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Samsung Galaxy S6 - user opinions and reviews

Samsung Galaxy S6
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  • Released 2015, April
    138g, 6.8mm thickness
    Android 5.0.2, up to Android 8.0, TouchWiz UI
    32GB/64GB/128GB storage, no card slot
  • 2.4% 60,132,192 hits
  • 2474 Become a fan
  • 5.1"
    1440x2560 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 3GB RAM
    Exynos 7420 Octa
  • 2550mAh
    15W5W
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  • qnc
  • 30 Nov 2024

Anonymous, 07 Nov 2024As of 2024 that's still quite a good phone, oddly. Even thought the borders are creeping me up.what borders

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    • Jg@
    • 07 Nov 2024

    As of 2024 that's still quite a good phone, oddly. Even thought the borders are creeping me up.

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      • mFd
      • 05 Nov 2024

      Stoon, 22 Sep 2024if you have TWRP installed, delete : /data/system/locksettings.db & /data/misc/keystoreSpecial.but no memory card slot

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        • Stoon
        • fwK
        • 22 Sep 2024

        cliff, 08 Feb 2024Am still using it. Have one problem I set a password and locked the phone today,cI forgotten a... moreif you have TWRP installed, delete :

        /data/system/locksettings.db

        &

        /data/misc/keystore

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          • samsung is good
          • pdt
          • 11 Sep 2024

          stay on android 7.0 or upgrade to 8.0

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            • xEq
            • 14 Aug 2024

            Anonymous, 29 Mar 2023You missed the point completely. The essentials that Samsung meant was a phone first-and-forem... moreyou made an error in your post, referring to the microSD card as non-critical. you see, this is, and even at the time of this phone, was a critical feature for me :)
            (indeed, i no longer purchase flagships because of this)

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              • n67
              • 04 Aug 2024

              Specification sheets should not just mention the charging speed, but also the charging speed while the screen is on. This is important to know.

              On the keynote of the S6 in 2015, the presenter Justin Denison said that he needs fast charging to be able to charge faster at the airport lounge. Unfortunately, the S6 (and several successors thereof) slow down charging to 6 watts while the screen is on, so charging is only fast in stand-by mode or while powered off.

              In other words, Justin Denison can't read his emails while charging at the airport.

              It took Samsung years to realize that slowing down charging while the screen is on is not a good idea. The more recent Samsungs thankfully maintain the full charging speed while the screen is on. If Samsung's intention was to prevent overheating, how come it even slows down charging when turning on the screen when the battery is cold? Doesn't make sense. This was one of the greatest annoyances back then.

              Also, thankfully new smartphones are thicker to house a larger battery. This thin design trend from the mid-2010s was a very bad idea. Smartphone vendors know better now.

              Also, flash is disabled under 15% of battery charge because the battery is too weak to power the flash. But wouldn't it make more sense if it only limited the brightness of the flash rather than completely disabling it?

              If the battery has enough power for full-brightness flashlight at 16% charge, it should still have enough power for slightly less brightness at 15%.

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                • 0}d
                • 21 Jun 2024

                Remember the short-term thinking people who said "120fps video recording is unnecessary because screens only have 60 Hz"?

                Now that 120 Hz screens are arriving even at entry-level smartphones, those 720p120fps videos recorded on the S6 can be enjoyed as real-time.

                Too bad new Samsung phones do not encode slow-motion videos in real-time anymore. Samsung introduced real-time encoding on the S6 (file has same frame rate as was actually recorded), but later changed back to the inferior method of slowing down the video file, which is both bad for video editing and does not allow playback in real-time with sound.

                While the S6 had many disappointing feature removals, at least real-time encoding of 120fps videos + audio track was a welcome improvement.

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                  • PEq
                  • 19 Jun 2024

                  Anonymous, 17 Jun 2024Is this phone worth $7 in 2024? It's got a high res screen for VR If you are taking it as a collection, then yes, but if you are gonna use it for main device, well i suggest you to get Samsung Galaxy S9.

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                    • En1
                    • 17 Jun 2024

                    Is this phone worth $7 in 2024? It's got a high res screen for VR

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                      • pXn
                      • 21 Apr 2024

                      cliff, 08 Feb 2024Am still using it. Have one problem I set a password and locked the phone today,cI forgotten a... moreif you cant turn off phone cuz your password, press and hold turn on button (not home) and volume down button at the same time. hold'em till black screen. then look on youtube "how to factory reset samsung s6" and there you go

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                        • y2g
                        • 17 Apr 2024

                        cliff, 08 Feb 2024Am still using it. Have one problem I set a password and locked the phone today,cI forgotten a... morejust flash the stock rom or any custom rom available

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                          • XVY
                          • 12 Mar 2024

                          cliff, 08 Feb 2024Am still using it. Have one problem I set a password and locked the phone today,cI forgotten a... moreyou can unlock it by factory reset

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                            • 05 Mar 2024

                            cliff, 08 Feb 2024Am still using it. Have one problem I set a password and locked the phone today,cI forgotten a... moreFlash it using appropriate stock firmware.

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                              • f0L
                              • 08 Feb 2024

                              Am still using it. Have one problem I set a password and locked the phone today,cI forgotten a password . How can I unlock the phone? my model SM G920F.

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                                • mXT
                                • 02 Feb 2024

                                Xperia1V, 02 Feb 2024I still technically have this, it's just in a phone coma. I dropped it once and the scree... moreIt also smacked every other phone when I was in highschool. While everyone had a iphone 5/6 or my friends having a S5. Those were the days. Back when Samsung had a clear dominance when it came to features and innovation.

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                                  • Xperia1V
                                  • mXT
                                  • 02 Feb 2024

                                  I still technically have this, it's just in a phone coma. I dropped it once and the screen refused to display, and the noti light was just flashing blue. 4 years later and I raged with it once and the back glass fell clean off.. maybe I could try disconnecting the battery and try getting it to work..

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                                    • f}Y
                                    • 15 Dec 2023

                                    I bought it in May 2015. I still use it every single day! Everything is still original, including the battery. This phone fits in my pocket so easily. And operating it with one hand is super easy.
                                    But now it is time for me to move to a new phone. I am thinking of getting S24. I can't find any other decently small power houses. The new design of small Samsung phones is just bad.

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                                      • Sam
                                      • Nu6
                                      • 12 Nov 2023

                                      This phone is by far de most powerful portable flagship smartphone I've used so far...... Indeed the battery is not dat cool... Buh I gat a power bank an so far m satisfied with this phone... It gives me everything I want in a phone...

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                                        • P@1
                                        • 09 Nov 2023

                                        My old phone

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