Here’s something for you, Swordmaker ...
It's a bit like Democrats and Republicans. Since 2008 the RINOs are trying to be like Democrats just to win elections instead of doing what makes them stand apart. Samsung was winning as far as I'm concerned and they conceded to Apple by doing what Apple did and that was a HUGE mistake.
Burnt Toast
I may upgrade to the 6 but, I have my doubts Samsung will be in the handheld market for much longer...
I don’t understand why they are using a battery that cannot be removed and replaced!
My husband and I have the Motorola Droid Razr M and it’s 20 months old with a dying battery that can’t be removed and replaced. So we have 4 months left before we can replace them at a reasonable price and can’t keep the darn things charged. My husband’s co-worker also has the same phone and her battery gave up the ghost when she had 2 months left before her 2 year replacement date.
I will not purchase another phone with a non-removable battery unless forced to because they all are that way. Is the reason behind this to force people into buying new phones because the battery dies?
*rant over, sorry*
S6...I still have an S2. If samsung wants me to upgrade they will have to pay me money to do so.
I love my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and I loved my last three Samsung phones so this announcement just makes me want to..........scream.
Locked in battery? Locked in memory???
Why don’t I just buy an iPhone? Better yet, HTC here I come.
>> the Galaxy S6 and its curved-edges variant are critical for Samsung’s plans to reverse plunging smartphone revenues
I prefer the conservative footprint of the iPhone 5S with its slender but rigid right edge.
To beat iPhone, Samsung needs something different. Like a phone where the entire surface, front, back, and sides, is screen.
No micro SD slot, plus a battery capacity reduction...
The one thing I want to know is whether or not the screen is more durable. I love the S3 and my wife has an S4, but I have gone through 2 and am currently using a third with a cracked screen. In comparison, my old Droid 2 was dropped countless times including while jogging on a gravel road with several bounces and the screen never cracked once. If the S6 fixes that, I’ll probably buy it. If not, my next phone will likely be a Motorola.
Geez, I just bought an S4 a few months ago. They’re already on to S6? I’m ancient history already...
I think in the battery discussion “cannot be replaced” should be “difficult to replace” (in most cases) - which means it may cost a few bucks to a technician if one doesn’t want to follow one of those youtube DIY tutorials, but the phone isn’t worthless once the battery goes.
For my first SmartPhone, I got the Galaxy S3. Actually 2 of them, one for my wife as well. They worked nicely, but after she lost one and I smashed mine by slamming it in the car door, we went with Motorola Droid Razr and then Razr Max. The Motorolas were definitely a step down from the Samsungs. They had crappy battery life, with the Max not even lasting 8 hours under normal usage. When my wife smashed her screen, we switched again, to the iPhone 5s, for both of us.
After some adjustment to the idiosyncrasies of IOS, I have to say that I have not regretted one bit switching to Apple. No removable battery, no memory expansion, and fairly limited screen area, all negatives. But the IOS is far superior to Android as an operating system. It hardly ever crashes, and runs for weeks without being powered off. Every once in a while, I turn it off just for the sake of a cold reboot. The apps are closely controlled by the App Store, and updates happen regularly. One thing is that you never have to wonder if the latest IOS is going to work on your phone. Android only gets updated if your phone manufacturer decides that your model of phone is worth updating.