Samsung Galaxy S6

Really impressed with it,the edge Intrigues me more so!

No microSD slot - dealbreaker

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Go for the 64GB version, no need for SD card slot then.

what about when this dies and you want to move to the s7 sledge.... SD cards are handy for continuity between phones. SD card slot is a deal breaker for a lot of people.

Non-removable battery is a step back as well - given the usual bloatware on samsungs a spare battery is handy. No matter how good they say the battery will start of as being able to swap them out is useful... specs aren't worth a damn if there's no juice to power it.

Knox can be a pain in the bootloader as well if you like rooting phones.... and no sign of an FM radio either.

Minor niggles for some but already talking about "compromise". Given how much its going to cost its not a great start.

In saying all that they'll sell them by the shed load.

Very disappointed with the battery, 2500 mh is smaller than the battery in my G2 which was released in 2013 and that QHD screen will suck the battery dry! It's a bit Meh for me, will have to test one out but most likely wait for the G4.

The lack of a removable battery seems to be a major backwards step and gets rid of a major Galaxy selling point. No sure why they opted against SD storage as well.

leemaree wrote: »

Here are the rumoured specs so far;

Light weight( ~115gm)
Ultra resolution 4K display(3840 x 2160 pixels)
20 MP high quality camera
7-8 MP front facing HD camera for video chat
Waterproof upto 100m, 2 bar pressure
Flexible/bendable screen for immersive viewing
4000 mAh monster battery
Samsung Exynos 800 processor(Hexcore)
Scratch proof Gorilla Glass 3.
Latest Android version (v 5.0 Lollypop or 6.0 Milkshake)

Why rumour sites are pointless ....I think every single one was wrong?

Have a Note 4 myself but interesting to read about the change in direction with regards to MicroSD slots and the battery.. presumably the Note 5 will follow the same approach

To be honest the new HTC One M9 looks interesting... if they bring out a Note-sized variant I'd be considering that next.

Gits_bone wrote: »

So what actual use has the curved edge other than putting something that they couldn't do years ago in the phone.

Phones haven't really advanced much from the S2 era have they? Camera has improved that's it.

This is a valid point... like PCs a few years ago, I think phones have kinda stagnated in the last few generations with incremental hardware upgrades and gimmicks being relied on to shift them rather than useful "must have" innovations

It's why the S5 didn't do as good as expected, and even my Note 4 is only incrementally better in actual day-to-day terms than the Note 3 I had previously.

Sam Mac wrote: »

I thought the S6 only has 3GB of RAM?

It does. DDR4 is the type of ram. It has 3GB of DDR4 Ram.

Gits_bone wrote: »

Exactly. It was inevitable the advancements in technology couldn't keep at the rate they were. We came from nowhere so improvement was easy.

I went from an s2 to an s5 and I'd have to say the upgrade was well worth it. 2 days battery instead of 12 hours, much better camera, much more responsive (esp since the lollipop update) and the extra screen is a peach. The things I dislike about it are the same for all Samsungs it seems: software bloat, overheating and occasional lag (still better than the s2 though).

The edge actually looks useful, but I'd go for the note rather than this. Tiny battery + qhd screen is a no no. No sd and no removable battery makes it an iPhone, and if I wanted an iPhone, I'd have got one...