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Samsung Announces Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and Samsung Pay
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I am not impressed with their 180.
seriously, if I saw both these devices, and given now that the S6 wont have SD card or removable battery, that is just now TWO less reasons / options / features of the Samsung device that had the potential of swaying users.
I'd be going with the iPhone6 if these were my only options
(seriously, I am so dissapointed by both Samsung and HTC at MWC that I am seriously considering the 6, I'm just trying to get over the iOS hurdle mentally)
I'm sure you're not alone. People make fun in this thread, but there were definitely legitimate Samsung users who wanted the sd card and removable battery and now the option is gone. While the average consumer most probably doesn't know or care, there will definitely be people considering the competition like yourself.
I'm with you on the "ios hurdle"...I love the ipad but I don't think I could go back to the iPhone. Will probably stick with the g3 until another android phone strikes my fancy.
I was honestly expecting HTC for their 3rd gen of the One M9 to shake things up.
they had potential. They had hype. They had leaked renders of devices that people were literally drooling over.
And then they announced a device that looked and fundamentally was identical to the M8, with bug fixes. they fixed the camera and made it average and on par with current makers, and upgraded the internals to todays standards for Android, which will put it on par with performance of this generation.
but outside of that, the things that grab attention, they did absolutely zero new. people wanted an updated design to make the device more reasonable for the display. they changed nothing. same black HTC bar with no purpose. same size borders around the same 1080p display.
think about it. if you were a consumer today and you heard "HTC" and went to the store to buy a phone.
you were shown the M8 for .99 on contract or the M9 for 199.99 on contract, there is virtually NOTHING in the M9 to sell itself over the m8. In fact, an uneducated consumer would likely go for the cheaper, m8, because it is cheaper, and hey, it has TWO cameras on the back!
Yeah I was pretty thrown by the m9. I had the m7, then went to the g3. I had considered the m9 when I heard the hype but after the announcement it was stale.
Hearing the g4 will be great, but we'll see. I think my next purchase will probably be a smartwatch. Keep trying to convince myself I want one
Yeah I was pretty thrown by the m9. I had the m7, then went to the g3. I had considered the m9 when I heard the hype but after the announcement it was stale.
Hearing the g4 will be great, but we'll see. I think my next purchase will probably be a smartwatch. Keep trying to convince myself I want one
saw that. LG will have to figure out how to make their devices "premium" feeling. they're still stuck in samsungs old "shiny plastic" motiff
I've had that. I broke my Note II cause it was literally so slippery it would just fly out of my hands. that and it was way too big for my hands.
I bought a stopgap N5, and while i'm impressed by it's speed, performance and the build quality is good, it was meant only to tide me over till i found a flagship device that was top of the line premium quality in feel, and performance.
so far, HTC and Samsung haven't really tickled that fancy, not like the iPhone6 has from a design aesthetic
I think for the smartwatch I'll wait till V2.0's from both Apple and Android. So far the designs are just not, meh
The Huawei Android wear device IMHO is the best looking one. But looks aint everything.
There was a time when I thought the iPhone 4S was the most stunning looking mobile phone ever made.
No longer...It has been dethroned, and not by Apple.
Good Job Samsung!!!
No longer...It has been dethroned, and not by Apple.
Good Job Samsung!!!
Good point on the premium feel of lg phones, they make good devices but
Yeah have that cheap feel. I'm still steering clear of Samsung and htc though.
Yeah I've got my eye on the huawei, and that's based solely on it's looks. I will play around with it before making the decision.
It is a great looking device, I think I just have this internal hatred for Samsung lol. Can't explain it. Samsung and Jony Ive. Annoy the crap outta me!
Yes, the a edge is very good looking, but I'm quite sure in my hand would not be so beautiful.
Samsung Announces Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and Samsung Pay
Please do your research before you post on innacurate info. The Moto Atrix required sliding your finger. I know. I had one.
Please do your research before you post on innacurate info. The Moto Atrix required sliding your finger. I know. I had one.
Because these two things are identical... Right? 
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They were on display here in Germany 2 weeks ago at Saturn but I don't know if you could buy one.
It looks like a Samsung phone that was built with a similar design to an iPhone. While they don't look the same, Samsung chose to give up every feature that they have touted in ads for years and became more like the phone they have criticized. This isn't about the phones being the same or patent infringement, it is about Samsung deciding that they weren't able to win the smartphone battle by being different from Apple.
One could also argue that Apple did pretty much the same thing. The 3.5in display was the perfect size. Anything bigger was not needed. A lot of Apple fans bashed bigger screen phones. They looked "stupid" some would say. 3.5in was the perfect size....until the iPhone 5 came out. Now the iPhone is 4.7 and 5.5inches. Two display sizes that go against everything the iPhone once stood for. Bottomline is Apple and Samsung both did a complete 180 on their smartphone philosophies and IMO there isn't a damn thing wrong with that. The bigger screen on the iPhone is awesome. The beautiful look of the S6/S6 Edge is awesome.
Whilst scrolling the page up I thought this was the new iPhone same look at the bottom. Infant the S6 is an iPhone. Lol. Can't tell now **** sake. Really was planning to get one. Dmn it. Might as well go n get the real thing then.
The only thing I would give you that looks similar is the bottom, anything beyond that is some serious reaching.
No, it isn't. It's "heavily inspired" by design elements of the iPhone 6 AND iPhone 4/4s though. Very similar looking metal frame to the iPhone 6 and the glass back similar to the iPhone 4/4s.
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