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Samsung Galaxy S6
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The more I read the more this phone seem like Samsung's biggest blunder yet.
You are right about that, the S7 which will be released next year around the same time as this phone.
They stick to their yearly cycles, nothing new here and most manufacturers do the same
faniebraai
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Ya know, when it looka like you start to make valid points and then you post schit like:
- Dual-sided glass may be prone to smashing (no schit)
- It's not waterproof (and you thought is was when you bought it?)
- There's no microSD card slot (and almost all other manufacturers are following the trend)
- The camera lens sticks out a bit (ag nee, net nie dit nie)
Then I know you just trolling.
faniebraai
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And when people post screenshots like this, there is no comment from you? This is actual, real life. Not what some biased drol on an iphone-pro website is writing.
CodeMaster
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I laughed at those "problems" as well. Samsung really designed a phone with a lot of problems... Glass front and back, a camera that sticks out... I mean, can anyone suggest a modern smart phone that DOESN'T have a protruding camera module?
I love my S6. Battery life is quite a bit better than my S4, and my wife loves hers coming from an S3. We both feel the camera is the single biggest upgrade. I initially had problems with the fingerprint sensor, to the point of always having to put in the long passcode to unlock the phone. Not sure what happened, but now it works mostly on the first attempt. I don't have soft, smooth girly hands, and I think that's where the problem is. My hands are sometimes a bit rough.
I love my S6. Battery life is quite a bit better than my S4, and my wife loves hers coming from an S3. We both feel the camera is the single biggest upgrade. I initially had problems with the fingerprint sensor, to the point of always having to put in the long passcode to unlock the phone. Not sure what happened, but now it works mostly on the first attempt. I don't have soft, smooth girly hands, and I think that's where the problem is. My hands are sometimes a bit rough.
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CodeMaster
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I was asleep?!
I think I will go back to sleeper mode and just view this thread...... I honestly have/had no intention to troll but have concerns as previously mentioned...
faniebraai
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When referring to trolling, I wasn't referring to you.
But, now that you are here, are the multiple screenshots of real people's phones some kind a fluke you think?
Who would you trust? American news writers which have a history of hating Samsung? Or people who actually have real world experience with it, and even offers you hard evidence?
faniebraai
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Yeh, I was also disappointed how it didn't wake me up in the morning with a cup of coffee, didn't put my clothes out or wash the dishes. I am really worried that come deep winter it won't be able to hang my clothes over the heater like my mommy always did.
I take those articles with a pinch of salt - they are written in a very dramatic style and there is a bit of "Samsung hate" between the lines - I agree with you Fanie.
Based on this thread, we have 2 definite cases of S6 dislike with the rest of you are happy, or very close to happy (battery life based).
My opinion so far is that the S6 battery is adequate for a normal user. Heavy users are going to struggle to get through a full day - they may need to top up somewhere along the line - after all screen on time should be the biggest killer of battery life and a heavy user would normally have more screen on time. I am a heavy user (hours of talk time a day, constant twitter and email usage - go through 2x S4 batteries between 6am and 9pm) I can't explain the earlier screenshots - miracle usage that
With regards to the 2 guys struggling - it definitely sounds like app drain or something not happy software wise. If it was me, I would wipe the phone and start again. There must be a way to improve it based on all of you other guys and your experience so far and it is a great phone performance and material wise - why flog it and make a huge loss?
faniebraai
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I take those articles with a pinch of salt - they are written in a very dramatic style and there is a bit of "Samsung hate" between the lines - I agree with you Fanie.
Based on this thread, we have 2 definite cases of S6 dislike with the rest of you are happy, or very close to happy (battery life based).
My opinion so far is that the S6 battery is adequate for a normal user. Heavy users are going to struggle to get through a full day - they may need to top up somewhere along the line - after all screen on time should be the biggest killer of battery life and a heavy user would normally have more screen on time. I am a heavy user (hours of talk time a day, constant twitter and email usage - go through 2x S4 batteries between 6am and 9pm) I can't explain the earlier screenshots - miracle usage that
With regards to the 2 guys struggling - it definitely sounds like app drain or something not happy software wise. If it was me, I would wipe the phone and start again. There must be a way to improve it based on all of you other guys and your experience so far and it is a great phone performance and material wise - why flog it and make a huge loss?
Now that sounds better
The two guys you are refferring to is the troll and Thor? I've said my say about the troll, and thor? Eish, thor should by himself a iPostmanPot phone which instead of AMOLED comes with a plasma screen 
ok, i'll get off my soap box now. just grinds my gears when people who obviously don't know what they are talking about are spewing bullschit and through it, stopping people owning this awesome phone.
michellej
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I am a very heavy user and it gets me through an entire day.... With more than enough battery over. Happiest i have been with a phone.
faniebraai
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Stop facebooking michelle and get some work done. I'm gonna tell your boss on you
/runs and hides
@Fanie, look, give credit where credit is due.
Since I took my device off charge yesterday morning at about 06:30, I updated Google Play Services (as you recommended) as well as Samsung Push Services. That is all I done to the device.
Last night my phone still had some battery life left and I did not place it on charge. It is now 07:19 and I still have 30% battery life left.
Since last week I have Power Saving Mode and switched to WCDMA/GSM. Although this did not work for me alone, it seems the changes you recommended did.
So, for the first time since I got the phone last week, the battery life lasted for longer than a day with some Internet, play store use, e-mails and calls.
Thank you.
That is awesome! I can totally understand your frustration and I am glad to hear things are settling down
faniebraai
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Well see now, not always as bad as one always thinks initially ne
I'm glad you came right.
CodeMaster
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"Samsung Push Services" was a major battery drain for me as well, until it got updated, that's why Fanie suggested updating it and Google apps.
Happy to hear that your battery is starting to perform closer to how it should.
Happy to hear that your battery is starting to perform closer to how it should.