Re: Galay S6 annoyances vs. S5
OK, so this thread wasn't meant to become a debate about wireless charging... perhaps that could become a new thread???
I did some experimenting with a Verizon S5, my T-Mobile S6, and a T-Mobile Note 4. I ended up switching my T-Mobile S6 out for a Note 4. The Note 4 is basically the same "generation" as the S5. It was released later the same year, but runs the same software as the S5.
Here's what I did as my experiment:
1) Made sure I had set up a pattern lock on each phone, since that's what I use.
2) Called the Verizon S5 from a land line.
a) After answering the call, I turned off the screen myself.
b) After 10 seconds, turned the screen back on, but did nothing. The screen went off after 5 seconds. (I didn't remember this happening on my Verizon S5, but it must have.) In order to unlock, I had to press the Home button, then draw my pattern.
c) While on the home screen, turned the screen off.
d) After waiting 10 seconds, turned the screen back on. The home screen came up; I did NOT have to unlock it.
e) Brought the phone screen back to the foreground. Waited 1 minute for the screen to turn off on its own.
f) Waited another 10 seconds, then turned the screen back on. The screen did NOT turn off again after 5 seconds, but if I pressed the Home button, I still had to draw my pattern.
3) Called the T-Mobile Note 4 from a land line.
a) After answering the call, I turned off the screen myself.
b) After 10 seconds, turned the screen back on, but did nothing. The screen went off after 5 seconds. In order to unlock, I had to press the Home button, then draw my pattern.
c) While on the home screen, turned the screen off.
d) After waiting 10 seconds, turned the screen back on. I had to draw my pattern to unlock. (Different than the Verizon S5.)
e) Brought the phone screen back to the foreground. Waited 1 minute for the screen to turn off on its own.
f) Waited another 10 seconds, then turned the screen back on. The screen did NOT turn off again after 5 seconds, but if I pressed the Home button, I still had to draw my pattern.
4) Called the T-Mobile S6 from a land line.
a) After answering the call, I turned off the screen myself.
b) After 10 seconds, turned the screen back on, but did nothing. The screen went off after 5 seconds. In order to unlock, I had to press the Home button, then draw my pattern.
c) While on the home screen, turned the screen off.
d) After waiting 10 seconds, turned the screen back on. I had to draw my pattern to unlock.
e) Brought the phone screen back to the foreground. Waited 1 minute for the screen to turn off on its own.
f) Waited another 10 seconds, then turned the screen back on. The screen DID turn off again after 5 seconds (different than the S5 and Note 4). In order to keep it on, I had to press the Home button and draw my pattern.
Partly due to the differences above, but also due to changes in the S6 interface that I really didn't like, I ended up sticking with the Note 4. The battery lasts longer, too.