The best of both worlds would be if they was a GPE edition for Samsung phones! I would be all over a GPE S6!I think samsung gets a bad rap because they were THE tinkerers device before knox on the GS4 (which was sprung in an OTA too), they did a complete about face
and thanks for the knowledge
its hard to tell these power user types that want full access not to buy the best hardware though
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Its not the knox environment some people have issue with.
It's the tying of your 'consumer hardware warranty' to it that upsets & inchonvieneces people.
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That would be sweet ...
i think I would faint, and have to start thinking of justifications for my wife
I've read that too
Yeah it seems intermittent. But the mere fact they can refuse is still wrong - especially if you recall a good while back I did an emergency recovery in Kies and it tripped my Knox flag and had not rooted or run any custom roms or anything.
Now it didn't effect me because i sold the phone - but if I needed to avail of hardware service I could have been refused - and in the end did nothing but used their own software. If they refused service - how could I prove them different.
That seems wrong.
I suspect you will see the demos before Friday. Do you set up the smartphones in the mobile dept?
Had a job interview today, and afterwards went to the Samsung Galaxy Studio in Soho. Got a really chatty salesperson. He told me that the store won't have the phone unlocked (yes, I know epicrayban confirmed this, but I didn't hurt to ask again), but B&H Photo and Best Buy will. He said B&H should have it day one, but it will most likely be the international version. He also told me the US was only getting the Black, Gold, and White version - I hope he's wrong about that because I know some people had their hearts set on getting that one.
Hope you get the job!
Does anyone know if the international version will work on Tmobile's voice and data (including HSPA+ and LTE, etc.)?
Depends on the frequency. I think band 1,2, 3,4, 5,7, 12, 17, 21 are all supported by T-Mobile.
Thanks for the info! Good Luck on the job!
Thanks guys!
epicrayban, I did tell the sales guy I had T-mobile and he said the International version may "mess with the 4G", but I think what nviz22 said is accurate.
I guess I'll just get this through T-Mobile officially. Hopefully they'll have the 64 gig option in gold.
Wow, To come to think about it, a Emerald Green phone looks cool
! For the first time ever, I am moving to Samsung (just as my second phone where I switch the sims out) and, I am starting to feel that the S6 is the hidden gem that I have not stumbled upon! It has specs 4 years ahead of a iPhone and, once it is released, I can decide the truth about this phone. Hopefully, it will be a keeper !
Wow, To come to think about it, a Emerald Green phone looks cool
It has specs 4 years ahead of a iPhone and, once it is released, I can decide the truth about this phone. Hopefully, it will be a keeper !
It may have specs ahead of an iPhone, but performance remains to be seen.
I guess it would not be fair to compare an ip6 Plus and Nexus 6 because they are phablets but that is what I am going to do because they are my top performers. On the android side for its size, my test will be the Moto X 2014 for performance. I don't have an ip6 but that would be interesting.
I think or at least hope the S6 is a top dog amongst rivals where applicable.
I think Samsung has a good product cycle with their flagship line, honestly.
S6 at the top of the year to compete with standard smartphone devices. This, ideally, helps start the year off right for their mobile division.
Then the Note 5 towards the end of the year, after all major players announce/release their flagships (presumably HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony, and Apple, of course) so they can compete on that end too.
Not a bad annual plan. As long as they keep pushing the boundaries.
It's better than what HTC is doing. They just look and sound like a mess.
S6 at the top of the year to compete with standard smartphone devices. This, ideally, helps start the year off right for their mobile division.
Then the Note 5 towards the end of the year, after all major players announce/release their flagships (presumably HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony, and Apple, of course) so they can compete on that end too.
Not a bad annual plan. As long as they keep pushing the boundaries.
It's better than what HTC is doing. They just look and sound like a mess.
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Wow, very long and extensive preview of the S6. 40+ mins long. I did not sit through the whole thing.
Comes to show that real world performance is the most important aspect. The iPhone 6/6+ perform really despite it's "lack of hardware." That is because it's not labour intensive with the apps running in the background as the Android devices are. iOS is meant to work to do the job and nothing more. Apple hardly sells innovation, rather they sell a fixed consistent experience. Reviewers can say all they want about lag and the like. In my real world experience with the Note 4, I have seen lag w/o animations with my messaging app freezing or hiccupping a lot. I expect lag free, but my iPhone 5C also hiccups at times, so 99% of the time of accuracy is a reasonable expectation with a 5C if anything. With the Note 4, it's more like 85-88% lol.
9 hours of use and 67% of battery remaining that's pretty good.
At the end of that 44 mins presentation he finished with 55% still pretty nice.
What i'm only waiting for to make a purchase decision is if im gonna be able to uninstall all my cell provider bloatware....TELCEL
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WOW, I didn't realize the gold one was so freakin nice looking in that video. I can't wait for the Note 5 now.
The reviews are pouring in....
Can't wait to get my hands on one tomorrow at BB.
http://www.stuff.tv/samsung/galaxy-s6/review
Can't wait to get my hands on one tomorrow at BB.
http://www.stuff.tv/samsung/galaxy-s6/review