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which phone offers the most similar experiecne?

My contract is coming up for renewal in late February and I'm thinking of replacing my phone with a new Android device. I realize this might be the wrong forum section to post in, but who better to ask than my fellow Shield lovers.
I had a Galaxy Note (original) and a Galaxy S2 prior, and they weren't bad. For the time Touchwiz, and a poor email client really put me off of Android as a phone primarily for me is a communication device, but I still like to have fun with it.
I ended up going back to Blackberry and have been rocking a Z10 for a long time. But won an iphone 5s through work and have been using that for about the past year. I bought a Z30 recently as it was being sold at a stupidly low price new in box from factory and I am sick and tired of the small screens and piss poor battery life of the iphone.
I also have a first gen Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, and I've been complaining about it for the past 6-10 months because of it's size and weight and now that apps are being optimized for newer OS versions it's getting really slow. So my wife bought me a Shield for Christmas and I absoltuley love it!
I love how the UI is on this tablet and now know what all the fuss is about for Andorid. Touchwiz ruins the experience in my opinion. So I'm thinking for my new phone I'm going to get a Lollipop device for sure...the question is which one?
I don't want a Nexus as I don't like the idea of non-expandable memory and my 64gb card in my Sheild is getting pretty full, no way I could survive with a device that isn't at least 64gb (my iphone is 64gb and is usually between 50-60gb loaded up with music and media.)
So which device has a UI that is as close to the Shield as possible with expandable memory and isn't the size of a house. 5" is about my max screen size. There is no need to go larger as I already have the Sheild, and I want it to be pocketable. I got rid of my Note because I just kept leaving it on my desk. I would also love to get a 16-20 hour day with heavy use. FWIW my iphone 5s is completley dead by the time 2:00pm rolls around when it comes off the charger at 5:30am. I'm usually not near a charger again until 6:30-7:00pm on average. It's going to be a lot to ask but a 5:30am to 10:00pm battery life would be fantastic...

If you want a stock OS look and MicroSD, get the HTC M8 Google Play Edition. Stock Android, front speakers, and MicroSD support just like the ST.

Not going to be a popular opinion around here but the iPhone 6 gets much much better battery life than the older ones, if you are already invested into iTunes that may be a valid option for you. For me I have the 6 plus and it is cool because I get awesome battery life and then I get completely different games then the ones that are available on my shield tab so I have pretty much the best of both worlds.
Also my reason for going to the iPhone is because I have ATT and needed a carrier subsidized phone, tried the Nexus 6 it is utter crap build quality and the Note 4 is not even rootable, there is not much else that is really modern on ATT.

As far as gaming ready devices, all Qualcomm Snapdragon devices fall into a mediocre range. None of them are really "smooth" at gaming and all of them work hard to provide perpetual fluidity. Bad video drivers and non-existent high clock efficiency mean those devices scale vey poorly, and gaming takes a monstrous drain on the battery for even simple 2D games. If you are looking for a device which can handle gaming in a manner similar to the shield (and aren't too concerned with what you might lose) then tegra phones and iPhones are your best option objectively. It's impossible to recommend a Qualcomm device as better for gaming. If you are just looking for a simple phone with light gaming, then something like the upcoming HTC M9 or a likewise lollipop based device would be fine. But if gaming is your concern (which you don't seem to mention) then my above statements hold very true.

All "stock" suggestions should definitely fly with "but shall include excessive Google bloatware that wouldn't be accepted from Samsung or any other OEM." That much said, crap like Drive Earth Docs Sheets Slides Newsstand Books Music Movies Plus Fit Now Wallet Keyboard Chrome and the ever constant location stalker CAN be disabled quite easily.
Preliminary reports say the S5 is shaping up to perform amazingly on Lollipop. A simple comparison of this tablet and the Nexus 7 and the iPad-Mini-esque Nexus 9, has shown me that it's all about the implementation of lollipop, not comparing who has the biggest version number, that is essential in determining which device is best.

Google Play Edition phones like HTC One M8 or Galaxy S4.
The Moto G and X phones also offer nearly stock OS.

Gaming is not a concern for me with a phone, thats what the Tablet is for. a Pretty stock non-bloated with manufacture crud OS is whats most important I think. Touchwiz was just annoying when I was test driving a Note 3 and on my S2 when I had it. Just didn't enjoy it. I also don't like how big the S5 and such has gotten.
I'll take a closer look at the Google Play edition phones. I wanted to get something direct from carrier to get the subsidy and save some cash... I'm on Rogers in Canada... No Moto X is avaialble, and it doesn't appear to have a micro SD. However the Sony Z3 seems to have a pretty stock version of Android... what are peoples opinions on that device?

Well I wouldn't say it's stock by any means. It's actually fairly heavy on skinning, but it does look nice. Updates will be very slow for Sony phones. But the battery life is fantastic, and the overall hardware is nice. Sony phones can be problematic, but since it's a carrier device you can always yell at Rogers.

Nintonito said:
Well I wouldn't say it's stock by any means. It's actually fairly heavy on skinning, but it does look nice. Updates will be very slow for Sony phones. But the battery life is fantastic, and the overall hardware is nice. Sony phones can be problematic, but since it's a carrier device you can always yell at Rogers.
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Yea, I'm reading more on the Z3 forums and seeing stuff I'm not overly happy with.
One thing that is ever important to me is the speed and quality of the camera, something I'm addicted to on my iphone. I'm a part-time professional photographer along with my day job. So I got a camera for manual control and taking beautiful shot. I love my iphone for the quick burst that I can do within a couple of seconds on the fly (and thats about it that I've found as a pro over Android). I don't know if there is an Android phone out there that can compete, which is very unfortunate. When I was test driving the Note 3, one of the few major reasons I returned it was due to the crappy camera speed/AF. (The others were size and touchwiz)

Moto X, Moto G, Nexus 5, Nexus 6 or the Google Play Edition phones from the play store. Thats about it. I guess the OnePlus One fits the bill also.
I can't recommend the Moto X enough. Mine is absolutely amazing and I've owned QUITE a few different phones over the past few years including Samsung, HTC, Sony, Nexus, ZTE. The Motorola lineup of the past year or so has been nothing short of phenomenal.

I disagree on the basis that the battery life is pretty bad. Like iPhone levels of battery life frankly. I'm surprised people just glaze over that. 2300mah battery with lollipop+amoled is battery hell.

Nintonito said:
I disagree on the basis that the battery life is pretty bad. Like iPhone levels of battery life frankly. I'm surprised people just glaze over that. 2300mah battery with lollipop+amoled is battery hell.
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Do you own one? Because I do. And I routinely hit 18-19 hours with 2.5-3 hours of screen time. Everyone I see complaining about battery life doesn't own one, and are just parroting FUD.

Nintonito said:
I disagree on the basis that the battery life is pretty bad. Like iPhone levels of battery life frankly. I'm surprised people just glaze over that. 2300mah battery with lollipop+amoled is battery hell.
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Do you own one? Because I do. And I routinely hit 18-19 hours with 2.5-3 hours of screen time. Everyone I see complaining about battery life doesn't own one, and are just parroting FUD.
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I'd also have to agree. I was hesitant about the phone when it was first announced because of the battery and held off buying one until the Cyber Monday coupon deal. Since then, I've added a wireless charging module (thread in the accessories sub-forum for the phone) and I couldn't be happier. Not saying you need a wireless mod, I just missed that from the Nexus 5. But even so, the battery has been above and beyond what I expected, the phone's performance is top notch, Active Display or whatever its called has no second best and Motorola's adherence to near stock Android is the cherry on top.
Like icase said, unless you have one and have something to back up your comment, you're just blowing FUD. My go to devices today are my 2014 Moto X and my Nvidia Shield Tablet.

wired335 said:
My contract is coming up for renewal in late February and I'm thinking of replacing my phone with a new Android device. I realize this might be the wrong forum section to post in, but who better to ask than my fellow Shield lovers.
I had a Galaxy Note (original) and a Galaxy S2 prior, and they weren't bad. For the time Touchwiz, and a poor email client really put me off of Android as a phone primarily for me is a communication device, but I still like to have fun with it.
I ended up going back to Blackberry and have been rocking a Z10 for a long time. But won an iphone 5s through work and have been using that for about the past year. I bought a Z30 recently as it was being sold at a stupidly low price new in box from factory and I am sick and tired of the small screens and piss poor battery life of the iphone.
I also have a first gen Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, and I've been complaining about it for the past 6-10 months because of it's size and weight and now that apps are being optimized for newer OS versions it's getting really slow. So my wife bought me a Shield for Christmas and I absoltuley love it!
I love how the UI is on this tablet and now know what all the fuss is about for Andorid. Touchwiz ruins the experience in my opinion. So I'm thinking for my new phone I'm going to get a Lollipop device for sure...the question is which one?
I don't want a Nexus as I don't like the idea of non-expandable memory and my 64gb card in my Sheild is getting pretty full, no way I could survive with a device that isn't at least 64gb (my iphone is 64gb and is usually between 50-60gb loaded up with music and media.)
So which device has a UI that is as close to the Shield as possible with expandable memory and isn't the size of a house. 5" is about my max screen size. There is no need to go larger as I already have the Sheild, and I want it to be pocketable. I got rid of my Note because I just kept leaving it on my desk. I would also love to get a 16-20 hour day with heavy use. FWIW my iphone 5s is completley dead by the time 2:00pm rolls around when it comes off the charger at 5:30am. I'm usually not near a charger again until 6:30-7:00pm on average. It's going to be a lot to ask but a 5:30am to 10:00pm battery life would be fantastic...
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Hi, just my two cents, IMHO the Nvidia Shield is a great tablet but to play PC games you have to stream to Nvidia, so if I want to recommend to you a similar device, the closest phone you can get is the Sony Experia Z3, Android 5 Lollipop, battery levels are very good, beautiful design and you can connect it to a playstation and play the games wireless on your phone with the PS controller. You even get the sound from your controller by connecting the headphones to it.

I have a couple of ideas.
If you can wait, the HTC Hima promises to be a beast. A Snapdragon 810 with a 1080p screen means that it will probably crush every other phone in terms of performace, thanks to every other phone jumping on the pointless 4K train. Look it up. It looks pretty nice. *drool*
If you need something now, then....I know you want a smaller phone, but....I can't recommend the Oneplus One enough.
-It is actually thinner than and not as wide as the Note, dispite its slightly larger screen.
-Even though it has no expandable storage, 64 gigs of internal storage has actually proven more useful to me. I never have to worry about limited storage for application data.
-The battery life on this thing is nuts. I'm a heavy user and I only need to charge it every other day.
-1080p screen. This is a plus because it it uses less resources than a 4k display. And honestly, most, if not all people, cannot tell the difference.
-Snapdragon 801 with 3 gigs of RAM. This thing flies, and multitasks like a champ. I remember a time not too long ago when more than 2gb RAM was considered excessive for most DESKTOP computers. I think its more than the specs that make this thing fly, though. Something in the hardware implementation must be special, because people have been reporting some pretty unbelievable benchmarks. Oh, and Sonic Adventure 2 runs smoothly in Reicast.
-The XDA scene is HUGE for this device. Its the most popular device on the forums. There are, like, 73 billion ROMs for it and maybe 2.5 billion kernels. I've never owned such a popular device. This is my favorite feature.
Its also the one of the only devices I have right now that isn't defective in some way. I tend to have horrible luck when purchasing electronics.
I hope I've helped you reach some sort of conclusion. Good luck. :good:

thanks guys,
I went into my Rogers store and manhandled what they had on display as well as a few open box units. I also took at look at Telus, but they can't meet me on my plan so no point in switching over. But the Moto X seemed like the best device.
I found the Z3 to be the best value for me right now. As I originally mentioned I'm not looking at the phone for gaming, but to be a workhorse and get me through a very heavy use work day. Not having Touch-Wiz was a huge plus for me, and I really enjoyed some of the things they changed in the skin. The camera performed a lot better than the other phones I tried in store. the HTC M8 was a very close contender, but the camera just sucks so horribly it got kicked out of the running faster than I could blink. I honestly think that Nokia/Windows Phone has the best camera interface after playing around with phones the past week, but the Z3 does a pretty good job.
For me it was the battery power, the UI, and the pretty impressive spec sheet that (hopefuly) will not force me to upgrade in the next 18 months that caused me to go with the Z3 overall. Rogers has a pretty limited offering right now which is annoying. I almost went with the Samsung S5, but remembered how much Touch-Wiz pozioned me the first time.
If they had a Nexus 5 32gb in stock I would have probably gone with that instead...and dealt with the size limitiation...but none left for corporate customers.
So my Black Z3 is in the mail and I'm really looking forward to it. Especially since my time frame for getting a new device really escallated with an unexpected smashy smashy of my iphone (dropped it and ran it over with a stroller by complete accident. One of the only times it wasn't cased!) now I need a case for my Z3

Should i Jump from iPhone 6 to Galaxy S 6

Hi there how are you? I have simple confusion? Should i jump from iPhone 6 to GS6?
History:
I am not a fanboy of any OS/Brand. I have used most Symbian Smartphones, never use to like iPhone because they could not do multitasking back then. Nokia passed away i jumped to Android, used as many as 20 android phones if not more, few older HTC, Galaxy S line, recently note 3 and galaxy s5.
Always thought Android is more capable OS and iOS is dumb OS until when i used iPhone 5 for the first time. Being Android user i didn't like limitations of iOS but after that simplicity, no lags, good UI, greatest keyboard made me confused. So i liked iOS a lot, but only problem was 4" screen, due to which i swapped phones number of times between galaxy and iPhone 5s few times.
Then iPhone 6 came with 4.7" and there was no looking back.
Now?
Galaxy s6 looks good and i am confused if i should try a change again, i need help from current users on following aspects.
Built quality of both phones are same, both are slim, i have to put soft silicon cover on it, so hardware does not matter to me.
Kindly tell me:
1- Does extra real estate of GS 6 matters in real world use? (iPhone is smaller bolder fonts, i feel it may carry more text in a given screen though)
2- Does extra pixel density have any advantage over iPhone already very very good screen. ( One battery disadvantage i know)
3- Exynos and 3GB ram is fine, but is Android/Touchwiz comparable to smoothness of iPhone 6 (Kindly only those who used iPhone tell me this)
4- When i was using galaxy s5, i was trying to imitate iPhones messaging App, Keyboard and other things on Galaxy, just looked neater to me and it use to have more text in it. Android apps use to look little messy to me, can be personal choice, but tell me if such common apps are less of a mess now?
5- Even i use to hate WhatsApp for android, i had to use Mods, thankfully they sort of changed it.
I know my post can be little bit crazy, but any input can be useful.
Thanks in Advance

usmanxhmed said:
Hi there how are you? I have simple confusion? Should i jump from iPhone 6 to GS6?
History:
I am not a fanboy of any OS/Brand. I have used most Symbian Smartphones, never use to like iPhone because they could not do multitasking back then. Nokia passed away i jumped to Android, used as many as 20 android phones if not more, few older HTC, Galaxy S line, recently note 3 and galaxy s5.
Always thought Android is more capable OS and iOS is dumb OS until when i used iPhone 5 for the first time. Being Android user i didn't like limitations of iOS but after that simplicity, no lags, good UI, greatest keyboard made me confused. So i liked iOS a lot, but only problem was 4" screen, due to which i swapped phones number of times between galaxy and iPhone 5s few times.
Then iPhone 6 came with 4.7" and there was no looking back.
Now?
Galaxy s6 looks good and i am confused if i should try a change again, i need help from current users on following aspects.
Built quality of both phones are same, both are slim, i have to put soft silicon cover on it, so hardware does not matter to me.
Kindly tell me:
1- Does extra real estate of GS 6 matters in real world use? (iPhone is smaller bolder fonts, i feel it may carry more text in a given screen though)
2- Does extra pixel density have any advantage over iPhone already very very good screen. ( One battery disadvantage i know)
3- Exynos and 3GB ram is fine, but is Android/Touchwiz comparable to smoothness of iPhone 6 (Kindly only those who used iPhone tell me this)
4- When i was using galaxy s5, i was trying to imitate iPhones messaging App, Keyboard and other things on Galaxy, just looked neater to me and it use to have more text in it. Android apps use to look little messy to me, can be personal choice, but tell me if such common apps are less of a mess now?
5- Even i use to hate WhatsApp for android, i had to use Mods, thankfully they sort of changed it.
I know my post can be little bit crazy, but any input can be useful.
Thanks in Advance
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For me at least YOU MUST change the iphone 6 with a s6
You feel the screen of the s6 way WAY way better than iphone
Due to new touchwiz and 3gb ram, the firmware does not have any lag at least for me. S6 doesn't know the word LAG
The whole firmware is way better more CONCENTRATED
I don't use Whatsapp so I can't tell you anything about it.
Anyway, I hope I covered you

usmanxhmed said:
I have used most Symbian Smartphones, never use to like iPhone because they could not do multitasking back then. Nokia passed away i jumped to Android, used as many as 20 android phones if not more, few older HTC, Galaxy S line, recently note 3 and galaxy s5.
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If you have changed phones as often as you say you have, I don't think it matters what phone you get as you will just jump to another phone soon anyways.

I would stick with an iphone. If you have a crazy love of iphone messaging apps and god forbid the awful Apple keyboard which is the worst and least intuitive i've ever used, you'll never get used to Android.

1. I haven't understand the question, sorry..
2. Some people sees a different, actually, im not.
3. I have nova launcher and it actually fast, i dont know in comparison to iphone 6.
4. Material design is just beautiful.
5. whatsmapp is actually genius. You can do anything.

Well, you can see i have problem with changing phones often, i may not be the only one here, who likes phones and want to keep a good one, every one has different needs though, even though i really want to have a phone to use it for at least two years if not more, may be this iPhone 6 can last long, when i had iPhone 5/5s, it was too small, Note 3, it was too big, galaxy s5, how should i glorify that, Nexus 5 was best Android phone ever, while using that i never missed iPhone, it was smooth and i was happy, then it started dropping signals, i was forced to quit, anyways we are talking something else here.

I don't have crazy love for iPhone messaging App, though i prefer it over any Android messaging App, even though it has flaws like i can't change bubble color. For keyboard, i know there are two kind of people, one who like iOS keyboard, one who hate it, its personal preference i guess too, wish i could take that keyboard to Android, like i use it without even word prediction feature, for me it auto corrects very well. i Should stick, may be.

Well thanks you covered it well, i will go to market to give it a hands on. ThANKS AGAIN

Material design is good, but touchwiz dont have stock material design that's my biggest hurdle, and hurdle of many. Skin seems to be not much different in real world. WhatsApp is better now after material design update, before that it was like software of 1990.

Stay with apple.
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I don't know why people complain about having touchwiz skin.. Without it there would be no fingerprint scanner software, dual window, gestures and etc. As for your question you might want to stick to iOS, if you are perfectly fine with how it operates. I'm a fan of both Android and iOS, and used both for many years. A part of me regrets not getting the iPhone because I know any software issues would get patched within weeks not months. Accessory support, and software support, you'll be getting software updates till your phone can't handle it, and finally battery life of standby which is still unrivaled IMO. But I part of me would've also regretted getting an iPhone since that phone has so many limitations like as simple as sharing files, its limited. Files you've downloaded would be tied to that app. Can't even delete pictures on the go when it came from your PC/Mac. Also the lack of features you get compared with Android. All in all in the end it comes down to user preferences.
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Hey there how are you? Well touchwiz? It's cartoonish. Colours hurt eyes. It has big uneven style icons. Non symmetrical objects. Different apps are different. Even messaging app has such huge bubbles like doremo cartoons. You can say we can change them. But how much change. How much refinement. Refining rooting modifying everything our self? Then what Samsung and company is doing? Finger prints? Samsung can implement them without touchwiz by small driver app. Dual window can also be implemented without touchwiz even though I yet to use it once on my last Galaxy phones.
You talk about file sharing? In my daily life I don't find occasions when I have to share file. So just for file sharing. I can't give up other ease and smoothness.
So just file sharing can't convince me to switch over. Kindly tell if touchwiz is as smooth and lag free as iOS. Then sharing a file or song easily must be good too.

About lack of features? There must be few features which iOS may have over android. Like that of unified settings, back ground data activity can be controlled and few others too.
So if Galaxy this time around is smooth enough. I must give a try too. Not because of file sharing snd some
Other things. I feel.

usmanxhmed said:
Well, you can see i have problem with changing phones often, i may not be the only one here, who likes phones and want to keep a good one, every one has different needs though, even though i really want to have a phone to use it for at least two years if not more, may be this iPhone 6 can last long, when i had iPhone 5/5s, it was too small, Note 3, it was too big, galaxy s5, how should i glorify that, Nexus 5 was best Android phone ever, while using that i never missed iPhone, it was smooth and i was happy, then it started dropping signals, i was forced to quit, anyways we are talking something else here.
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Android OS still got lots more function and mods but the problem is that mostly likely you will need root to enjoy it so no more warranty. One of the app I love is tasker but many features need root to enable. The camera on S6 is far better than Iphone6 though IP6 is already very great.
iOS the OS isn't great but the app store is, they still owned the most high quality apps there.
So it really depends either you need a OS more, or you need more apps. The best is to get both Android and iOS if you have money. Personally, I'm only a light user so I don't need many apps but I need tasker and camera more so Android is the only choice to me.

There's your answer. You obviously like iOS more so just stay. No one is convincing you to switch. We simply gave our opinions on why we chose a certain phone. I came from an iphone before this, I was Android before the iphone. Every 1 to 2 years I switch between Android and iOS.You say Samsung could implement an app or drivers for features, but look at it this way, every corner of the galaxy s6 has its own features, from notification bar to your dialer app. Might as well make it a skin and hide it within the system otherwise you'll be seeing more than 100 apps trying to run these features.
Unified System Settings( all in one place) vs Unified Storage( any app has access and able to use whatever you downloaded or put to you memory) I chose the latter, I mean how often do I find myself in system settings daily? The theme engine does change a lot of the look unfortunately not much themes at the moment... If you want to actually see some of the features the galaxy s6 offers here's a video...since you already know what iOS has. BTW, I'm not trying to make you switch its really up to if you care for what Android offers. I'll be back in iOS for the iPhone 7.
>>> https://youtu.be/wSNwA0aQtIA
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Jonathan-H said:
I would stick with an iphone. If you have a crazy love of iphone messaging apps and god forbid the awful Apple keyboard which is the worst and least intuitive i've ever used, you'll never get used to Android.
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wow....Well I guess this really is a matter of opinion cause I think the IOS keyboard is unbeatable, so accurate.
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sol_671 said:
I don't know why people complain about having touchwiz skin.. Without it there would be no fingerprint scanner software, dual window, gestures and etc. As for your question you might want to stick to iOS, if you are perfectly fine with how it operates. I'm a fan of both Android and iOS, and used both for many years. A part of me regrets not getting the iPhone because I know any software issues would get patched within weeks not months. Accessory support, and software support, you'll be getting software updates till your phone can't handle it, and finally battery life of standby which is still unrivaled IMO. But I part of me would've also regretted getting an iPhone since that phone has so many limitations like as simple as sharing files, its limited. Files you've downloaded would be tied to that app. Can't even delete pictures on the go when it came from your PC/Mac. Also the lack of features you get compared with Android. All in all in the end it comes down to user preferences.
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I couldn't have said it better than this person.
I love both android and IOS and used both a LOT, he summed it up very well.

Well. You must be right about camera. But you may have noticed. I never mentioned camera in my post. as I don't use camera much. iOS well I can't say if it's great if not. But my main concern was even apps like espn cric info and Twitter and even Facebook are far more smooth on iOS than on android. That's what I feel. You people can feel otherwise.
Plus I want to know about features which iPhone lacks and which matters. Features like dual windows is not useful for me. File sharing is one useful feature but since I don't find much occasions so I can live without it. But it is useful feature nevertheless. What are features are like this?

I switched from the iPhone 6 to the S6.
Do I miss my iPhone sometimes? Kinda
Did I make the right decision? For me it's a yes.
Really depends on your use case. The iPhone is a great phone. It just works without any hiccup. The S6 feels like a pocket computer, it does everything the iPhone does and more but it's less elegant and sometimes doesn't do it as well.
One of the reason I switched to the S6 is that I can't stand having to encode videos before I put them on the phone. I watch lots of videos so on android I just drag and drop, takes less than 5 minutes. However, on the iPhone it takes several hours to encode and I still have to use iTunes to transfer.
Also the camera. It's better than the one on the iPhone.
So...
1. If real estate is all you care about, yes. But I care about one handed usability as well and the smaller iPhone screen is the one I prefer.
2. Yes. The S6 screen is sharper. Not significantly sharper, but noticeably sharper. Colour accuracy is much better on the iPhone tho, not a fan of the S6's saturated display. The Amoled screen is much better at power saving compared to LCD since black pixels switch off. I use acdisplay on my S6 which is like a Moto Display rip off, this would suck lots of juice on an LCD but not amoled. Also, since the black pixels are literally off, contrast is simply stunning. Especially in the dark.
3. Short answer, almost. For my case I would say it is just as fast as my iPhone. But, if you're a lazy user and don't bother to remove the crap in your phone, the iPhone will be a smoother device in the long run. If you take care of your device I would say an android phone ages better. (My G2 is a testament to that)
5. Whatsapp for android received an overhaul and the ui imo is much better.
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Controversial as it maybe but if you like ios and apple hardware I'd not switch to the s6 - yes the screen is great, the build is nice and the camera is excellent. But nothing is worth switching platform for in my opinion.
I came from a nexus device and miss that too, I like my s6 I don't love it - and that's purely down to the software experience.
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You are not making me switch, we are talking here to share our point of view only, thanks for the video, i will see it, we all know every phone and OS has give and take, its only what you want to give up and what you want to take, and hopefully soon we can have best of both worlds. Themes are essential in Android and i don't being open and costamizable OS why themes were only for root and mod people, So now S6 have it, its good. You may agree with me Android demands lots of mods and stuff, and the first reason i switched to iPhone and refuse to even try jailbreak because i was feeling little tired of it. At the end it comes down to what a person feel better with.

Help me switch from ios

Hi huys!
Long time since i last was here!
I currently own an iphone 6 and since i am bored out of my mind with it i want to go back to the android side..
Main hripes with iphone 6..
-horrific battery life
-low wifi signals
-mediocore camera
I was considering gs6, but i wanted to ask how is battery life for you guys since i hear they dropped mah from gs5..will it be better or worse than my iphone 6?depending on that i might shoot for note 4, since note 5 wont be coming to europe,sadly.
The second question is, will i be able to keep my itunes library and keep buying from itunes somehow from within the gs6?(some app or so?)
Thank youuu!

chris2busy said:
Hi huys!
Long time since i last was here!
I currently own an iphone 6 and since i am bored out of my mind with it i want to go back to the android side..
Main hripes with iphone 6..
-horrific battery life
-low wifi signals
-mediocore camera
I was considering gs6, but i wanted to ask how is battery life for you guys since i hear they dropped mah from gs5..will it be better or worse than my iphone 6?depending on that i might shoot for note 4, since note 5 wont be coming to europe,sadly.
The second question is, will i be able to keep my itunes library and keep buying from itunes somehow from within the gs6?(some app or so?)
Thank youuu!
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as for your second question, you can transfer up to 100000 songs from ios to Android. so you should have no problem there. Your first question is harder to answer. As far as battery life goes, my s6 edge gets up to five days of battery life. however, most of what I have read online from other users is it's battery is no better and no worse than the galaxy s5. I would still recommend it over any other phone on the market.

chris2busy said:
I was considering gs6, but i wanted to ask how is battery life for you guys since i hear they dropped mah from gs5..will it be better or worse than my iphone 6?depending on that i might shoot for note 4, since note 5 wont be coming to europe,sadly.
The second question is, will i be able to keep my itunes library and keep buying from itunes somehow from within the gs6?(some app or so?)
Thank youuu!
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Unless you use battery saving tricks and follow the battery saving guides, you'll not have a good battery life. But xda has everything for you to get good battery life!
Q2. I don't use iTunes. idk!

Granted, gs6 battery life is not great, would you say it is better than that of the iphone 6? Really the only reason i haven't already made the move..still considering galaxy note 4 over gs6 just for the battery!
Battery wise, iphone 6 or gs6? battle of the six's

chris2busy said:
Granted, gs6 battery life is not great, would you say it is better than that of the iphone 6? Really the only reason i haven't already made the move..still considering galaxy note 4 over gs6 just for the battery!
Battery wise, iphone 6 or gs6? battle of the six's
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Stock GS6? Nah, rather iP6.
Rooted GS6 with Greenify and amplify? Yep, now we're talking.

davebugyi said:
Stock GS6? Nah, rather iP6.
Rooted GS6 with Greenify and amplify? Yep, now we're talking.
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amplify requires xposed. xposed is incompatible with the variant I own

No i always go with stock..plus, to my understanding, tripping knox is permanent, so that is a big no-no

Well, then you will not be pleased with the stock overall performance of the GS6, if you switching from the iP6. At least the expereience for me was bad and I switched from the Oneplus One. Poor battery (somewhat OK on WiFi), not smooth UI and lags when a few apps open. However this was on the BOG 5.1.1 firmware. It felt like a completely new phone when I gave up on knox and flashed a custom ROM and kernel. And everybody said the same here on the forums.

Looks like i will be going for the note 4 then..i really wish we could get the note 5 in europe..

I wouldn't even consider Samsung for use as a stock device. TouchWiz is ridiculous. Samsung has all kinds of bloat apps for things Google incorporates into android naturally. Updates are so slow and stock battery experience is never great. That's not to say there aren't any good features but if you're coming from an iPhone, I would wait for the next gen of phones or get the one plus 2, or go with Sony for the beautiful cameras.

You greatly overestimate the iphones..they seem stable but its only because they do so very verry little.they are just as full of bugs and crashes as the next thing..itune syncs/restores/updates are a regular russian roulette.you dont do updates unless you are a daredevil-they usually break more than they fix and most of them rape battery life.i had no gripe at all with my last android (gs2) which was on full stock besides bad batt..and i had that for 2 years..as to your remark, sony phones are good but have washed out screens..i am almost set on galaxy note 4..

Would you still buy a S6/S6 Edge today?

Hi, I'm currently the owner of a OPO and satisfied with performance an everything, but it's just too big. Thus I'll need a new phone for not more than 500€ and with a screen about 5 inches.
So I wanted to ask you GS6 owner if you're still satisfied with your phone after six months. Could you answer these questions?
1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem?
2. How is your battery life?
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow?
4. Did you have problems with broken backs?
5. Does your phone run hot?
6. Would you still buy it now?
Thank you.

I was split between iphone 6 plus and note 5. But once I saw galaxy s6 my friend was using, I opted to go with galaxy s6 for a number of reasons:
1. RAM was a software issue, and after the recent update, I don't experience aggressive RAM management issue.
2. Battery life. Although not as large as Lg G4/note 5, it's enough, and usually lasts me a full day and a half of my normal use. Users complain of non-removeable battery, but I've never carried my extra battery on galaxy s4, so it was never a problem
3. Touchwiz is much less bogged down, and I really enjoy using it.
4. Build quality. No longer plastic, and I care for my phone, so I'm not worried about glass sandwich. Also, the back glass is relatively cheap and easy to replace, so I'm not concerned about it cracking/shattering.
5. The phone thankfully does NOT run hot. My ipad air 2 runs hotter than galaxy s6. I watch videos, and play intensive game (ie. vainglory/NFS), and haven't had issue with the temperature.
6. I would absolutely buy it. It's more compelling now, with the discounts, and deals.

totom96 said:
Hi, I'm currently the owner of a OPO and satisfied with performance an everything, but it's just too big. Thus I'll need a new phone for not more than 500€ and with a screen about 5 inches.
So I wanted to ask you GS6 owner if you're still satisfied with your phone after six months. Could you answer these questions?
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1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem? I never really had an issue
2. How is your battery life? Not bad....not perfect, but it lasts all day
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow? I think so, but I use Nova Launcher for the customization
4. Did you have problems with broken backs? No
5. Does your phone run hot? No
6. Would you still buy it now? I might have to say no just because the S7 may be out sooner rather than later.

Yes I do.
I tried op2 and Z5 in last months, both good but S6 is still better (camera and general performance over all).
I'm waiting for meizu pro 5, maybe that will be as good as S6.

Thanks all for replying, I think I'll buy the S6 next month

If I needed a phone today, yes, no doubt. Otherwise I'd wait until the S7 comes out in Feb/March next year.

episode96 said:
If I needed a phone today, yes, no doubt. Otherwise I'd wait until the S7 comes out in Feb/March next year.
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Yes, but I won't spend more than 500€ and the S7 will be most likely 650€ or even more because of the weak euro... So I couldn't buy it anyway...

1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem? No
2. How is your battery life? Not bad but not extraordinary
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow? Fast fast very fast and touchwiz is great now
4. Did you have problems with broken backs? no
5. Does your phone run hot? no
6. Would you still buy it now? yes
Thank you.

Thanks again, another question to the Edge users: Is there any advantage the Edge has other than the better design?

totom96 said:
Hi, I'm currently the owner of a OPO and satisfied with performance an everything, but it's just too big. Thus I'll need a new phone for not more than 500€ and with a screen about 5 inches.
So I wanted to ask you GS6 owner if you're still satisfied with your phone after six months. Could you answer these questions?
1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem?
->I like this phone, but ANYbody says it have gone, is lying. Still there: 90% of time u have 15% or less ram free!, AND I flash always the latest FW from sammobile ! IT is And we only can hope 6.0 will fix it. I don't think so, just hope. Many people says this is exynos problem...we will see, or not, if I change from S6 only FOR THIS issue.
2. How is your battery life?
- >1 have to chare 2x-3x a day. your choice. ( I am playing Simcity Buildit, ALL THE TIME, bext to me, beside work, this eats a lot of SOT. just to note.
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow?
- > LAGGY is the better word.
4. Did you have problems with broken backs?
- > definetly NOT. one of the best thing is the BUILD quality.
5. Does your phone run hot?
-> I was holding a Xperia z3+. THAT was hot. THIS phone only gets HOT when running GFXBEnch 4.0. otherwise, 99% of time, the best 8 core SOC.
6. Would you still buy it now?
+7. CAMERA IS THE BEST U CAN BUY.
-> maybe. The problem is that nobody around me have Xperia z5. Only forums are to decide. BUt. S6 became CHEAP. compared to other flagships, Like z5, 6s, ...is anybody who makes similar to good?no. (lg g4 was good, but OLD).
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tiborprogmed said:
totom96 said:
Hi, I'm currently the owner of a OPO and satisfied with performance an everything, but it's just too big. Thus I'll need a new phone for not more than 500€ and with a screen about 5 inches.
So I wanted to ask you GS6 owner if you're still satisfied with your phone after six months. Could you answer these questions?
1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem?
->I like this phone, but ANYbody says it have gone, is lying. Still there: 90% of time u have 15% or less ram free!, AND I flash always the latest FW from sammobile ! IT is And we only can hope 6.0 will fix it. I don't think so, just hope. Many people says this is exynos problem...we will see, or not, if I change from S6 only FOR THIS issue.
2. How is your battery life?
- >1 have to chare 2x-3x a day. your choice. ( I am playing Simcity Buildit, ALL THE TIME, bext to me, beside work, this eats a lot of SOT. just to note.
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow?
- > LAGGY is the better word.
4. Did you have problems with broken backs?
- > definetly NOT. one of the best thing is the BUILD quality.
5. Does your phone run hot?
-> I was holding a Xperia z3+. THAT was hot. THIS phone only gets HOT when running GFXBEnch 4.0. otherwise, 99% of time, the best 8 core SOC.
6. Would you still buy it now?
+7. CAMERA IS THE BEST U CAN BUY.
-> maybe. The problem is that nobody around me have Xperia z5. Only forums are to decide. BUt. S6 became CHEAP. compared to other flagships, Like z5, 6s, ...is anybody who makes similar to good?no. (lg g4 was good, but OLD).
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Well, this is now a completely different opinion than the others had. Do you experience also application redraws because od thw ful RAM?
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totom96 said:
tiborprogmed said:
Well, this is now a completely different opinion than the others had. Do you experience also application redraws because od thw ful RAM?
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Yes, I have this is obvious. But in overall this device worth to buy despite of this issue. (minor issue, and 6.0 is coming we hope )
But I have tried z3+, z5 and this photo,camera quality cannot be compared with s6.
One plus thing : quick charge. Samsung doing well, again, against other qualcom 2.0 Qucik charging devices. It push up the battery so fast, at least 20-30 minutes before z5 can do, for example.
I really would like to use z5 like sony device BUT the overheating issue, and the camera quality is terrible. STILL with todays's Sony z5 fw upgrade.
I always hated samsung device to hold. But i have to change my mind, competitors is even not just arround the corner. I am also waiting for Q820, BUT the thing that Qualcom have sent the 820 to samsung to help them is redicious.
s6 still the best in every aspects. there are issues, but cannot compared these to Q810 devices....
And S6's price are dropping to floor each day by day
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tiborprogmed said:
totom96 said:
Yes, I have this is obvious. But in overall this device worth to buy despite of this issue. (minor issue, and 6.0 is coming we hope )
But I have tried z3+, z5 and this photo,camera quality cannot be compared with s6.
One plus thing : quick charge. Samsung doing well, again, against other qualcom 2.0 Qucik charging devices. It push up the battery so fast, at least 20-30 minutes before z5 can do, for example.
I really would like to use z5 like sony device BUT the overheating issue, and the camera quality is terrible. STILL with todays's Sony z5 fw upgrade.
I always hated samsung device to hold. But i have to change my mind, competitors is even not just arround the corner. I am also waiting for Q820, BUT the thing that Qualcom have sent the 820 to samsung to help them is redicious.
s6 still the best in every aspects. there are issues, but cannot compared these to Q810 devices....
And S6's price are dropping to floor each day by day
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Well, lets hope for A6.0, but it could still take some months with samsung...
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I just bought the 6p, and I am contemplating selling the S6 - or using it as a backup phone. 6p is now going to be daily driver.

Well, lets hope for A6.0, but it could still take some months with samsung...[/QUOTE]
http://www.timesnews.co.uk/6608-exclusive-samsung-galaxy-android-marshmallow-update-roadmap-leaked/
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richfreestone said:
I just bought the 6p, and I am contemplating selling the S6 - or using it as a backup phone. 6p is now going to be daily driver.
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Yes . Good device. AND q810. How Google could manage the 810? WHY are not heats up like in other devices?
What is your experience? please let us know.
thx.

totom96 said:
Hi, I'm currently the owner of a OPO and satisfied with performance an everything, but it's just too big. Thus I'll need a new phone for not more than 500€ and with a screen about 5 inches.
So I wanted to ask you GS6 owner if you're still satisfied with your phone after six months. Could you answer these questions?
1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem?
2. How is your battery life?
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow?
4. Did you have problems with broken backs?
5. Does your phone run hot?
6. Would you still buy it now?
Thank you.
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I will add my experience to the one that said not so good things about the phone.
1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem?
This problem is still there. I think that whoever says it's gone, does not know how it shows up. It's not about how much RAM you have free or not, or how much it lags on daily use within an app, but how many apps it can hold open at the same time. This is clear when you open some apps and "exit" them using the home button instead of the back button. You can easily see that if you open a webpage in Chrome, open a couple other apps (always using the home button, not exiting with the back button) that when you go back to Chrome, the website reloads from scratch, meaning that the RAM manager has killed the app and has to fetch everything again. So no, the RAM problem is far from solved. Hope they fix it in future updates, but I wouldn't bet on it.
2. How is your battery life?
I feel this aspect is really flimsy and blame it a lot on Google and it's Play Services. It can't be that while rarely installing or changing apps or they way I use the phone, my battery life is so irregular. Some weeks it's good, some is downright bad, then back to normal, I don't know. I suspect that the only thing that can change and affect this without me noticing apart from the battery life, is the Google Play Services and their shadowy background updates. The first weeks with the phone I was seeing like around 4hs or more SoT, and now 3 months later, I see from 2 and a half to 3. Had the same wobbly behavior with my previous phone (OPO), sometimes great SoT, sometimes just bad.
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow?
I would say that it might have changed but not substantially. It's by no means slow or unacceptably laggy. It's clearly no Nexus, but if you already know what to expect, I'd say it's good. In a scale from 1 to 5, being 1 painfully slow and 5 Nexus like, I'd give it something between 3.5 and 4. It's ok but it could be better.
4. Did you have problems with broken backs?
Not at all. The phone is not that heavy LOL. Now seriously, if there's something that I, as a Samsung hater between the S3 and S5 era, can congratulate Samsung for, is the build quality and materials. Top notch all the way. Solid and precisely crafted.
5. Does your phone run hot?
I notice it gets hot sometimes on the top right frame (above the power button), but you notice it just if you go and touch that part, the whole phone does not seem to have a problem with temperature. Didn't try to push it to have one, though.
6. Would you still buy it now?
I've been looking for a replacement just because I miss stock Android and the Nexus brand, but I am really not convinced by any of the Nexus since the OG Nexus 6. The Nexus 6 is just gigantic, not for me (the OPO was big for me, that's why I ended up with the S6 and love the size, it's perfect. Although I'd prefer it to be thicker to even out the camera bump and make space for a bigger battery. I don't win anything by having a phone this thin compared to this thin + 1mm of the camera bump, I think that decision was just dumb). The Nexus 6p is way better but still big (it's bigger than the OPO) and there are way too many reports for me to jump on it yet. The Nexus 5x does not convince me because I feel Google made it worse on purpose so that people preferred the 6p over the 5x, not just for the price. I would have loved to have a 5x with the specs and benefits (for example, the extra cable or the higher framerate filming due to the extra power of the processor).
Would you still buy a S6/S6 Edge today?
With all that said, I think that today as they said before, with the prices dropping, it's a great option. Even more if you care a bit about the camera, which is awesome. If it only had a bit better battery life, I would not think about replacing it anytime soon, but that and having stock Android always makes me think about other devices. Maybe I'll root and put a custom ROM to it, a stock based one, but with better battery life and less bloat. OH, SPEAKING OF BLOAT: it comes bundled in with some Cheetah Mobile software that cannot be uninstalled or disabled. That drives me freaking nuts and I hate both Samsung and Cheetah Mobile for that. Like, bad. For reference: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JuanManuelTastzian/posts/88sYktUP7oq
Hope this helps and sorry if the post is too long.

tiborprogmed said:
Well, lets hope for A6.0, but it could still take some months with samsung...
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http://www.timesnews.co.uk/6608-exclusive-samsung-galaxy-android-marshmallow-update-roadmap-leaked/
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Yes . Good device. AND q810. How Google could manage the 810? WHY are not heats up like in other devices?
What is your experience? please let us know.
thx.[/QUOTE]
Not experienced any overheating so far, in fact just picked it up from my desk and it's cold to touch - which in my opinion is a nice feel.

jmtast said:
I will add my experience to the one that said not so good things about the phone.
1. Do you still have the out of RAM problem?
This problem is still there. I think that whoever says it's gone, does not know how it shows up. It's not about how much RAM you have free or not, or how much it lags on daily use within an app, but how many apps it can hold open at the same time. This is clear when you open some apps and "exit" them using the home button instead of the back button. You can easily see that if you open a webpage in Chrome, open a couple other apps (always using the home button, not exiting with the back button) that when you go back to Chrome, the website reloads from scratch, meaning that the RAM manager has killed the app and has to fetch everything again. So no, the RAM problem is far from solved. Hope they fix it in future updates, but I wouldn't bet on it.
2. How is your battery life?
I feel this aspect is really flimsy and blame it a lot on Google and it's Play Services. It can't be that while rarely installing or changing apps or they way I use the phone, my battery life is so irregular. Some weeks it's good, some is downright bad, then back to normal, I don't know. I suspect that the only thing that can change and affect this without me noticing apart from the battery life, is the Google Play Services and their shadowy background updates. The first weeks with the phone I was seeing like around 4hs or more SoT, and now 3 months later, I see from 2 and a half to 3. Had the same wobbly behavior with my previous phone (OPO), sometimes great SoT, sometimes just bad.
3. Is your phone (with Touchwiz) still snappy or did it become slow?
I would say that it might have changed but not substantially. It's by no means slow or unacceptably laggy. It's clearly no Nexus, but if you already know what to expect, I'd say it's good. In a scale from 1 to 5, being 1 painfully slow and 5 Nexus like, I'd give it something between 3.5 and 4. It's ok but it could be better.
4. Did you have problems with broken backs?
Not at all. The phone is not that heavy LOL. Now seriously, if there's something that I, as a Samsung hater between the S3 and S5 era, can congratulate Samsung for, is the build quality and materials. Top notch all the way. Solid and precisely crafted.
5. Does your phone run hot?
I notice it gets hot sometimes on the top right frame (above the power button), but you notice it just if you go and touch that part, the whole phone does not seem to have a problem with temperature. Didn't try to push it to have one, though.
6. Would you still buy it now?
I've been looking for a replacement just because I miss stock Android and the Nexus brand, but I am really not convinced by any of the Nexus since the OG Nexus 6. The Nexus 6 is just gigantic, not for me (the OPO was big for me, that's why I ended up with the S6 and love the size, it's perfect. Although I'd prefer it to be thicker to even out the camera bump and make space for a bigger battery. I don't win anything by having a phone this thin compared to this thin + 1mm of the camera bump, I think that decision was just dumb). The Nexus 6p is way better but still big (it's bigger than the OPO) and there are way too many reports for me to jump on it yet. The Nexus 5x does not convince me because I feel Google made it worse on purpose so that people preferred the 6p over the 5x, not just for the price. I would have loved to have a 5x with the specs and benefits (for example, the extra cable or the higher framerate filming due to the extra power of the processor).
Would you still buy a S6/S6 Edge today?
With all that said, I think that today as they said before, with the prices dropping, it's a great option. Even more if you care a bit about the camera, which is awesome. If it only had a bit better battery life, I would not think about replacing it anytime soon, but that and having stock Android always makes me think about other devices. Maybe I'll root and put a custom ROM to it, a stock based one, but with better battery life and less bloat. OH, SPEAKING OF BLOAT: it comes bundled in with some Cheetah Mobile software that cannot be uninstalled or disabled. That drives me freaking nuts and I hate both Samsung and Cheetah Mobile for that. Like, bad. For reference: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JuanManuelTastzian/posts/88sYktUP7oq
Hope this helps and sorry if the post is too long.
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Thank you for your post. I currently also have the OPO and it's too big and the battery sucks since 5.0. I get a bit over 2h of screen on time, but I read on most pages that the S6 would have way higher screen on time, so what do you think? Is it really that bad currently?

totom96 said:
Thank you for your post. I currently also have the OPO and it's too big and the battery sucks since 5.0. I get a bit over 2h of screen on time, but I read on most pages that the S6 would have way higher screen on time, so what do you think? Is it really that bad currently?
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I have also read that, but I kinda get similar times as I did with the OPO. Take into account that apps you usually use and the signal quality of the places you use to visit have impact on battery life, so the best way to measure it is to find someone who has a similar usage to yours, which is hard. That's why I just tell you that the battery life between those devices is similar, or maybe a bit worse on the S6, but not significantly, so I think you'll have a similar experience. I also envy those I see with 4, 5, even 6 hours SoT with the S6 and I can only blame the apps and network coverage, because otherwise I don't understand why the difference is so big.

no, i wouldn't, because i would get the NOTE 5...it's the same device with bigger screen, better battery, and s pen....that's the only reason....and the ram is always between 70-80% so it's better than 5.0.2.....and i won't call the phone laggy...sometimes it stutters but it doesn't lag, most of the time everything opens really fast.....battery is about the same as 5.0.2...3-4 SOT....

A potential replacement phone

Good Morning all,
Hopefully ive placed this question in the right location. I`ve been a avid user of the Google Pixel 3 XL for several years now having moved from the Samsung Note 8. I`ve recently had the opportunity to move over to a Samsung Note 10 + Exynos (Australia) and started the Smart Switch copy process as a test before possibly moving over to the device as a daily driver. Upon completing the copy process and testing Samsungs OneUi for a few hours i found myself installing Nova and finding a user created Pixel Nova backup and trying to make the Note10 looks as identical to the Pixel 3 as i could. Previously on i think it was Oreo on the Note8 i just used the device but this Samsung OneUi i dont like at all. I find that the Ui just isnt what up to my personal liking. In saying that when an alternative launcher like Nova is used i lose access to swipe gestures as part of Android10 which ive become accustomed to on my Pixel3. The reason im on the fence is as part of my job im required a times to be onsite at other locations for work consistently on the phone for my 8 -10 hour shift depending on the work where i have noticed the Pixel3 battery just cant cope with my day to day demands without me need to hook up a battery backup to charge the device.
I guess i just am trying to weigh up the pros and cons. From what ive seen the Note10+ has a huge power gain and battery life and performance than the Pixel3 but then Samsung from past experience take quite a long time to release Os and security updates whereas the pixel3 gets them when they are released.
I love that the pixel doesnt come with any bloatware and also prefer the google messages and phone app over Samsungs as i can hook connect message to my work WebGUI while im at my desk which makes it easier to respond to text`s in my work day, Also the Pixel3 camera is amazing and appears to trump the Note10+ for taking photos which i do a lot of for work and personal. Also the Pixel3 fingerprint reader is so much more faster than the ultrasonic in the Note10.
I`ve become so dependent on the google suite of apps referring to Google Phone,Messages,Photos,Calendar,Gmail,Chrome,Assistant,AOD & Home Screen widget to name a few.
As stupid as i sounds i`m trying to find some justifiable reason to move to the Note10 over the Pixel outside of the battery capacity between the 2 as well as the cameras.
Does anyone have any input on how the Note10+ would benefit me over the Pixel3?
Regards
Kornster

kornster said:
Good Morning all,
Hopefully ive placed this question in the right location. I`ve been a avid user of the Google Pixel 3 XL for several years
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Does anyone have any input on how the Note10+ would benefit me over the Pixel3?
Regards
Kornster
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Hi,
I totally understand you, Google delivers, in my opinion, the best User Experience. Despite its devices not being racecars, we still want to buy them for the UI.
Here are all the pros for the Note 10+:
Better CPU, more RAM ---> Smoother experience
More storage, faster (UFS 3.0) ---> Fast file transfer+ no struggles with pics
Quick Charge ---> Phone Charge faster
In display fingerprint ---> Best thing
Gorilla glass 6 (vs 5 for the Pixel)
Plus you get a freaking stylus man!
So the overall experience will most likely be better, smoother and faster (for charging, gaming, taking photos and storing them)
Also, try to see if you can get a OnePlus phone. It has all the pros mentioned above plus it has almost no bloatware (only uninstallable preinstalled apps like FB or Netflix) and the UI is close to stock. You get also a lot of customization.
But to me, the Pixel UI is above OxygenOS (OnePlus UI)
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Hi Raiz,
Well i took the plunge for a month and have moved back to the Pixel 3 XL. The Note 10+ itself is aesthetically pleasing to hold and touch. But there`s just something about the Samsung experience that irks me the wrong way. The biggest issue i had was the under screen fingerprint reader, It was IMO the worst experience, 9 out 10 times not working at all requiring me to use my pin code to unlock the phone. I recorded my fingerprints in all different angles to cover everything but more often that not it just didnt work. Samsung Dex was ok but certainly no where near a usable point. Running Windows 10 i can tie the My Phone app straight into the Pixel/Samsung and it worked well, even with the latest update. I never once used the stylus for what it could be used for, only a few times using it for the wireless photo taking. The camera on the Samsung is ok but no where near where the Pixel camera. The Google default apps are for me a lot more user friendly than the Samsung one. Samsung's OneUI although aesthetically pleasing didn't cut it for me, oversized icons and restrictions in places i thought wouldn't be, it felt like i was using an Apple device at times. I needed to use OneUI due to gestures only working with OneUi and not an alternative launcher like Nova. Having the now playing on the lock screen is something i always used, As someone who loves music hearing something and then just looking at the Pixel and it showing what was playing was always a plus. The AOD on the Pixel was better with calendar entries showing up on AOD. Turning the Pixel over the mute was sorely missed especially when i could be working and avoiding phone distractions and just turn the phone over and not be annoyed. There`s so many more things i could report on and im not bagging out the Note10+. Just come to the conclusion that having a Note8 then Pixel 3 XL and moving to the Note10+ that there`s just too many things on the Pixel that are sorely missed and i had to revert.
The biggest issue on the Pixel is the abysmal battery and how long it lasts and it`s something i`ll just have to deal with.

kornster said:
Hi Raiz,
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The biggest issue on the Pixel is the abysmal battery and how long it lasts and it`s something i`ll just have to deal with.
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Hi,
Nice to hear from you .
I'm sorry that you bought something that didn't pleased you. Some people aren't bothered at all by all the restrictions and all the stuff you said above, but IMO you made the right decision. Samsung are all about making you buy, from the in-OS ads to the short support (which has been a bit lengthened recently). But I think once you get a taste of what Google has to offer with its own OS, you can't get back to the previous experience and don't feel a downgrade.
It's all specs and power now, but I think that if UI, support and features aren't here, your phone won't be good. If I knew that the Pixel 5 would have a battery this large (rumored at 4000 mhA), I would've waited before buying my OP8.
I hope you still enjoy your Pixel 3 tho, and I hope it will last
Have a great day