Any lags on S6?

[edgefever]

If you run animations at the default settings will it lag?
I think animations if they work right give the the software a more fluid and smooth feeling like the iPhone..do you find that's not the case?

 

[Almeuit]

If you run animations at the default settings will it lag?
I think animations if they work right give the the software a more fluid and smooth feeling like the iPhone..do you find that's not the case?

Full default here -- Still snappy compared to the Note 4 TW / Animations (on stock). They're very snappy and smooth to me... And I was using an iPhone 6+ for a little while.

 

[Adranalyne]

As snappy as a Nexus 6 tho??

Yes. I've been using the Nexus 6 since day one and I was shocked at how quick the S6 was. The camera launch feature demonstrates just how blazing fast that phone is.

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[karmamule]

I'm someone else who is not seeing any lag to speak of, with one exception, and that is going to/from the facebook magazine to the left of the home screen. It was quite balky the first day but seems better today. And, I have an iPhone 6+, so know exactly how good it is. I still see very rare pauses and such, but it is excellent overall. My S6 edge has no more lag than that does.

 

[Almeuit]

I'm someone else who is not seeing any lag to speak of, with one exception, and that is going to/from the facebook magazine to the left of the home screen. It was quite balky the first day but seems better today. And, I have an iPhone 6+, so know exactly how good it is. I still see very rare pauses and such, but it is excellent overall. My S6 edge has no more lag than that does.

Yeah I disabled that Flipboard screen -- drove me nuts.

 

[MarqBland]

Surprisingly, yes, I am noticing some lag on my S6 edge. Mostly during screen transitions or pulling down menus but sometimes even the keyboard popping up has a delay (and I'm using the default Samsung keyboard.) I noted these things in my review over in the edge sub-forum if you want to see any other issues I've uncovered. I've had my edge since Monday.

Hoping Samsung can issue some quick fixes for this. No reason for any lag at all given the premium specifications.

I'm also noticing some lag with the Samsung keyboard. It doesn't do it all the time or for any apparent reason. I was typing a text message and the keyboard was almost an entire word behind me. I paused and let it catch up and let it relax for a few seconds then it was fine.

 

[karmamule]

Yeah I disabled that Flipboard screen -- drove me nuts.

OMG just noticed I called it the 'facebook magazine'. :::sigh:::: In any case, I actually like Flipboard and would happily keep it there if they can make it a little smoother to transition to/from.

 

[Gray Area]

here's a crude but de end test showing the speed of the s6 edge compared to iPhone and gnote 4.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs iPhone 6 vs Note 4 Spee…: http://youtu.be/CadItZbCDLc

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[jojen]

IPhone 6 Plus has absilutely zero stutter and instant screen responsiveness. After being out of the Android world for a bit, my expectation was that they were on par with Apple on this but from my S6 experience so far, it's not even close.

I've been saying this ever since Google started trying to address it in JB.

This is the truth. For the people who claim iPhone has zero lag/stutter, a quick Google search will show otherwise. No phone is perfect all of the time.

A google search is inferior to the real thing. I've had androids and iPhones under the same roof for two years now and while I agree that no OS is totally free of stutter, the difference is easily noticeable. It's because Apple controls everything, the software and the hardware and to a degree how you use it. The best phrase I've seen bounced around the tech media is "Apple has built a prison where you must play by their rules. But oh, what a luxurious prison it is."

 

[Cool Jeff]

My M8 + LP update is nearly lag free, I never seen an Android phone that speedy in the UI.
Any M8 user or ex-user who tried the S6?

 

[stevelam]

the biggest problem i have is with the ****ty browser performance. the amount of redrawing it does is totally bizarre for a phone with such high specs. whats the point of 3 gb of ram and 8 cores when you can't even scroll up or down without pages having to redraw?

i'm waiting for anyone here with a carrier/ota update to see if this has been addressed. i haven't seen one review mention this which leads me to really question how in-depth they really went because the redrawing issue has happened on two separate s6 devices i've tested myself.

i thought i was going to jump from my iphone 5 to the s6 but now im not so sure. may just keep waiting for the iphone 6s.

 

[Adranalyne]

the biggest problem i have is with the ****ty browser performance. the amount of redrawing it does is totally bizarre for a phone with such high specs. whats the point of 3 gb of ram and 8 cores when you can't even scroll up or down without pages having to redraw?

i'm waiting for anyone here with a carrier/ota update to see if this has been addressed. i haven't seen one review mention this which leads me to really question how in-depth they really went because the redrawing issue has happened on two separate s6 devices i've tested myself.

i thought i was going to jump from my iphone 5 to the s6 but now im not so sure. may just keep waiting for the iphone 6s.

I saw this happen myself on the demo units I tested, but I have to make sure I stress this enough; it was a demo unit. Pre-release stuff. It's also really easy to fix. No idea if it was fixed or not at this point.

 

[Gothamoddisee]

Approximately half a day in, after reinstalling the 30 apps I used to have on my HTC One M7, importing thousands of text messages, and downloading dozens of podcasts and audiobooks the only lag I have experienced is from the well reported Flipboard home screen (which can be disabled), and the most minor delay associated with the default Samsung keyboard. Having now switched to an alternate keyboard I can report stutter free usage, it positively flies!

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

I played with one in a store.

It still lags, but not as much as before.

Note that it was loaded with a crapload of apps and media, so it's bound to have lag.

The quick-launch camera feature was stutter-free however. Insta-launch. Great feature.

 

[Almeuit]

I played with one in a store.

It still lags, but not as much as before.

Note that it was loaded with a crapload of apps and media, so it's bound to have lag.

The quick-launch camera feature was stutter-free however. Insta-launch. Great feature.

Yeah demo models have too much junk on them to play videos and stuff when idle so I could see them having some issues.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

Yeah I disabled that Flipboard screen -- drove me nuts.

As I did on my Note 3 and surely will do first thing on my S6

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[Matt34Bears]

I also just looked at one at an AT&T store. While yes, they do want to keep the demo units light so that it seems like they're faster, once they load up the demo software the runs video while nobody is touching the phone, the devices can get a little laggy. I was actually very impressed with how quick the S6 was. It seems like Samsung is finally starting to listen to their customers. That being said, I'm still not buying it. I currently have a Galaxy S3, and I'm just tired of Samsung as a company (especially their customer support).

 

[Adranalyne]

the biggest problem i have is with the ****ty browser performance. the amount of redrawing it does is totally bizarre for a phone with such high specs. whats the point of 3 gb of ram and 8 cores when you can't even scroll up or down without pages having to redraw?

i'm waiting for anyone here with a carrier/ota update to see if this has been addressed. i haven't seen one review mention this which leads me to really question how in-depth they really went because the redrawing issue has happened on two separate s6 devices i've tested myself.

i thought i was going to jump from my iphone 5 to the s6 but now im not so sure. may just keep waiting for the iphone 6s.

Spoke to JR Raphael from Computerworld. He used Chrome the whole time, but noticed no redraw on an updated S6. That could mean it's been fixed.

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[Techno-guy]

Spoke to JR Raphael from Computerworld. He used Chrome the whole time, but noticed no redraw on an updated S6. That could mean it's been fixed.

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Not fixed on my S6 edge...very laggy browser performance because of the re-drawing but also affects Facebook, Twitter and other apps. Scrolling on the S6 has very little momentum is the best way I can describe it...it scrolls a bit then stutters and stalls (obviously waiting for the re-draw).

Completely opposite of the experience of my iPhone 6 Plus which I used before this which had utterly brilliant scrolling momentum, like glass. Hoping there's a quick software update that fixes this. I can't imagine anybody but early adopters putting up with this because you really notice it in day to day use.

 

[Adranalyne]

Not fixed on my S6 edge...very laggy browser performance because of the re-drawing but also affects Facebook, Twitter and other apps. Scrolling on the S6 has very little momentum is the best way I can describe it...it scrolls a bit then stutters and stalls (obviously waiting for the re-draw).

Completely opposite of the experience of my iPhone 6 Plus which I used before this which had utterly brilliant scrolling momentum, like glass. Hoping there's a quick software update that fixes this. I can't imagine anybody but early adopters putting up with this because you really notice it in day to day use.

Which is odd because that doesn't seem to be the case on other devices. T-Mobile should have kept these until the 10th like everyone else. This hasn't been the best pre-launch so far.

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