The Galaxy S6 is a great phone. TouchWiz has less bloatware and is so much better/less laggy. The camera is great. The software features included are useful without being overwhelming. The screen itself looks beautiful and can get very bright and very dark. The build quality is much improved and feels very nice. My biggest complaint would be the battery life. It barely lasts 2 hours of screen on time, which is disappointing since there is no removabls battery. Thanks to quick charge it isn't and issue when at home, but for longer days it may not last but a few hours. Besides the battery isssue, this is a fantastic phone.
Pros: Realistic color, Bright display, Built-in speakers, Durable, Lightweight, great camera, good performance, improved hardware and software
Cons: bad battery life
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
LOVE Samsung Phones!!!
on August 10, 2015
Posted by: kvalz28
from Saint Paul Park, MN, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
My whole family were getting new phones, as we changed cell phone carriers also, the rest of my family went with other phones but I stayed true to Samsung. I have had Samsung phones for years and have always loved them. My new Samsung Galaxy S6, 32GB is by far the best!!!! It is so easy to navigate, I love all the features and the design is wonderful. I would expect nothing less from Samsung. I can truly say I will be a Samsung customer for life!!
This is the second smart phone that I've ever owned. My first one was an iPhone 4. From there, I jumped up to the S6. It was quite a big jump. The Samsung has a lot of nice features: like where you can reply to a text without having to open messages, or the split screen, or talk to text, also, the Google Maps on the S6 is super convenient. However, my old iPhone 4 was just more user friendly. The texting was easier and the auto correct was more accurate. I find with this phone that it will just randomly change a word that I had spelled correctly to a totally different, random word. Also, the keys are super close together and I find myself constantly pushing the "." button which is right next to the space bar. Also, to type a "?" you have to hit the symbols key, then the "?", then symbols key again. With the iPhone, you pushed the symbols key, then "?", then the space bar and it would automatically switch back over to ABC, so you didn't have to hit the symbols key again. One of the main reasons I left iPhone was because I hate iTunes and I know Samsungs are nice for uploading music from a computer. I even got the 64Gb so I could store more music. Well, the music player doesn't work very well. If you pause an hour long song at, let's say, 20 mins and come back to it tomorrow, it starts from the beginning even though you had it paused?? I don't get why that is, but it's annoying that I can't just hit play from where I paused it and it start playing again. In conclusion, this phone is nice and has a lot of cool features. It was very difficult for me though coming from something so user friendly as iPhone to Samsung. I guess if you never had an iPhone before, I would definitely recommend this phone.
If it weren't for the excellent service I had from my G3, I would probably never get a Samsung Phone again. I have had frustrating issues with dropped calls and extraneous noises both domestically and internationally, and severe issue with roaming data and network continuity. I have worked with the service provider to help resolve my issues, but ultimately I ruled out the carrier as the issue. When I return to the States this time, I will exchange this unit for another and see if the problems persist.
I also am frustrated with the additional Samsung Apps which are duplicates of the Google Apps. The Samsung Apps need to be optional IMHO.
Again, Samsung is a great company with an excellent product. I think I simply had the misfortune of getting one of the rare lemons.
Cons: Did not meet expectations, too much duplicate software
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
2
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Had iPhone for years and I'm impressed
on August 10, 2015
Posted by: Acroteral
from Boyertown Pa
Expertise:Beginner
Still getting you to used to using a different software but so far very impressed with the features and capabilities of the Samsung and would highly recommend the galaxy to anyone.
This phone is very sleek, but maybe almost a little too sleek. The phone definitely tends to slip out of my hands a lot more frequently than any other phone I have had. I do recommend a case for this phone. The dual screen ability is excellent on this phone. I feel this phone is a definite upgrade from its predecessors. The speaker is loud and will work on a flat surface. The camera quality is amazing! And the screen mirroring is great for those with smart tv's!