Looks like G4 in auto mode overexpose the photos too much and auto white balance is constantly wrong. Some images are too cool and some are too warm and I am not even one who cares too too much about colour balance
The sensor size difference surprisingly doesn't make that much difference, but it is the long exposure that makes G4 better than S6 imo. Also in harsh light, looks like the G4 gets the colour more accurately than S6 and iphone6 which both just makes the colour over saturated.
In short my thoughts are: S6 is better than G4 in automode. G4 will be far better if you are a manual shooter especially if you go for raw. iphone6 is showing its age very very quickly.
^ Hmm, alright. iPhone 6 is indeed getting old. Any sensible Apple fan should wait for the iPhone 6s or 6s+ coming out in 4 months time.
Also an interesting video about Samsung. I actually never knew Samsung was this big O_O
As much as I hate Samsung, I have to admit that they are a very large company (going by revenues + profits + assets), much larger than Apple even. I'm not sure if I will buy their new Galaxy S6 though... I have the Galaxy Note 4 (and iPhone 6) and I will probably wait for the Galaxy Note 5. I may even go with the LG G4 if the Galaxy Note 5 doesn't get expandable storage. Who knows, I might even get an iPhone 6s if they improve the display (the iPhone's biggest weakness right now).
On May 11 2015 04:09 dabom88 wrote: Expandable storage is pretty much a requirement in my book, so I'm gonna skip the S6. Have there been any G4 vs. HTC One M9 comparisons yet?
And as non-shallow as I am, the LG G4's shape just looks bad to me. I really dislike how pointy the corners are on LG phones.
The G4's size is also bigger than the HTC and Galaxy. The G4 looks almost phablet-sized.
Are you sure that you need expandable storage?
I bough the 64GB Galaxy S6 Edge and I even though I have tons of music and some movies, I never came across the thought of needing more storage. I don't even need 128GB in-built memory. So to even imagine how much stuff that you would access that you require >128GB storage, that would be insane.
^ How can you generalize people like that? There are people who need expandable storage and those who don't. Simple as that.
Yeah and I know that 128GB is enough for most people, but I know 2 people with 128GB phones who still have SD cards. So people like that exist. Btw, I must be insane because I use a 128GB SD for my Galaxy Note 4.
Galaxy S6 shipments have hit 10 million units since release, however it's not clear when they reached this. I would suspect that it was earlier than 30 days, however the timing of the release of this news is off. Furthermore, most mobile companies release shipment numbers, not sales numbers. So we have no idea how the Galaxy S6 is selling compared to the Galaxy S4 or Galaxy S5. The Q2 and Q3 results will be interesting.
Samsung's soon-to-be new CEO, Lee Jae-yong, is reportedly focusing more on electric motor vehicle technology and autonomous driving technology. So smartphones doesn't seem like a huge priority of Samsung, especially when profits from the mobile division only make up 30% of Samsung Electronic's total profits.
Hmmm, about to get a new phone in a couple of months. Currently have the S4, not sure if I want to get the S6, S6 edge, or wait for OPO's new release.
The biggest issue I have with the edge seems to be lack of good strong cases due to the edge design, and I don't really want to shell out for insurance. I'll probably wait and see when OPO's gunna release their new phone.
Hi, I got the S6 two weeks ago. I'm having various problems related to duplicate/returning contacts due to syncing to google+ AND my cloud (Verizon), which are technically my fault.
I'm weathering the waters to post more opinions, although I will say that Messaging+ (Verizon app) sucks bawls, please just use normal Messaging if you carry Verizon. Also I'm getting stupid notifications that are essentially ads... Plus side: the camera is amazing, battery life is great (so far), and this "fast charge" cord is comes with lives up to the title.
In addition, at my job (where we all got a phone upgrade), over half of the recipients of the S6 Edge regret their choice. There are a handful of bugs that required factory resets plus assistance from the carrier. In comparison, all of us S6 people seem to be at the very least content.
On May 22 2015 03:28 CorsairHero wrote: not surprised
Yeah I've been hearing for a while Samsung's irrelevant in China (and Japan) and the iPhone is killing everybody. I think the case is particularly stupid in Japan: why are they shunning Samsung? Nationalism? Because Japan invaded and occupied Korea back in WWII? By that logic how do you explain Japan slobbering all over the iPhone, whose home country A-bombed the shit out of Japan in WWII?
On May 22 2015 03:28 CorsairHero wrote: not surprised
That's only the small picture. China's smartphone market is near saturation, so any gains in market share doesn't mean that much.
Looking at global market share, Samsung dominated Apple in Q1 2015. And Q1 2015 was before the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge were released. So it really looks like Samsung will lead smartphone market share in Q2 and Q3 2015 as well. Q4 will be very important for Apple as they're releasing the iPhone 6S. If Apple fails to overtake Samsung in Q4, then it will be very hard for Apple to catch up again.
On May 22 2015 03:28 CorsairHero wrote: not surprised
Yeah I've been hearing for a while Samsung's irrelevant in China (and Japan) and the iPhone is killing everybody. I think the case is particularly stupid in Japan: why are they shunning Samsung? Nationalism? Because Japan invaded and occupied Korea back in WWII? By that logic how do you explain Japan slobbering all over the iPhone, whose home country A-bombed the shit out of Japan in WWII?
it's because Apple has name power, Asians love their name-brand stuff,
On May 22 2015 03:28 CorsairHero wrote: not surprised
Yeah I've been hearing for a while Samsung's irrelevant in China (and Japan) and the iPhone is killing everybody. I think the case is particularly stupid in Japan: why are they shunning Samsung? Nationalism? Because Japan invaded and occupied Korea back in WWII? By that logic how do you explain Japan slobbering all over the iPhone, whose home country A-bombed the shit out of Japan in WWII?
it's because Apple has name power, Asians love their name-brand stuff,
While that's true, Japanese people despise their own electronics companies as well. You'll be surprised to see that Sony, Toshiba and Sharp products don't do well in Japan. And the reason why Japanese people don't buy Samsung phones as much is because of nationalism.
But since this thread is about the Galaxy S6, let's not discuss about politics here.
On May 22 2015 14:17 MountainDewJunkie wrote: Hi, I got the S6 two weeks ago. I'm having various problems related to duplicate/returning contacts due to syncing to google+ AND my cloud (Verizon), which are technically my fault.
I'm weathering the waters to post more opinions, although I will say that Messaging+ (Verizon app) sucks bawls, please just use normal Messaging if you carry Verizon. Also I'm getting stupid notifications that are essentially ads... Plus side: the camera is amazing, battery life is great (so far), and this "fast charge" cord is comes with lives up to the title.
In addition, at my job (where we all got a phone upgrade), over half of the recipients of the S6 Edge regret their choice. There are a handful of bugs that required factory resets plus assistance from the carrier. In comparison, all of us S6 people seem to be at the very least content.
I had my contacts duplicated and combined with my dad's contacts as well lol. But oh well, I just spent 10 minutes going through and deleting them afterwards so no big deal.
Agree with the fast charge cord. That thing charges my phone really quickly. And, though the camera is amazing, it's weird because when I take pictures with it, the phone seems to tint it a bit to be lighter and higher color saturation than usual. Idk why it does that. Otherwise really good though.
Also getting those "ads" you're talking about. One about a 10-day caller id trial or something idk didn't look into it much, but it is kinda annoying.
Are you getting a large cell standby battery percentage? If not, did you change anything on your phone to fix that, or don't know? I seemed to be getting rid of it for a while when I was at my other house (and I did that by turning on Mobile Data, which seemed to help), but when I come back to my parents' house, cell standby comes back and uses up a large part of my battery, so idk now. Also how did you get normal Messaging instead of Message+?
On May 22 2015 14:17 MountainDewJunkie wrote: Hi, I got the S6 two weeks ago. I'm having various problems related to duplicate/returning contacts due to syncing to google+ AND my cloud (Verizon), which are technically my fault.
I'm weathering the waters to post more opinions, although I will say that Messaging+ (Verizon app) sucks bawls, please just use normal Messaging if you carry Verizon. Also I'm getting stupid notifications that are essentially ads... Plus side: the camera is amazing, battery life is great (so far), and this "fast charge" cord is comes with lives up to the title.
In addition, at my job (where we all got a phone upgrade), over half of the recipients of the S6 Edge regret their choice. There are a handful of bugs that required factory resets plus assistance from the carrier. In comparison, all of us S6 people seem to be at the very least content.
I had my contacts duplicated and combined with my dad's contacts as well lol. But oh well, I just spent 10 minutes going through and deleting them afterwards so no big deal.
Agree with the fast charge cord. That thing charges my phone really quickly. And, though the camera is amazing, it's weird because when I take pictures with it, the phone seems to tint it a bit to be lighter and higher color saturation than usual. Idk why it does that. Otherwise really good though.
Also getting those "ads" you're talking about. One about a 10-day caller id trial or something idk didn't look into it much, but it is kinda annoying.
Are you getting a large cell standby battery percentage? If not, did you change anything on your phone to fix that, or don't know? I seemed to be getting rid of it for a while when I was at my other house (and I did that by turning on Mobile Data, which seemed to help), but when I come back to my parents' house, cell standby comes back and uses up a large part of my battery, so idk now. Also how did you get normal Messaging instead of Message+?
My cell standby is apparently 51% of my battery usage. I don't really understand it yet or have tried anything, however on my last phone, it was my screen display (which I assume is.... similarish... just the basic use and idling of the phone) used about as much.
How to set up basic messaging: Settings > Applications > Default Applications (should be near the top) > Messages+ (should appear). Then click it and it will let you select between messaging, messaging+, and hangouts (and possibly whatever other app your carrier has)
Although we have no idea how this compares to Apple since Apple never releases figures about individual iPhone sales, just total iPhone sales.
I'm actually pretty excited about the iPhone 6s coming out soon but I'm really thinking of getting a Galaxy S6 Edge now.
I think the glass and aluminum build of the Galaxy S6 and the curved display tech really made a big difference in sales numbers.
It's still very early to tell if the Galaxy S6 has been a success or not. It's only been 1.5 months since its release. We'll know for sure by end of Q2/Q3.
Although we have no idea how this compares to Apple since Apple never releases figures about individual iPhone sales, just total iPhone sales.
I'm actually pretty excited about the iPhone 6s coming out soon but I'm really thinking of getting a Galaxy S6 Edge now.
I think the glass and aluminum build of the Galaxy S6 and the curved display tech really made a big difference in sales numbers.
It's still very early to tell if the Galaxy S6 has been a success or not. It's only been 1.5 months since its release. We'll know for sure by end of Q2/Q3.
They expect the Galaxy S6 to sell even better by Q3/Q4 when Samsung adds new manufacturing facilities for the curved screens for the Galaxy S6 Edge. Remember that the Galaxy S6 Edge is accounting for >50% of total Galaxy S6 sales. I've already seen a lot of people with the Galaxy S6 Edge but not that many with the Galaxy S6.
There are also rumors predicting that Apple will play catch up next year and release a curved version of the iPhone 7. But I highly doubt that will happen.
On May 22 2015 03:28 CorsairHero wrote: not surprised
Not surprised because that quarter already had the Iphone released but the S6 was not?! Or just some biased comment after founding a chart of info without even thinking about it?
I bought an S6 for my birthday close to the launch date and so far I'm more than happy with the phone. The only problem so far is that the freaking phone slides on everything, one can get a lot of heart attacks due to the phone slipping from a table yet, in the only encounter with the ground, my S6 won. Good as new! Made me remember my old Nokia 3330 :D
On May 22 2015 03:28 CorsairHero wrote: not surprised
Not surprised because that quarter already had the Iphone released but the S6 was not?! Or just some biased comment after founding a chart of info without even thinking about it?
I bought an S6 for my birthday close to the launch date and so far I'm more than happy with the phone. The only problem so far is that the freaking phone slides on everything, one can get a lot of heart attacks due to the phone slipping from a table yet, in the only encounter with the ground, my S6 won. Good as new! Made me remember my old Nokia 3330 :D
Did you get a case with it? I still recommend a case no matter how strong the Galaxy S6 is.
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yet, in the only encounter with the ground, my S6 won. Good as new! Made me remember my old Nokia 3330 :D
