*** The Official Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge Thread ***

kona786 said:
He seems to be in full Sammy defense mode. At least on the older iPhone's you you could swap out the batteries with some tools. Wonder what this is like.
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Because I genuinely don't see the issue with the S6 not having a removable battery. 30 minutes to 50% charged or 10mins for 4 hours use. That and internal batteries aren't going to die before the warranty is up anyway as someone mentioned above.

If there's a faulty handset or a faulty batch then sure, stuff will go pear shaped and it won't look good for Samsung at the time and it's happened with them and other makers before (NAND flash issues anyone?).

If it were any other Samsung of the past then I'd be siding with those moaning on this, but I honestly cannot see any downside to this part of the S6 and Samsung even said during the announcement that they made the choice now because they are ready to put it into a flagship phone.

Look at older phones with fixed batteries, Xperia Z2, Z1 etc. I've not read of many people having dead batteries from those 1-2 years down the line.

Jono8 said:
Source?
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Someone already posted source earlier. It's an SSD for smartphones essentially, no SD card can match that level of performance and might be one reason why Samsung claim the S6 has zero lag.
 
mrk said:
Because I genuinely don't see the issue with the S6 not having a removable battery. 30 minutes to 50% charged or 10mins for 4 hours use. That and internal batteries aren't going to die before the warranty is up anyway as someone mentioned above.

If there's a faulty handset or a faulty batch then sure, stuff will go pear shaped and it won't look good for Samsung at the time and it's happened with them and other makers before (NAND flash issues anyone?).

If it were any other Samsung of the past then I'd be siding with those moaning on this, but I honestly cannot see any downside to this part of the S6 and Samsung even said during the announcement that they made the choice now because they are ready to put it into a flagship phone.

Look at older phones with fixed batteries, Xperia Z2, Z1 etc. I've not read of many people having dead batteries from those 1-2 years down the line.



Someone already posted source earlier. It's an SSD for smartphones essentially, no SD card can match that level of performance and might be one reason why Samsung claim the S6 has zero lag.
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When traveling abroad or camping somewhere, having additional battery you can swap is very handy.

I also dont think smartphones need SSD performances. Its not like these devices need such read and write speeds,

Both none removable batteries and no way to upgrade storage is a big killer on this phone tbh.

i do not like how compamies are forcing you with little memory and none removable batteries.

I dont see no benefit myself in removing these features.
 
I got a tough choice to make:

S6 Edge 64Gb for £688 or Nexus 6 64Gb for £440... thats a £248 price difference.

I like the Nexus 6 but (but does feel cheaper and lower quality screen) the S6 Edge on the other hand looks money, I'm a sucker for high-end luxury products
 
It's more than just performance, I recommend reading the announcement on the chip as it's going to be used on many new phones starting this year and next.

I'm quite confident once we start seeing the reviews pop up we will see that the new storage system benefits Android for the greater good and everything is as Samsung has claimed for this handset. Something feels different and that's a bold thingbfpr me to say given how fond I am of the Z3.

Again, just read up on the new tech rather than just reading of them and then assuming. It seems obvious that most of this is due to the 14nm SoC.

As for the battery debate (again), this is what power banks are for.
 
Still a bit meh if you ask me, but at least they have actually changed the design a bit this time and no horrible plastic waterproofing bungs and ugly dimpled back. Looks much better than the tacky s5 anyway.

Still not quite enough to tempt me to splashing £600 out to swap for my s4 though.
 
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jonneymendoza said:
When traveling abroad or camping somewhere, having additional battery you can swap is very handy.
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Portable power banks make this a non issue in my opinion. While I agree that being able to quickly swap out a battery to go from 0-100% in an instant is convenient, I also think having something which you can use to recharge your phone 2/3/4/+ times over is convenient. If you wanted to bring along 3 extra batteries with you on a trip, that'd be a bit cumbersome to manage, and having a swappable battery only lets you change that battery for that device, whereas power banks will charge anything that allows USB charging.

Not to mention for the price of one Galaxy S5 battery, you can get a 10,000mah power bank.
 
mrk said:
Because I genuinely don't see the issue with the S6 not having a removable battery. 30 minutes to 50% charged or 10mins for 4 hours use. That and internal batteries aren't going to die before the warranty is up anyway as someone mentioned above..

Look at older phones with fixed batteries, Xperia Z2, Z1 etc. I've not read of many people having dead batteries from those 1-2 years down the line.
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It's not about charging times...it's about obsolescence after 2 years. People like to keep phones longer, espcially with them being a lot better now compared to a few years ago.

A battery after charging and discharging everyday after 2 years isn't going to be at it's best. So out of warranty. Warranty is 2 years btw, not 3.

If there is a way for the end user to replace it himself with no damage like on older iPhones that that would be fine with me. But it doesn't look to be the case here.

Don't need to look on old Sony phones, there are plenty of old iPhones with knackered batteries.
 
estebanrey said:
I hear what you're saying about the Edge but still find myself gravitating towards it. I can't see a practical use either but I'm wanting it more as an aesthetic feature, mainly because I love the overall look it gives the phone.
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I'm the same, forget what it does it just looks fantastic. Will find it hard to justify over £100 extra for it though, but then again I'm not terribly interested in the non-edge version. Maybe I'll wait and see if I can find any reasonable deals.
 
I'm still not going to change my tune on this matter. People need to accept that times change and things improve. What was poor years ago isn't necessarily going to be poor in the present day version :p

Let's just wait and see, I'm pretty confident after seeing and reading everything so far. No previous phone has had the same effect, at least for me anyway.
 
They look great, will be my next phone for sure.

The Edge is totally and utterly pointless though and I fail to see why people would want one... just means you can see less of your screen properly for no reason :p
 
jonneymendoza said:
When traveling abroad or camping somewhere, having additional battery you can swap is very handy.
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They sell a 'battery pack' which replaces the 'spare battery' for times like these.

jonneymendoza said:
i do not like how compamies are forcing you with little memory and none removable batteries.
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'Little memory'? They do a 128 gb model, how is that 'little'?

My S4 only has 16 gb and I haven’t needed to add an SD card. I just move any files, photos or videos over 3 months old to my PC or cloud every now and then.

jonneymendoza said:
I also don't think smartphones need SSD performances. Its not like these devices need such read and write speeds,
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Read/write speed is very important on a mobile device. It reduces lag and lessens the need for memory to be loaded into RAM (if quick enough).

It's certainly more beneficial than being able to upgrade your already generous 128gb device to 256gb.

jonneymendoza said:
I dont see no benefit myself in removing these features.
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There are two clear ones. The improved ‘look’ of a unibody design, clearly the biggest criticism of the Galaxy S range was its ‘cheap feel’. The only reason the HTC One has done so well is because it gave people who preferred the functionality and performance of Android/Galaxy but wanted the premium feel of the iPhone.

The second advantage is space saving. If your battery is non-removal you save more space than you think as you no longer have to base your design around making the battery removal which has a knock on to everything else.
 
mrk said:
I'm still not going to change my tune on this matter. People need to accept that times change and things improve. What was poor years ago isn't necessarily going to be poor in the present day version :p

Let's just wait and see, I'm pretty confident after seeing and reading everything so far. No previous phone has had the same effect, at least for me anyway.
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I think if there was like a screw to user replace the battery that would be more then enough, cause its going to get bad its just a matter of time, and its a big difference if you can take it easily apart and pop a brand new battery in for £10, or need to pay like £100 for some shop too do it.
 
We can moan all we want but Apple have been doing this to their phones for years and have been very successful. This may be a step back for hardcore users, but a step forward for profits and that is the goal here.
 
RanxZy said:
We can moan all we want but Apple have been doing this to their phones for years and have been very successful. This may be a step back for hardcore users, but a step forward for profits and that is the goal here.
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Personally I will bear the brunt of these so called improvements and price hikes, as I have my own way to shaft Samsung.
 
smokedog said:
Prices taken from Sammoblie website

32GB Galaxy S6 — €699
64GB Galaxy S6 — €799
128GB Galaxy S6 — €899
32GB Galaxy S6 edge — €849
64GB Galaxy S6 edge — €949
128GB Galaxy S6 edge — €1,049
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Or in English money....

32GB Galaxy S6 - £509
64GB Galaxy S6 - £582
128GB Galaxy S6 - £655
32GB Galaxy S6 edge - £618
64GB Galaxy S6 edge - £691
128GB Galaxy S6 edge - £764
 
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