Samsung Galaxy S6 review: Subject Zero

13 March 2015
Choose one word to describe the Samsung Galaxy S6. Gorgeous. Powerful. Special. Different. Thank you. That will do. Galaxy S5 has only one of these under its belt and hint... it starts with a P.

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  • AnonD-77852
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  • 15 Mar 2015

Well this is crap. A glass back and a shit battery. How can they make a worse phone than the predecessor??? If this goes on I don't even want to know what shit the Note 5 will be.

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    • Anonymous
    • q8Q
    • 15 Mar 2015

    AnonD-225521, 15 Mar 2015I agree that the screen will probably be better. Are you s... moreThe display is better fact.
    The SoC is much faster in cpu and faster in graphics, lesser power consuming, and with throttle a good bit less than others. And it brings along with it Wolfson Audio DAC.
    Yet because you are opposed to this device you pull the side track....Well it's only a little better. Does it really matter....

    And fast and wireless charging are still useful regardless of battery capacity. That's just as bad as someone telling you that you don't need the larger battery or removable.

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      • AnonD-225521
      • vx8
      • 15 Mar 2015

      AnonD-374800, 14 Mar 2015Mico5 is a troll. He just keeps saying the same thing over ... moreUseful conversations?
      I see his contributions as more useful than yours.
      Listing negative things people may have to consider is more useful than basically saying "shut up and buy it because you're a dumb consumer and don't need to care about anything"
      Would you not care if you bought a new Ferrari and it could only go 50km/hr?
      Surely you wouldn't as they had to focus on the design to make the car sell, right?

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        • ironbat
        • U{W
        • 15 Mar 2015

        Actually what's your point? will you ever stop criticising samsung.

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          • AnonD-225521
          • vx8
          • 15 Mar 2015

          AnonD-359663, 14 Mar 2015S6 has better screen, cpu, more ram , fast charging, wirele... moreI agree that the screen will probably be better.
          Are you sure they are better for the users? Marginally better processing and RAM performance? (Benchmarks exaggerate the difference)
          Also, Fast and wireless charging isn't needed with better battery life.
          I would much prefer storage expansion, replaceable batter (which "charges" your battery to 100% in a minute and water resistance for a lower price.

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            • Anonymous
            • nHH
            • 15 Mar 2015

            AnonD-225521, 15 Mar 2015Apple Fan? Really? I've only had android-running devices: ... moreI still have my Moto Defy running 4.4 on ART xD. And itt will be hopefully running 5.0 thanks to quarx!

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              • AnonD-225521
              • vx8
              • 15 Mar 2015

              m86k, 14 Mar 2015I disagree, until S3/S4, Amoled screens were dimmer and may... moreYes, At 50% it may be brighter, but do you really use your screen that dim?
              Everyone I know uses their phone at 100% outside and very bright even indoors during the day. So a 75%+ brightness equivalent on a GS6 would be or nearly be 100%, so battery life will not be that good.
              Eh, maybe it'll be okay for you, but I am just saying this to warn others who may be like me and others around me

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                • AnonD-225521
                • vx8
                • 15 Mar 2015

                Anonymous, 14 Mar 2015This makes me laugh and want to buy it more. Sorry apple fan. Apple Fan? Really?
                I've only had android-running devices: Moto Defy, Galaxy Nexus, Optimus G, LG G2, Xperia Z3..
                However, I know what Samsung phones are like from friends and family, as well as display units (I always go to retailers in malls to have a look around).
                I dislike iPhones; I consider myself a power user who also likes to be able to customise their phone with ROMs and kernels

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                  • AnonD-364786
                  • XNa
                  • 15 Mar 2015

                  AnonD-373771, 15 Mar 2015That does not alter the fact the moto atrix was the first p... moreDoesn't change the fact that Samsung is a copycat.

                  Apple at least make a technology simple and easy to use.
                  But Samsung blindly copy.

                  Don't introduced waterproofing,sammy copied immediately.
                  Touch Id same story.

                    AnonD-375137, 15 Mar 2015no low-light shot test? still test version guys, don't ... moreExactly what I wanted to say. They included the test shots from that pre-retail unit, not good. I hoped for a much expanded camera section samples, and comments, especially low light shots as you say.

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                      • AnonD-375137
                      • Kii
                      • 15 Mar 2015

                      no low-light shot test?
                      still test version

                      guys, don't be such a hurry

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                        • Anonymous
                        • rAf
                        • 15 Mar 2015

                        AnonD-341196, 15 Mar 2015Is no one going to mention the fact that the bottom is a ri... moreJust google , you will know that who copied whom . Apple is always being LoL

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                          • UD$
                          • 15 Mar 2015

                          No memory card slot, Non-replaceable battery, No water proofing, Very pricey... Sure,they want to be as premium like Apple but they can't... They can only dream of becoming like Apple...LOL...!!!

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                            • Appan
                            • rAf
                            • 15 Mar 2015

                            Anonymous, 15 Mar 2015 Apple was the first to bring their touch based fingerprin... moreYou should know the fact that samsung's swipe based fingerprint Scanner is most accurate than your "touch" based crApple !

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                              • sid.mierer
                              • rAf
                              • 15 Mar 2015

                              AnonD-77443, 15 Mar 2015I love the USB OTG feature on my note 4 for transferring fi... moreWht the crap are you talking about ?? S6 has less features ? Are u mad ? Read all reviews from internet , "Galaxy s6 is the most Modern well equiped Smartphone " , Price Is Apt For This Fantastic Phone .

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                                • AnonD-373771
                                • i21
                                • 15 Mar 2015

                                Anonymous, 15 Mar 2015 Apple was the first to bring their touch based fingerprin... moreThat does not alter the fact the moto atrix was the first phone with finger print scanner and apple copied it.

                                You could not be more wrong about apple. Apple iPhone 6 is copy of samsung ativ s, and htc one m7 and m8. Furthermore all features in ios and iPhone have been copied from android, including nfc and swipe just to name a few.

                                Also apple pay is copy of Google wallet. The fact is apple copied SGH-Z610 and LG Prada and apple did steal names iPad, iPhone and ios.

                                furthermore no company is a parasite, but let me tell you apple is the one that copies. In fact headphone jack was moved to the bottom in iPhone 5 after Samsung moved had it in nexus s, among a long list.

                                Another fact S3, S4 and S5 are hardly medicore, their design is superior to iPhone. Touchwiz is not that bad at all.

                                The fact is you seem to apple fanboy, who makes up incorrect facts and believes them. might want to take it easy as you are very angry and want to troll and bash Samsung with made up facts.

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                                  • AnonD-77443
                                  • Xr$
                                  • 15 Mar 2015

                                  [deleted post]I love the USB OTG feature on my note 4 for transferring files BUT it simply isn't a substitute for a micro SD card.

                                  You can't comfortably watch a movie with an adapter and USB stick plugged into your phone.

                                  I have had 5 Samsungs in a row now (S2 and all the Notes) but it looks like Samsung is starting to take their customers for fools (much like apple). Less features for more money.

                                  I simply won't buy a Note 5 without an external battery and micro sd card.

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                                    • john
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                                    • 15 Mar 2015

                                    Anonymous, 15 Mar 2015 Apple was the first to bring their touch based fingerprin... more"In this sense Samsung is a leech, a parasite, thriving off of someone else's legitimate work. Now that is infuriating."


                                    this is how they work in Asia to not to lose face.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0fR
                                      • 15 Mar 2015

                                      Anonymous, 14 Mar 2015The best selling Android phone was a fail? Oh because they ... more
                                      Apple was the first to bring their touch based fingerprint scanner to phones. And you know what, the implementation was excellent and hassle free. It wasn't like the swipe to unlock bullshit in the atrix or gs5. I ask you this, why didn't Samsung have a touch based fingerprint scanner in the first place? Why did they even bother with a swipe based one? Because they're a joke of a company that thrives off theft as it was with the first Galaxy S to today's GS6

                                      The names/trademarks of iPhone, iPad, and iOS were absolutely unheard of as in no one was talking about them, knew, or even cared about what these things were until apple put a product behind these names.

                                      The difference between Apple and Samsung in terms of copying is one takes things that fits into its design language, the other one looks at who's number one and makes sure to take notes. One legitimately leads and the other follows. In this sense Samsung is a leech, a parasite, thriving off of someone else's legitimate work. Now that is infuriating.

                                      We know Samsung's design language, look at the GS3, GS4, and GS5. Look at touchwizz. That is bonafide Samsung, and it's mediocre and disgusting. The shame of all android. They are, first and foremost, not designers. What they do well is make good hardware components, that is all.

                                      Likewise, people who support this shit are disgusting. But that's just the way the world is, lots of terrible people sprinkled in with some truly decent ones.

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                                        • AnonD-341023
                                        • 61Q
                                        • 15 Mar 2015

                                        AnonD-341196, 15 Mar 2015Fandroids have excuses for everything. Face it, the camera ... morejust because you know something new from apple products, it doesn't mean apple is the inventor...