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[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Thanks im asking now because i have the insurance coming because my wife broke s5 and i need to make a choice S6 or note 4.

Regards

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[Galaxy S6 General] sand1303:
Dont buy a note 4 a month before the note 5 comes out
[Galaxy S6 General] aegeuss:
This is a good thread. I've seen that many users feel like I do; perfect hardware but terrible software, aggressive memory management and bad battery life, thus a semi finished product, bad user experience.

I'm waiting to see the OnePlus Two to be announced next week, I may pass to that before getting another company's flagship; I'm really fed up with crappy, bloated software and UIs that the big companies put to their phones, want to try a nexus like experience, we'll see.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
To answer the question 'How long will I stay with the S6/Edge?' - until I get bored and buy something else. Could be a week, could be a year.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
The problem is not the time ,its the end of this month the insurance give the order to change the phone. Because i broke a S5 , or they give me a new S5 or can choose other , i have a note 4 and want to know if its better buy other note4 or The S6 for my wife.if either last one day with 4g on its very good.

Thanks

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[Galaxy S6 General] episode96:
Ideally, at least three years. The hardware is really nice, screen in amazing, and camera is top-notch so I don't think future products are going to be such an improvement that I will be in a hurry to change. Realistically though, we'll have to see how the software and the battery hold up.
[Galaxy S6 General] cellardoor04:
Not sure how long I'd stay with the S6. I came from a Nexus 5 and I loved that phone. The only problem I had with it was the camera, which was why I went for the S6 in the first place. The S6 so far has been an alright experience, but if the next Nexus phone were to step up its camera game, I would jump to it immediately.
[Galaxy S6 General] sand1303:
Then it would come down to size. If u want the bigger screen then go with the note 4 even if u dont use the s pen make size the deciding factor. Both phones are top notch. Only other thing to consider is the storage option. No micro slot on the s6

I think signal should be the same on either. I am using s6 right now and dont notice a signal difference from my note 4 or note edge. I use sprint so its crappy regardless of the device

Edit: just saw it was for your wife. Unless she loves your big note 4 then i would get her the s6
[Galaxy S6 General] ipaq_101:
Until the Note 5, the battery on this phone is just too terrible deal with.
[Galaxy S6 General] jaseman:
Already bored with the Edge. Tired of the hardware issues like screen rotation sometimes changing when I barely tilt the phone and then it gets stuck on landscape until I shake it to death!. Try to hold it in landscape mode and constantly touching the screen causing it to do things I don't want. Yah, the camera is good but so what. If I want a good camera I will buy a camera. I want either a 2015 Nexus 5, maybe the Xperia Z5? I'm interested (slightly) in the Z4v but I'm tired of Verizon and the free advertising they thrust upon me. I will not buy anything with the 810 SoC in it. Maybe the 820 will be good. Tired of Verizon, tired of BLOAT! So I am hoping for a GSM unlocked phone that I can use on AT&T or T-Mobile...preferably AT&T.
[Galaxy S6 General] sand1303:
Quick charge to the rescue!

Battery doesnt last all that long but its amazing how much a quick 20 minute charge will do for u
[Galaxy S6 General] ipaq_101:
Yeah but I don't always have access to that when I am out and about and I don't want to carry around a power bank. For a Flagship phone charging premium prices I expect a battery to last through the day. I have had the S line since the first S and now I can't wait for the Note 5, that will solve my battery problems. Maybe Android M holds the key, but I am not going to wait until that comes out.
[Galaxy S6 General] bighleo114312:
I sold my note4 so i could get this s6. But i do miss my note 4 a lot. The battery. Wow would last all day with a heavy usage. This s6 giving the same use lasts about 4hrs. So it sucks. Plus screen i could see more details on the note4 than on this eve thou the my the same 2k.i say note4 is better

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[Galaxy S6 General] tomatoguy:
I will change new iPhone 6S.
[Galaxy S6 General] Cbass15:
Note 5 :)
[Galaxy S6 General] il buono:
Love the S6, but I'm already bored with it. My next device will probably be the Xperia Z4v or new Moto X. I'll get the Note 5, but probably later in the year just to have something different in between instead of jumping straight to another Samsung device.

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[Galaxy S6 General] TheEndHK:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/07/23/snapdragon-810-will-power-sonys-h2-flagships-says-uaprof/

Just a Note. The latest news indicated that the upcoming Z5/Z5c both will use the overheating S810 again, so I think you are better off to Sony until next year. I probably will hold my S6 and Z1c this year.
[Galaxy S6 General] neoscrib:
Waiting for the next Nexus, then I will change phones. I came from a Nexus 4 and am extremely regretful. I can't stand touchwiz and much prefer the AOSP experience. Just ordered a new battery for my Nexus 4 and might try going back to that until a new Nexus comes out. Nexus 6 is too big, which I why I jumped ship to Galaxy, but am absolutely hating every bit of Samsung and TouchWiz. They really ruined a perfectly good AOSP experience.
[Galaxy S6 General] matheus_sc:
For me with aosp theme is even better than my last aosp device, much faster, much better screen and camera.
[Galaxy S6 General] The Zel:
I have a nexus 4 and was thinking about upgrading to the s6... Why don't you like touchwiz? What's exactly wrong with it?
[Galaxy S6 General] wintermute000:
Its not touchwiz that's the problem, its the ridiculous amount of bloat and the bad RAM management that makes you pine for a Nexus or at least a clean ROM.

Which you can't do without tripping knox and giving up warranty (and in my case, ability to get corporate email as I am under really strict MDM policy).

At least from reports the second 5.1.1 update fixes the RAM/multitasking issue. and speeds up the fingerprint sensor. I would be OK with that, but as I can't trip knox, I'm at the mercy of fscking official updates.
[Galaxy S6 General] Klufenza:
I changed from nexus 4 to GS6 and I'm not happy. If you really like your Nexus 4 and clear android, you might want to wait a bit and see what the next Nexus brings. I'd do that, but my Nexus 4 shattered :( Touch wiz is a bit laggy and feels "heavy", even though it looks nice and clear. I love the idea of a free software, one that you can change according to your liking and there's no one else deciding how your phone should act or look like, and that's exactly how I feel now using Samsung's flagship. I'll switch to Nexus 5 2nd gen if the price will be reasonable ;)
[Galaxy S6 General] The Zel:
So you don't like touchwiz, right? Judging from all the reviews I watched, I actually like it (but I haven't used it, so who knows). What about the battery, the screen, the camera and general performance compared to the nexus 4?
[Galaxy S6 General] Klufenza:
Battery life seems to be quite comparable - I can go through the day using my phone pretty intensively, but have to charge it over night every day. S6 lasts a but longer than my Nexus 4, but Nexy was 2 years old. I'm on stock now, but I was faithful to the CM when using N4 ;) Camera and screen are obviously way, WAY better on GS6. S6 is faster, bit it's not like I felt overwhelmed after switching from Nexus 4. I'd say if you don't mind TW and you're not too attached to AOSP roms you can take it. I never experienced any lags or slow downs, like some people complained. But I bought this phone only a few days ago ;)
[Galaxy S6 General] The Zel:
I hoped that the battery would be more than "a bit longer" :(

Anyway, I'm not that attached to aosp roms anymore, I'm tired of switching roms everyday, so I'm totally stock on my nexus 4.

I guess I will wait for the note 5/s6 edge+ or the next nexus (still have to decide lol)
[Galaxy S6 General] ps000000:
I am flashaholic user.

I am not sure what is my next phone.

May be OnePlus Two or Huawei Nexus 2015 (5.7inch).

:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Getting fed up with this phone and had it only 3 days now lol.
[Galaxy S6 General] bebseh:
When PushBullet on ios allows PC notifications

AND

whatsapp web works between ios and PC.

...I'll move to IOS.
[Galaxy S6 General] The Zel:
Why?
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Well my initial frustration was with the lack of 5.1.1 update but since then I have found the firmware and updated it through Odin. Also the interface of Touchwiz takes a little getting used to but I reckon I am now getting the hang of it. I reckon I will stay with this for at least a year maybe 2 as I dont upgrade my phones very often.
[Galaxy S6 General] prinzhernan:
I dunno but I'm thinking of changing to the nexus 6 or the note 4... Not happy with the battery life though everything else is fine.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
What about performance. I am worried about all the lag stories and jank S6 users are constantly complaining about
[Galaxy S6 General] prinzhernan:
Well coming from a 6 plus, it lags sometimes but if you're coming from an Android phone then I guess it won't matter as much? It's smooth in general so don't worry about the lagging.
[Galaxy S6 General] kinghu:
I came back to the S6 from the iPhone 6.

Unless the 6S can compete camera-wise (not 6S Plus) I'll likely stick with it.

The Note 5 could be interesting depending on battery life.

-- from my iPhone 6
[Galaxy S6 General] islandboy_2000:
Until I can get my hands on the new Moto X Pure. Not enough customization options (missed the tons of roms to play with like the S4) on the S6 and the battery life is God awful. If not I might go with the G4 or the Huawei Honor 7...
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
Not much longer. Will probably sell it soon. I've just not been able to warm to it. I think there's two issues with it. Firstly it's too much like my iPhone 6 in looks and screen size, so it's not differentiated enough. Secondly I still can't really take to touchwiz as an OS. These are compounded by the S6's rather underwhelming battery life.

I much preferred the Nexus 6 & the only reason I dumped that was it was touch too big. Might get a One Plus Two now or one of the new Moto X.

Overall the S6 feels a bit unfinished like it was a practise run for another product almost.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamsloany:
In debate of a few handsets.

I'm liking the renders of the blackberry Venice

One plus 2

Nexus 5/6 2015 edition

I'm quite disappointed with the S6 and its probably my last Samsung handset. To hold and look at it is an awesome phone, shame the internals underperform fairly often with random freezing, reboots and the very occasional signal and WiFi drop outs and that's even after the 5.1.1 update.

Had high hopes for the S6 as well, price for my immaculate S6 should hold well for a trade in when some of these handsets I'm interested in are released.
[Galaxy S6 General] r3ferrei:
Until the next Nexus.

I thought hardware was important so I went with the S6 because it has amazing hardware.

But I've come to realise software is more important. And it's not just Touchwiz, although it does suck. It's the fact I'm on a Canadian carrier and will not get 5.1.1 until September. What that says about future updates is scary. It's the fact that my warranty is lost if I install a custom kernel/recovery because of Knox with no way to return back to stock to send it in for service. It's the hiccups I encounter which right now I can only fix by tripping Knox. And I'll probably never get an asop rom to fix basically all the software issues, save for Knox tripping.

I knew what I was getting into but it didn't really sink in that it was going to be such an issue until I actually got it.
[Galaxy S6 General] godutch:
longer than thought, so it would seem. I really wanted to get the note5 so bad until they announced thay pointless phone yesterday
[Galaxy S6 General] blestsol:
In thinking until I see a better phone. After rooting this baby and putting a new rom on it.. It's fast as hell and fun again.
[Galaxy S6 General] dannyyyyy:
S6 seems like a phone you can keep for a while so probably next 2 years.
[Galaxy S6 General] smartjain:
will move to iphone6s when it launches next month. I am tired of the battery life on this phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Until comes to Europe the note 5.

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[Galaxy S6 General] eosman:
Did you replace the battery in the S2 during those four years? Not sure if the S6 battery will last four years.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roman5:
No I never replaced the battery in 4 years. Of course, it lost it's ability to hold full capacity, no doubt many cells would have died. So when it said 100% charged, it was probably a lot less. Consequently, using youtube or any media would run the battery down quite fast so I bought 3 cheap extra chargers. A car charger, a spare wall mains charger kept in the glove box, and one in the briefcase. And original one at home. Mostly the phone was plugged in. Kept me going 4 years! :)

But much nicer now to have the fresh battery of the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] Paradoxxx:
Whenever a new Device that I really want comes out.
[Galaxy S6 General] jamgam:
Probably new Nexus (smaller version) when it's released. The bloatware and battery life drive me nuts on AT&T version of S6. Like the hardware and size of the phone though
[Galaxy S6 General] peekie:
Next may as i can upgrade probably to an s7 when its out
[Galaxy S6 General] lucianus_luciferus:
i'm going on even numbers ;)

s2, s4 and now s6.

will keep it until the s8 comes out :)
[Galaxy S6 General] WahFai:
That's exactly what I've been doing! I never liked the design of the S3 and 5 and they didn't seem much of an upgrade over the S2 and 4 at the time anyway.
[Galaxy S6 General] godutch:
I am amazed by the battery life of the coh2 update, this is just completely stock too, you can use package disabler pro to disable bloatware if you dislike it. 6 hours screen on for a device this size just is very very very good.
[Galaxy S6 General] Krepki:
I had galaxy s1 as my first ever android phone, now I have galaxy s6 for a month (of course after s1 I had many other phones like iphones, lumias, nexus 4 and 5, HTC m8), but galaxy s6 is last phone from Samsung I ever buy :) It's not bad phone but knox thing and lack of custom roms drive me crazy [emoji14] I probably buy new nexus 5 2015 when it comes out :)

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[Galaxy S6 General] jetbruceli:
This is my last Samsung device. When THEY decided that Europeans don't deserve the note 5 then THEY don't deserve my support.

There isn't much of anything out there to choose for anymore. In my eyes Sony, LG and others just make the same crap every year and Apple is too fruity for my taste. Guess the only option is keep this till it's dead
[Galaxy S6 General] yanakis:
Already sold it after 3 months. Update to 5.1.1 was a mess. I also couldn't deal with the amount of bloat, lag and battery life. Got a Nexus 6 instead. It's just wonderfull, smooth, running Chroma rom.
[Galaxy S6 General] Isus <3:
I love S6 but I really miss stock android, tweaking OS, installing custom roms and kernels, overclocking, changing every single thing with a simple flash. S6 feels like I have iOS, its so locked and developer support is terrible. It's been 6 months and still no AOSP rom :(

I'm probably gonna buy nexus 5 2015 and sell s6
[Galaxy S6 General] istperson:
To me the big jumps in the S series were from S to S II, it introduced the dual core CPU and doubled the RAM, and after from S II to S3, because of the 720p 4.8" screen that was a big increase over the 4,2 480p screen.

Compared to these the Full HD over the 720p and the .2" increase in screen size for the S4 just weren't enough. And by the time S5 came out, I've already had my Note 3.
[Galaxy S6 General] ProStreetCamaro:
Exactly 1 year from 2 days ago when I am eligible for a free upgrade.
[Galaxy S6 General] stennett:
I'm currently waiting to see what Google bring to the table with 'Nexus 5 2015' or whatever it will be called.

Can't take much more of the S6, hardware and build is brilliant on the phone but it just doesn't live up to expectations (for me). I powered my Nexus 5 on yesterday to give Android M a try and it blew my S6 out the water in terms of software even before I updated.

If the new Nexus 5 doesn't take my fancy, then I will root the S6 and try a few custom roms but I'm not willing to trip knox when I could be selling the phone in a few weeks.
[Galaxy S6 General] jamgam:
100% agree, in fact my S6 is in a drawer until AT&T updates to 5.1.1 (using my nexus 6). If that doesn't help then I'll just sell it and get the Nexus 5 in October
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
I see some people are not satisfied with s6 ,i had s3 s5 and 2months note4 and when change to s6 this is the best phone for now,faster better camera now with the update from note5 the difference is only 1gb ram.

If note 5 comes to Europe is the next phone.

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[Galaxy S6 General] Audioboxer:
Just got mine so a year or more. Really happy. The new Nexus going by its dimensions is going to be a little large for me and I was disappointed Sony stuck to a 720p screen on the Z5 compact. This S6 processor while a headache for devs destroys the 810 as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] baconman4321:
keep it for two years or until something interisted is out
[Galaxy S6 General] stennett:
September the 29th will be the day I either root my S6 or start looking to sell it and move back to stock Android.
[Galaxy S6 General] aydc:
I came to S6 from Note 3 and I don't want to go back to a bigger device again. S6's size is perfect for me. I basically have no problems with the phone so I think I'll keep it for a while, unless they do something totally amazing with S7.
[Galaxy S6 General] nekbreak:
I will buy nexus 5 2015 and sell my s6.
[Galaxy S6 General] andryyyy:
Waiting for Nexus 5 or even switching to iOS.

I mean... where are the cool ROMs and devs from years ago? All I see today are the same looking ROMs with 20 modifications/tricks found on xda created by other users. All put together with a stupid wallpaper and two or three changed hex color codes. Debloat it, add a Dolby whatever app and, tada, there goes your next firmware thread with a fat donation button.

Most people don't even know what they included or why it works the way it does. Please just stop it.

Not talking about general Android bugs or the stupid update politic...
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Nexus 5 will not be better than s6

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[Galaxy S6 General] istperson:
You mean, you can build an official rom from source for the S6?
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Hi friend, im not a expert .

But due some leaks i had read , nexus always come with the clean android and first updates, depends what people want. But will not have a better camera or better specs .

Let see.

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[Galaxy S6 General] istperson:
Exactly what I was pointing at. ;) The S6 has the better specs, IMHO too, but specs don't make a better phone alone. My Note 3 was one the best phones at the time, two years ago, but it'd be still on 5.0 if there's not Cyanogenmod. And also, I'm sure it will get even Marshmallow through Cyanogenmod, while in two years the S6 will still be on 6.0, at best.
[Galaxy S6 General] The Zel:
It seems that the people who won't be keeping their s6 for long are the ones who love flashing stuff... Well, guess what, people don't buy devices just to flash roms. I think you should't have bought a device that isn't a nexus. Leave the s6 (and other android devices) to people who want a phone just to enjoy it out of the box.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Every month a brand launch a new device. And most people want to follow the best phones.

This is marketing.

The brands have to sell.

There are phones for every tastes.

I will stick with s6 , until note5 if arrive to Europe or wait S7.

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[Galaxy S6 General] istperson:
Is this an iPhone ad?
[Galaxy S6 General] The Zel:
Not an iPhone guy lol, I actually dislike it, but I think that if you want to play the mad flashaolic you should simply buy a nexus.
[Galaxy S6 General] istperson:
Well, I actually am buying a Nexus tomorrow, but I stuck with my Note 3 for almost two years now, and I was really looking forward for the Note 5, which was my first choice. But the Exynos chipset, the even strickter Knox, and the sealed case showed me this wasn't for me any more.

I absolutely doubt that only "flashaolics" read xda-developers, yet there are hundreds of rom pages for a lot of phones, includng a lot of Samsung phones. Also you don't have to be a "flashaolic" to start looking for custom roms, because unless you sell the phone within the year you bought it, you can be sure there will not be any Android updates for it. My Note 3 would still be on 5.0, and I sincerely doubt that even the Note 4 will get Marshmallow any soon, it's only got 5.1 this September.
[Galaxy S6 General] Giocarro:
My only gripe with the S6 is that one HAS to mod it to benefit the full potential of this hardware.

I used my S6 completely stock for one month and then went for the root + custom ROM + kernel way: it really, really makes a lot of difference to the user experience!

Now, this thing that I voided my warranty to get what Samsung should have delivered from start, this is something that bothers me.
[Galaxy S6 General] jetbruceli:
I wanted to upgrade to the note 5 but they decided not to sell it in Europe. The S6 is a great device but the only thing that really bothers me is the battery life. No matter what I do with power saving on or off, I can max out at 3 hours SOT. My wifes s5 gets well over 4 hours with room to spare. Its just a shame they didnt include a better battery in the device. QUick charge is ok but, I would rather have a longer battery so to not have to charge all the time. Also, the only reason why I stick with this device too is the camera. Never before have I had such fun with taking photos and videos. Maybe the z5 is an options but I am one to love off screen buttons.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
3h are you sure ?

Don't you have too much things turn on.

Do you disabled what you don't need ?

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[Galaxy S6 General] jetbruceli:
No, I personally disable data and wifi when not using. Screen is on medium and location is turned off unless using Maps. Every unneeded app is disabled and also not rooted. I am running the latest version of 5.1.1. and still nothing great.

I have been dealing with Android alot over the last 5 years and know what I am doing to maintain a good battery life. Basically I get the same battery life as I did with the nexus 5.

Unless there is some dark secret I dont know about, there is no way to get longer life without resorting to ultra saving mode.
[Galaxy S6 General] Jhayzt:
Points laid very well and I agree with you. I've had a Xiaomi MI3 and I was a flasholic before. But then, time passed by, I grew tired of it. I mean, yes some custom ROM's have a unique feature but, most of them are almost the same with different names and you had to flash all of them just to get the right ROM. The day I bought my S6, everything change. Sure, I lost the ability to flash, but Samsung's offerings are somewhat solid and very satisfying. Yes, there are cons with the device but like I said, I'm satisfied. I might keep my S6 till Samsung decides to stop updating the device. Overall, it's a keeper. :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] trein91:
Will switch to another Samsung flagship with replaceable battery .. And hopefully expandable storage.

Hopefully the s7. When they come back to their senses.
[Galaxy S6 General] pbhatia852:
The price drop is unreal and aggrevating.

And all these deals from samsung is a kick in the ass for early adopters...