which feature will you miss the most in the s6

silentwitness · Mar 11, 2015

hey was wondering what feature most people would miss the most on the s6 vote in the poll, for me the memory card is the most important.

Hadron · Mar 11, 2015

It's a funny one for me, because I have actually spent the last 2 years with a device which has no SD slot or removable battery.

Of the two I have missed the storage expansion more. I've worked-around it using OTG, but SD expansion would be more convenient. Without an SD slot I think 64GB would be my minimum - I'm already using most of 32GB, and Samsung ROMs are larger than what I'm running.

Skynet11 · Mar 11, 2015

In order to keep those high-res video recordings going it's vital to have expandable storage. Those video recordings eat your space up quick, fast and in a hurry :eek:

Hadron · Mar 11, 2015

Well I've probably taken 10 minutes' video in the last 2 years, so that's not my main worry.

However, I shoot RAW with my real cameras, which also uses a lot of space (though less than video). And that prompted me to do a little checking, and I see no mention of RAW in the S6 manual, even though the Android L camera API supports it and some competitors are including it. Probably doesn't matter to most, but come on Samsung, you're missing a trick here.

Cobravision · Mar 17, 2015

Wow, I'm surprised that storage is in the lead (although with only 10 votes, this poll clearly suffers from low sample size ;p)

I voted for battery. Waterproofing would be second. Won't really miss the storage, especially if I get the 64gb model since that's more memory than I have total on my S5. I don't think I'll have any problems with 32gb if it comes down to that.

mikedt · Mar 17, 2015

Removable SD possibly. All my Android phones have had SD, but then they're only 8 or 16GB internal. However if a phone has got 32 or 64 internal, I think that would be enough for my uses, and would no longer need the SD. Removable battery not so much, when I'm travelling I have a power-bank anyway. Waterproof nope, never had waterproof phone before and I don't think I particularly need one now. I don't use the phone while showering or taking a bath.

I don't shoot much video with the phone, and when I do, I transfer the video clips to the laptop and edit it, don't keep the originals on the phone. Current phone can shoot raw photos, which are huge, but I never use it though.

BTW about non-waterproof phones and bathing, this gem of a thread came up on Oppo Forums last week.

http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/find-5-is-not-water-proof-and-mine-is-dead-now.24657/

Cobravision · Mar 17, 2015

Hadron said:
However, I shoot RAW with my real cameras, which also uses a lot of space (though less than video). And that prompted me to do a little checking, and I see no mention of RAW in the S6 manual, even though the Android L camera API supports it and some competitors are including it. Probably doesn't matter to most, but come on Samsung, you're missing a trick here.

S6 is the only non Google phone that even supports some of the camera2 API. RAW might be possible with 3rd party software. None of the other flagships support the camera2 API enough to enable RAW capture, even with a third party app.

http://spectrastudy.com/camera2-api-on-mwc-2015-devices/#Devices_supporting_LIMITED

KupKrazy · Mar 18, 2015

The memory card will be missed most by me because I do like to transfer files with my memory card reader on my PC when it comes to my music library and photos. It always seemed far slower doing it via USB to the phone - and I'm sure you'll need to have Kia installed with the drivers, etc. My Note 4 has a 128GB micro SD in it, and with the software, the GS6 will never have as much storage space since it's all shared between user storage and ROM space. That does bug me because it seemed as if they could have found a workaround - maybe a way to insert the same way the SIM card is now inserted with a tray. I know Google has moved away from removable storage, but since most data plans are capped now, I don't always rely on the cloud (even though my music is stored on Google Play).

The battery would come second as I always have a spare, but I guess there are workarounds on this.

Cobravision · Mar 18, 2015

I use wifi transfer for all my files, including 3gb movies. It is slower, but I can continue to use the phone the whole time.

mikedt · Mar 18, 2015

Cobravision said:
S6 is the only non Google phone that even supports some of the camera2 API. RAW might be possible with 3rd party software. None of the other flagships support the camera2 API enough to enable RAW capture, even with a third party app.

http://spectrastudy.com/camera2-api-on-mwc-2015-devices/#Devices_supporting_LIMITED

Some phones can already do raw, even with 4.3 and 4.4. BUT only with the manufacturer's own camera apps, nothing third-party.

A problem with raw format, there's no standard to it. Each manufacturer seems to do their own thing, and so you need the appropriate plug-ins for Photoshop, or whatever you're using, to decode a particular camera's raw format. Does Google have a specification for Android raw, or are we down to whatever Samsung, et-al, decides what they want to do. I know people have had difficulty with the raw that Oppo phones shoot, in getting raw photos to show or convert correctly.

Jesus Quezada Jr · Mar 20, 2015

Memory card slot and the removable battery. but for me it's okay because it can have 32gb/64gb/128gb storage.

Fikryan Saffradika · Apr 1, 2015

Not be a problem Samsung Galaxy S6 does not have an external memory, because it has a large internal memory. But unfortunately the Samsung Galaxy S6 too expensive for me.

Primevyl · Apr 1, 2015

I'm struggling with my HTC one right now due to the sd card thing. This phone would be perfect if it had one. I'll pass on the s6. The 64 &128 will probably be many many rubles

Erm10 · Apr 1, 2015

The only reason the lack of sd card bothers me is the insane prices being charges to upgrade the storage - yeah I know Apple's been reaming people for years but I'm sad that Samsung decided to do the same. I know they did it to grab profits like Apple but it sucks.

rushmore · Apr 2, 2015

Based on initial user feedback, the lack of battery options might be the main thing really missed. Battery life appears to not be good so far. Considering the Note 4 had great battery life out box and no tweaks, I would presume the S6 should be at least equal, since the smaller display size should offset the smaller battery size.

sopio · Apr 9, 2015

Memory card? Oh yeah. I upgraded from the s3. I stopped using micro sd cards after my 3rd one got fried.

I actually miss the menu button (which they replaced with the lmk.) And Swype. They don't have swype. I don't care for the Samsung keyboard so I downloaded the Google one.

Ghostwriting · May 15, 2015

Before the S6 i had the S3. What i miss now are the alarm settings the S3 had. First of all setting the alarm on the S6 is very user unfriendly and when it has finally managed to save the right day and hour it doesn't show how long till the alarm goes off.

eduschean · May 17, 2015

Moving from an iphone 5c to the S6 I can say I thought I might miss the smaller screen but I can definitely say I love this phone. And the operating system is leaps and bounds better than IOU I mean IOS

KPF1 · May 20, 2015

I can get over it all if the battery life was better!!!! It's barely better than my s3. I don't listen to music, watch videos or play games. Just camera, FB, phone, text and email and it drains fast. So disappointed!

AeolianReflex · May 22, 2015

Battery life is so so but quick charging helps that. I bought the 128 gb model so I have enough storage (it's already half full) and the internal memory is much faster than an SD card so I think that was a good trade off. What I really miss is being able to quickly navigate to any of my seven screens quickly by tapping the corresponding screen indicator dot. Having to swipe through 6 screens is a step backward. I like how smoothly it swipes from screen to screen but for such a high end device it is disappointing this feature was left out.

which feature will you miss the most in the s6

which feature?

Memory card

Removable battery

water resistance

other

nothing the s6 is perfect

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