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Galaxy S6

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Don't even know what all this really means, but it sounds good: http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-exynos-7420-closer-look-592117/

A closer look at the Galaxy S6’s Exynos 7420 SoC


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LIVEFRMNYC said:
Another feature Samsung did is the ability to remotely put your phone on Ultra Power saving mode, so the battery doesn't run out before you find it.

http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/samsung-galaxy-s6-specs
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This is part of the reason why I'm not that worried they took away the user-replaceable battery. I can understand why people might find that a deal-breaker, but I'm okay with it.

And the fact that fast charging AND wireless charging both exist, I'm not that worried. The plan would probably be to keep a wireless charger both at work and at home, so that whenever I put the phone down, I'll simply put it down on the wireless charging pad, instead of say the table that the charging pad is on.

And if the Exynos processor and Ultra battery saving mode and all the other battery promises/optimizations prove to hold true, I think it'll be just great.

Either way, can't wait for real world reviews/results.
 
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hot spare

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New photos upload in GSMArena website.

Some 1:1 crops:

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mclld

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That is pretty amazing, do both of the new Galaxies have the same camera?
 
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The Game 161

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Removable battery being removed annoyed me bit given the speed to charge and the portable battery kit available I don't think it will be an issue
 
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The Game 161 said:
Removable battery being removed annoyed me bit given the speed to charge and the portable battery kit available I don't think it will be an issue
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That what i was thinking too. I mean you can charge it in your car or anywhere for 10 minutes and get what did they say 4 hours? That is soo awesome!
 
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jamezr said:
That what i was thinking too. I mean you can charge it in your car or anywhere for 10 minutes and get what did they say 4 hours? That is soo awesome!
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Will take a while to get used to it but those times are unreal

They were right when they said 0 to 50 in 30 mins with note 4
 
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The Game 161 said:
Will take a while to get used to it but those times are unreal

They were right when they said 0 to 50 in 30 mins with note 4
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Out of interest does fast charging effect battery life ? I know it shouldn't in theory but has it in your experience. The fact that the option to turn off fast charging in settings makes me wonder why you would want to turn it off if it doesn't ?
 
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MRU said:
The fact that the option to turn off fast charging in settings makes me wonder why you would want to turn it off if it doesn't ?
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Probably cause people use 3rd party batteries that might not be compatible with fast charging.
 
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Before you get too excited about this phone, you may want to wait to see how bad this hardware issue may be.

According to new reports coming out of Asia, the newly-unveiled Samsung Galaxy S6 and SGS6 edge handsets both suffer from a pretty grievous fault — in the form of a display error that stops them properly reading touch inputs around the bezel.
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Video shows the problem in action. Since it is a hardware problem, there is no software fix for it.

 
jamezr

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JackieInCo said:
Before you get too excited about this phone, you may want to wait to see how bad this hardware issue may be.



Video shows the problem in action. Since it is a hardware problem, there is no software fix for it.

YouTube: video
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Really??? that was it? You really need to try harder than that. Haters gonna hate!
 
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JackieInCo said:
I have a Note 4 and Note Edge. Why would I be hating?
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That video shows nothing...........do i expect to be able to write on the curve edge of that screen? No..... This people trying to find something to complain about. The sky is falling.....the sky is falling.
 
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jamezr said:
That video shows nothing...........do i expect to be able to write on the curve edge of that screen? No..... This people trying to find something to complain about. The sky is falling.....the sky is falling.
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Well the article mentions how many apps use gestures and this will affect how those apps perform.

Imagine the iPhone has this bug and trying to swipe from the edge to go back a page in Safari and you can't because the screen doesn't register your swipe properly.
 
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JackieInCo said:
Well the article mentions how many apps use gestures and this will affect how those apps perform.
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Did you see the presentation? They demonstrated the gestures and they all worked perfectly.
I think some out there wanted to be sensationalistic and put stuff out there as click bait.
 
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JackieInCo said:
Before you get too excited about this phone, you may want to wait to see how bad this hardware issue may be.



Video shows the problem in action. Since it is a hardware problem, there is no software fix for it.

YouTube: video
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It being that close to the edge shouldn't be a problem, this is actually probably how they got good touch rejection on the edge, instead of smart software they just disabled the touch around the boarder.
 
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MRU said:
Out of interest does fast charging effect battery life ? I know it shouldn't in theory but has it in your experience. The fact that the option to turn off fast charging in settings makes me wonder why you would want to turn it off if it doesn't ?
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I've always kept it on and had no issues. Get over a days usage. Which is all I need from my phone really
 
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MRU said:
Out of interest does fast charging effect battery life ? I know it shouldn't in theory but has it in your experience. The fact that the option to turn off fast charging in settings makes me wonder why you would want to turn it off if it doesn't ?
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I think it may degrade the battery faster, but not sure if it affects new batteries the same way it used to affect older batteries.
 
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Thank god they did this. It's for better one handed use so your Palm don't register touches from the reduced bezzle
 
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