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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2015, 01:23:19 AM »

This is the Galaxy S2, which is when Samsung went from four buttons on the bottom to three, with the physical home button. They've been doing it the same way ever since. Back on the right, menu (now multitask) on the left. GS3, 4, 5, and 6 are the same way. Just because you're not personally used to that layout I don't think is an excuse to call them all retards. They're under no obligation to copy how others design their phones. In fact, since Samsung is #1 in the market, if anything HTC, LG, et all should have to copy THEM, but I don't agree with that either. That's sort of the point of Android. If you want all phones from all manufacturers to look and work identically, buy a Windows Phone.

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2015, 01:41:02 AM »

Sorry, they are retards. Anyone who knowingly chose to purchase and use the S6 is a lewser. As I said, even the cute T-mobile girl said it was for lewsers. It's more the totality of the shittiness of the S6 than one button in the wrong place.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2015, 01:50:50 AM »

If samsung built cars, I wouldn't be surprised if they used square wheels which apple would immediately patent. Called it.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2015, 01:52:41 AM »

Sorry, they are retards. Anyone who knowingly chose to purchase and use the S6 is a lewser.

Lol. It is what it is. I don't love the glass back or the fact that the too small battery is now sealed in place. Overall though, I still think it's an improvement over the crap quality of the GS4 and GS5. Believe it or not, TouchWiz is also a lot better than it was. If you're not bothered by the button placements and such, it's perfectly usable running Google Now launcher or Nova Launcher, though it probably doesn't deserve the "best evar" reviews its getting. I DO strongly prefer it to the HTC One M9. It's probably more of a wash against the G4.

Depending on what OnePlus does with the 2, I may end up going that route, otherwise I'll end up with a Note 5. I can't stand on screen buttons, and I don't want a screen smaller than 5.7", so that rules most phones out.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2015, 02:04:38 AM »

If samsung built cars, I wouldn't be surprised if they used square wheels which apple would immediately patent. Called it.

ROFL. Apple would make the square wheels round - and patent that instead. Apple under Jobs did not tolerate Full Retard.

Lol. It is what it is. I don't love the glass back or the fact that the too small battery is now sealed in place. Overall though, I still think it's an improvement over the crap quality of the GS4 and GS5. Believe it or not, TouchWiz is also a lot better than it was. If you're not bothered by the button placements and such, it's perfectly usable running Google Now launcher or Nova Launcher, though it probably doesn't deserve the "best evar" reviews its getting. I DO strongly prefer it to the HTC One M9. It's probably more of a wash against the G4.

Are you serious? The earlier iterations were even worse? I guess I'm just sorta shocked and let down based on what I've read about these Samsung phones.

Button placement is everything for me. Putting the volume controls out of reach that is like putting the stick shift in my car on top of the passenger side dash. Putting the back and task buttons right next to the edge of the phone is like putting brake pedal 1mm to the left the gas pedal.

Retarded physical UI design is retarded physical UI design. There is no way around it.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2015, 02:06:46 AM »

  • Samsung places the camera button in the lower right of lock screen. Guess what happens when I grab the phone from my pocket with my thumb and index finger? Yup, I end up accidentally activating the camera. Dammit. Now everyone thinks I'm a pervert wanting to take photos under ladies' dresses. Maybe having the fastest camera launch in the business isn't such a great idea.
  • And finally, what's up with the tactile home button in the middle? Really, Android isn't Apple iOS and doesn't need to copy them. No idea what the people at Samsung were thinking.
  • The screen contrast is poor and has a sickly yellow greenish tint. Sony's screen doesn't get as bright, but contrast is so much better and color balance is neutral.

Nexus 6 has the same camera icon in the bottom right corner of the lock screen. It doesn't work exactly like TouchWiz, but similar concept. Swipe left on the lock screen with the N6, camera opens. Swipe right, opens the phone portion. Can do this at an angle too, till about 45 degrees or so (coming from the bottom corners, not the top). Swipe up and you unlock the phone as usual. That said, I activate the camera much less accidentally this way than I did with my S5. Learned to get around it regardless, but I do have big, nimble, clown hands. This might also be adjustable on N6, but I haven't checked. I also only have it set to turn on the screen if I press the power button.

I actually kind of liked the tactile home button, since it would turn the screen on. Easier than power buttom at times depending on how you were holding the phone. I guess I don't care either way, tactile button or not. I do prefer the more ergonomically placed buttons on the N6. I will say I'd accidentally turn the screen on more often than I intended with that tactile button on the S5, though.

The S5 had a section in the display settings that let you change the color profile of the screen. The cinema profile actually looked pretty nice. Can't speak for S6. Might be different. (Quick research makes me think S6 has a "Basic" color profile that is best: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Review-of-the-various-display-modes_id69968)

I did think the camera on the S5 was pretty decent. Guess anything felt good coming from the shit picture taker that was the HTC M7. I guess I liked the S5 overall, really, but I still preferred the M7 (just hated the camera, main reason I ditched it). Nexus 6 is waaaay better to me regardless. Again, big, lanky, clown hands. 6" is nothing for me. It makes the phone feel like it should to me, not some small toy.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2015, 02:15:17 AM »

Samsung does make cars and has for a long time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Samsung_Motors

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2015, 03:36:37 AM »

Never liked Samsung's amoled. Despite tweaks it still has those radium like greens. However , wouldnt call z3 neutral either. Yes, the colors are fine but the whites are bluish. Phone arena measured color temperature at 10k kelvin while the standard is 6.5k
But then sony also has the option to adjust white balance that may fix the cold display.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #18 on: July 09, 2015, 03:40:05 AM »

ROFL. Apple would make the square wheels round - and patent that instead. Apple under Jobs did not tolerate Full Retard.

Are you serious? The earlier iterations were even worse? I guess I'm just sorta shocked and let down based on what I've read about these Samsung phones.

Oh yes, they were awful. Samsung's MO for the GS4 and GS5 was throw in every stupid gimmick they possibly could, the dumber the better. Total kitchen sink. The ROMs were so bloated and so crammed full of crap that the phones were already slow and laggy fresh out of the box. The gallery app would take like a full second to launch. Compared to that the GS6 is way better.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S6 Review (by someone who was forced to use it)
« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2015, 05:05:23 AM »

Gotta market full retard so you can sell the next slightly less full retard thing. Was perfectly fine with my 5 year old Nokia N8 (and Symbian) until I launched it into a drink hard braking at 78mph on Ortega hwy. All it needed was 1GB more RAM. Symbian still does some things better than Android which is kind of embarrassing.
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