Official Android Discussion Thread

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Samsung Galaxy 6 and Samsung Galaxy 6 Edge

Processor

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa – Four cores run at 1.5GHz and four at 2.1GHz

64-bit processor built to a 14nm process

Memory and storage

3GB of LPDDR4 RAM

32GB, 64GB or 128GB of UFS 2.0 flash memory

Wireless

LTE category 6 modem (300mbps download)

802.11ac MIMO 620mbps

Bluetooth 4.1

Cameras

Front: 5-megapixel, f/1.9 lens and real-time HDR, wide-angle selfie

Rear: 16-megapixel, f/1.9 lens (34 per cent more light reaches the sensor than on the S5), smart optical image stabilization, launch by pressing and holding the home button in 0.7 seconds, tracking AF

Battery capacity

The phone has a fast-charge mode that gives it enough power for 2 hours of HD video playback or 4 hours of “normal” use in 10 minutes.

S6: 2550mAh

S6: Edge 2600mAh

Both phones support the two main wireless charging standards. WPC’s Qi and Powermat, which uses something called PMW (pulse width modulation). For reference, McDonalds uses Qi and Starbucks SBUX -1.11% users Powermat.

Screen

Quad-HD Super AMOLED display

S6: 1440 x 2560
S6 Edge: 1440 x 2660

Speaker

Bottom-mounted, 1.5x louder than the Galaxy S5
Amplifer built in for best quality sound

NFC

Compatible with most payment systems – MST, NFC and Barcode with magnetic stripe storage too

Security

Samsung Knox
Find my Mobile, reactivation lock, remote wipe, remote ultra power saving mode to keep the phone running and trackable for as long as possible

Dimensions and weight

S6: 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm 138g

S6: Edge 142 x 70.1 x 70mm 132g

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[Mabster]

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Samsung using their own processors now? Interesting move.

The M9 was announced too and it looks very very nice. I'll be sticking with HTC and Qualcomm this round too.

[TheMatrix31]

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I think I'll be sticking with HTC if I upgrade. I like the Samsung too though. I don't know. I like that fast-charging thing though.

We'll see, I guess. I'm still on an M7.

[Artman22]

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I'm on the iPhone 6 and was thinking about getting the M9, but I'm disappointed to hear that the camera isn't good still. It's just more megapixels which is a let down for me.


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[thaSLAB]

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I'm on the iPhone 6 and was thinking about getting the M9, but I'm disappointed to hear that the camera isn't good still. It's just more megapixels which is a let down for me.


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There's still some hope on the camera front for the M9, since the software isn't final yet. I think they are in a good place camera hardware-wise. They just need to bring it home with a good software companion.

The M8 camera output has improved a lot just from updates to the software, with a much lower resolution hardware.

Change of focus, a little, and I know we've discussed it briefly in this thread... but are there anymore android wear users out there? I currently have the moto360, and looking at a couple of new smart watches that were recently announced.

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[Mabster]

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I never pulled the trigger on android wear but those Huawei watches just announced might change my mind.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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The question for me now is.....the S6 or the S6 Edge

[thaSLAB]

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The question for me now is.....the S6 or the S6 Edge

I knew that would be the only dilemma for you! I think the Edge just has that cool factor about it.

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[Artman22]

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There's still some hope on the camera front for the M9, since the software isn't final yet. I think they are in a good place camera hardware-wise. They just need to bring it home with a good software companion.

The M8 camera output has improved a lot just from updates to the software, with a much lower resolution hardware.

Change of focus, a little, and I know we've discussed it briefly in this thread... but are there anymore android wear users out there? I currently have the moto360, and looking at a couple of new smart watches that were recently announced.

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The problem is that sometimes it's more than just software. I want to really try this phone out though. I'll wait to see what other media outlets say.


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[cake612]

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Finally made the switch back to Android after using an iPhone 5 the last 2 years. Went with a Nexus 6 and I've been very happy with it so far. I use google and chrome for pretty much everything now so it's nice that it's so easy to send stuff back and forth between my phone and other browsers/PCs.

I think the phone itself is pretty great. I wasn't sure about the size at first but after about a day of getting used to it I love it and honestly forget I have it in my pocket if it's on me. The screen is amazing and I've had no lag or performance issues at all and the battery seems to be pretty solid so far.

Nice to be back, the iPhone was just sort of by far the best phone at the time when I was up for a new contract but now it's a lot closer to even and I'm very happy with the Nexus so far.

[Trevelyan]

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Do you have 5.1 on the N6 yet? The performance gets much better.

[Jano]

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Indeed it is way smoother

[TheMatrix31]

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Went in to Sprint on a whim to see if they had a demo unit for the S6. I asked the guy about my upgrade eligibility because I know when I went in last August, I was eligible under their lease garbage but the person said I'd have to wait until April of 2015 for a regular upgrade.

Of course the guy today tells me I have to wait until August 1 to be eligible for the regular 2 year upgrade. What a joke. Doesn't even make sense because that won't make it 2 years. I got my last phone in late August of 2013. Cell phone companies are the worst. Just looked on Sprint and it says 8/1 too. And this salesman was an idiot. Saying completely wrong things about the S6 like what it's made of, etc.

Wonder if I can get them to give it to me in April like was said last time I went in, but if it's not in writing they can pretty much do what they want.

[fishepa]

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Went in to Sprint on a whim to see if they had a demo unit for the S6. I asked the guy about my upgrade eligibility because I know when I went in last August, I was eligible under their lease garbage but the person said I'd have to wait until April of 2015 for a regular upgrade.

Of course the guy today tells me I have to wait until August 1 to be eligible for the regular 2 year upgrade. What a joke. Doesn't even make sense because that won't make it 2 years. I got my last phone in late August of 2013. Cell phone companies are the worst. Just looked on Sprint and it says 8/1 too. And this salesman was an idiot. Saying completely wrong things about the S6 like what it's made of, etc.

Wonder if I can get them to give it to me in April like was said last time I went in, but if it's not in writing they can pretty much do what they want.

I agree that cell phone providers suck. It's just a racket.

[TheMatrix31]

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You guys think there's anyway I can convince them to give it to me in April? I know for damn sure they said April because it stuck in my mind as interesting and unexpected. I figure it's a lost cause but hey, maybe there's a way. If it were up to me, I'd be like "You wanna sell your flagship phone, right? You wanna make sure that S6es get moved, right? If so, you should honor what your salesperson said."