Feel on the Ear

[mountainman]

I wonder how the S6 Edge will feel on the ear? This is something that I always consider with the phone itself, and cases I purchase.

The S5 is not the most comfortable device against my ear. It's tolerable.

If anyone who has held one can comment on this, I will give them a thousand thank you's!

Side note - the Samsung branded cases look like they won't impede too much with on-ear comfort

 

[mountainman]

Better picture ... of the front this time

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

It's flat glass...

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[mountainman]

It's flat glass...

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Yeah so is the S5.... talk on it for more than 10 min....

 

[msavic6]

Yeah so is the S5.... talk on it for more than 10 min....

What he is trying to say is that every smartphone will essentially feel the same during a call since they are all essentially flat pieces of glass.

If you want more comfort, invest in a Bluetooth headset or a curved screen phone like the G-Flex.

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[Kalvin Kerns]

Yeah so is the S5.... talk on it for more than 10 min....

Sorry man I wasn't trying to be rude, but all new smartphones are built the same with a front glass screen you hold your ear up to, hence my comment. They will all feel the same on the ear imo.

Fyi I use a a Note 3.

I'd suggest if you have issues with issues with "ear feel", to use a Bluetooth ear piece instead. Although those can get tedious for me anyway.

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[Cobravision]

In defense of the OP, the handset speaker sits over screen area near the top edge. The higher up the speaker, the more the top edge of the phone digs into your ear, especially if it's a sharp jutting edge like the "chrome" band on the S5.

I haven't tried out the S5, but the speaker is placed is little lower from the edge than on the S5 and the band looked more rounded that the sharp contours of the S5 band.

 

[mountainman]

In defense of the OP, the handset speaker sits over screen area near the top edge. The higher up the speaker, the more the top edge of the phone digs into your ear, especially if it's a sharp jutting edge like the "chrome" band on the S5.

I haven't tried out the S5, but the speaker is placed is little lower from the edge than on the S5 and the band looked more rounded that the sharp contours of the S5 band.

Exactly. It looks like the S6 will not "carve" out your ear as much as the S5 does. Just curious if anyone that had a chance to handle it did the phone-to-the-ear test.

Actually I am surprised more people don't consider the on-ear feel for their smartphones. It's one of those things that always weighs heavy in my purchase decision. Maybe I am just too old and need to get into the InstaFaceTwitter scene.

 

[Cobravision]

I don't think it bothers most people. I confess I didn't know what you were talking about until I put my S5 up to my ear and figured out what you meant. I usually use BT headphones for long conversations anyway.

 

[msavic6]

I routinely have 1 hour+ phone conversations on the S5 and I don't find it uncomfortable on my ear. Holding my arm up for the hour is far more uncomfortable than the S5 resting on my ear.

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[Almeuit]

Yeah so is the S5.... talk on it for more than 10 min....

No issues with the S5 when the gf had it .. Or my Note 4 when talking on the phone. I am sure the S6 will be fine.