*** The Official Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge Thread ***
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Really?
I can instantly tell the difference between that and 720p, I think the difference between 720p and 1080p is a lot less, but I also watch on my monitor/TV so its nice to have. Also encoding is a bit of an effort xD.
Cheers.
Agreed 720p is the most noticeable difference,not worth the increased file sizes going to 1080p when the difference is small
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Out of curiosity, of those who will buy the S6, who will buy the handset outright and who will buy it on contract?
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Fair enough if you're pushing it to a monitor but I personally can't see a difference between 360 and 720 on a 5" screen when you're holding it 2 foot away.
No effort required.
Right click on file > open with handbrake > click on Android > save straight to phone.
Okay, take the iPhone out of the equation. Are you willing to bet that Samsung is going to lose it's enormous Android market share because the S6 will not come with an SD card slot? As someone else previously pointed out, the Galaxy series have always had expandable storage but I don't think this is the reason why they accumulated such strong market share.
Whilst I'm sure there's a profit argument to it based on the usual ~£100 markup per 16Gb extra storage usually seen in this area, there's also a user experience benefit from having one unified storage location.
All else being equal, including price, everyone would buy one with an SD slot because you're getting another feature for the same money. As I said before, the argument isn't would you buy a version with an SD slot if you had the choice, it's would you turn away from that brand/handset if it didn't? Would I have not bought the Nexus 5 if it did have a SD slot? Of course I would have still bought one. On the flip side of the coin, I didn't care enough about the omission of an SD slot to not buy one.
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Just done a quick check here because I've got a house full of young adults around 27 to 33 years of age.
There are 12 all together inc me and Mrs Dimle, 3 have iPhones, 7 have Samsungs and there's a Nexus and a Sony.
Out of 12 phones there is only me with an SD card.
I'll hopefully be buying the S6 or M9... Choice between outright + SIM only contract (as my current contract runs out soon) or another traditional contract (what I have now) will depend on the pricing when it is released
If the S6 has up to 128GB storage anyway then the lack of SD card is a non issue entirely. Sure I guess the 128GB version will cost more but you have the benefit of gaining the extra performance from the UFS chip as opposed to the slower and more power hungry eMMC standard on SD cards.
If indeed it does come in 128GB flavours then I might upgrade from the Z3. I'll be losing the water resistance but hopefully gaining more battery life and the faster charging features*
*Hopefully
No I don't think they will lose much of their Android market share because of it but it certainly won't help them keep hold of it. Simply put it's another reason for consumers to move away from the S6 and into the hands of other OEMS.
They have a large market share as they pulled out a lead with the GS2 with it being a lot better than the rest at the time. Riding it's success. Now competition is fierce they have decided to drop features to maximise profit. Fair play to them, I'm intrested in how it turns out. In the end, ultimatly the consumer loses out but what do Samsung care aslong as their making more money.
Approx £700 for a 128GB is an issue in my books. Shelling out an extra £150 for something I already have is annoying. £600 and I wouldn't have much to grumble about.
About the extra permormance, I wonder if it's still using a USB2 connection?
And power hungry? I don't think I'd notice the extra few % (at best) in battery life tbh.
Best of both worlds would be more internal storage and sd slot. HTC seem to get it.
We don't notice any difference because there isn't anything better out. Now that this chip is out we should, in theory, see what those differences are. It uses 50% less power during read and write, performance is up to SSD standards. Essentially it should be like having an SSD, it is way beyond USB 2 lol.
I think you misunderstood. If it still has a usb 2 port, you aren't going to be able to transfer data at max speeds are you.
Ok for running OS and apps off I agree. But copying data to and from the storage maybe constrained.
Show me figures of how much of the total battery life current sd cards use. Because 50% less power of somthing that already uses little power in the grand scheme of things is nothing to get excited about.
And to be clear, I'm all for improved internal storage performance for os and apps. But I don't need that performance for bulk storage which is what I'd use an SD card for.
Ok for running OS and apps off I agree. But copying data to and from the storage maybe constrained.
Show me figures of how much of the total battery life current sd cards use. Because 50% less power of somthing that already uses little power in the grand scheme of things is nothing to get excited about.
And to be clear, I'm all for improved internal storage performance for os and apps. But I don't need that performance for bulk storage which is what I'd use an SD card for.
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Weigh up the pros and cons yourself, don't just buy one because it's in favour. 
As a Note 3 owner, I'm looking at the S6 with great interest. I didn't pay much attention to the S4 or S5 but the rumours swirling around the S6 makes me worried about the Note 5.
Removable battery and storage is a pretty big deal for me. I carry a spare battery in my wallet and the have a 128gb card for watching shows everyday on my commute to work and not worrying about whenever I take pictures or videos.
I fear non-removable battery is pretty much a sure thing at this point.
Removable battery and storage is a pretty big deal for me. I carry a spare battery in my wallet and the have a 128gb card for watching shows everyday on my commute to work and not worrying about whenever I take pictures or videos.
I fear non-removable battery is pretty much a sure thing at this point.