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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il buono:
Here's some sample screenshots of my battery life for both devices.

Galaxy S6

LG G4

Not the most detailed, but it gives you an idea of how long it lasts between charges and SOT. I have yet to own a Lollipop device with battery life that impresses me (including the Nexus 6). There are people out there with both devices that have reported better battery life and crazy SOT, but these are my usual results.

Basically my same experience with the performance. My S6 is running encrypted and it's still smoother than the G4. I wouldn't call the G4 laggy, but there's just something about the S6 that provides a better software experience.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ambervals6:
Both are great devices depending on what you value more. I think s6 has higher chances to be future proof because it already got fingerprint reader and great processor, while g4 processor is already outdated from my point of view. Also s6 feels better built, overall more complete experience. I have both, my g4 sits on my desk.

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arcteryxbird:
S6

Pros: speed, aesthetics, better software in general

Cons: Battery can be bad if not tuned right, WiFi isn't incredibly strong, storage can be an issue for some, camera images over-saturated and over-sharpened IMO

G4

Pros: Buttons on back (seriously, I kind of hate buttons on the side now. Subjective; YMMV), Better camera control, more ameliorating images, screen size, sd slot

Cons: Little bit thick & heavy, battery life could be better, squared edges are a bit unwieldy, software a bit clunky (but a huge improvement over the G3), somewhat sluggish compared to what a 2015 flagship should be
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NotAbdShahid:
Well, seems as if G4 is the deal for me. Appreciation for everyone who presented their opinions :good:
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NotAbdShahid:
One more thing, if we were to ignore the replaceable battery, would the s6 beat the g4? And will CM roms available for the S6 considering the Exynos processor?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
Keep in mind that lg g4 has serious heating problems. I am allready on my second g4 and about to take it back for the same heating issue!

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedOCtobyr:
That seems like a big "if", of course.

But, IF, and if the S6 also had SD, I would definitely consider it, personally.

Though the combination of a smallish battery that is also not replaceable kinda makes me nervous, even ignoring storage aspects. Batteries degrade with time, and I want to keep my new phone at least 2 years. So if battery life started out iffy, what will it be like in a year and a half?

The S6 Active would make me feel better, you're at least using a much larger battery.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayden2009:
Dont have heating problems at all...

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nacymex:
Also it depends on the variant one is going to use. Out of the box Verizon's S6 has European LTE bands active and sim unlocked while the Verizon G4 only really has LTE bands for the Americas.

I probably would have gone with a European G4 to use on ATT as it has American and European bands but since I am stuck on Verizon the S6 made more sense. The S6 is fast and very smooth. Someone suggested it might be faster because it does not have to read and write to an external card.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dontpannic:
???

What heating problems?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
[MENTION=981123]dontpannic[/MENTION] In the sense that is getting hot with normal usage! At least mine does!

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dontpannic:
[MENTION=2085401]ione2380[/MENTION] I would be inclined to evaluate what apps you have installed/running - I got 4 hours of SOT yesterday with quite heavy use and the phone was still pretty cool. Warm on some more intensive things but not hot. My S4 was worse!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
[MENTION=981123]dontpannic[/MENTION] 10 minutes of pinterest or buzzfeed and it gets hot or downloding 2 bigger apps from playstore. I have just a couple of apps installed. Try playing plants vs. Zombies 2. My phone gets extremely hot after 5 min. of playing that game!

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjoshi:
Here is what I'd say based on my limited experience with G4 so far, if you want best camera currently in market and a very strong device with amazing app support. There is nothing better than G4 right now. Yes things will change in a year but by that time G5 may be out. So you never know. I've used iPhone from 4 to 5S. Moved to Lumia 1520 basically for camera. And now on G4 - primarily because of camera. Its solid device and don't forget to get 128GB Lexar microSD. It rocks this phone with performance.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
G4 has a bigger screen and of course removable battery and ext SD card support.

Right there would be more than enough to choose the G4.

Development will stall on the S6 due to the exynos crap...you will see TW based custom roms but may never see anything CM based and if you do it will be buggy as hell.closed source is never good for development.

The G4 with its snapdragon 808 should have much more development.

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonebeatz1234:
Try one and if you don't like it return it and get the other. Go note 4 after alot of wasted time and money this was the best for me. Nexus 6 had to many things missing for me sold it and bought a gflex 2 after 3 devices sold it and got this note 4. Its big but after bad battery life with phones i rather keep a phone that last the entire day. Wife has the g3 and g4 and it's a worthy upgrade just feel to small for me she got the leather back which look nice but to girly for me.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ambervals6:
Right now the s6 destroys the g4. In the future s6 will still destroy the g4. If it makes you feel better hearing that g4 is better then get it, but 8core vs 6core, fingerprint scanner vs nothing, better display of s6, better value over time, all those make the s6 a winner.

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I had the S6, switched to the G4 for a week then ran right back to the S6. In my case, the S6 is so much better than the G4 and I'm not exaggerating. In terms of performance, the S6 just runs circles around the G4, it's smoother, faster and way more responsive to the touch. My S6 is rooted with a rom and battery life has been very good. I'm currently on 16 hours off charge with 3 1/2 hours on screen time and 30 % left. If a removable battery and SD card is a must then G4 is good, The G4 is a good phone for sure but to me it 's just not as good as the S6. Of course different strokes for different folks, you'll find people who think the G4 is much better than the S6. But I have used both and performance is the first thing that struck me between the 2.

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Dude my G4 was getting got as well. I was streaming the NBA finals with the espn app and the phone got blazing hot. Even in normal usage it was warmer than usual. Also the screen would miss responses from time to time and the UI does stutter here and there.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windozeanti:
G4 is better than S6 because there is no crappy and ugly touchwiz. There are more bloatware and lag on S6.

G4 looks more unique and cool. It doesn't look like an iphone. There is no stupid physical home button, back and recent buttons in the wrong way.

G4 has better camera.

G4 has removable battery and microSD slot!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ambervals6:
If that makes you happier okay but I bet you never used the s6.

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarfdawg:
I am a huge Samsung fan. I have been generally happy with every Samsung product I've ever owned. I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab S, and the S6 would integrate very nicely with it. That said, I have a G4, albeit my third G4. As mentioned earlier, my first two G4 units got exceptionally hot, and their batteries died way too quickly. Let the record indicate that they both had the leather back. I tried to change my luck with the metallic blue, and it had been better with both heat and battery life.

I like the ability to switch out batteries when this one eventually craps out - and it WILL crap out. I also like to add SD cards as needed. Those are a big deal to me. I'll be ready to launch any phone (Samsung or otherwise) if its non replaceable battery starts to require a charger by lunch.

Display - LG is going to be more accurate, but Samsung (even with its over saturation) still appeals to me. It may not to others. I tend to like cooler display temperatures, and none are cooler than Samsung's.

Processor - my three G4 units have been clunky, although this one is acceptable. The S6 will be better. The most annoying times for the G4 processor have been times like these - inputting text. The keyboard programs I use (Google keyboard and SwiftKey) act as if the processor is overloaded. Not sure how to improve those.

Call quality, LTE and WIFI stability have been terrific on the G4.

Long and short, I was hoping the be all, end all with this G4. Considering the camera, the display, and all the other things, it's close. However, the processor is wildly disappointing.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedOCtobyr:
The G4's 808 processor is very different than the S6, of course.

But does anyone know how G4 performance/feel compares to 810-powered phones? Perhaps the Flex2, to compare against something in the same family?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonnyn93:
I had the S6 Edge before for about a week before I got a G4. During the switch over I got change to compare the two. The G4 screen is much more accurate and I felt the samsung was yellowish on whites etc, its AMOLED so obviously its gonna look warmer.

As for performance, yes the S6 scores higher in benchmarks, but it has the benefits of samsungs SSD memory, lets be honest here, its a phone, not a PC and were not transferring massive amounts of data through the phone.

The LG is fast enough and we will soon have root and all that good stuff, take a look at the LG G3 development section. Holy cow!!

I know you said you didnt care about premium feel, but the Leather back is lush, I had a plastic one before and begged the O2 manager to let me swap it. I love my G4 so far. GET IT NOWW!

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The 810 phones are all suffering with throttling, so if and when they fix that, we wont know how much faster the 810 is. As of now you can expect like 3000+ higher from an 810 than an 808. But with all that heat and stuff, its not worth it imo.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashish8:
I own both and here is the unbiased opinion.

The S6E was decently quick in the beginning. I had a Note 4 before that and the S6 felt a bit faster. The memory management is a huge effin issue. If I'm using Google Maps Navigation and YouTube Music in the background, one of them is sure to get killed. Then you have the memory leak that plagues this phone. I have to reboot every other day because the phone comes to a stand still. When I say standstill I'm talking about 1-2 second delays on the keyboard. Up to 5 second delays when jumping out of the camera into the gallery. The battery life is ****, I would get anywhere from 3-3.5 hours. This is the only phone where I actively police the WiFi and Location Toggles. Using hangouts calling and quick charging is guaranteed to overheat the phone and get prompted with the cool down message, hence defeating the purpose of quick charging.

Now I'm actively using the G4. The camera on the G4 is very good in terms of photo quality, probably not as fast as the S6 shot to shot, but its consistent in all activities. I know what to expect when I click the little photo icon to jump into the gallery. Can't say that for the S6. The G4 charges a lot slower than the S6, even with quick charging. Battery life is definitely better than the S6, but nothing to brag about. Hitting the task switcher button on the G4 is a instantaneous action. The S6 can have a 1-2 second delay if the action hasn't been loaded into memory. Max headphone volume on the G4 is noticeably lower than the S6. The G4 only does double tap to camera when the phone is off. Definitely a missed feature. The screen on the G4 doesn't seem to get as bright it is also cooler in color, but as someone that likes to read instead of game or watch videos the LCD panel is a more pleasurable experience. Lastly, like all LG phones, LG just doesn't know how to do auto brightness correctly. The brightness adjusts too erratically and too often.

In the end I like using the G4 because it's consistent. The S6 Edge is one sexy phone held back by some serious software issues.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] breej:
GS6 wayyy better !

I am a proud owner of GS6 with 5.1.1 , and i must say what a device to behold! Such beauty does come with some sacrifice - not having a memory card slot, removable battery .etc and etc... but who cares! well i dont at least.

The GS6 processor is one of the best and the fastest in the world right now(antutu scores) that does not overheat to burn your hands.

Its camera is just amazing ... beyond doubts.

Screen - nothing above its super amoled display. I could look at the screen till the battery is dead ,finally to come to the battery that is the concern for most of the people but i can live without hiccups - thanks to the wireless charging feature and fast charging !

Lg g 4 is not something pleasant to look at ! not from any angle :D and not to mention its ever overheating issues (thanks to the over hyped SNAPDRAGON processors) .
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Medizinmann:
Hello,

I came from the S4 and was hoping for a good S6 - but what came was without SD and without changeable battery (I had 3 batteries in the lifetime of my S4).

As I need a lot of memory I would have to by the 128GB variant which is at least 160,-€ more expensive, still would have 20GB less memory and no chance to upgrade this - this is the biggest deal breaker for me.

If you are satisfied with less memory and can live with the non changeable battery - go for the S6 as it is at least as powerful and as it is a little longer in the market there are already bootloader unlock and custom roms available.

Greetings

Medzinmann
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xantanion:
Ah so you like iphones? Sorry man but i can't stand the way all the samsung flagships are looking more and more iphone like. Instantly turns me off to the brand.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ambervals6:
That is the only reason I got rid of my s6. Premium feel and everything but feels iphonish. Hardware wise it kills the g4 though.

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fpsq:
Well. I like my G4 but if customizability is the top priority for you: Do not get either! Wait for the both Nexus Devices coming from Google this fall. I had a Nexus 5 before the LG G4 and the amount of lockdown and non-existent support for device encryption, Xposed, Gravity, twinker with the settings.db (search my Threads) just astonishes me.

If you definitely LG G4 or Samsung go for the LG. The processor is far more common. Make sure to get the international version H815 with the official bootloader unlock. Just in case. There is NO other bootloader unlock for this device 3 month after it is available.

Sent from outer space using telepathy
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eduardosequeira:
Hi!

I wanna buy one of this two... you keep your opinion regarding your post? Thank you!
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
Hey guys!

So after digging around I couldn't find any theme for SW! After much waiting I took it to myself to make one. And now I share it with XDA so if you like it, you can enjoy it! :D

Many thanks to [MENTION=4599552]session20[/MENTION] for his great guide:

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/guide-create-xperia-5-0-themes-using-t3088637

I couldn't have done this theme without it. ;)

Some pics:

[IMG="SW Lockscreen"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/6b6617f3-ddc6-446d-9e7e-098642092f34_zpsqfjfn1jh.png[/IMG][IMG="SW Home"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/f0203f3a-bc41-4446-841a-944bd41431e7_zpsnx2awodw.png[/IMG][IMG="App Drawer"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/89ebc19f-c677-4d61-9775-cac1a10606a1_zpsszljname.png[/IMG][IMG="App Drawer Menu"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/876aa1d4-6a2d-4c0a-9c6f-dea71fe14722_zpsgf5lwgtd.png[/IMG][IMG="App Drawer Uninstall"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/45b0deec-9587-4dce-8cc5-0b1c5be009f4_zpsal38tohd.png[/IMG]

So after some weeks I finally got around to finish the new version of this theme:

As suggested by [MENTION=6477775]ExCuTioN[/MENTION] I changed the lockscreen wallpaper as well as the home wallpaper to a new image from Force Awakens:

[IMG="New Lockscreen"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/semc_theme_lockscreen_wallpaper%20small_zpst3le4ptp.jpg[/IMG][IMG="New Wallpaper"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/semc_theme_wallpaper%20small_zpsmavhvmbz.jpg[/IMG]

And as new theming I messed around with the framework definitions and added switches, checkboxes and buttons with SW related stuff! I hope you guys like it. :D

Pics for the new stuff:

[IMG="SW Switches"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/Screenshot_2015-07-04-01-00-02_zpsy1nqfipa.png[/IMG][IMG="SW New Volume Bars"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/Screenshot_2015-07-04-01-00-09_zpsfcgsp9ib.png[/IMG][IMG="SW New Checkboxes"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/Screenshot_2015-07-04-01-00-36_zpscrczbtdh.png[/IMG][IMG="SW New List Buttons"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/Screenshot_2015-07-04-01-00-56_zpsh1ibuz7x.png[/IMG]
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] shehabskull:
Wow finally I have seen a good theme in xda since the release of official Sony lollipop, u have fully modified the xperia home and I reallg like this but I hope you can change some pngs from framework-res.apk like switchers and check boxes.. And here is my first thanks to you :) good work
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
I'm glad you like it!

I haven't had the time to look into the check boxes and switches but I'll do that next. Any suggestions on what design to use for switches or check boxes?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] @soka:
Thank you for this awesome theme... :highfive:

The force is strong with you....:laugh:
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Pyramid Head:
for the check boxes you could use a lightsaber for example glowing when checked

BTW amazing theme// just a simple suggestion the lock screen wallpapper could have been better http://i2.wp.com/www.gamengadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/star-wars-wallpaper-33.gif like this one
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
Thanks for the wallpaper suggestion. I'll add it on next version.

The lightsaber seemed like the obvious switch choice, but it seems that switches need to be rounded, both background and button. So it will be difficult. I'll play around with it to see what I can make fit. At the very least I got an idea with the death star as switch button. But I think I can make the lightsaber idea work for the checkboxes ?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] shinobi1201:
Awesome theme you have there!

Tried to make one, but beyond my skill, cant wait for your improved version. :good:
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Pyramid Head:
awesome cant wait for it
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] dihluan:
Hmm. Where do you get shortcuts on lockscreen like that?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
Use Gravity Box for Lollipop. It has the option of adding lockscreen shortcuts. You'll need Xposed for it to work.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Feregorn:
Looks great! Will there be a version with new things added?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
What do you guys think about lightsaber for volume bars? Is it clear? Does it work? I'm not so sure about it...

[IMG="Saber Volumes"]http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/fitovm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2015-06-25-22-01-16_zpsrickozhs.png[/IMG]
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Pyramid Head:
i think it would be better if the red was darker
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Feregorn:
Where are these lightsaber volume bars? Because on my z1 compact I can't see them anywhere...
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
It's a work in progress... ;) I'll put it on next version. That or a flat progress bar with the training Droid ball as marker.

What would you prefer?
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Feregorn:
I would prefer the extending lightsaber! It would look so cool !
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] wolfmannight:
cool man , nice work
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] dvs4711:
its awsome dude!!!

give more!
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] diecast:
This is pure awesomeness!!!

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[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
Hello all!

New version released! I've added theming to framework stuff: switches, checkboxes, progress bars and list buttons.

You can find the file and the new pics on the first post!!! ;)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Pyramid Head:
just amazing
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] @soka:
Thank you buddy,

new version is really great. :good:
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Kasmo:
congratulations, it's working fine and it looks great

i hope you can add notifications sounds and ringtones
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
I don't think it's possible to add ringtones through the Xperia theme engine. However there are several apps that have a big catalog of ringtones and wallpapers. I have used "zedge" and it has plenty of star wars stuff. You can check that one out.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] crombull:
I really love it and thank you very much for you awesome work. It will be a dark theme version please? (I meant background)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
I'm glad you like it ;)

Are you talking about something like in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/development/rom-purex-black-v1-0-t3139389

If that's what you want to change most system apps to dark theme you will have to do some modding, like installing that ROM, if you have a Z2. All Sony apps have white background by default and there's no easy way to theme it to black. If you do mod your rom to black, this theme should work OK. I've tested TitaniumBackup which has a dark theme and all the customizations done by this theme work on it.

Good luck!
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] crombull:
Thanks for your reply. But I meant a black theme with your icons, anyway I have a z3 compact and I tried to install the theme you said and I get a bootloop (no problem cause I had a backup)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] adolfovm:
Sorry about that, I meant that if what you look for is something like what's shown on that thread: all system apps and settings with black background. If that's the case then you will need to find some mods similar to that one but for your Z3 compact. Because the theming options on Xperia don't allow for background changes to apps.

If so, I think [MENTION=4970751]Rajeev[/MENTION] is working on some mods to latest 5.1.1 Lollipop roms here:

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-one-superb-mods-t3163212

If that is not what you are looking for let me know ;)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] crombull:
I must wait for the Black Themed System Apps, not yet available to download.