Samsung Galaxy S6 is receiving a new firmware update

08 May, 2015
Samsung's latest flagship has received a small software update, which seems to fix the memory issue.

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  • AnonD-21645
  • S1F
  • 08 May 2015

I have a UK S6 Edge - and just received the update now...
Only had the phone less than a week (128gb Gold) and it's BREATHTAKING... zero stutter, zero lag, battery that is lasting me well over a day (REALLY heavy usage at the moment as you can imagine!) wireless charging is a dream...

I thought I'd never go back to Sammy just because they had become stale - I'm glad I went for the Edge - it's easily the best looking phone ever released (and most powerful) - no overheating issues either - bonus!! (I was planning on getting a Z4, but too little too late and only an incremental update) similar to the HTC M9...

In terms of this update with memory... my phone was always approaching 80% RAM used (even with few apps running) - and now it seems to be settling at about 60% now - so clearly some optimising has been done... not that it's affect the user experience either way to be honest...

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    • Anonymous
    • p2L
    • 08 May 2015

    my s6 is laggy. disappointed after s4.

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      • AnonD-393253
      • Sgm
      • 08 May 2015

      AnonD-70674, 08 May 2015GsmA, I quote from your S6 review: "The Samsung Galax... moreeven with the RAM bug this thing(s6) is blazing fast! I guess you don`t have one

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        • AnonD-70674
        • Jcp
        • 08 May 2015

        GsmA, I quote from your S6 review:
        "The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (and S6 for that matter) is the fastest mobile phone you can have at the moment and with 64-bit support in place this should remain the case for some time to come. The flagship offers top notch performance for any use case and may not be surpassed in 2015, looking at just the 5" size (obviously the Note 5 is coming and should be a bit faster)."
        That was a lie, a big one. S6 was buggy, even I bet that even now, after the update ,a two year old nexus 5 is snappier.

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          • AnonD-393307
          • 0UM
          • 08 May 2015

          AnonD-393289, 08 May 2015No updates on my S6 (SM-G920F) yet.Have the same version and I am updating atm..

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            • AnonD-393307
            • 0UM
            • 08 May 2015

            AnonD-391800, 08 May 2015It means you bought an expensive crap phone ;-) Trolling, aren't we

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              • Malaysian
              • KZ8
              • 08 May 2015

              Look its battery life! Wowowowowow!

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                • AnonD-391800
                • Mj@
                • 08 May 2015

                AnonD-206313, 08 May 2015Hey guys I have got s6 edge(indian version) I am experienci... moreIt means you bought an expensive crap phone ;-)

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                  • ICE
                  • NHr
                  • 08 May 2015

                  In the news : Samsung Galaxy S6 Plagued by Purple Dots Showing in Images Taken with Selfie Camera

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 9E7
                    • 08 May 2015

                    AnonD-356421, 08 May 2015It doesnt mean it has sony sensor then it has the samw qual... more:D You're right. The Iphone 6 camera takes much better pictures than the Z3. I was actually not aware that they are all using SONY sensors. So why don't SONY manage to make the most of their own products?

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                      • AnonD-206313
                      • vb8
                      • 08 May 2015

                      Hey guys I have got s6 edge(indian version) I am experiencing high battery level drops after just half an hour of playing modern combat 5 (80%-52%) even most of RAM is filled even if I killed all the apps. Is this is something related to memory leak ? What's exactly it means. Thanks

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                        • AnonD-356421
                        • PT}
                        • 08 May 2015

                        It doesnt mean it has sony sensor then it has the samw quality aa with Z3. Thats completely wrong. Sony has a verryyy bad post processing algorithms. They own the camera module but doesnt know how to fully optimize it.

                        Take a look at the iPhones, Note 4 and S6 they are using Sony sensors and images are miles better than of with Sony which is very awkward.

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                          • AnonD-393289
                          • v0q
                          • 08 May 2015

                          No updates on my S6 (SM-G920F) yet.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • q8Q
                            • 08 May 2015

                            Great news. And it's only the first micro update on one version.
                            There are more micro updates to come and the 5.1.1 update as well.
                            This should bring more stability, camera features, battery, and maybe a hair more in camera quality.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 9E7
                              • 08 May 2015

                              hulk, 08 May 2015I've got s6 but my brother got the edge its to sharp edge d... moreYes I actually prefer the S6 as well. I don't see big benefits in the Edges. Are you happy with the camera? I got the Z3 last year with its "great" 20.7 MP camera to take pics of our babies but I got disappointed badly. I know, Samsung have great cameras but when I heard that the S6s are having SONY sensors in them, it made me think if I should buy it.

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                                • AnonD-393253
                                • Sgm
                                • 08 May 2015

                                hulk, 08 May 2015Yuup ive got 1.2fb of free ram before update it was 400-500that sound great! thanx :)

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                                  • AnonD-393286
                                  • Sk{
                                  • 08 May 2015

                                  Received it on S6 in Austria

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 9E7
                                    • 08 May 2015

                                    AnonD-35689, 08 May 2015The phone is really nice. It looks good, feels premium, has... moreYes I think, the S6 won't have a strong competitor in the near future.

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                                      • hulk
                                      • 3Cj
                                      • 08 May 2015

                                      AnonD-393253, 08 May 2015ok. did you notice any improvements?Yuup ive got 1.2fb of free ram before update it was 400-500

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                                        • hulk
                                        • 3Cj
                                        • 08 May 2015

                                        Anonymous, 08 May 2015Hi guys, hope you can advise. It has nothing to do with the... moreI've got s6 but my brother got the edge its to sharp edge display is really to reflective in daylight normal s6 is much better for handling my camera is sony and its really good so far 5hrs of screen on time nkt a bad phone