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I'll be getting a new phone in a few weeks and trying to decide between these as an upgrade to my current Galaxy S4. Keeping that one is not an option as it's a refurb replacement for a broken phone and not working well, esp. the camera, which is a key feature for me.
I can't decide if the features of the S6 outweigh the inability to change out the battery and put in my own SD card.
Any personal experience to share that swayed you one way or the other?
I've read most of the reviews and comparisons online so I don't need links to those.
thanks. Most days, I am in my office with access to a charger, so yeah, probably that shouldn't be the deciding factor.
For the SD card, it's kind of an emotional reaction, I guess. To me, it was a great feature and I think it's annoying that they are taking it away.
But I'm leaning towards the camera being the deciding factor and going with the S6 because of that.
It's the best cell phone camera ever in my opinion. It beats out my iPhone 6 Plus by a decent margin. You can double click the home button from ANYWHERE (even lockscreen) and the camera opens nearly instantly.
It's the best cell phone camera ever in my opinion. It beats out my iPhone 6 Plus by a decent margin. You can double click the home button from ANYWHERE (even lockscreen) and the camera opens nearly instantly.
This alone is worth it.
Yes, that is an EXTREMELY tempting feature!
I am probably going to end up getting an S5 for my kid (first phone) so I suppose I can always make him swap with me if I decide it's not working. I was going to give him my S4, but I think I'll sell it instead and get a brand new S5 for him, since it comes out to pretty much a wash financially.
The only thing I do not like about the s6 over the s5 is the lack of water resistance. Not that I plan on purposely putting my phone in water, but I use the camera and music player (I run in the rain) a a lot, so it gives me a peace of mind about it getting wet, or accidentally dropping in the water at the beach while taking pics.
The SD card is not too much of an issue, except that I know they will charge way more for a larger storage than if it was just a removable one and you purchased the large storage yourself.
The quick access to the camera is awesome. I have that feature (an even better one, imo) on my Droid Turbo. You just twist the phone in your hand twice and it opens the camera. I first heard of that and thought "what a lame gimmick!". But now, I think it may be my favorite feature.
The new LG G4 just announced has far and away the nicest camera in any cellphone ever.
The quick access to the camera is awesome. I have that feature (an even better one, imo) on my Droid Turbo. You just twist the phone in your hand twice and it opens the camera. I first heard of that and thought "what a lame gimmick!". But now, I think it may be my favorite feature.
The new LG G4 just announced has far and away the nicest camera in any cellphone ever.
I had an LG G2x - worst phone I ever had in my entire life. My dad had the same one, and it was equally awful, so it wasn't just that I had a lemon. Never, ever again. If my only choice was an LG phone, that would make me get an iPhone.
The only thing I do not like about the s6 over the s5 is the lack of water resistance. Not that I plan on purposely putting my phone in water, but I use the camera and music player (I run in the rain) a a lot, so it gives me a peace of mind about it getting wet, or accidentally dropping in the water at the beach while taking pics.
The SD card is not too much of an issue, except that I know they will charge way more for a larger storage than if it was just a removable one and you purchased the large storage yourself.
Thanks, really appreciate hearing the personal experience with it! I suppose it really does just come down to money in terms of the storage - and now Samsung gets that money, rather than it going to Sandisk or whoever.
I had an LG G2x - worst phone I ever had in my entire life. My dad had the same one, and it was equally awful, so it wasn't just that I had a lemon. Never, ever again. If my only choice was an LG phone, that would make me get an iPhone.
Yep, that's how it goes. People have a bad experience with a phone swear off that brand forever.
That's exactly how I feel about HTC.
But when trying to help people here I try to keep my bias out about a phone that I had that was high end 4 years ago. You can't go wrong with any of today's flagships...yes, even HTC.
The LG G3 was a reviewed very favorably all over the internet and was a huge hit for LG.
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