****** OFFICIAL SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 THREAD ******

[waterballoon]

Hello!

You can Install KIES3 - Samsung's phone suite from here: http://www.samsung.com/sg/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/

and then check for updates!

hi!! solved it last night by downloading the .TAR file for XSP 5.1.1 OJ6 firmware and flashed with Odin. simple and straightforward

i tried KIES but they said oh it's outdated now all change to smart switch, which i already have, but it refused to update my software.

anyway I think that "bad" battery life is most likely due to the LTE modem.. due to the Exynos SoC, Samsung is unable to use Qualcomm's LTE modems, thus using their in-house "Shannon" modem for networks.. which I suspect is why the battery drains quick when on bad LTE.

you can read up more about the Exynos 7420 on AnAndTech

 

[Intrinion]

hi!! solved it last night by downloading the .TAR file for XSP 5.1.1 OJ6 firmware and flashed with Odin. simple and straightforward

i tried KIES but they said oh it's outdated now all change to smart switch, which i already have, but it refused to update my software.

anyway I think that "bad" battery life is most likely due to the LTE modem.. due to the Exynos SoC, Samsung is unable to use Qualcomm's LTE modems, thus using their in-house "Shannon" modem for networks.. which I suspect is why the battery drains quick when on bad LTE.

you can read up more about the Exynos 7420 on AnAndTech

Odin works too!

Thanks for pointing out on the topics to read.. wil read it when I have the time

Cheers

 

[Intrinion]

Would like to ask..
Those with low screen on time,
- do you guys have vol over lte enabled

It will look like two horizotal arrows pointing in opp directions of one another

 

[renfred89]

Would like to ask..
Those with low screen on time,
- do you guys have vol over lte enabled

It will look like two horizotal arrows pointing in opp directions of one another

cannot be leh.. my note 5 having the volte enabled and can still last 4hrs plus from 100 to 0%..

 

[newouverture]

Would like to ask..
Those with low screen on time,
- do you guys have vol over lte enabled

It will look like two horizotal arrows pointing in opp directions of one another

Seriously I am not sure what the 2 arrows are for. Anyone can enlighten?

I have disabled VoLTE on my S6E and N5 but the arrows are still there.

 

[newouverture]

hi!! solved it last night by downloading the .TAR file for XSP 5.1.1 OJ6 firmware and flashed with Odin. simple and straightforward

i tried KIES but they said oh it's outdated now all change to smart switch, which i already have, but it refused to update my software.

anyway I think that "bad" battery life is most likely due to the LTE modem.. due to the Exynos SoC, Samsung is unable to use Qualcomm's LTE modems, thus using their in-house "Shannon" modem for networks.. which I suspect is why the battery drains quick when on bad LTE.

you can read up more about the Exynos 7420 on AnAndTech

Not sure about the LTE Modem thingy but all phones I tried with Exynos, SD810/808/801/615 all suffers badly when on LTE.

I would suspect our LTE coverage sucks badly as I remembered when I was in HK and Taiwan, I didn't encounter such LTE battery drain issue. And to add on to that, their 3G speed is comparable to our 4G speed.....

 

[waterballoon]

Not sure about the LTE Modem thingy but all phones I tried with Exynos, SD810/808/801/615 all suffers badly when on LTE.

I would suspect our LTE coverage sucks badly as I remembered when I was in HK and Taiwan, I didn't encounter such LTE battery drain issue. And to add on to that, their 3G speed is comparable to our 4G speed.....

well it could be a contributing factor la.. Qualcomm's integrated LTE modems are more experienced, I suppose?

anyway yes our network sucks. not good for battery life when you're on MRT and suddenly LTE becomes very slow and throttled 3G

 

[p_eppermint]

Would like to ask..
Those with low screen on time,
- do you guys have vol over lte enabled

It will look like two horizotal arrows pointing in opp directions of one another

for me the 2 arrows are perpetually there as long as I'm on 4g...at first I also suspected that that's what's causing my battery drain, but another forumer did mention that that has nth to do w battery drain.

Sent from Samsung SM-G920I using GAGT

 

[winthony]

Right now "android OS" and "android system" are top of the chart on my battery list.

Managed to get around 3 hours++ SOT today tho..

Is android os and android system kept awake and wakelock because of connectivity?

 

[zalina]

S6 otterbox case

Any good deals to recommend for s6 otterbox casing? I'm especially keen on the defender series. Tia

 

[leeslayerex]

Did some minor tweaks here and there and I'm currently with 3.5 hours of SOT with 30% left!

 

[Intrinion]

Did some minor tweaks here and there and I'm currently with 3.5 hours of SOT with 30% left!

Hello! What tweaks did u do?

 

[Intrinion]

well it could be a contributing factor la.. Qualcomm's integrated LTE modems are more experienced, I suppose?

anyway yes our network sucks. not good for battery life when you're on MRT and suddenly LTE becomes very slow and throttled 3G

Sometimes going to "g"

 

[Intrinion]

Any good deals to recommend for s6 otterbox casing? I'm especially keen on the defender series. Tia

They kinda have fixed prices. 50s 60s
So if you do see them for cheap .. do check for authencity

 

[Intrinion]

Seriously I am not sure what the 2 arrows are for. Anyone can enlighten?

I have disabled VoLTE on my S6E and N5 but the arrows are still there.

I think it's a perm vol over lte icon. Dont have vol over lte by default. Any fellow gurus here can enlighten?

 

[Intrinion]

cannot be leh.. my note 5 having the volte enabled and can still last 4hrs plus from 100 to 0%..

Haha note 5 mah! Bigger battery

 

[leeslayerex]

Hello! What tweaks did u do?

Phone battery lasted till this morning with 4 hours 47 minutes of screen on time. And of course, this is with WIFI connected the entire day while I'm at home.

Below is what I did, may or may not help as I'm connected to WIFI throughout. Have not try with mobile data only.

1) Restart the phone after full charge.
2) Select 'Scan only while WIFI is on' under WIFI > Always allow scanning
3) Brightness set to the lowest with auto on.
4) Do not allow VoLTE for outgoing calls.
5) I have a black theme and black wallpaper.
6) Before I did all this, I reconditioned the battery, drained it from 100% to completely switched off by itself.

 

[Jethro Yeo]

Hello, how long does a s6 usually last and is it good? I am thinking of getting a new phone from Samsung.

 

[Intrinion]

Phone battery lasted till this morning with 4 hours 47 minutes of screen on time. And of course, this is with WIFI connected the entire day while I'm at home.

Below is what I did, may or may not help as I'm connected to WIFI throughout. Have not try with mobile data only.

1) Restart the phone after full charge.
2) Select 'Scan only while WIFI is on' under WIFI > Always allow scanning
3) Brightness set to the lowest with auto on.
4) Do not allow VoLTE for outgoing calls.
5) I have a black theme and black wallpaper.
6) Before I did all this, I reconditioned the battery, drained it from 100% to completely switched off by itself.

Quote and bump for everyone to see

 

[Montoya]

well it could be a contributing factor la.. Qualcomm's integrated LTE modems are more experienced, I suppose?

anyway yes our network sucks. not good for battery life when you're on MRT and suddenly LTE becomes very slow and throttled 3G

Not exactly due to that. Fact is our 4g is far from perfect and telco are already trying to charge it as a premium service. I think performance would only improve after they officially sunset 2g.

Sent from Samsung SM-G920I using GAGT