It's been out for over a month, do you miss the Removable Battery and/or Expendable Storage?

[Techno-guy]

Not me...fast charging more than makes up for the removable battery part and I have the 128GB edge but with streaming services, don't have nearly as much stuff on my phone as I used to anyway.

 

[riplikash]

I really thought I would, but I'm not.

For storage I've moved almost everything to the cloud anyways. I have wifi the vast majority of the time and cloud storage has really improved over the past few years.

As for the battery, while I miss the option a bit, between the fast charger and the fact that I always carry battery packs around anyways, it hasn't been a huge deal. I bought a few Qi chargers (including one built into a battery pack) and 90% of the time I'm in a position to just put my phone on the Qi charger, so it stays pretty topped off. The few times that isn't an possible and I'm going to be away from a charger all day I always have my 3 amp battery pack.

I'm a little bummed about both. I would prefer to have a few SD cards of movies to play for the kids (though I have that for their Galaxy S2, so it isn't a huge loss) and swapping batteries is a bit more convenient than plugging into a battery pack. But those are both fairly minor inconveniences.

 

[droidguy1964]

Miss the SD card.

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[Phillip Pugh]

Nope don't miss any of those things . This phone has to much else going for it to trip off that stuff beside if you need more memory buy the 128 gig need more battery on the go get a battery stick

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[ilordvader]

No not really Miss in Usage
BUT it does keep me on the Edge cos if i drop it in a Accident Eg: while crossing & car runs over it and it totally shuts down
I can't just remove my SD & buy a new phone & im back on the road
I have to take to customer care & PAY MONEY to get Info on my Phone (Pics Docs etc)
So they get to see all the Porn i have on my phone lol

Yes we can back up to the Cloud but it's a real pain to keep Track of it cos I have Delete unwanted pics from phone and Cloud doubles my work

Ok yes we can carry a Power Bank & i got the iWalk 10,000 charge my phone 3 Times
Read the Info, more details in it :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6tV2YB1eN4

But it was more easy to carry the Extra 2 batteries & sleek also
And i read the Article - Is your smartphone being tracked? We asked an expert
“To avoid being tracked it’s best to put your phone in a PrivacyCase, or remove the battery,” says Miliefsky.

 

[scorpiodsu]

No. I'm also an iPhone user. I prefer no moving parts.

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[Sammuel1973]

Wow, I guess I am in the minority here who really miss the removal battery. I just got the TMobile 128gb gold, and this baby will be returned in the next few days when my newly exchanged Note 4 is available. This is my 2nd time owning a SGE, I got a gold 64gb soon after the release date. I am a power user, and I truly miss the convenience of a removable back for a spare battery. Currently, I am limited to a wall charger when watching the French Open on my ESPN app. Despite its quick charging feature, nothing is faster than popping in a fresh battery on the go. With the extra spare battery for my N4, I would have watched it all day, with no fuss. And the 5.7" screen would have made my watching experience so much more enjoyable! I can't wait to return this 128gb S6E come Monday.

 

[Deputy1]

I just purchased my S6 yesterday. Coming from the Nexus 6, I don't miss a removable battery. I have a car charger, wireless charging pad, and several quick charging cables. Easy to top off quickly.

 

[stesyl]

No, two years with the HTC One M7 and had neither. Battery is much better than my old m7

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[Sammuel1973]

I just purchased my S6 yesterday. Coming from the Nexus 6, I don't miss a removable battery. I have a car charger, wireless charging pad, and several quick charging cables. Easy to top off quickly.

I have all those charging methods, but nothing beats the replaceable battery method. I just need to charge ONCE daily when I go to bed. 2 fresh batteries in the next morning are more than enough. With my current S6E, I have to charge it throughout the day, is a nuisance.

 

[S6edge46220]

I have all those charging methods, but nothing beats the replaceable battery method. I just need to charge ONCE daily when I go to bed. 2 fresh batteries in the next morning are more than enough. With my current S6E, I have to charge it throughout the day, is a nuisance.

How exactly do you charge both batteries when you go to bed? Wake up 2.5 hours later and swap them? I've never bought into the having two batteries hoopla.

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[ffejjj]

How exactly do you charge both batteries when you go to bed? Wake up 2.5 hours later and swap them? I've never bought into the having two batteries hoopla.

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With a charger

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[S6edge46220]

With a charger

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Fair enough. This is my first non-iOS device in 6 years...still recovering my common sense.

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[Sammuel1973]

Fair enough. This is my first non-iOS device in 6 years...still recovering my common sense.

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Ha, no worries. The Samsung extra battery kit comes with the spare battery, separate white charging case as shown in the pic, and a clear plastic thin protective case to put the spare battery in, on the go. It's perfect for power users like me.

 

[Sammuel1973]

Sorry, forgot to attach a pic.

 

[optimummind]

Not at all. I thought I would considering I had spare OEM batteries & ZeroLemon extended batteries for the S4.

I do have the new ZeroLemon S6E battery case pack & a 8500mah portable battery charger but I've not had to use it yet.

With 64GB storage, I don't have a need for a microSD card.

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[Sammuel1973]

Not at all. I thought I would considering I had spare OEM batteries & ZeroLemon extended batteries for the S4.

I do have the new ZeroLemon S6E battery case pack & a 8500mah portable battery charger but I've not had to use it yet.

With 64GB storage, I don't have a need for a microSD card.

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That's terrific you have not had to use it yet. I guess it makes sense cuz I tend to do more on my Note 4 than on my S6E. On my N4, I use it almost like my TV, with the CNN app playing live streaming news throughout the day, on top of web browsing, emailing, texting, calling, etc sporadically, so yes, a spare battery has come in handy.

On the other hand, I find myself plugged into a charger much more often on my S6E, which limits my freedom.

 

[optimummind]

That's terrific you have not had to use it yet. I guess it makes sense cuz I tend to do more on my Note 4 than on my S6E. On my N4, I use it almost like my TV, with the CNN app playing live streaming news throughout the day, on top of web browsing, emailing, texting, calling, etc sporadically, so yes, a spare battery has come in handy.

On the other hand, I find myself plugged into a charger much more often on my S6E, which limits my freedom.

Yes, my usage pattern is between light to moderate. On the S6E, I can get about 5 hrs SOT. On the Nexus 5, about 4.5 hrs SOT. On my Note 4, about 7.5 hrs.

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[InVez]

I used to have all Galaxy S and Note versions. Always bought Sd cards and extra batteries for those. For my Note 4 I bought a 6700mah batterij and a 128gb sd. The Sd was not even used for 10%.
Now on my S6 edge i have 64gb. Only 30% used. Happy with it cause the internal storage is enough for me.
Battery : to be honest i dont use the S6 alot. Just answering messages and using chrome and facebook.
Charge my phone once a day.

They could have used Sony Xperia Z3's technology. A friend of mine his Z3 can hold up for 2 days with a single charge.

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