* The Official Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge Thread *

Muska · 1 Apr 2015 at 12:30

Had a play in store last week, Samsung really have outdone themselves with these!

If anyone is thinking of moving their Note 4 (white preferably) on to get one, give me a trust!

xGBHxPegasus · 1 Apr 2015 at 12:32

deadite66 said:
When you search for 'samsung galaxy s6 edge' on the rainforest the it no longer gives the link about being emailed when available for preorder.
wonder if that means preorders are happening today.

Spoke with amazon rep today and they advised the below:

Amazon Rep: I have checked with my internal team and can confirm that the item will be in stock with us once it releases and however since the alerts for customers have reached the maximum cut off it has been removed.

So it may not be as soon as we think

azibux1 · 1 Apr 2015 at 13:05

CNET full review is now up here

smokedog · 1 Apr 2015 at 13:11

I'm either going with Amazon.de depending on the exchange rate at the time or Mobilefun.

Gman · 1 Apr 2015 at 16:44

smokedog said:
I'm either going with Amazon.de depending on the exchange rate at the time or Mobilefun.

I went with mobilefun with the S4 had to wait a long time as they couldn't get stock. They wouldn't respond to emails and people had to communicate with them via twitter and facebook. But they were the cheapest.

smokedog · 1 Apr 2015 at 17:00

Gman said:
I went with mobilefun with the S4 had to wait a long time as they couldn't get stock. They wouldn't respond to emails and people had to communicate with them via twitter and facebook. But they were the cheapest.

I never liked Mobilefun, but like you said they are the cheapest (6% Quidco). I emailed them asking about when they expect stock, waiting on a response.

But for the sake of about a tenner, I might go with Handtec.

Jabbs · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:58

Do handtek charge for pre-orders straight away

gareth170 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:37

i won't be getting the s6. it seems they to trying get like apple abit

not having a remove able battery. so if the battery becomes faulty, the whole phone is useless.

plus they've removed the sd slot, which is a bad move.

having a glass back is silly because that could easy crack if dropped

as it's also not water resistance or not even having a water resistance version is a bad move.

xGBHxPegasus · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:39

gareth170 said:
i won't be getting the s6. it seems they to trying get like apple, not having a remove able battery. so if the battery becomes faulty, the whole is useless.

I think someone put that they will replace the battery for free within 2 years of purchase? Also someone has already figured out how to change the battery quite easily.

Trifid · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:41

gareth170 said:
i won't be getting the s6. it seems they to trying get like apple, not having a remove able battery. so if the battery becomes faulty, the whole is useless.

You can replace the battery, but it just involves a bit more work.

gareth170 said:
plus they've removed the sd slot, which is a bad move.

There are more storage options this time and they are more readily available. Plus comes with cloud storage.

gareth170 said:
having a glass back is silly because that could easy crack if dropped

Have you seen that video of the crazy girl throwing the phone to the ground?

gareth170 said:
as it's also not water resistance or not even having a water resistance version is a bad move.

Looks pretty water resistant to me. Do you often go swimming with your phone? Plus the S5 had this and was ugly and bulky.

gareth170 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:45

xGBHxPegasus said:
I think someone put that they will replace the battery for free within 2 years of purchase? Also someone has already figured out how to change the battery quite easily.

but u have to take the whole phone apart? if so, most people won't be happy to do that

kona786 · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:21

gareth170 said:
i won't be getting the s6. it seems they to trying get like apple abit

not having a remove able battery. so if the battery becomes faulty, the whole phone is useless.

plus they've removed the sd slot, which is a bad move.

having a glass back is silly because that could easy crack if dropped

as it's also not water resistance or not even having a water resistance version is a bad move.

And to counter...

Best in class Camera, screen and fingerprint sensor.

Top end build and performance.

No other phone has this combination of specs and performance.

gareth170 · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:27

Trifid said:
You can replace the battery, but it just involves a bit more work.
but u have to take the whole phone apart? if so, most people won't be happy to do that

There are more storage options this time and they are more readily available. Plus comes with cloud storage.
i know that, but if you have the 32 or 64GB version for example, if your on a day out somewhere and your taking lots of photos / 4k and/or 1080p videos, all that space will be used up quick, uploading to cloud via 3g/4g while your out would take to long.. having a sd slot would give you the option to have 4 or 5 32 or 64GB cards in your bag then once card is full just change it to a empty one

Have you seen that video of the crazy girl throwing the phone to the ground?
yes but i seen in one other video the guy said he cracked the back or something (maybe the len, i'm not sure), when the phone fell backwards on the table

Looks pretty water resistant to me. Do you often go swimming with your phone? Plus the S5 had this and was ugly and bulky.
it's not, one guy put in water and after awhile it showed damage and he suggests not to get water on it

i know lots of people feel that having the water resistant makes the phone look ugly, personally i don't think it does. also it's a must have feature for me because where im out my phone is on my wheelchair in front of me on a bar, if it rain light or heavy i don't have to worry about it getting damaged

Too Tall · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:34

Ummm I'm just going to assume Gareth is high.

gareth170 · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:39

Too Tall said:
Ummm I'm just going to assume Gareth is high.

why?? just because u may not agree with what im saying doesn't give u the right to say that, ok

this_is_gav · 1 Apr 2015 at 23:08

While I've done it plenty of times myself and would welcome the opportunity in the S6 range, I can't say I've ever seen anyone in person replace a battery in a smartphone, let alone an SD card. Who actually carries extra MicroSD cards around with them?

Too Tall · 1 Apr 2015 at 23:10

Exactly, it's a phone not a dslr.

kona786 · 1 Apr 2015 at 23:16

this_is_gav said:
While I've done it plenty of times myself and would welcome the opportunity in the S6 range, I can't say I've ever seen anyone in person replace a battery in a smartphone, let alone an SD card. Who actually carries extra MicroSD cards around with them?

People want an sd slot for cheap storage not to constantly swap out cards.

gareth170 · 1 Apr 2015 at 23:21

this_is_gav said:
While I've done it plenty of times myself and would welcome the opportunity in the S6 range, I can't say I've ever seen anyone in person replace a battery in a smartphone, let alone an SD card. Who actually carries extra MicroSD cards around with them?

me, when on holiday or days out, but the point is it should be there so people have that option.

as for the battery i have seen some replace the battery. also i know someone who as a iPhone 5 and the battery won't hold it charge, no way for her to change the battery herself as she not happy to open the whole phone up,

gareth170 · 1 Apr 2015 at 23:28

Too Tall said:
Exactly, it's a phone not a dslr.

if your saying that then they shouldn't have a high spec camera on it as your saying it's just a phone.

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