Marty Chinn
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So as someone who has never ever dealt with bloatware from a carrier on a smartphone, how much bloatware does AT&T install and can you get rid of it without rooting on the S6? If not, how much space does it take up?
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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I'm not sure how much they install, it can't removed without rooting. Here's an article regarding the size etc on the S6.
http://www.androidcentral.com/bloatware-galaxy-s-6-sucks-not-reasons-many-think
Basically, even if you could removed the bloatware you would never be able to use that space because it's on a separate partition from where app/games normally install.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
I don't think anyone posted this yet?
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Affo...edge-specs-and-fingerprint-ID-for-200_id68130
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Affo...edge-specs-and-fingerprint-ID-for-200_id68130
Yeah its a bit too much, I would suggest a more subdued background a clock that's a bit more minimal and maybe not ad many incons on the screen. I really like the icon pack, what is that? Also what launcher are you using?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
A wild M9 render appears!
Yeah, its easy to have speeds and feeds, its harder to nail the overall experience. I've got a Oneplus one and while its a good phone, its lacking overall.
manfestival
Member
I am skeptical
-Pyromaniac-
Member
oneplus is solid for a first attempt. We'll see what they have next.
Yeah its pretty good given the price.
You Are Viewtiful
Member
Yeah I'm going with a dark but still cartoony theme for now.
Icon pack is mostly Moonshine (and some Zono). Nova Launcher ^^
Cool, thanks. I use moonshine, haven't heard of zono. I'll check it out.
manfestival
Member
yes they do but it doesnt really bother me
lord can you post some comparison lowlight shots similar to the ones you took before?
It's not fanboy shit it's the God honest truth. Samsung can go die in a fire.
That's what she said.
*Sigh*
I've owned a singular Samsung phone; The AT&T Galaxy Skyrocket S2. The only saving grace of that phone was Cyanogen mod and that was a stretch. That said, supporting a company whose bold strategy is to copy Apple and "hope" it pays off is laughable.
Well shit...I wonder why it's not working on mine. Not like there's an option for it...
welcome to lollipop?
User experience on the M9 is just as good as every other HTC One phone has been...until the 810 gets throttled and it turns into a laggy mess. The 810 is the worst thing that's happened to Android Phones since Samsung's old ways.
It's like he didn't even touch his Nexus 6 lol
ok , i haven't got the camera update yet ( i think it will come in the next 2 days )
those photo been resized and lowered the quality from 5 mb to 150 kb because i can't upload 5 mb photo in the net
manfestival
Member
btw a lot of these features are basic lollipop things that you are getting excited about. There isnt too much of a difference from the AOSP that is on the moto g. Everything just looks slightly different and more samsunglike.
I really loved the m7 when I had it for the short period of time that I had it. I actually really enjoyed blinkfeed and have found nothing that really compares imo. I cant imagine that the experience is any different from the m7/8 then?
While I don't experience any "lag" personally. There is definitely some jerkiness from time to time. Especially when going from flip to the home screen(only when swiping).
I know you are trying to show off the phone and all, but it has gotten to the point where it must be a joke account.
You can't seriously take pics with the phone and downsize them to 150 kb and be serious about the attempt to show camera quality.
I'm aware, and they are also things that Sammy has stripped out of older versions of Touchwiz. It's lovely to have basic functionality out of the box for once.
The GREAT CONCESSION was that to get the nice things Sammy offered, you had to wade through missing features and awful ones you don't want. That, for once, seems to be not true.
the camera is bad and i can't deny that fact
i said i lowered the res only to upload the photo faster
The Faceless Master
Member
but they're not using the 810
SOT right now, 45% battery drain has gotten me 2h 12m. Been slamming LTE and Wifi during that period too, so I'm inclined to think that a normal day's use would be even better.
All this is with auto brightness turned off and brightness at 50%, so the screen drain will be higher than out of the box.
All this is with auto brightness turned off and brightness at 50%, so the screen drain will be higher than out of the box.
The Faceless Master
Member
have you tried auto brightness in direct sunlight yet?
What is sunlight, precious?
And no, I never use auto brightness, not something I'd ever test.
Marty Chinn
Member
Fuck no stores have the black S6 in 128gb
Guess I'll have to wait a bit.
I'm in the same boat as you. No 128gb S6 and no 128gb S6 Edge anywhere.
manfestival
Member
what carrier do you use? my SOT is pretty bad like another member has mentioned. I may just go ahead and disable to voLTE to save me some precious battery
The Faceless Master
Member
What specifically do you want to know?
That screen is unbelievable, holy fucking shit. Just sublime. The edge looks awesome but there is slight color banding on the sides and the left and right edge are really quite sharp. The regular S6 is definitely more comfortable in hand. The Edge definitely had sexiness going for it though.
I compared it to my OPO, and while the res bump isn't very noticeable at a normal distance the screen on the S6 has such beautiful brightness, colors and contrast. Its really amazing in person.
I compared it to my OPO, and while the res bump isn't very noticeable at a normal distance the screen on the S6 has such beautiful brightness, colors and contrast. Its really amazing in person.
The Faceless Master
Member
i just want your impressions on what its like to gaze into a sneak peek of the creation of the universe.
You Are Viewtiful
Member
Cannot you expand on what you do with those to get better battery life?
I mean, if you want me to just turn up the brightness to 100, I did that in a dark room earlier, and the image is still burned into my retinas.
Droid-Life's Edge review is a bit more tempered, thanks to Tim doing it.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Well this doesnt look so bad as your previous pics, whoch looked like you smeared the camera with your finger first. Post these in full when you can.
Its still not a good camera though especjally since the m8 cam makes better night shots even with just the 4mp ultrapixel.
The m9 gets this much heat simply because HTC disappointed everyone. All they had to do is put a quality camera in there. Cant pretend your device is premium with all the metal but then assemble cheap components...cant really blame them fully for the 810 though, Qualcomm let everyone down.
The Faceless Master
Member
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Such a spec geek response. The edge doesn't need extra functionality to justify a higher price. It's far more premium and better looking. There. There's the price premium.
Marty, do you not have a preference between the two?
It's also arguably functionally worse than the S6. It's not so cut and dry.
You Are Viewtiful
Member
Ah, Greenify shuts down apps of your choice that keep waking up your phone for no reason *cough*Facebook*cough*. On Samsung though, Facebook and bloatware counts as a System App, and it doesn't hibernate those unless you buy the "donate version " (gosh I hate that term).
Tasker automates stuff on your phone. It's not very noob friendly though, and you have to make the profiles yourself. What I use it for is for is to turn off WiFi+4G if the screen has been off for more than 3 minutes (unless on certain apps). Turn on WiFi/Data when launching certain apps. When turning on WiFi, wait 60 seconds for it to connect, otherwise turn WiFi off. Only turn GPS on Google Maps and turn it off when done. Turn Bluetooth off after 60 seconds of no device paired. Airplane+Silent Mode when gone to bed (screen off for more than 90 minutes at night), or in class (location school and appropriate time).
If they were the same price, I'd go with the Edge.
Even at $100 more, I'd still probably go with the Edge.
Edge for the looks, marginally bigger battery and more internal storage.
manfestival
Member
I think $50 would be making them fly off the shelf. I think the extra 50 makes it harder to justify. I would consider the edge for $50
Marty Chinn
Member
I'm going back and forth on it. I'm worried the warping of the visuals on the edges will bug me. It's just on that borderline where it might be okay and might be annoying. I also like how the Edge looks but it seems silly to take a flashy physical phone over warping visuals. But since I'm on the fence, I'd even consider just getting which ever one is available first. But now that it's launched, maybe I'll wait until the G4 is announced in two weeks to see what it has to offer. Samsung probably would have had my money if they had offered the 128 gig version more readily available.