Pros: 64-bit processor very fast, screen is superb, camera photos are remarkable. Clearly radio (4G and WiFi) is quite responsive, as I can see more neighbors' WiFi signals than with old phone. Prefer larger screen without getting into "plus-size" phones. Can't comment on games, as I don't play tbem, nor do I watch movies. Bluetooth sync is easy and quick.
Cons: (1) Software or program logic or process -- not sure which or how -- to move files between phone and tablet is obtuse. I cannot figure out how to move things like photos to my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 LTE or Tab 4 tablets, or vice versa. I wind up emailing files to myself or using a cloud storage account. (Can't get the two tablets to communicate either, despite being a techie.) (2) I still think I miss an external memory card to pop into a card reader to change mp3 files around, still evaluating.
Concerns: (1) Battery life -- per reviews on net -- on long trips with, say, GPS navigation use; in fairness, yet to be tested by myself. (2) Newly-reported Android 5.0.1 operating system memory leak problem causing phone crashes; Samsung needs to get a fix out the door sooner than later.
Wants: A decent suction-cup wireless charging windshield mount that would hold S6 and (for example) in a third-party protective case... at a reasonable price.
On balance: Would buy this again, not sure S6 Edge needed for my type of use). Was going to wait for rumored S6 Active with waterproofing and SD card, but I'm not hard on phones, and decided to replace 5-year old smartphone now.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight, processor speed, bluetooth
Cons: attention to exchanging files (see comments).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Phone Choice
on May 3, 2015
Posted by: Pammypoo
from Jacksonville, FL, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
I'm so glad I upgraded my S5 to the S6. It has everything I ever wanted and needed in a phone. I love it!
I have had this phone for a little over two weeks and find some kind of new feature everday. I had an android operated phone once before about three years ago but preferred the iPhone over it because of the stability and a little better performance. Once I saw this phone had come out I was hesitant to switch from an apple product, but am absolutely glad I did. The level of speed and performance this phone has is absolutely amazingand blows any phone I have used out of the water. The design is amazing and sleek and it feels like you have a luxurious piece of equipment in your hand. I show my friends and family all the time and quite a few have questioned why they are still buying apple products. The only downfall that I did experience was when I was first using the phone a few of the stock apps would "unexpectedly stop", but a couple days after they automatically updated and that problem was solved. Overall this is an amazing phone and Samsung has definately won me over for good.
After being hounded by my phone provider about the new S6 and how I should get one, I relented only because I found my older S4 was outliving its usefulness. This is not to say the S4 is a bad phone. On the contrary, it was a great phone and after seeing the initial reviews about the S6 and that it no longer supported external storage or a removable battery, I thought about sticking with the S4. Later on though I realized that it was going to be the way of things for internal storage vs. cloud and I found that it really didn't make a difference for me personally. Most everyone said this was the phone to have and that it performed excellent. So, I dragged myself down to the store and picked one up. Since then, I cannot say I would be tempted to go back to the S4. The S6 does perform wonderfully, it has a beautiful screen, the build quality is far superior to the S4 and aside from the two caveats I wrote above, this is one of the best Android devices you could own.
I have yet to find anything else wrong with it. While I am not a fan of the Touchwiz interface, this version seems to be more user friendly and does follow a bit of the Lollipop design. There is no shortage of notifications and I did find out something yesterday while on a rather long walk around D.C. that the S-health app was running and gave me a lot of interesting information, and I didn't even know it was tracking me. i know that sounds bad, due to all the privacy issues these days, but this was a feature I never gave a second thought to use and it was that smart to know what I was doing.
In any case, I like this phone very much. It is very handy and I find that I do take it with me more often now than before with the S4.
What a pleasure. Delivered everything it promised. I would highly recommend to anyone who wants the latest and best phone available on the market, today.
Pros: Bright display
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Love It!!
on May 4, 2015
Posted by: Jan727
from Virginia
Expertise:Intermediate
Love Samsung. Have a Samsung Galaxy Note, and was impressed with it. Read all of the reviews on the S6, and waited " impatiently" for it to come out. Was the first customer, that Friday morning, and love my new Samsung Galaxy S6.