Samsung Galaxy S6

[FlashSA]

The S6 also comes with wireless charging, so it can be charged while just lying on your desk provided you have a wireless charger. No cables or wires attached to the phone at all.

Yip, that's why I said I will buy a charging mat this time around instead of the usual extra charging kit + spare battery

 

[faniebraai]

I'm on my second battery on my 26 month old S3. A removable battery extends the life of a device IMO. I would not buy a 24 month old phone if it has a non-removable battery.

Sure. But remember, samsung make money from new devices, no money from 24month old ones

Batteries can still be replaced, just not so easily anymore, you'll have to send in the phone now to get it replaced.

 

[faniebraai]

I'm sold... just kidding. I believe that the Note 4 is still better than this.

What about the Note 4 is better than S6?

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Sure. But remember, samsung make money from new devices, no money from 24month old ones

Batteries can still be replaced, just not so easily anymore, you'll have to send in the phone now to get it replaced.

Will be more expensive, too.

 

[Maverick Jester]

Will be more expensive, too.

Well, most flagships these days have removable batteries- the Z3, One M8, even the G3 and less common devices like the Nexus 5 and OPO all had non-removable batteries. As long as they cover battery replacements within warranty for a a defined period, I don't think that the cost factor will be a huge one.

 

[Maverick Jester]

Yip, that's why I said I will buy a charging mat this time around instead of the usual extra charging kit + spare battery

LOL, my bad

 

[faniebraai]

Will be more expensive, too.

correct.

 

[Bryn]

What about the Note 4 is better than S6?

- bigger screen
- bigger battery
- removable battery
- microSD support
- smaller bezels
- superior hardware
- stylus

 

[faniebraai]

- bigger screen
Galaxy Mega had a 6.3" screen, does it make it better? Norravok
- bigger battery
Yes, bigger screen needs more power
- removable battery
This doesn't make something better than something else. Especially for me who changes his phone every 6 months.
- microSD support
Why don't you just get 128GB S6. Probably more than the SD card you have in there, and a lot faster as well.
- smaller bezels nope, nevermind the edge
- superior hardware wot? 64bit cpu? DDR4 memory? what's superior?
- stylus Sure, if you actually use it.

And to quote something from a previous post

The camera is better, the screen is higher PPI, more premium build, touch-based instead of slide-based fingerprint sensor, samsung pay, DDR4 RAM which is I don't know how many times faster that the DDR3 found in the Note 4, wireless charging built in!

I forgot about the 64bit CPU as well, which is more energy efficient.

 

[Bryn]

And to quote something from a previous post


I forgot about the 64bit CPU as well, which is more energy efficient.

I have much more faith in Snapdragon than Exynos, RAM speed makes virtually no difference to performance and 64-bit architecture is nothing but marketing crap until software can benefit from it.

Phones with a 5.5" display are perfectly pocketable. Why limit yourself with a smaller display? All the Samsung firmware enhancements you mentioned are irrelevant to me, as the first thing I would do is flash unbloated firmware on. Removable batteries can make a huge difference. Instead of having to charge your phone you just switch out the battery and you're good to go. And there's no 'just' buying 128GB internal storage - they'll cost a fortune to buy. MicroSD cards are cheap.

 

[faniebraai]

I have much more faith in Snapdragon than Exynos, RAM speed makes virtually no difference to performance and 64-bit architecture is nothing but marketing crap until software can benefit from it.

Phones with a 5.5" display are perfectly pocketable. Why limit yourself with a smaller display? All the Samsung firmware enhancements you mentioned are irrelevant to me, as the first thing I would do is flash unbloated firmware on. Removable batteries can make a huge difference. Instead of having to charge your phone you just switch out the battery and you're good to go. And there's no 'just' buying 128GB internal storage - they'll cost a fortune to buy. MicroSD cards are cheap.

A 64bit CPU means that it takes the CPU less power the perform the same instruction than that of a 32bit CPU. So immediate benefits should be seen.

DDR4 memory is a lot faster than DDR3

Bloat? When last have you had a Samsung phone? Bloat virtually disappeared of the S5.

If budget is a problem for you, than you shouldn't be considering a flagship phone. Maybe stick with your OnePlusOne.

 

[Bryn]

A 64bit CPU means that it takes the CPU less power the perform the same instruction than that of a 32bit CPU. So immediate benefits should be seen.

DDR4 memory is a lot faster than DDR3

Bloat? When last have you had a Samsung phone? Bloat virtually disappeared of the S5.

If budget is a problem for you, than you shouldn't be considering a flagship phone. Maybe stick with your OnePlusOne.

Faster memory has little real world benefit though. The architecture of a CPU won't determine how power efficient it is - the design of the CPU will. 64bit has the advantage of needing fewer lines of machine code for certain tasks, but this will be negated by the fact that mobile apps are made for 32bit machines.

My OnePlus One is the first non-Samsung Android phone I've had. I'm well aware of how performance increases when you flash a AOSP or AOKP ROM on them.

Budget isn't so much a problem as it is a consideration. And it's one thing to be able to afford a flagship and another to be prepared to pay much more for the 128GB model.

 

[pezulu]

What about the Note 4 is better than S6?

The fact that it will be replaced by the Note 5?

 

[faniebraai]

The fact that it will be replaced by the Note 5?

So, if I understand you correctly, The Note 4 is better than the S6 because it will be replaced by the Note 5?

:wtf:

 

[faniebraai]

Faster memory has little real world benefit though. The architecture of a CPU won't determine how power efficient it is - the design of the CPU will. 64bit has the advantage of needing fewer lines of machine code for certain tasks, but this will be negated by the fact that mobile apps are made for 32bit machines.

My OnePlus One is the first non-Samsung Android phone I've had. I'm well aware of how performance increases when you flash a AOSP or AOKP ROM on them.

Budget isn't so much a problem as it is a consideration. And it's one thing to be able to afford a flagship and another to be prepared to pay much more for the 128GB model.

What was the last Samsung phone that you had?

 

[Maverick Jester]

Faster memory has little real world benefit though. The architecture of a CPU won't determine how power efficient it is - the design of the CPU will. 64bit has the advantage of needing fewer lines of machine code for certain tasks, but this will be negated by the fact that mobile apps are made for 32bit machines.

Actually, the architecture of the CPU is equally important when the reference designs are the same- both Qualcomm and Samsung are using the standard ARM designs for their big.LITTLE architecture. Samsung have the advantage of previously implementing such a design, and currently implementing a design that is manufactured on a newer process node.

The faster memory in the S6 also comes with a lower power consumption figure. In real world terms, it may have very little performance benefit, but it increases the headroom available to your system. I wouldn't discount it just yet.

My OnePlus One is the first non-Samsung Android phone I've had. I'm well aware of how performance increases when you flash a AOSP or AOKP ROM on them.

Fair enough, and agreed to an extent, but we don't know how much re-engineering has really been done on the TouchWiz platform to improve performance. Samsung have the closest vertical integration levels to Apple with this device- they manufacture almost every component in the phone. It's not entirely impossible that they've rewritten their entire OS to be on par with what an AOSP source could be. But, we'll know this soon.

Budget isn't so much a problem as it is a consideration. And it's one thing to be able to afford a flagship and another to be prepared to pay much more for the 128GB model.

128GB is at the extreme end, but 32GB and 64GB are pretty good options to have, too.

 

[Bryn]

What was the last Samsung phone that you had?

An S3. My dad's girlfriend has an S5 and there are two S3's and an S4 between my mom and two brothers. All of them sucked until I rooted them and replaced the firmware.

What is your point? You aren't about to suggest that Android gets faster the more you add to it are you?

 

[faniebraai]

An S3. My dad's girlfriend has an S5 and there are two S3's and an S4 between my mom and two brothers. All of them sucked until I rooted them and replaced the firmware.

What is your point? You aren't about to suggest that Android gets faster the more you add to it are you?

The more you add to it? No. Samsung did pretty much suck until the S5. The S5 has a lot less bloat, and the Note 4 even more. People who still complain about Samsung bloat obviously have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[Bryn]

The more you add to it? No. Samsung did pretty much suck until the S5. The S5 has a lot less bloat, and the Note 4 even more. People who still complain about Samsung bloat obviously have no idea what they are talking about.

Or perhaps you have no idea what Android is actually like when done properly.

 

[faniebraai]

Or perhaps you have no idea what Android is actually like when done properly.

Perhaps