Samsung Galaxy S6 review: Subject Zero
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AnonD-374603, 14 Mar 2015you know what makes me hurt so much ? atleast there are tw... moreDifferent people look for different things in a phone. I Honestly I never cared about those, but that's just me. I can use wireless charging if my device is low on battery.
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battery is very poor = no buy
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Please GSMArena review the S6's OIS against other phones. This should have a standard test for all phones that include it, like you do with other tests of yours.
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I am a bit confused about the camera. In the still and video parts of the review it appears that the S6 has the best camera ever (lets forget PureView cameras for now ok?). Also when they took pictures with S6 at MWC on low light conditions against Note 4 and iPhone 6, the S6 was clearly getting more light on some shots, but when you read the conclusions part of the review it literally says Note 4's camera is better.
So Note 4's camera is better except that S6 is better for low lighting? And also S6 is less saturated and software sharpening has been reduced but the Note 4 is better? I mean if there was something to criticise about Note 4's camera and every Galaxy before S6 was probably color saturation and software sharpening right?
Can somebody help me with this please?
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I hope LG will give a solution to my current problem
then my s5 will be replaced by G4
i prefer a bit thicker phone with bigger removable battery than a thin phone with small non removable battery!
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AnonD-359663, 14 Mar 2015Only to you. Most don't even care about those. I have seen ... moreyou know what makes me hurt so much ?
atleast there are two major reasons
1 poor battery life compared to my s5
2 I'm enjoying my s5 for being a water resistant phone and one reason that i'm truly confidence whenever i go with my phone. but now how can i upgrade to s6 for these?
also the importance of micro sd is also a plus factor to me one reason why i loved sammy for long time.
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AnonD-374603, 14 Mar 2015Better CPU better RAM?
the real life performance is not t... moreOnly to you. Most don't even care about those. I have seen the device and it is improved in terms of performance. What I say is supported by others who have tested the device.
Actually it has been said many times the screen is even better than note 4. Hence best screen of any smartphone.
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darkraver, 14 Mar 2015Nope... But hey, its good of you to compare it to lg g3,... moreWanna be iphone, you sound like an apple fan. This has been mentioned before s6 is miles ahead of iphone. But please troll some more.
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AnonD-359663, 14 Mar 2015S6 has better screen, cpu, more ram , fast charging, wirele... moreBetter CPU better RAM?
the real life performance is not that big difference.
better screen? not a big difference
but the lack of micro sd card slot is a big difference
the non removable battery s a big difference
the poor battery life is MOST IMPORTANT and its a big difference to most people and sammy fans!
WATER RESISTANT is a big difference too. and its really hurting us since our s5 is a water resistant!
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m86k, 14 Mar 2015Or, you could just move on. Pretty much standard/convention... moreCar industry? Why? Does cars from ford looks like chevvy and dodge. Does audi porsche vw bmw merc bentley rolls royce lamborghini ferrari alfa romeo aston martin maclaren down to nissan toyota infiniti lexus mitsubishi isuzu looks similar? They have different unique cues of their own.
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m86k, 14 Mar 2015Well, your logic is bad if you compare details of S6, G3 an... moreNope...
But hey, its good of you to compare it to lg g3, the worst batterlife flag of 2014...
It s equivalent or worse in batterylife to iphones, my friend ditched iphone cause that batterlife really annoyed him, in 1 year time he had to charge twice in a day...
So...enjoy your wannabe iphone. Galaxy S6
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AnonD-374603, 14 Mar 20152014 flagship s5 has more advantages over the 2015 flagship... moreS6 has better screen, cpu, more ram , fast charging, wireless charging built in. Lack of micro sd, removable battery and ip67 rating is not a problem at all, At least not for most. Camera has improved significantly.
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1. Can the stock camera app shoot in RAW?
2. Can someone confirm that full-disk encryption is off by default?
2. Can we disable Quick Connect and S-Finder from the notification slider (w/o root)?
3. Is there a way to disable immersive mode (full-screen) on stock apps like Calculator and S-Planner?
4. Can you re-run the browser tests to include the stock Samsung browser? The iPhone 6 has proprietary optimizations too.
5. This is a non-final build and the battery life should hopefully improve on the release build. Please update the review when it's released.
6. What's the standby time like? How much % battery does it lose overnight?
6. The low speaker loudness is concerning. But on YouTube, I saw a video comparing the S5 vs. S6, and the S6 was definitely louder.
7. Under direct sunlight, the brightness increases when in auto-brightness mode to 542-784 nits, according to DisplayMate. So shouldn't the sunlight contrast ratio be calculated with auto-brightness mode turned on?
I am also interested in how it compares to the iPhone 6/6+ re:
1. Touch latency
2. Audio latency
3. Storage speed, with h/w encryption
4. Booting and rebooting time
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darkraver, 14 Mar 2015Nope, the batterylife is crap, but considering the specs ... moreYou have not used the phone. From first hand experience I can say it's battery life is actually not that bad. Certainly it's not crap.
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m86k, 14 Mar 2015That's the point Mico05, just think about it. Why talking t... more2014 flagship s5 has more advantages over the 2015 flagship s6
micro sd cardslot
removable battery
longer and way better battery performance
water resistant
cheaper price for now
camera? its almost the same not a big difference
so samsung did a wrong move !
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m86k, 14 Mar 2015That's the point Mico05, just think about it. Why talking t... more the point is G3 has bigger screen 5.5"and FIRST TO USE QHD! a 2014 flagship not 2015!
Main point here is a 2015 flagship must perform better!
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AnonD-374603, 14 Mar 2015S6's endurance rate of 64 is still poor for a 2015 Flagship... moreThat's the point Mico05, just think about it. Why talking time would be lesser ? Take the S5 with equivalent battery :
software problem or exynos problem.
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Anonymous, 14 Mar 2015"is going to" ?
And what about that 3000mA bat... more
the point is G3 has bigger screen 5.5"and FIRST TO USE QHD! a 2014 flagship not 2015!
Main point here is a 2015 flagship must perform better!
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darkraver, 14 Mar 2015YescI did, and stand to my claim...
Screen is the biggest ... moreWell, your logic is bad if you compare details of S6, G3 and S5 for example.
G3 got 50% more talking time than S6. And S6 with a more powerful cpu is far better in web browsing test.
So you can shorten your sentence to only "bad optimisations" and remove that 2K screen part from your equation for now.
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Anonymous, 14 Mar 2015Someone who didn't check at endurance details. Hard to click?S6's endurance rate of 64 is still poor for a 2015 Flagship.
lg g3'score in talk time is by far still higher!