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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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You Are Viewtiful
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But you can't hit the volume button to launch the camera.
Marty Chinn
Member
I just can't find anyone offering a 128GB Black/Blue Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge on AT&T. I'm surprised how hard it is to get one of these.
Pacific Mall (if you live in the GTA) -> Bring cash -> Shop around -> Bargain.
Wish my phone had a camera buttonOr at least double tap to camera.
I'm in the GTA, I may just do that. You think the price on the S6 there will be significantly cheaper than retail?
Unknown Soldier
Member
Pacific Mall (if you live in the GTA) -> Bring cash -> Shop around -> Bargain.
Wish my phone had a camera button
If I lived in the GTA I would just walk in, shoot the guy, take all the stuff, and leave. It would probably give me 1 star but there's a safe house nearby so I would just go there to reset the popo meter.
Yeah_its_Bob
Member
Sorry guys I was gone for vacation and forgot to post my impression on the phone.
First thing first anyone that get the edge on Friday make sure to do a full inspection on the screen. Samsung seemed to have screw over some early production edges with quality control. In my unit theres a horizontal small scratch. Only visible depending on how you look at it, but it is deep enough for my fingernail.
Themes: Hands down one of the better option from the phone. Also come with a lot less bloat that Im used from Samsung (Finally).
Charging: Wireless Charging with the Qi samsung charger is simple the phone picks it up right away you don't have to play with the phone position for it to charge. Also quick charge is incredible my phone is fully charge in a bout an hour.
Screen Design: The curve screen really doesn't bring much usability to it. Apart from notification and color coordinating contacts. I also found it difficult sometimes when I was setting up my home screens with app the sensitivity in the screen edge will move my apps to the wrong homepage. I guess that just take practice.
Phone Design: Best Samsung design in years hands down. The Edge is the better looking than the S6.. Only thing I hate was the hideous camera bump.
Camera: Camera the best android camera I've used. You don't have to tweak it each time to get a good picture like 50% of the time I had to do with my Z3. I would put it up there with the Iphone camera in usability and picture quality.
The Bad: Touchwiz has crashed on me like 10 times , but I think thats because I was using another launcher for a bit. It hasn't done it since I switched back.
Come Friday the phone to buy is definitely the S6 EDGE.
Let me know if you guys have any question and Ill try to post a picture of the scratch on the screen so you can see it.
First thing first anyone that get the edge on Friday make sure to do a full inspection on the screen. Samsung seemed to have screw over some early production edges with quality control. In my unit theres a horizontal small scratch. Only visible depending on how you look at it, but it is deep enough for my fingernail.
Themes: Hands down one of the better option from the phone. Also come with a lot less bloat that Im used from Samsung (Finally).
Charging: Wireless Charging with the Qi samsung charger is simple the phone picks it up right away you don't have to play with the phone position for it to charge. Also quick charge is incredible my phone is fully charge in a bout an hour.
Screen Design: The curve screen really doesn't bring much usability to it. Apart from notification and color coordinating contacts. I also found it difficult sometimes when I was setting up my home screens with app the sensitivity in the screen edge will move my apps to the wrong homepage. I guess that just take practice.
Phone Design: Best Samsung design in years hands down. The Edge is the better looking than the S6.. Only thing I hate was the hideous camera bump.
Camera: Camera the best android camera I've used. You don't have to tweak it each time to get a good picture like 50% of the time I had to do with my Z3. I would put it up there with the Iphone camera in usability and picture quality.
The Bad: Touchwiz has crashed on me like 10 times , but I think thats because I was using another launcher for a bit. It hasn't done it since I switched back.
Come Friday the phone to buy is definitely the S6 EDGE.
Let me know if you guys have any question and Ill try to post a picture of the scratch on the screen so you can see it.
osiris3355
Banned
Is there another phone you could compare similar battery life to?
Do you have a close all apps option in the task switcher?
manfestival
Member
I wish tmobile offered the blue. I would have snatched it up in a heartbeat
so would you all recommend getting a case? I have always loved the natural feel of phones but a part of me is paranoid because of all of the glass
Why isn't anybody talking about the Dell Oled tablets?
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8366421/dell-venue-10-7000-tablet-video-specs-price
Yeah_its_Bob
Member
I will compare it to the Z3 with heavy usage. A lot better than the S5. I get a full day heavy usage. I do Spotify, heavy messaging, whatsapp, also surf the web about 1 and a half.
Because no one wants to hold that shit.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Anyone else annoyed to hell and back from sites like International Business Times AU and India, as well as ChristianToday and similar rehash click baiters?
Something Google really needs to tackle is those SEO abusers that linger on top of news results and inside google now topics. They just change dates almost each day and make it look like they have new news.
Edit: I just ignore them most of the time but now they have invaded my google now...
Something Google really needs to tackle is those SEO abusers that linger on top of news results and inside google now topics. They just change dates almost each day and make it look like they have new news.
Edit: I just ignore them most of the time but now they have invaded my google now...
Baroquemantic
Member
Back to Google calendar I go:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...s-back-the-month-view-on-phones-apk-download/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...s-back-the-month-view-on-phones-apk-download/
Jzero
Member
I don't know why they took it out in the first place.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Android is just one big behavioural psych test. This thread is like a rat lab.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Visually it is not my cup of tea. That's also priced almost $100 more than what I paid for the Nexus 9. It seems aimed more at people who want a laptop and a tablet experience in one.
I just want a tablet to browse the web, watch videos, and play an occasional game of Hearthstone.
No there are literally no apps that use the g sensor on android.
Kill Your Masters
Member
M8 just google gyroscope android games you'll get plenty results.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Google have been experimenting on you guys this whole time with stock Android. It's a good thing I use Touchwiz.
Don't worry, there are no games that use Wreav's bitterness either.
A lot of the driving games usually have gyro sensing.
weekend_warrior
Banned
He's asking if one of these would work for you to put your music on on when want to listen to it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HR78S2Q/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3MRU-SatY4
Video showing some of the new S6 themes that have gone up.
Video showing some of the new S6 themes that have gone up.
i hate driving game that use gyro
i meant games that control a marble and tilt the screen to move it
Those are all fairly awful, but I have hope we'll have a stock 5.0 theme by next Friday. I am curious if you have to be using Touchwiz as the launcher to use those themes, since they touch non-launcher apps as well.
Nice shootout between the i6 and S6 cameras. The sharpness advantage for the S6, particularly noticeable in the cloud shots, is great to see.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-versus-iphone-6-camera-comparison#slide1
The S6 is also producing almost no noise at the lower light levels where you can see the i6 having to increase that ISO up.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-versus-iphone-6-camera-comparison#slide1
The S6 is also producing almost no noise at the lower light levels where you can see the i6 having to increase that ISO up.
Most of them are pretty bad, it's obvious that they're mostly made for the asian market. I doubt we'll get a stock theme until they open this up to outside devs. You can supposedly use a different launcher (like Nova, Google Now etc) and a theme at the same time, the theme will simply change the inbuilt apps and the notification drawer while the home screen and icons will take on the changes of the launcher.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I got 5.02 this morning. So far, so good, aside from a few annoyances, like not being able to use face unlock for some reason. Battery may be worse, but I need to use it longer to be sure.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
that's a dope camera, samsung runs that game on android
cartoon_soldier
Member
Google should get Samsung's camera for their next Nexus. The phone can be made by some other manufacturer (probably Motorola or HTC I have a feeling)
cartoon_soldier
Member
WhiskerFrisker
Member
But that's not how it works.I know
But a man can wish
I would love to see a Samsung made Nexus again
zomgbbqftw
Banned
https://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=26395
Possible 5.1 firmware certified for the Z3. :O
Could explain why the current firmware rollout has been paused.
Possible 5.1 firmware certified for the Z3. :O
Could explain why the current firmware rollout has been paused.
weekend_warrior
Banned
The S6 killed the iPhone. Shit's crazy.
Starting with the S6, sure. Before that, the last good camera from them was, what, the Note 2?
Unknown Soldier
Member
I know
But a man can wish
I would love to see a Samsung made Nexus again
I owned a Galaxy Nexus, it had like a 2 hour battery life. Never again.
And one of the ugliest screens of all time, whites were green. I'm sure they could make a much better phone now though.
Pretty much. I love watching iOS users be dumbfounded when they see just how much more simple my Nexus is. Should have a couple more converts next month lol.
I busted up when I saw that. The Verge acting like the Apple Watch is the second coming of Jesus....
I wish there was done kind of communication from them regarding this. They have an update still being pushed to the Z2...
Saucycarpdog
Member
Phablet revolution will render most overpriced tablets, like those dells, obsolete in a few years.
Nope it was the Note 4.
Meh, Note 4 was still a pretty bad cam compared to i6 in a number of scenarios.
S6 finally giving Android parity!
edit: DL review is up: http://www.droid-life.com/2015/04/08/samsung-galaxy-s6-review/
Most disappointing thing about the S6 is the battery life. I have the Xperia Z3 Compact so it would really be hard for me to go backwards.. Not that the S6's battery life is bad, but I'm just use to have the best out of any high end smartphone today. I don't mind the lack of SD because 32 GB is the base and I don't download 2GB apps to my phone. Everything else seems pretty great about it: design, camera, screen, speed, and browsing performance.