smaller frame, and is definitely a huge step up from the s5 in the looks department. And the camera improvements are very welcomed. I'm liking the idea of the theme store, although the current themes all suck, mostly geared towards females or kids. So I'm hoping we see some more professional looking ones sometime soon.

My only real complaint so far is the home button seems to be way too sticky, it makes that cheap mushy sound when i press it, taking away from the premium feel. It's really annoying :(
[Galaxy S6 General] the Doctor:
This is not a deficiency with the device:

Android Central | RAM: What it is, how it's used, and why you shouldn't care

It would actually be slower with more free RAM.
[Galaxy S6 General] zathus:
I like many others have attempted to make that point so many times. But some people are just so upsest with having free RAM. I don't get it, but it's always brought up. Its like benchmark tests.
[Galaxy S6 General] Oscarandco:
Hi, I have such a nexus 5 and I hesitate to order the s6. What does you mean the battery seems good ...? Is it to last the day ...?
[Galaxy S6 General] latino147:
Well, people read on Internet that vaccinations are bad and simply accept that as the truth too.

The same happened with this myth.

You would think people here would be better informed.
[Galaxy S6 General] innit:
it's a great piece of hardware, feels and looks great. got mine on 10.04 and i made it unusable just after minutes ? spent 4 hrs to get it to work again. so far everything's working great and battery life seems good too
[Galaxy S6 General] yungboss22:
With My nexus 5 , My battery can last about 13-14h with 3h screen on time. Now this beast can do 18h easily with my usage with 4h + screen on time
[Galaxy S6 General] Oscarandco:
Ho ok so is better than our Nexus 5. I have approximately the same use as you. Thank's for your answer that help me a lot. :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] Billyvnilly:
coming from an M7 with sense 7. Sense seems to be light years ahead of touchwiz. im actually thinking of returning this phone because i miss HTC sense and HTC apps.

Quick settings is lacking. No screenshot and no data are two huge ones. the fact that in htc you can click the text below the toggle to goto that page in settings was a great feature as well.

S Finder and Quick Connect cannot be removed.

My carrier cannot be removed.

When the page is full, navigating notifications feels off to me, so does the clear button staying at the very bottom of the screen. i always feel like "quick connect" should be where the clear button is.

HTC clock feels so much better than the samsung clock. i do not like how samsung does alarms. i also miss how htc clock would have a little toaster popup saying how long until the alarm i just set. i basically dont like the ui for the samsung alarm.

Pretty sure i like the htc camera app and gallery more. but at least samsungs camera app is nice. found a gallery replacement, quickpic, which is nicer than either htc or samsung.

well this is just after 5 minutes of playing with the new phone. the hardware is obviously faster, more responsive.
[Galaxy S6 General] RS050377:
Does the golden variant dazzles/reflects in the bright sun alot?
[Galaxy S6 General] ysrini:
Most of the short-comings that you have mentioned can be achieved with Samsung as well, its just that you have to spend more time with the phone.

For eg: "In htc you can click the text below the toggle to goto that page in settings was a great feature" - In Samsung press and hold the toggle for 2 seconds and you have the same thing.

Previous touchwiz was over-whelming, had a tonne of features (more than what you would need / like) and it was indeed trimmed down.
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
I ordered the same (Gold 64GB S6) here in Indian online store but still waiting for it to be shipped.
[Galaxy S6 General] ramon.nmgn:
Getting mine today, i cannot post pictures because i dont have a camera lol:P
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
Please tell me how the gold one looks in real ? Quite excited to get it.
[Galaxy S6 General] latino147:
I saw one last week in a store and I thought 'hey, they made a silver one too'.

To me it looked more silverish than goldish. Maybe because of the lightning (inside, TL lights)
[Galaxy S6 General] sibok:
I bought one 3 days ago and i must admit it's awesome. Three years ago i bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 and i felt robbed from the first day, it was pretty slow and desktop was always redrawing but this time with the Galaxy S6, the first impression has been completely different. It just rocks.

Something i don't like is the power on/off button, it requires too much gym training just to press it. Also the back crystal case looks really nice but i slips easily from any where you leave the phone.

As conclusion, i think it's the best phone at this moment.
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
Which color did you get ?
[Galaxy S6 General] latino147:
A bit Off topic but you can minimize the use of the power button by using the APP Turn Off to double tap on the desktop (if TW supports gestures that is) and/or Gravity Screen which turns off your phones display when you lay it down or put it in your pocket. It can also turn the screen on as soon as you pick it up or take it out of your pocket.
[Galaxy S6 General] sibok:
Excuses, i got the white one :D

---------- Post added at 01:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:12 PM ----------

Thanks for the information, by now i'm using middle button to turn on the screen. Just wanted to note to other users that clicking side buttons doesn't feel comfortable to me, specially the power one.

Kind regards.
[Galaxy S6 General] ramon.nmgn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVYmaJyZ9Nk

This video shows the Galaxy S6 GOLD in very good light condition.
[Galaxy S6 General] barondebxl:
Samsung really stepped it up

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=btQLHJcqhu0
[Galaxy S6 General] Nimz69:
I Have bought the 32GB S6 Black Sapphire - really loving the responsiveness of this phone. It really cannot be compared to the S3, S4 and S5 with regards to how smooth it operates. So far no lags or stutters at all.

Only issue is that I've used up most of my space already and only have a mere 4GB remaining

Battery life is about 13 Hours for me with a screen on time of 2 hours - not good by any means and average at best
[Galaxy S6 General] tiptop10:
Wow you've already filled it up!? I transferred everything from my almost full 16 gb nexus 4 (except pictures) and I've got 18GB left to play with :) My music is going to take up most, but I can also see pictures becoming a new culprit for memory hogging as this camera is so good (Never used my nexus 4 camera because it was aids).
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Hello bro!

Long time no see!

So I see you had an M8 and N4 and now getting the S6, I am myself 99% convinced to bypass HTC this year and jump from M8 to S6, though I wonder if the N4 is not a better choice thanks to its amazing big screen, why are you getting the S6 instead of keeping N4?
[Galaxy S6 General] barondebxl:
Hey man! Well I dont have the note 4 anymore, I'm using a dumb phone till the S6 arrives lol.

Why did I get the S6 instead? Well I was hesitating on which one to vet initially, mainly because the Note 4 is still a beast, its cheaper, development is pretty decent (and the S6 UI is available via a rom), battery life is better and all. But I like the newer devices and I also prefer the size of the S6. I chose it over the note 4 because of that, also cause of the new touchwiz, the camera, and basically the whole package (wireless charging etc....). Trust me, it was a difficult decision to make cause the Note 4 is incredible, but i have to try the S6 for myself. If I happen to dislike it (which I doubt except for battery life maybe), then ill jump back on the note 4 or maybe the G4 if it is nice.

The M9 isnt an option for me this year either. I owned the M8 last year...at least 6 different times lol. Its my favorite phone of all time right now, even better than the note 4 imo. But I owned it too much and the M9 is the same, no way I can go another year using the same so it hasn't even crossed my mind to purchase it. I was disappointed when the M9 was unveiled, I really thought HTC had something special prior to the announcement.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Same here, 1 year with M7 then 1 year with M8, the M9 will be boring for sure, not mentioning that it has a rather poor camera and the screen looks old tech compared to the QHD amoled of S6 and N4 (even if the screen burn in problem is still present), but about the camera I thought the N4 has a better one for daylight no?
[Galaxy S6 General] barondebxl:
Well many reviews are saying the S6 camera is iPhone 6 plus level or a little better but I don't know from experience.

I don't mind 1080P at all, the M8 display is very nice but of course QHD on the S6 looks better, but if want a factor in my decision personally.
[Galaxy S6 General] xxPLURxx:
We get it... enough of the "my iPhone 4..."
[Galaxy S6 General] Divine_Madcat:
Comparing the 4 shots, it looks like the S6 was not focused on the same spot that the S5/Note4 was, which could explain some of the detail difference.
[Galaxy S6 General] REDOXON:
Yesterday a went to the store to buy the S6 Edge but hey, that looks absolutely not as that nice as on pictures or videos. And after I touched it I was really averse from the feeling in my hand. So it was not any hard for me to turn around and get the S6 instead. I bought it in gold which looks pretty nice and decent.

Anybody have tried to connect it to the gear fit? Seems like it can't connect to the Samsung server?
[Galaxy S6 General] joro2077:
Lol a lot of M8 crowd here. I felt the same so S6 for now.
[Galaxy S6 General] Craven82:
Hi this is my first post so hopefully its in the right section, got a brand new Samsung s6 and love it first android phone been apple for years and the s6 won me over. But... charging wireless the last 2 nights I woke up to 95-96%? Any ideas? Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] Saruya:
I'm a former M7 owner, and was very disappointed at the reveal of the M9. Same phone for a 3rd iteration in a row? Erm, no thanks. Plus the camera is meant to be crap, and after having a very bad experience with the M7 camera (pink hue ruining shots when overheated - IE when in use) I had a look at the S6.

Had an S2 prior to the M7, so the S6 was a natural choice after deciding against the M9, and so glad I went for it. It's a lovely phone, fast, smooth, fantastic camera and the screen's superb.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Screens ok. Whites are hideous. My first one was warm and yellow. Yuk. My current one had a horrible pink tint. You can alsp see the panel.behind when its on high brightness in the sun.
[Galaxy S6 General] Devi0124:
I'm an HTC guy but my wife got the edge a few days ago. I was debating between the S6 and the M9. After playing with her edge and testing the M9 and reading as many reviews as possible the choice was obvious. The camera had a lot to do with it but Samsungs interface is so much better than ever before. Today I got the S6 and I couldn't be happier. I deleted pics because they don't look anywhere near as good when I upload them.
[Galaxy S6 General] nircc:
Using my gold s6 32gb for almost a week

must say this is the best phone i have ever used in my life

this phone is so pretty .

works flawless for me

runs super smooth without any lags.

camera is amazing photos/videos are so good .

speakers are gr8 and very loud.

touchwiz is beautiful .fast and simple to use

battery life are more then gr8 and im enjoying it alot

fingerprint sensor works rly good .

what else can i say?this phone is a masterpiece and a must have for any1 out there.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Shame about the screen
[Galaxy S6 General] FreshlyBrewed:
In my experience this phone is fantastic in every possible way apart from the battery life... It will need charging at some point during the day. That being said the thing charges so ridiculously quickly it's not really a problem if you can get just 20 minutes near a power socket.

And to those complaining about the screen... You should probably get your handset looked at; mine is absolutely incredible.
[Galaxy S6 General] RCJ89:
You summed up everything I need to say about this phone, I also have the Gold S6 but 64GB.

This is the best phone I have ever had and my phone list is pretty long but android wise ive had:

Galaxy S

Galaxy S2

Xperia Arc

Xperia PLAY

Xperia S

Xperia T

HTC One X

HTC One S

Galaxy S3

Galaxy Note 2

HTC one M7

Xperia Z

Galaxy S4

Xperia Z1

Galaxy S5

Galaxy Note 4

Xperia Z3

Galaxy S6
[Galaxy S6 General] Divine_Madcat:
Shame about which screen? The S6 has an amazing screen; if you are having issues, i would try warranty service with your provider...
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Whites are hideous
[Galaxy S6 General] marcochapita:
Bootloader locked?

sorry to ask but i did some research and find in a topic that the bootloader is locked,is this true?? i was trying to flash BTU Rom and with odin 3.10 doesnt start to write on the device.
[Galaxy S6 General] Hanson68:
Camera is great, screen is great, fingerprint scanner is awesome. Feels great in the hand and makes my S5 feel like a brick. Not nearly as slippery as reported - much less slippery than the S4.

Unfortunately, battery is pretty bad, although that might just be because I can't stop using it. Typing this in my old S5 because the S6 is on the charger again.

The OIS is fantastic. Recorded clips of my girl's soccer game, and even though I was using 4k zoomed in, zero shake and smooth panning. And focus was perfect throughout. Even the sound was spot on.
[Galaxy S6 General] lopri:
Take it to a store and compare it with a display model that is normal-looking. If yours is noticeably darker then you should get it replaced.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
I thought it was only with HTC the screen lottery thingy!

When I saw the very first S6 in the samsung event 2 weeks ago the screen of both S6 and S6 edge were having yellowish whites, but 3 days ago in a samsung showroom both the phones were having amazing whites!!

Do you think newer batches are better? I am planning on having one next week or the week after.

Also in the HTC phones like M8 and M9 sometimes it takes a couple of days for the screen to settle down (glue thingy) so dunno if it's the same for amoled
[Galaxy S6 General] blud7:
Decided to get the regular version over the S6 edge for various reasons. This is my mini review (I've had the phone 2 days now)

Keep in mind I've had the S4, Xperia Z1 and the LG G3 (among others) before this for comparison, so I know my phones hands on.

PROS:

1. Touchwiz is a joy to use now IMHO quite fluid and responsive. I like stock android but I also like to see UI takes.

I bet a lot of people that tout stock android install a launcher.

2. It's the best camera on any phone I've used, gorgeous shots, excellent and quick focus, shots are almost instantaneous. low light is splendid.

Selfie cam is also really good.

3. I got the gold one cuz sexiness

4. The screen is brilliant, colours pop, the auto bright works well enough

5. The audio is acceptable through the bottom firing speaker

6. Phone is surprisingly light

7. Charging is fairly quick

8. Had to add this, I like that you can add other fingers e.g. left and right thumb the same thumb from a different position to make sure it works

CONS:

1. Fingerprint magnet. The whole phone. Really.

2. The power button is awkwardly placed IMO

3. Haptic feedback (vibrate) is tinny compared to other flagships with meatier vibes.

4. Uses a lot of battery

5. Samsung should really get rid of the physical home button.

IN-BETWEEN

1. The fingerprint scanner works well but it is a bit fussy. I also believe that the scanner should wake the phone if held. edit: works with both thumbs, or more!

2. The screen is small. but it's ok. But it's small.

3. Haven't experienced "rotategate". Auto-rotate works fine here. Although I usually turn it off as it's annoying. Would be great if it would work an a per app basis...

4. IMO the colours are perfect. I don't see yellowish whites or pinkish whites or whatever.

5. The phone does charge fast. Haven't timed it yet but it doesn't seem to be charging much faster than my G3, which does charge fairly quickly.

6. I have not had the phenomenal battery drain that people seem to be experiencing, but the phone does use a lot of battery.

7. The sealed battery is a mixed bag for me. I've never kept a phone more than a year and have never changed a battery so meh.

8. The lack of an SD card has a lot of people up in arms. I have a 32 GB SD that I switch when I buy a new phone. Never even used half of it.
[Galaxy S6 General] RCJ89:
It does work with both left and right thumbs as that is how I have mine set up. Right thumb - fingerprint 1 and left thumb - fingerprint 2.
[Galaxy S6 General] blud7:
Thanks! Works great!
[Galaxy S6 General] RCJ89:
No problem;)
[Galaxy S6 General] stringbeans:
Love the phone, hate touchwiz... Can't wait till I can somehow flash stock android or cyanogen on this
[Galaxy S6 General] blud7:
Install a launcher?
[Galaxy S6 General] soleons:
I just watched a video comparing Samsung and iphone for water performance. It's amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZuwo9uMkxw
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Why not installing HTC Sense 7 port??

I heard it's pretty much the exact same as on M9
[Galaxy S6 General] hajyihia:
my quick review....after 6 days of using...

1.no lag at all...everything is smooth...its a joy to use the new TW....blazing fast moving between apps in the recent apps screen

2.battery is better than my S4....so for me its good enough

3.camera is great...although i haven't tested it that deep

4.i had couple of bugs....and they are:

4.1.when i pull the the notification panel down the quick connect and s search disappears

4.2.music player widget on the lock screen covering part of the clock

4.3.i got a message that the finger print sensor stopped working

all of these happened only once...and with one reboot i solved them all...

overall i am really satisfied with the device...i owned an S2 and S4 before...and i experienced the TW lag...so i wanted to get something else than samsung....but i am happy that i chose the S6 instead of the HTC M9....hope it stays like this...
[Galaxy S6 General] lopri:
Some degree of production variation is unavoidable. But what you describe sounds more like what happens with different color options in the setting.

Adoptive and AMOLED Cinema -> High color temperature, blue-ish white that many prefer.

AMOLED Photo and Basic -> Adobe RGB and sRGB with 6500K white point target. These modes are where people see yellow-ish white.
[Galaxy S6 General] ngupta93:
Guys is rooting the S6 and S6 Edge safe as i found in some of the articles saying that it may disable some important feature

Whats your opinion regarding this
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Only samsung pay app if I understood well, which is useless and bloatware for many users
[Galaxy S6 General] ngupta93:
bloatware but how, is it causing some issue