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Galaxy S6
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With what you have been going through I strongly advise dumping the one you have while you can. You already got the restocking fee waived.
Better off safe than sorry. Try another in the future.
You're not telling me anything as I own and can S6 can speak on the experience.
Consider it's not the device. It might be you and your perception on how print readers work in the world compared to what you imagine.
Did you not say about Touch ID:
The back button is grand for me as a lefty
In regards to lag in the keyboard are both your devices same carrier version as each other?
I'm wondering if this is specific to that carrier rom / firmware.
Not sure what version he has, but I have the at&t model. I started with the 32gb, but like technarchy, I loved the phone so much I swapped it out for the 64gb. Duel wielding this phone with the iphone 6 plus is the perfect combo for me right now, at least until the note 5 and 6s come out. Though I kinda feel bad for keeping my note 4 in the drawer, it was a pretty expensive device that I only used for 3 months. If another month goes by and I still don't miss using it, then Craigslist will be it's next home.
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It could also be his finger print. I have seen in some iphone forums where certain fingerprints give touch id problems, it could be he has one of those types.
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it might be possible its too fast or sensitive, meaning you might not have your finger all the way down on it when it finishes it's first scan. How do you unlock it? Do you press the home button, lift your finger, and then press down on it to scan? if so, either lift your finger higher and then press back down to scan, or try not lifting your finger at all and hold it to see if that helps. If not then either you may have a dud or it could possibly be your fingerprints are hard to read for the scanner since you seem to have this same issue with the iphone.
I held on to my Note 4 for 7 days before sending back to AT&T. Just in case. I never really missed it or had any desire to use it after getting the S6. On occasion I did wish the SPen software worked on my S6, but I worked around it.
Entirely possible, but that's a personal issue/flaw and has nothing to do with the S6 or Touch ID.
If the feature doesn't work, don't use the feature or get a different phone, especially with all the S6's still being in the evaluation window for most buyers. Getting out is easy.
This is possible. Mine unlocks for my left index finger every time, but struggles with my left thumb. Has less issues with my right thumb but still not as good as with my index finger.
I made two right thumb prints. First one straight on vertically and the second with it placing my thumb sideways so it has two to read so im not limited to doing it one way.
I press home button then hold for the finger print scanner. To answer that question. No lift unless it fails.
I lnow y device isn't a did cause whenever I purposefully put the device to sleep then wake and try it gets it on my first try. But whenever I wake my device from after a longer period of sleep,the first scan often fails. As of the device is still waking up. That or it takes longer. Where as immediate sleep and immediate wake the scan works fast and first.
Don't know how else to explain it.
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I was using GPS a bit today to be fair but that still feels like a big difference
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Already have done this. Two prints for each thumb in various angles etc. I own a 6. I know the tricks. This is just slower. More prone to misses.
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Not sure what the point of quoting my iPhone finger print scans is for other than to show I phones finger print scanner isn't very reliable either.
I font believe its user error because again, when it finals I try to place my thumb just the same way to make sure it isn't cause of the placement. And it works the second time. Also, I've got multiple prints to allow for various angles and placements already. Yet it still fails on placements that i know the frvicr should know. The angles should be covered.
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I guess it could be my finger print... Don't believe I had love a dud device.
EDIT: boy, typos galore in this post.
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OK guys I got an update.
Using WiFi most of the day I got 4 hours screen time and right now I'm past 4 hours and at 20% using LTE!
WiFi gets worst power consumption for me and I got 6 hours on LTE without power saving mode vs 4 and using power saving on wifi
Using WiFi most of the day I got 4 hours screen time and right now I'm past 4 hours and at 20% using LTE!
WiFi gets worst power consumption for me and I got 6 hours on LTE without power saving mode vs 4 and using power saving on wifi
Thanks for the update, it seems wifi and cell standby have some kind of correlation. On your screenshots with wifi off, it wasn't even on the chart. Everyone else's with wifi on its at the top or second
Something to remember about screen time and battery life, if you use your phone outdoors or near a sunny window the Auto brightness will boost brightness to up as high as 600 nits to maintain visibility which will burn your down your battery really quick.
This is hardly decent battery life at all...I'm missing something perhaps.
Galaxy S6
No...I get 8 hours on my iPhone 6, even with T-Mobile and weak signal in my area. Would love to switch to the s6 but this is why I'm still on the fence.
No...I get 8 hours on my iPhone 6, even with T-Mobile and weak signal in my area. Would love to switch to the s6 but this is why I'm still on the fence.
Not exactly........ Show me your Screen On Time SOT.
Below is my Galaxy S6 Edge with 35 hours useage and about 4 hours left til battery run out.
Galaxy S6
The Usage is my screen on time. Maybe it depends on exactly what those other users were doing, so I'll continue to follow this thread. I'm interested in the standard S6. Does the edge pack more battery life?
The Usage is my screen on time. Maybe it depends on exactly what those other users were doing, so I'll continue to follow this thread. I'm interested in the standard S6. Does the edge pack more battery life?
No it is not. Apple does not report the screen time. It says useage that's all. We use SOT as the barometer because the screen uses more battery than other components. You did not get 8 hours of screen time. You got 8 hours useage. Not the same.
Here is my usage.. It's says over 16 hours useage since last time the battery was charged.
