Galaxy S6

[Tig Bitties]

Not sure TB. But while you are driving do you have the ability to plug into a power source? The S6 boasts it can charge for 10 minutes and give 4 hours of battery life. So that might work for you.

That is pretty impressive. A quick 10 minute charge will give a fresh 4 hours of use again ? That's amazing.

So if the phone is in the red, and down to like 19%, just plug it in for only 10 minutes, and I have another 4 hours of use to go ? With no gimped features and power saving mode ? Full normal usage ?

 

[kevinof]

Right but that's with the turbo charger - not a usb one from a car delivering ~1amp. I have the Moto X 2014 and got the turbo charger but to install it in my car I had to have an invertor installed so I could run the turbo charger off mains level.

Works great though!

Not sure TB. But while you are driving do you have the ability to plug into a power source? The S6 boasts it can charge for 10 minutes and give 4 hours of battery life. So that might work for you.

 

[jamezr]

That is pretty impressive. A quick 10 minute charge will give a fresh 4 hours of use again ? That's amazing.

So if the phone is in the red, and down to like 19%, just plug it in for only 10 minutes, and I have another 4 hours of use to go ? With no gimped features and power saving mode ? Full normal usage ?

That is what they are advertising. It still remains to be seen of course since no one has the phone yet. But this is a big bragging point for them.

According to reliable sources who spoke to the site, the Galaxy S6 will pack a 2,600 mAh battery that will feature fast-charging technology and wireless charging support. In January, BGR reported the handset will have a 2,550 mAh battery that can offer up to four hours of usage on a 10-minute charge.

http://bgr.com/2015/02/16/galaxy-s6-vs-galaxy-s5-battery/

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Right but that's with the turbo charger - not a usb one from a car delivering ~1amp. I have the Moto X 2014 and got the turbo charger but to install it in my car I had to have an invertor installed so I could run the turbo charger off mains level.

Works great though!

Thats is a great point! I didn't think of that. But the power inverter is a great solution. I have one for camping trips that i can use.

 

[mclld]

I work out in the field majority of my workdays, and for me, I need a phone that gets in at least 5-6 hour screen on time, to make it through my busy days.

I have owned 13 different Android flagship phones, the past 5+ years. And have noticed which phones lasted me a full day with zero worries about battery life. On a workday, I am hammering my phone all day, with tons of e-mails, lots of phone calls, texts, GPS navigation, web surfing, etc... all day long. And my top phones to last no problem are;

#1 = iPhone 6 Plus - by bedtime still have 30% - 40% battery life left
#2 = Galaxy Note 2 - this old classic was a beast, by bedtime would have approx 25% - 30% left
#3 = OnePlus One - This one surprised me, and by bedtime would have approx 20% battery life after a heavy workday.

These other two are pretty good too, but not as good ass the above three. #4 being my Nexus 6 and #5 the HTC One M8, but the M8 had to be babied, and monitored, half the time would be in the red by dinner time.

My usage is unplugging the phone with 100% full charge at 6:00am each morning, and not putting back on the charger until 11:00pm. So that's around 17 hours each day off the charger.

So will the new S6 be anywhere near my top 3 ?

Maybe I am mistaking you for someone else but were you not ranting and carrying on about why would people want this, HTC is better etc? If so, why the change?

 

[MRU]

That is pretty impressive. A quick 10 minute charge will give a fresh 4 hours of use again ? That's amazing.

No ... your reading into that too much

A 10 minute charge will give 10 hours battery life - that's 10 hours without screen on of course - much like officially on a full charge our phones are quoted for 40-50 hours battery life.

Essentially 10 min fast charge should get you maybe 20-25% battery which would give you 10 hours talk time as they call it and a few hours normal usage (likely 1-1.5 hour actual physical screen on time)

This is still good - but the way Samsung are marketing this very ambiguously is misleading people into thinking 10 mins = a full 10 hours of usage charge , which is not really accurate. But it is clever marketing.

 

[Dolorian]

GSMarena put up a review of the S6 recently:

Samsung Galaxy S6 review: Subject Zero

 

[kevinof]

I forgot to charge my phone the other night but plugged it in when I got into the car next morning. 20 minutes driving across London and my phone was up to 60% charge, which did me for the rest of the day.

It's very useful and great for those times you forget to stick it on charge. There's a local cafe near me that thinking of putting them at each table which would be really great.

No ... your reading into that too much

A 10 minute charge will give 10 hours battery life - that's 10 hours without screen on of course - much like officially on a full charge our phones are quoted for 40-50 hours battery life.

Essentially 10 min fast charge should get you maybe 20-25% battery which would give you 10 hours talk time as they call it and a few hours normal usage (likely 1-1.5 hour actual physical screen on time)

This is still good - but the way Samsung are marketing this very ambiguously is misleading people into thinking 10 mins = a full 10 hours of usage charge , which is not really accurate. But it is clever marketing.

 

[jamezr]

No ... your reading into that too much

A 10 minute charge will give 10 hours battery life - that's 10 hours without screen on of course - much like officially on a full charge our phones are quoted for 40-50 hours battery life.

Essentially 10 min fast charge should get you maybe 20-25% battery which would give you 10 hours talk time as they call it and a few hours normal usage (likely 1-1.5 hour actual physical screen on time)

This is still good - but the way Samsung are marketing this very ambiguously is misleading people into thinking 10 mins = a full 10 hours of usage charge , which is not really accurate. But it is clever marketing.

I thought they said 10 minutes for about 4 hours charge? Where did you see 10 hours?

Underneath is an abundance of top-of-the-line hardware. One of the most impressive features of the Galaxy S6 Edge is its ability to charge up to 4 hours of use time in just 10 minutes.

http://www.popsci.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-features-immaculate-charging-time-and-beautiful-screen

 

[Tig Bitties]

My point is, I would love to get a phone like the S6, due to it's smaller size, and lighter wight = easier one handed use, and less fatigue on the wrist and carpel tunnel syndrome. But I need some pretty good battery life too. I am starting to get burned out on the LARGE smartphone craze lately. IMO 5.2" and no larger, is the perfect one handed size for me. 5.5" to 6" phones are too large for me to comfortably use one handed.

Just sucks that 'Phablet" sized phones are the only ones getting killer battery life, obviously due to their larger size, and big batteries. Just wish we could see 5" or so sized smaller phones, with beefy MAXX style batteries, giving them Phablet like battery life. It could be done.

 

[AppleRobert]

No removable battery so the Samsung rep at BB surmises we don't need to be concerned because rumor is it will have very good life. Time will tell.

He feels the S6 is a real looker, as good as the iPhone 6.

Disappointed I missed seeing it by a day although that was not realistic though because his boss was only in the store for a half hour.

The 27th is the projected date when it will be display at BB. I am hoping before that.

Damn, I am real interested after talking to the rep. I really like my N6 though and I have a 6 Plus and ...

 

[Fernandez21]

My point is, I would love to get a phone like the S6, due to it's smaller size, and lighter wight = easier one handed use, and less fatigue on the wrist and carpel tunnel syndrome. But I need some pretty good battery life too. I am starting to get burned out on the LARGE smartphone craze lately. IMO 5.2" and no larger, is the perfect one handed size for me. 5.5" to 6" phones are too large for me to comfortably use one handed.

Just sucks that 'Phablet" sized phones are the only ones getting killer battery life, obviously due to their larger size, and big batteries. Just wish we could see 5" or so sized smaller phones, with beefy MAXX style batteries, giving them Phablet like battery life. It could be done.

Have you thought about getting a smaller phone with a battery case? I know there are plenty available for the iPhone and I'm sure they'll be some for the GS6.

 

[MRU]

Galaxy S6

I thought they said 10 minutes for about 4 hours charge? Where did you see 10 hours?



http://www.popsci.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-features-immaculate-charging-time-and-beautiful-screen

Misread it


For me personally battery isn't a worry or a buying concern. No for me it will be availability and more importantly price that will dictate if and when I purchase. Not willing to pay OTT pricing and not interested in the standard S6 at all...

 

[epicrayban]

I work out in the field majority of my workdays, and for me, I need a phone that gets in at least 5-6 hour screen on time, to make it through my busy days.

I have owned 13 different Android flagship phones, the past 5+ years. And have noticed which phones lasted me a full day with zero worries about battery life. On a workday, I am hammering my phone all day, with tons of e-mails, lots of phone calls, texts, GPS navigation, web surfing, etc... all day long. And my top phones to last no problem are;

#1 = iPhone 6 Plus - by bedtime still have 30% - 40% battery life left
#2 = Galaxy Note 2 - this old classic was a beast, by bedtime would have approx 25% - 30% left
#3 = OnePlus One - This one surprised me, and by bedtime would have approx 20% battery life after a heavy workday.

These other two are pretty good too, but not as good ass the above three. #4 being my Nexus 6 and #5 the HTC One M8, but the M8 had to be babied, and monitored, half the time would be in the red by dinner time.

My usage is unplugging the phone with 100% full charge at 6:00am each morning, and not putting back on the charger until 11:00pm. So that's around 17 hours each day off the charger.

So will the new S6 be anywhere near my top 3 ?

Probably not. Again, it's not a phablet. I'm sure the properties and abilities of a phablet do not need to be explained to you. That explains the impressive battery life. The S6 is not a phablet. I don't know why you're measuring it up against them. Again, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. And given your past posts about the S6, one can't help but feel like you're using this false comparison to further put down the device.

Where are you getting the "S6 could have Note 2-like battery life" comparison? Just curious.

EDIT: I've caught up on the thread.



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Good points thx. Just wish I could find a phone with phablet like battery life, but not so large. I am starting to get a little tired of large smartphones. My 6 Plus and OnePlus One, are just a tad too big for my comfortable use, and my Wife's Nexus 6 is a joke it's so huge, no way can that thing be one handed. I found my One M8 and old S4 to be very easy for one handed use and comfortable, but their battery life was just ok.

Too bad the Motorola MAXX battery tech isn't found in new smartphones. Imagine a slightly thicker S6, but with a 3,500mAh battery in it ��

I just read some site or someone's posts saying the new S6 was tested as having similar battery life as the old Note 2. Which would be amazing, but having a hard time believing.

Okay, I'm catching up on the thread. Yeah, you need a phablet. The S6 is not a phablet.

However, I do hope it achieves what you read about the Note 2 comparison.

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My point is, I would love to get a phone like the S6, due to it's smaller size, and lighter wight = easier one handed use, and less fatigue on the wrist and carpel tunnel syndrome. But I need some pretty good battery life too. I am starting to get burned out on the LARGE smartphone craze lately. IMO 5.2" and no larger, is the perfect one handed size for me. 5.5" to 6" phones are too large for me to comfortably use one handed.

Just sucks that 'Phablet" sized phones are the only ones getting killer battery life, obviously due to their larger size, and big batteries. Just wish we could see 5" or so sized smaller phones, with beefy MAXX style batteries, giving them Phablet like battery life. It could be done.

I think you can use battery packs. Or somehow find a way to charge mid-point in the day. As others have said, with Quick Charging tech, you can add a lot of juice for little time.

Or as others have suggested, go into power saving mode. External battery packs sound like your best bet, though. Or wait for the S6 Active. It'll likely be a little thicker to achieve waterproofing and will likely keep the user-replaceable battery. Weren't there rumors that it'll sport a hefty 3,500 mAh battery, too?

Would you consider the S5? After the S6, it'll be more affordable too.

EDIT: Actually, the better phone suggestion for you might be the Sony Xperia Z3. Have you considered that? The battery life on that is off the charts for a device that size.

And if you're willing to wait, maybe the Z4 will continue that tradition. Waterproof too. Just what you were looking for.

 

[epicrayban]

I'm beginning to worry less about battery life, too.

Especially because I plan to have a wireless charger at work. As I said before, the wireless charger isn't so much about not fiddling with cables anymore. The benefit really lies in putting your phone's idle time to good use. Instead of just sitting on my office desk, it'll sit on the charging pad and be charging anytime I'm not using it.

And as others have stated, I actually forgot about the battery saving mode features. Coupled with that, I'm pretty sure my device will last me all day long.

Having said that, if it turns out that the reviews all unanimously say the S6 has horrible battery life, then I'll have to reconsider the S6. Time will tell, I guess.

 

[Tig Bitties]

A little review from a real person. I read this on another tech forum. His initials A.H.



Had a good 30 minutes playing around with the S6 and Edge at the Samsung Experience store in Central London. I went there with high hopes, haven't owned anything Samsung since the S3, but I was surprised by how completely underwhelmed I was. Don't get me wrong, the screens are off the charts great, as is the camera, but the Edge didn't feel nice in hand at all. Neither had the heft or feel that screams premium(and that was expense of worse batttery life than the S5 as fully reviewed in GSM Arena!). UX is much improved, but it's still bloody Touchwizz which feels as slow as walking through treacle compared to Stock or Sense. I just don't think the beautiful screen and the camera is enough for me to compromise for losing battery life, putting up with crap mono speaker, Touchwizz. Maybe I'll wait for the Note 5 Edge or G4.

I don't take any issue with non-removable batteries because, as long as they are good quality lithium-polymer, SOCs are good enough now to get through at least a day. What I do absolutely take issue with, is making a phone thinner by 0.1 to try compete with iphone 6, at the expense of extra battery, when it is a complete non-issue to everyone except Jony Ive. Android users would happily take extra battery life for the sake of 1-2mm thickness 100%.
I'm not completely happy about the loss of SD slot. I use cloud services as little as possible, and certainly wouldn't touch anything Microsoft, and I would at least like the choice. Both options are very cheap, I don't know why OEMs get away with charging premiums for it. Besides, any tinkerers out there prefer an SD for flashing ROMs etc, whenever possible, which is actually one of the reasons Google/OEMs are happy to see it go...Good for them to remove choices, bad for consumers...

 

[jamezr]

A little review from a real person. I read this on another tech forum. His initials A.H.



Had a good 30 minutes playing around with the S6 and Edge at the Samsung Experience store in Central London. I went there with high hopes, haven't owned anything Samsung since the S3, but I was surprised by how completely underwhelmed I was. Don't get me wrong, the screens are off the charts great, as is the camera, but the Edge didn't feel nice in hand at all. Neither had the heft or feel that screams premium(and that was expense of worse batttery life than the S5 as fully reviewed in GSM Arena!). UX is much improved, but it's still bloody Touchwizz which feels as slow as walking through treacle compared to Stock or Sense. I just don't think the beautiful screen and the camera is enough for me to compromise for losing battery life, putting up with crap mono speaker, Touchwizz. Maybe I'll wait for the Note 5 Edge or G4.

I don't take any issue with non-removable batteries because, as long as they are good quality lithium-polymer, SOCs are good enough now to get through at least a day. What I do absolutely take issue with, is making a phone thinner by 0.1 to try compete with iphone 6, at the expense of extra battery, when it is a complete non-issue to everyone except Jony Ive. Android users would happily take extra battery life for the sake of 1-2mm thickness 100%.
I'm not completely happy about the loss of SD slot. I use cloud services as little as possible, and certainly wouldn't touch anything Microsoft, and I would at least like the choice. Both options are very cheap, I don't know why OEMs get away with charging premiums for it. Besides, any tinkerers out there prefer an SD for flashing ROMs etc, whenever possible, which is actually one of the reasons Google/OEMs are happy to see it go...Good for them to remove choices, bad for consumers...

Spoken from a rom flashers point of view. But you will not be able to flash roms on the S6 just like you can't on the S5 and N4 they have locked bootloaders except (i think) for the international version. I do agree about the SD Card. I mean HTC can keep it in their M9 why can't Samsung?

 

[epicrayban]

A little review from a real person. I read this on another tech forum. His initials A.H.



Had a good 30 minutes playing around with the S6 and Edge at the Samsung Experience store in Central London. I went there with high hopes, haven't owned anything Samsung since the S3, but I was surprised by how completely underwhelmed I was. Don't get me wrong, the screens are off the charts great, as is the camera, but the Edge didn't feel nice in hand at all. Neither had the heft or feel that screams premium(and that was expense of worse batttery life than the S5 as fully reviewed in GSM Arena!). UX is much improved, but it's still bloody Touchwizz which feels as slow as walking through treacle compared to Stock or Sense. I just don't think the beautiful screen and the camera is enough for me to compromise for losing battery life, putting up with crap mono speaker, Touchwizz. Maybe I'll wait for the Note 5 Edge or G4.

I don't take any issue with non-removable batteries because, as long as they are good quality lithium-polymer, SOCs are good enough now to get through at least a day. What I do absolutely take issue with, is making a phone thinner by 0.1 to try compete with iphone 6, at the expense of extra battery, when it is a complete non-issue to everyone except Jony Ive. Android users would happily take extra battery life for the sake of 1-2mm thickness 100%.
I'm not completely happy about the loss of SD slot. I use cloud services as little as possible, and certainly wouldn't touch anything Microsoft, and I would at least like the choice. Both options are very cheap, I don't know why OEMs get away with charging premiums for it. Besides, any tinkerers out there prefer an SD for flashing ROMs etc, whenever possible, which is actually one of the reasons Google/OEMs are happy to see it go...Good for them to remove choices, bad for consumers...

Is this guy suggesting Samsung only decided on the 6.8 thinnest of the S6 after the iPhone 6 came out? I'm not sure how long it takes to design a phone and then QC it and finalize it, but to think it all came about in the latter quarter of the previous year sounds a bit of a stretch?

Personally, I'm not that worried about battery life, but will definitely wait for reviews.

As for the TouchWiz not being light enough, that is now my biggest concern.

@Tig Bitties, seriously though, have you considered the Sony Xperia Z3?

 

[MRU]

As for the TouchWiz not being light enough, that is now my biggest concern.

The 3gb should be enough to alleviate this concern over the S5 ...

Although my lollipop note 4 issues would scream otherwise.


Also in regards to thinness the Alpha came out before the iPhone 6 and is thinner - so yeah I'm sure they plan design before iPhone 6 rather than a reaction to it. It was more a reaction to the general consumer seemingly wanting thinner devices .... Yet ironically I'm sure we'd all settle for an extra mil or two for increased battery life. But being the 'thinnest' is now seen as some extra premium benchmark for nothing else but marketing .....

 

[Osamede]

The Iphone 6 was an upgrade to their previous Apple device, forget the Apple is two year old android technology analogy. Apple users see a bigger phone with better specs, case closed.

Uh no. You don't get to pretend away inconvenient facts.

The iphone 6 was a way over due update, and one that did not even reach par with current benchmark devices. That's the reality.

In this light laughable for anyone to nitpick about how much more did the s6 go beyond the S5. Basically the S6 is taking most of what is in the Note 4 and Note Edge and shrinking it down to the size of the Galaxy size devices. Sorry but that's just so far ahead that it's sick.

 

[AppleRobert]

Uh no. You don't get to pretend away inconvenient facts.

The iphone 6 was a way over due update, and one that did not even reach par with current benchmark devices. That's the reality.

In this light laughable for anyone to nitpick about how much more did the s6 go beyond the S5. Basically the S6 is taking most of what is in the Note 4 and Note Edge and shrinking it down to the size of the Galaxy size devices. Sorry but that's just so far ahead that it's sick.

Forget benchmark devices, thinking you mean device specs instead. As far as benchmarks, pretty sure the iPhones scored well. AND with 1gb of ram.

Folks swarmed to the new iPhones in droves, lines at nearby local stores for weeks after launch. Even with Apple anticipating large demand and making stock on hand more available than ever it still did not matter.

Samsung changed the design with their Alpha, we know how that sold. Now ridding things Iphones never had in the first place, we will see how the S6 stacks up as far as demand. Might not even matter it is a shrunk down Note, time will tell.

 

[epicrayban]

Forget benchmark devices, thinking you mean device specs instead. As far as benchmarks, pretty sure the iPhones scored well. AND with 1gb of ram.

Folks swarmed to the new iPhones in droves, lines at nearby local stores for weeks after launch. Even with Apple anticipating large demand and making stock on hand more available than ever it still did not matter.

Samsung changed the design with their Alpha, we know how that sold. Now ridding things Iphones never had in the first place, we will see how the S6 stacks up as far as demand. Might not even matter it is a shrunk down Note, time will tell.

Shrunk down note? Where the stylus? Where's the user replaceable battery? The SD card?

I think it's going for more than a shrunk down note.

 

[AppleRobert]

Shrunk down note? Where the stylus? Where's the user replaceable battery? The SD card?

I think it's going for more than a shrunk down note.

That was the last poster's perspective, whatever they felt in what way that was the case I don't feel it really matters considering the S line will always be their bread and butter for sales.

 

[epicrayban]

I really wonder if the Gold S6 looks good or not. Sometimes it's hard to tell cause of the lighting and reflections. For example, it doesn't quite look as good here:

Looks down right bad here:

What's with it looking like silver sometimes?

 

[MRU]

I really wonder if the Gold S6 looks good or not. Sometimes it's hard to tell cause of the lighting and reflections. For example, it doesn't quite look as good here:

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Looks down right bad here:

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What's with it looking like silver sometimes?

Yeah that's why I thought there was a silver one .... Weird isn't it.

 

[Truefan31]

I really wonder if the Gold S6 looks good or not. Sometimes it's hard to tell cause of the lighting and reflections. For example, it doesn't quite look as good here:

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Looks down right bad here:

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What's with it looking like silver sometimes?

The 1st pic is somewhat ok but the 2nd pic looks awful.

Imo the gold 5s looks better than the gold 6.