Hi all. I have been with Android only for about 8 months now with a Galaxy S5 in Australia. But I have been visiting forums and getting a general feel about Samsung, Google and Android. I do however have some radical thoughts about the Galaxy S6.
I am sure this has been said countless times, but I am convinced the new S6 is a step in the Apple direction.
The embedded battery, no micro SD card, all in one build, the similar external design and the 3 hard drive choices and prices.
To me, this is a HUGE mistake. Whenever I Google sales of the new device, it seems apparent that the new S6 is either on par only with the S5 or in fact selling slightly less. And whilst I am not a longtime Android user, I am very familiar with the mindset of Apple fans, as my own wife, all my inlaws and all my work collegues are Apple.
I do know that when the majority of people start using Apple, they are sold out. Nothing will convince them to change. I am so trying not to be derogatory and use the term "isheep". Samsung are never going to win trying to beat Apple at their game and trying to win users from Apple. Samsung need to differentiate themselves completely with unique and different features. There is a perception that if a phone is priced like an iphone and looks like an iphone, then there is no incentive to get it over an iphone.
What would I have done differently with the new S6?
Make a more premium back that is removable. Something like carbon fibre. And keep the removable battery. And keep the SD card support. A phone does not have to be all aluminium to be attractive. There are plenty of materials that look attractive, don't block reception, allow wireless charging and allow removability. Just a bit of thinking outside the box.
Not made the phone thinner. In fact, I would have made it a tiny bit thicker than the outgoing S5. Honestly, no one cares for phones that slim. And I have heard a lot of gripes about how hard it is to pick up off a table when it is too slim. In fact, I got a wireless charging back for my S5 and I love how it is a bit meatier in feel and easy to pick up. What I would have done is put a lot of time and effort in making the largest battery possible. Something Apple cannot compete with. Say at least 3000mah but something like 3200mah. A large battery and long performance time is a HUGE selling point. I guarantee you this: Not a single person would gripe over a phone being a bit thicker if the battery was signficantly larger. Absolutely guarantee that.
Not bothered with QHD display. Honestly, show me a single Galaxy S5 user or HTC M8 user who would even remotely suggest more pixels. No one even notices and I wonder how many S6 users are out there who don't even realise their phone is QHD. The QHD technology has sapped massive amounts of time and resources in development. As in the paragraph above, that could have gone into squeezing the biggest battery possible.
Let's be honest, Samsung like to copy and they should have copied Sony phones with their waterproofing without flaps. Oh, and whilst on copying, copy the excellent front facing speakers like HTC.
The new 8 core processor is a big plus obviously. But imagine the new S6 with it's much better camera with the same high quality FHD display as the S5, a really big say 3200mah removable battery, SD card, waterproofing without flaps and class leading front facing speakers. And then throw in something totally unique to Samsung so it's not all about copying. Something like an inbuilt pixel saver that can change your display from FHD to basic HD or less for ultimate battery saving. And perhaps something like fingerprint reader from pressing down ANYWHERE on the screen, not just a designated area on the bottom. Now that would be a true competitor to the iphone without tryiing to be an iphone.
I do honestly believe Samsung have been listening to the wrong people and the sales of this new S6 show it.
P.S. The back of the S6 looks HORRID for 2 reasons. The couple of S6's I have seen are littered with grubby, dirty fingerprints. You cannot keep that back clean. I far more prefer my plastic back of my S5. Honestly. And the asymmetrical back just looks odd. Not appealing at all. Again, I much prefer the flash and HR monitor directly under the camera lens of my S5 rather than oddly to the side.
I am sure this has been said countless times, but I am convinced the new S6 is a step in the Apple direction.
The embedded battery, no micro SD card, all in one build, the similar external design and the 3 hard drive choices and prices.
To me, this is a HUGE mistake. Whenever I Google sales of the new device, it seems apparent that the new S6 is either on par only with the S5 or in fact selling slightly less. And whilst I am not a longtime Android user, I am very familiar with the mindset of Apple fans, as my own wife, all my inlaws and all my work collegues are Apple.
I do know that when the majority of people start using Apple, they are sold out. Nothing will convince them to change. I am so trying not to be derogatory and use the term "isheep". Samsung are never going to win trying to beat Apple at their game and trying to win users from Apple. Samsung need to differentiate themselves completely with unique and different features. There is a perception that if a phone is priced like an iphone and looks like an iphone, then there is no incentive to get it over an iphone.
What would I have done differently with the new S6?
Make a more premium back that is removable. Something like carbon fibre. And keep the removable battery. And keep the SD card support. A phone does not have to be all aluminium to be attractive. There are plenty of materials that look attractive, don't block reception, allow wireless charging and allow removability. Just a bit of thinking outside the box.
Not made the phone thinner. In fact, I would have made it a tiny bit thicker than the outgoing S5. Honestly, no one cares for phones that slim. And I have heard a lot of gripes about how hard it is to pick up off a table when it is too slim. In fact, I got a wireless charging back for my S5 and I love how it is a bit meatier in feel and easy to pick up. What I would have done is put a lot of time and effort in making the largest battery possible. Something Apple cannot compete with. Say at least 3000mah but something like 3200mah. A large battery and long performance time is a HUGE selling point. I guarantee you this: Not a single person would gripe over a phone being a bit thicker if the battery was signficantly larger. Absolutely guarantee that.
Not bothered with QHD display. Honestly, show me a single Galaxy S5 user or HTC M8 user who would even remotely suggest more pixels. No one even notices and I wonder how many S6 users are out there who don't even realise their phone is QHD. The QHD technology has sapped massive amounts of time and resources in development. As in the paragraph above, that could have gone into squeezing the biggest battery possible.
Let's be honest, Samsung like to copy and they should have copied Sony phones with their waterproofing without flaps. Oh, and whilst on copying, copy the excellent front facing speakers like HTC.
The new 8 core processor is a big plus obviously. But imagine the new S6 with it's much better camera with the same high quality FHD display as the S5, a really big say 3200mah removable battery, SD card, waterproofing without flaps and class leading front facing speakers. And then throw in something totally unique to Samsung so it's not all about copying. Something like an inbuilt pixel saver that can change your display from FHD to basic HD or less for ultimate battery saving. And perhaps something like fingerprint reader from pressing down ANYWHERE on the screen, not just a designated area on the bottom. Now that would be a true competitor to the iphone without tryiing to be an iphone.
I do honestly believe Samsung have been listening to the wrong people and the sales of this new S6 show it.
P.S. The back of the S6 looks HORRID for 2 reasons. The couple of S6's I have seen are littered with grubby, dirty fingerprints. You cannot keep that back clean. I far more prefer my plastic back of my S5. Honestly. And the asymmetrical back just looks odd. Not appealing at all. Again, I much prefer the flash and HR monitor directly under the camera lens of my S5 rather than oddly to the side.
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