Buy a new phone or wait

1. Budget? 40k + 5k
2. Display type and size? Under 5.5 inch
3. Dual sim? nope
4. Preferred choice of brand? Samsung, Lg or Moto
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)? Decent camera and a good selfie camera as well
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc). Android or Ios
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready). 4g
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?Multimedia, camera and very rare gaming
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? I have Galaxy s6 and Iphone 6
10. Any other info that you want to share
I am looking to buy Iphone 6 and it has been a while as well but Galaxy s6 is looking to be a very sweet deal at 39k locally. Now I want advice on the topic will waiting for the iphone 6s will be worth it? And also 16gb variant is what I will be able to buy coz 64 gb will be a lot costly and 16 won't be much.

Wait for G4's price to go down.

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To be very frank,I dont think ip6 or s6 are really worth it
they arent really tempting

when you are gonna spend so much,the phone should have a wild side/fun factor
granted S6 has a unique curved display but its still not that exciting especially going by the phones you already own

Id suggest waiting for more phones (around october time I guess) or wait for android M,ios 9,W10
All 3 major platform updates will bring forth major changes and Im sure youll need a new phone for those new features

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Its never a good time! Whatever you're buying is becoming obsolete in days. Whats the point of spending so much on these non-enduring products

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Also, I've had the apple experience & its worst truly, coupled with its stupid restrictions. Now I realise that its way way way overpriced! My ip4 no doubt very old is begging for mercy all the time. I use it only for podcasts, email reading,fb, whatsapp & it hangs like hell. My PC is somewhat new & has good specs (see signature) but iTunes hangs like **** even in that setting.

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I'd suggest wait for the new nexus

Not interested in G4. Would like a phone which has fingerprint scanner since android m has native support for this. I use Ios every now and then but still I feel like using it very restricted.

$hadow said:
Not interested in G4. Would like a phone which has fingerprint scanner since android m has native support for this. I use Ios every now and then but still I feel like using it very restricted.

Buy a 10-15k phone now & wait.... Get a new phone next year at around July-August. You will get more phones with fingerprint support to choose from & the new USB type C'

Or, don't buy a phone at all. Use your Nexus 5 till Nexus 5 (2015) is announced

SaiyanGoku said:
Or, don't buy a phone at all. Use your Nexus 5 till Nexus 5 (2015) is announced

Better ..... I didn't see his signature earlier

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$hadow said:
Not interested in G4. Would like a phone which has fingerprint scanner since android m has native support for this. I use Ios every now and then but still I feel like using it very restricted.

Then S6 would be good choice

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^Lag,touchwiz,poor A.S.S,exynos,oversaturated camera and display

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kkn13 said:
^Lag,touchwiz,poor A.S.S,exynos,oversaturated camera and display

People are noticing lags in G4 too although touchwiz has been toned down a lot this time. S6 is a different Samsung device than its predecessors.

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Display of S6 is more brighter even in sunlight than other smartphones

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theterminator said:
People are noticing lags in G4 too although touchwiz has been toned down a lot this time. S6 is a different Samsung device than its predecessors.

samsung is still wayy worse
plus it has wayy more issues too which LG doesnt have

TW is still poor because Lollipop itself has memory leak issues etc

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theterminator said:
Display of S6 is more brighter even in sunlight than other smartphones

not really
G4 and many other phones have equally bright display
samsung doesnt have anything unique except for the poor oversaturated colour reproduction

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kkn13 said:
samsung is still wayy worse
plus it has wayy more issues too which LG doesnt have

TW is still poor because Lollipop itself has memory leak issues etc

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not really
G4 and many other phones have equally bright display
samsung doesnt have anything unique except for the poor oversaturated colour reproduction

But every youtube reviewer which I've come across like MKBHD, AndroidAuthority, Pocket Now, PhoneArena, TechnoBuffalo have all praise for Samsung's display plus wireless charging is inbuilt along with fingerprint sensor. Dual window has more apps support in S6 than G4.

kkn13 said:
^Lag,touchwiz,poor A.S.S,exynos,oversaturated camera and display

100% wrong

Doesn't lag as Touchwiz has been toned down. My friend's S4 became faster after lollipop update. Also check Galaxy Grand Prime, which has toned down 4.4 touchwiz, its pretty smooth even though having 1GB RAM

A.S.S is good, much better than micromax, Xiaomi & even HTC, which has low number of service centres

Exynos of S6 is currently best among top smartphones due to heating of S810 & not everyone is interested in dev support. I think S6 will eventually get dev support(i don't know its current status)

Saturation can be controlled since S5 & S6 has one of the most accurate colour reproduction
Samsung Galaxy S6: Review of the various display modes

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anupam_pb said:
100% wrong

Doesn't lag as Touchwiz has been toned down. My friend's S4 became faster after lollipop update. Also check Galaxy Grand Prime, which has toned down 4.4 touchwiz, its pretty smooth even though having 1GB RAM

A.S.S is good, much better than micromax, Xiaomi & even HTC, which has low number of service centres

Exynos of S6 is currently best among top smartphones due to heating of S810 & not everyone is interested in dev support. I think S6 will eventually get dev support(i don't know its current status)

Saturation can be controlled since S5 & S6 has one of the most accurate colour reproduction
Samsung Galaxy S6: Review of the various display modes

theterminator said:
But every youtube reviewer which I've come across like MKBHD, AndroidAuthority, Pocket Now, PhoneArena, TechnoBuffalo have all praise for Samsung's display plus wireless charging is inbuilt along with fingerprint sensor. Dual window has more apps support in S6 than G4.

lol no
I believe in my own eyes and in real owners not some unqualified reviewer who may or may not have been paid or simply use it for the review and never see it again

as for exynos and ASS lol,see the TDF forums itself,filled with issues and complaints
Lollipop+TW = extra lag thanks to memory leaks
exynos heats up more actually

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kkn13 said:
lol no
I believe in my own eyes and in real owners not some unqualified reviewer who may or may not have been paid or simply use it for the review and never see it again

as for exynos and ASS lol,see the TDF forums itself,filled with issues and complaints
Lollipop+TW = extra lag thanks to memory leaks
exynos heats up more actually

Not reviewer but reviewers.

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theterminator said:
Not reviewer but reviewers.

all right,so will you blindly believe like 10 reviewers who wouldnt have spent over a 100 minutes with it or 1000s of real users who would have spent easily over 100 hours with it

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I have seen posts of people claiming to be real owners posting complaints about lg g4 lag on forums

kkn13 said:
lol no
I believe in my own eyes and in real owners not some unqualified reviewer who may or may not have been paid or simply use it for the review and never see it again

as for exynos and ASS lol,see the TDF forums itself,filled with issues and complaints
Lollipop+TW = extra lag thanks to memory leaks
exynos heats up more actually

You may have your beliefs .....

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theterminator said:
I have seen posts of people claiming to be real owners posting complaints about lg g4 lag on forums

Im not denying that LG doesnt have bloat
Im denying that samsungs TW is better,its wayy worse

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anupam_pb said:
You may have your beliefs .....

as do many real owners and users

anupam_pb said:
Buy a 10-15k phone now & wait.... Get a new phone next year at around July-August. You will get more phones with fingerprint support to choose from & the new USB type C'

I don't need a phone in that price range. I am basically looking for a phone to replace my ageing s3. For a work around I am using my N5 with android m preview.

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This conversation went south. I am looking for a comparision and advise whether to get
1. S6
2. Iphone 6
or wait.

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$hadow said:
I don't need a phone in that price range. I am basically looking for a phone to replace my ageing s3. For a work around I am using my N5 with android m preview.

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This conversation went south. I am looking for a comparision and advise whether to get
1. S6
2. Iphone 6
or wait.

wait
continuum is coming !!!

S6 and Iphone 6 offer nothing that special that your current phones dont already have
infact your current phones are actually more usably imho

wait for a significant upgrade imho

kkn13 said:
wait
continuum is coming !!!
S6 and Iphone 6 offer nothing that special that your current phones dont already have
infact your current phones are actually more usably imho

wait for a significant upgrade imho

looks like it. I am hoping for a better iphone or even a nexus 5 refresh.

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kkn13 said:
wait
continuum is coming !!!
S6 and Iphone 6 offer nothing that special that your current phones dont already have
infact your current phones are actually more usably imho

wait for a significant upgrade imho

continuum will need newer hardware.. is that true?

Continuum for Windows 10 Phones does require new Qualcomm hardware | Windows Central

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the.one said:
continuum will need newer hardware.. is that true?

Continuum for Windows 10 Phones does require new Qualcomm hardware | Windows Central

sadly yes,but I think its because it needs some kind of module to help power external monitor etc
thats why Ive held off and waiting for Lumia 940,940XL and 1040 release
they have already leaked and look pretty good so far
continuum also means usb otg,intel atom chipset support and that might actually be the thing to make W10 for Mobiles click

Windows need a flagship and if they mess it this time game over.

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kkn13 said:
sadly yes,but I think its because it needs some kind of module to help power external monitor etc
thats why Ive held off and waiting for Lumia 940,940XL and 1040 release
they have already leaked and look pretty good so far
continuum also means usb otg,intel atom chipset support and that might actually be the thing to make W10 for Mobiles click

I too have been looking for an upgrade for quite sometime now. Was planning to get L640/640XL in exchange for L720, but will go for another WP only after wp10 rolls out with the x40 series.

$hadow said:
I don't need a phone in that price range. I am basically looking for a phone to replace my ageing s3. For a work around I am using my N5 with android m preview.

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This conversation went south. I am looking for a comparision and advise whether to get
1. S6
2. Iphone 6
or wait.

From your signature i can see that you have a N5 & M8, so I think you can easily wait for another year & get something even better than current gen flagship phones

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the.one said:
I too have been looking for an upgrade for quite sometime now. Was planning to get L640/640XL in exchange for L720, but will go for another WP only after wp10 rolls out with the x40 series.

same here
I was very inclined towards Desire 820 and One Plus One but once you are used to the 720's snapper,none of them feel right
Wait for 940,940XL and 1040 ,its supposedly getting a triple xenon flash according to leaked images :O
mostly even if that leak is wrong,930 will be getting a price drop soon imho,that 20mp Pureview is amazing !!

anupam_pb said:
From your signature i can see that you have a N5 & M8, so I think you can easily wait for another year & get something even better than current gen flagship phones

Yeah that's why I decided to wait for the next nexus or note 5. Or even Iphone if they end up getting 32gb base with 2gb ram and a bigger snapper.