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Galaxy S6 Edge/Edge Plus
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Oh I don't use them on the front, they feel like rubber. Just on the back/sides. I never use anything on the front glass, and have never had so much as a scratch but I'm pretty careful. Anything on the front, even a glass protector, completely ruins the look for me.
I'm sure these are fighting words, but what touchwiz features do you use that cant be recreated with (more efficient) 3rd party apps? (that also don't negatively effect OS update turnaround time / quality). I also realize if you buy a new phone every year, or less, many of the negatives of touchwiz don't materialize as much (which most of you guys do).
I can only think of multiwindow and the Pen features of the note line. Theming too I suppose, I know you hate whites. (apparently m has a theme engine though)
For me touchwiz is more so an avenue for planned obsolescence versus a provider of enhanced functionality since I've found third party apps that provide the features I want. Aside from multi window, there's an app for that
. I'm not talking about resorting to rooting or anything advanced here either.
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I'm sure these are fighting words, but what touchwiz features do you use that cant be recreated with (more efficient) 3rd party apps? (that also don't negatively effect OS update turnaround time / quality). I also realize if you buy a new phone every year, or less, many of the negatives of touchwiz don't materialize as much (which most of you guys do).
I can only think of multiwindow and the Pen features of the note line. Theming too I suppose, I know you hate whites. (apparently m has a theme engine though)
For me touchwiz is more so an avenue for planned obsolescence versus a provider of enhanced functionality since I've found third party apps that provide the features I want. Aside from multi window, there's an app for that
I'd say multi windows is my top one. Yes I know Android will get it soon, but it's not official and I don't know how it works so can't really compare it. There are a lot more features, stuff like keeping the screen on if you are looking at it. Here's a biggie, when I make a call the call gets put into a very small window that I can move and it has the caller ID, call length, etc there and if I touch it, it brings me back to the phone app, extremely handy especially going down the highway at 80mph. Of course the amazing power features, power saving mode and ultra power saving mode, not necessarily part of touchwiz I suppose but part of the Galaxy package.
I get where you are coming from, and I don't mean to force my usage behavior onto you. But there is this belief that everyone hates touchwiz, and that's just not the case. Yes it lagged on my Note 4 and was infuriating at times, but when I'm on a vanilla android I miss some of the features. Yes it takes me 8 months longer than you to get Android updates, sigh well there is no but, that does suck. It sucks less for me as I change phones at least once a year, and would more often if they put them out more often.
I had originally planned on trading up to the Note 5 or Edge +. However Samsung ruled out the Note 5 for me, and the Edge plus is €1000 euro here for the 64gb version, and given resale value of my S6 Edge has dropped to around 50% of it's RRP and there is a plethora of S6 Edges on our classified sales service here in Ireland - it's made it a pure buyers market and a sellers nightmare.
If I sold my S6 Edge to go to S6 Edge + it will cost me around €500 - and considering other than size and extra 1gb ram - it just doesn't seems a worthwhile upgrade to justify that price.
Now I have the same software on my Edge as the Edge + even less interested in the upgrade/sidegrade.
So I'll keep the S6 Edge till the S7/S7E come out. That's the plan.
I'll upgrade my Moto X 2014 for the Moto X Style 2015
I'll upgrade my 6 Plus for the 6S Plus
And ill see after Christmas if there is anything else floating my boat - I still have my Nexus 6 I can sell / trade for something - so will see what the Nexus devices are like .
My review so far (less than a full day of ownership):
VERY impressed. Once I got over the removable battery and SD card exclusion, this phone is perfect. I haven't ran the battery down from 100% yet so I can't comment on that. Some differences from the Note 4:
1. Ultra Power Saving mode turns on and off much faster
2. In bright sunlight you can notice the little grid pattern on the SuperAMOLED display. Not too annoying when you realize that getting a replacement isn't going to fix it. Though I think it is more noticeable than on the Note 4.
3. The screen is bright in sunlight but not WOW!!! bright.
4. Performance is fantastic. I actually re-enabled transitions in developer mode because of how quickly they show and it doesn't waste time at 1.0x
5. AT&T came with LOTS of bloat, more than the Note 4. You can disable most of it, though. I also use S Launcher (formerly Galaxy Launcher) to hide some from my drawer that can't be disabled.
6. The screen is amazing! I didn't like the S6 Edge much but the size of the Edge+ is perfect for a curved edge display.
7. The camera is very good, an incremental improvement from the Note 4.
8. The OS display and apps use the same size as the S6 Edge, but with more screen real estate, as opposed to the Note 4 which simply blew everything larger essentially keeping the same proportions. You actually get more space on this device.
9. My favorite Alarm tone is gone, but the new ones are good enough to switch to a new one.
10. Double tap to open camera is FAST
11. Finger print sensor is much improved. It is where it should have been from day one. I registered two finger prints twice and it recognizes it most of the time. Just make sure you put your whole print over the button, and not "just the tip".
12. Reception seems to be the same as before.
13. Call clarity is excellent.
14. The loudspeaker is surprisingly good, better than I expected, and I have no complaints.
15. 32GB should be plenty if I utilize Dropbox. Most of the space on my Note 4 internal storage was being taken for videos.
16. It appears from the settings that UHD video recording does NOT have the new VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization). 1080p does, though. I am unsure about the state of Optical Image Stabilization on these devices.
17. I highly recommend S Launcher if you like TouchWiz but want to customize it way further and it uses the Note 4 stock icons.
18. I also recommend using SwipePad on this device, as the edge display functionality pales in comparison to SwipePad.
19. AT&T box came with headphones.
20. It's not as comfortable to hold as the Note 4 but not uncomfortable overall. Nothing to complain about in that department.
Forgot to add:
21. The black version is actually midnight blue, and doesn't show fingerprints as much as the Platinum Gold. It isn't much of a fingerprint magnet at all when viewing the back from most angles. On certain angles they will show, though. Not an issue for me. The design is nice!
22. The phone is very thin and light. Like, very! My favorite thing about it so far is the design.
23. It doesn't feel like a phablet when you hold it, just like a big smartphone since it is noticeable narrower then the Notes. It isn't much taller than the Note 4, about a millimeter or less.
24. S Health is really cool.
edit 2: Battery life is satisfactory. I'm at 8% with about 11 and a half hours of use time. A little over 3 hours screen in time with it on high brightness most of the time. It says I have about 43 minutes of use left on 8%. So there you have it! The phone is amazing. The best feature is the design which includes the screen and of course the thinness and lightness, followed by performance. I don't miss the S Pen or S apps, though S Note was fun to play/draw with. I'd rather have this much lighter phone though, and a report said that the S6 Edge+ gets better battery life than the Note5 as well. Cheers!
VERY impressed. Once I got over the removable battery and SD card exclusion, this phone is perfect. I haven't ran the battery down from 100% yet so I can't comment on that. Some differences from the Note 4:
1. Ultra Power Saving mode turns on and off much faster
2. In bright sunlight you can notice the little grid pattern on the SuperAMOLED display. Not too annoying when you realize that getting a replacement isn't going to fix it. Though I think it is more noticeable than on the Note 4.
3. The screen is bright in sunlight but not WOW!!! bright.
4. Performance is fantastic. I actually re-enabled transitions in developer mode because of how quickly they show and it doesn't waste time at 1.0x
5. AT&T came with LOTS of bloat, more than the Note 4. You can disable most of it, though. I also use S Launcher (formerly Galaxy Launcher) to hide some from my drawer that can't be disabled.
6. The screen is amazing! I didn't like the S6 Edge much but the size of the Edge+ is perfect for a curved edge display.
7. The camera is very good, an incremental improvement from the Note 4.
8. The OS display and apps use the same size as the S6 Edge, but with more screen real estate, as opposed to the Note 4 which simply blew everything larger essentially keeping the same proportions. You actually get more space on this device.
9. My favorite Alarm tone is gone, but the new ones are good enough to switch to a new one.
10. Double tap to open camera is FAST
11. Finger print sensor is much improved. It is where it should have been from day one. I registered two finger prints twice and it recognizes it most of the time. Just make sure you put your whole print over the button, and not "just the tip".
12. Reception seems to be the same as before.
13. Call clarity is excellent.
14. The loudspeaker is surprisingly good, better than I expected, and I have no complaints.
15. 32GB should be plenty if I utilize Dropbox. Most of the space on my Note 4 internal storage was being taken for videos.
16. It appears from the settings that UHD video recording does NOT have the new VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization). 1080p does, though. I am unsure about the state of Optical Image Stabilization on these devices.
17. I highly recommend S Launcher if you like TouchWiz but want to customize it way further and it uses the Note 4 stock icons.
18. I also recommend using SwipePad on this device, as the edge display functionality pales in comparison to SwipePad.
19. AT&T box came with headphones.
20. It's not as comfortable to hold as the Note 4 but not uncomfortable overall. Nothing to complain about in that department.
Forgot to add:
21. The black version is actually midnight blue, and doesn't show fingerprints as much as the Platinum Gold. It isn't much of a fingerprint magnet at all when viewing the back from most angles. On certain angles they will show, though. Not an issue for me. The design is nice!
22. The phone is very thin and light. Like, very! My favorite thing about it so far is the design.
23. It doesn't feel like a phablet when you hold it, just like a big smartphone since it is noticeable narrower then the Notes. It isn't much taller than the Note 4, about a millimeter or less.
24. S Health is really cool.
edit 2: Battery life is satisfactory. I'm at 8% with about 11 and a half hours of use time. A little over 3 hours screen in time with it on high brightness most of the time. It says I have about 43 minutes of use left on 8%. So there you have it! The phone is amazing. The best feature is the design which includes the screen and of course the thinness and lightness, followed by performance. I don't miss the S Pen or S apps, though S Note was fun to play/draw with. I'd rather have this much lighter phone though, and a report said that the S6 Edge+ gets better battery life than the Note5 as well. Cheers!
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Yeah we do. We get all Sky Sports channels here - as long as you obviously have a sub to them
I am a little bit concerned about this aggressive app closure. The copius amounts of ram on my Note 3 and its ability to have many things open is one of the reasons why I love it so much.
Surely Samsung are going to fix this issue sooner rather than later?
Surely Samsung are going to fix this issue sooner rather than later?
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge receives ‘Advanced Smartphone 2015-2016′ award from EISA
http://www.sammobile.com/2015/08/26...dvanced-smartphone-2015-2016-award-from-eisa/
http://www.sammobile.com/2015/08/26...dvanced-smartphone-2015-2016-award-from-eisa/
This is so deserved. I am on my third Edge (within a timespan of two weeks) now because the first two devices were defective but I know that this was simply down to bad luck and could have happened with pretty much any manufacturer. Now that I own a fully functional and flawless device, I can say that this is by far the best phone I've ever owned. It'll be tough for Apple - or any other manufacturer - to top it.
Do you happen to know if the AT&T version comes with Chinese & Japanese language options? Back when I had the AT&T S4 it didn't so I'm not sure if that has changed or not since then.
Iphone 6 and 6+ sells 10million phones in first three days worldwide.
Note 5 and Edge plus sells 15 thousand in US and 100 thousand in korea in first week.
They also sold 20 thousand S6 and S6 edge in first 10 days in US
These are apparently good numbers for Samsung.
Looks like poor numbers to me from a relative business point of view.
This also makes a mockery out of the Android vs IOS market share. True android vs iOS market share is Samsung top end phones vs iphones
Note 5 and Edge plus sells 15 thousand in US and 100 thousand in korea in first week.
They also sold 20 thousand S6 and S6 edge in first 10 days in US
These are apparently good numbers for Samsung.
Looks like poor numbers to me from a relative business point of view.
This also makes a mockery out of the Android vs IOS market share. True android vs iOS market share is Samsung top end phones vs iphones
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Samsung seems to be taking cues from Microsoft, stupid decisions and they won't figure it out until they lose the war. It's a shame, but I won't step back to Samsung products until they wake up.
Source?
Pretty hard to sell 20k when they are forecasted to sell 70 million by year end
Care to explain what the stupid decisions are? Other than not releasing the Note5 in Europe, I can't figure out what you're talking about on the mobile end. I own the S6 Edge+ and it's by far the best phone I've ever used, and makes the iPhone 6 Plus look and feel like a dinosaur. Especially given that is it expected to have almost the exact same design for another year.
More reviews are starting to come out:
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/review-samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-note-5/
http://www.greenbot.com/article/297...ger-curved-phone-is-great-if-unnecessary.html
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/review-samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-note-5/
http://www.greenbot.com/article/297...ger-curved-phone-is-great-if-unnecessary.html
Just received the two cases I ordered from Amazon. These are S6 Edge cases, not for the Plus. Will post photos later!
Edit: do you guys think I should post in the old S6 Edge thread, or is it fine if I post the photos here?
Post here. No point trying to keep two edge threads going
They're basically identical devices other than size and bit extra ram. So yeah - may as well post here