Samsung Galaxy S6 hype thread

[fstime]

The only complaint you can make is the fact that the rear camera is not flush with the black on the phone. Other than that, really good product aside from all the carrier and Samsung bloat.

 

[npaladin-2000]

I had always assumed Samsung did it b/c most folks are right handed, and if you're one-handing the phone, it's much more useful to be able to reach the back button than recent apps.

I do totally get that from a "flow" perspective, that the back button makes sense on the left. But it'd be impossible to reach one-handed.

If you're right handed, you should be holding the device with your left hand so you can operate it with your right. In that case, the back button should be oon the left so it can be reached with the left thumb.

 

[EvilYoda]

I'll spare you the details but it was a fucking pain in the ass to get my S6. So far I am loving the speed but I can already tell that the battery life will be much more delicate than my G2 or OPO. Won't customize it at all since I still have to exchange it in a few days but it looks and feels great.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

If you're right handed, you should be holding the device with your left hand so you can operate it with your right. In that case, the back button should be oon the left so it can be reached with the left thumb.

Most of the time I operate the device single handedly tho.

 

[dawheat]

If you're right handed, you should be holding the device with your left hand so you can operate it with your right. In that case, the back button should be oon the left so it can be reached with the left thumb.

Hmm when I'm two handing my phone, I generally seem to only use one hand as it's free and a lot faster. When I'm one handing it, I use my dominant hand and for most people, it'll be way easier and convenient to be able to reach back than menu.

 

[yh125d]

If you're right handed, you should be holding the device with your left hand so you can operate it with your right. In that case, the back button should be oon the left so it can be reached with the left thumb.

I never hold my phone in my left hand. Ever. That's for people with tiny girl hands or Note 4's.

That said I prefer the back button on the left.

 

[dlock13]

Anyone try Samsung Pay yet? Not NFC, but using a magnetic strip reader.

 

[deputc26]

Ok, Google works just fine for me, you just need to installed Google Text-to Speech instead of the Default samsung one.

Yes I know, I'm referring to touch-less control, which apparently only works with S-voice.

 

[gorcorps]

I never hold my phone in my left hand. Ever. That's for people with tiny girl hands or Note 4's.

That said I prefer the back button on the left.

Please, I have a note 4 and can still use it one handed. Having a gesture that shrinks down the screen do you can easily reach things on the top left was a stroke of brilliance.

 

[Achtung!]

Samsung Galaxy S5 has better battery life than S6, just saying 🙂

No it's not. Here's the evidence:

What's most impressive is that the Galaxy S6 is superior in both the Web Browsing and Video Playback battery life tests.

3G talk time is much less important.

So it looks like that, while having a slimmer battery, the Galaxy S6's 14nm processor is far more efficient than the 20nm junk found on the Galaxy S5 or iPhone 6 for that matter.

 

[Commodus]

No it's not. Here's the evidence:

What's most impressive is that the Galaxy S6 is superior in both the Web Browsing and Video Playback battery life tests.

3G talk time is much less important.

So it looks like that, while having a slimmer battery, the Galaxy S6's 14nm processor is far more efficient than the 20nm junk found on the Galaxy S5 or iPhone 6 for that matter.

Ars Technica's more rigorous testing begs to differ:

In other words, that 20nm "junk" is doing much better on battery life. And for that matter, why are you attacking a manufacturing process that was cutting edge when devices like the iPhone 6 were new? You can't use technology that isn't ready yet.

 

[dawheat]

Ars Technica's more rigorous testing begs to differ:

In other words, that 20nm "junk" is doing much better on battery life. And for that matter, why are you attacking a manufacturing process that was cutting edge when devices like the iPhone 6 were new? You can't use technology that isn't ready yet.

Don't give in to the bait - I don't think anyone takes him seriously here.

 

[swilli89]

Don't give in to the bait - I don't think anyone takes him seriously here.

Yeah he's a special kind of poster. Its like hes not even a Samsung fan.. just an S6 fan lol.

Although the phone doesn't really need any exaggeration.. I think it stands up just fine on its own merits.

I've been offering piecemeal snippets on my experience with the phone and I'd like to add that:

• The back is actually "fairly" scratch resistant in relation to my old LG OG, Iphone 4 and Sony Z3. Had it on a few rough surfaces and its still pristine.
• Best of all (for me) headphone volume is PLENTY. I'm a loud music listener by nature especially when jogging and I can't handle the S6 at full volume in playing songs in poweramp

Considering I had to root my Nexus 5 and install a kernel that allowed me to physically overdrive the preamp to get sufficient volume.. I think that is saying a lot.

Battery life has been average for me. I'm pretty hard on phones (lots of GPS map stuff and youtube streaming over LTE) and I'm getting about 4 hours screen on time. This is about an hour less than the Sony Z3 and about an hour more than the Nexus 5. The fast charging adapter certainly helps in this regard!

 

[holden j caufield]

Has it been worth the hype or money?

 

[Red Storm]

Yes I know, I'm referring to touch-less control, which apparently only works with S-voice.

I haven't tried one out to see if it has it or not, but you do have some options. You can either install a 3rd party launcher that does the equivalent of touch-less control. Or, you could actually use S-voice to launch the Google app... and then use the Google app with your voice.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Liked the Samsung kb at first but I don't think it's gesture typing is very good. If it picks up the wrong word it gives alternate suggestions based on that word, whereas the google keyboard gives suggestions based on what letters are adjacent to where you swiped in case it read inaccurately. For example, if you gesture type "gate" and it enters "hate," Samsung will suggest "hat" as an alternative whereas Google would suggest "gate."

Also the Sammy keyboard is a bit too cluttered but I wish the Google one had a few more long press options.

 

[WelshBloke]

I haven't tried one out to see if it has it or not, but you do have some options. You can either install a 3rd party launcher that does the equivalent of touch-less control. Or, you could actually use S-voice to launch the Google app... and then use the Google app with your voice.

Saying 'ok Google' works fine to trigger the Google app on Samsung phones if that's what you mean.

 

[antihelten]

No it's not. Here's the evidence:

What's most impressive is that the Galaxy S6 is superior in both the Web Browsing and Video Playback battery life tests.

3G talk time is much less important.

So it looks like that, while having a slimmer battery, the Galaxy S6's 14nm processor is far more efficient than the 20nm junk found on the Galaxy S5 or iPhone 6 for that matter.

 

[Achtung!]

Ars Technica's more rigorous testing begs to differ:

In other words, that 20nm "junk" is doing much better on battery life. And for that matter, why are you attacking a manufacturing process that was cutting edge when devices like the iPhone 6 were new? You can't use technology that isn't ready yet.

Uhh that's at 200nits.

Also, it only shows web browsing battery life.

The Galaxy S6 has fast charging capabilities, something that other phones don't have.

Again, the technology on the Galaxy S6 is superior to anything else out there.

I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone 6S doesn't have fast charging mode.

You're right it's unfair to attack 20nm as it was the only available tech 8 months ago. I'm just too fascinated by 14nm.

Again 200nits is not a reliable way to assess battery life. The Galaxy S6 is also pushing 4X the number of pixels as the iPhone 6. Therefore, the Galaxy S6 is has superior power efficiency and faster charging times over the iPhone 6.

 

[Artdeco]

The iPhone 6 and 6+ both support fast charging already.

 

[Achtung!]

This is evidence that the Galaxy S6's fast charging capabilities are superior to whatever capabilities that the iPhone 6 has.

 

[WelshBloke]

Any more rumours about the S6 active? I've kinda lost interest in the S6 now that it is lacking in the two things that I really wanted out of it.

 

[Achtung!]

Any more rumours about the S6 active? I've kinda lost interest in the S6 now that it is lacking in the two things that I really wanted out of it.

The S6 Active most likely wont be made out of glass. Thus, getting the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge is the best choice if you want a high quality and premium phone.

 

[Artdeco]

This is evidence that the Galaxy S6's fast charging capabilities are superior to whatever capabilities that the iPhone 6 has.

And that's data without a 2.1 mAh charger for the iP6.

I'm out...

 

[dawheat]

And that's data without a 2.1 mAh charger for the iP6.

I'm out...

Well not really apples to apples if you have to use a charger that doesn't come with the phone.

Regardless, while it does charge faster with a higher output charger, I'd hesitate to bundle it as "fast charge" capable. The phones under that umbrella have a much higher mAh/minute charge rate than the iPhone 6 Plus even with the iPad charger. It's probably most accurate to just leave it as it charges "faster" with an iPad charger.