I'm also not keen on the non expandable storage and removable battery. I know you can get 128GB which is fine. However I wanted to buy the 6 edge off contract as I already have the iPhone 6 Plus 128GB on my o2 contact. I prefer on board storage to SD cards however the 6 edge sim free is just way to expensive at £800+. I can't justify spending that much on a phone.

The battery life isn't that stellar from what I've read so I need a removable battery.

In the end I decided to get the note 4 as it still has the removable battery and SD card slot and was more reasonably priced sim free.

If your phone is worth its salt once the battery hits 100% it wont be charging the battery but will rather be running on the mains, the battery will only be receiving a negligible trickle to keep it topped up.

You can let a phone battery hit 0% every day if you really felt like it. They are calibrated in such a way that they will never actually get to a deep discharge and therefore damage the cells. When your phone says the battery is flat it isn't, it has hit the manufacturers safe level of discharge.

Heat and time are the biggest killer of lithium based cells these days.

"When a battery meter says 100% it's actually more like 80-85%."

I recall checking most of mine and none whatsoever do that, so I don't know where you heard that slightly exaggerated myth. However most do not cut off at 4.2V, instead I get a cut of at 4.15V but some go close to 4.10v.

That 4.1 is classified as 86% charge where I think it then trickle charges towards 4.2V (100%).
One of them that was at 4.15V did not trickle charge to 4.2V so maybe it depends on the battery circuitry used what each decides to do.

I'd like to check my LG G2 properly (has that problematic non removable battery), but as yet I do not know whether those voltage apps give actual or estimated voltage.

I do link the new feature that both Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge have, ability to charge your battery fast. – A 10 minute charge will give you 2 hours of HD video playback. With all modern smartphone battery length is becoming more and more important. This is great when you have used it all day then need a quick charge before going out in the evening.

OK Exactly as The Sack said, at least for the G2.

100% is 100% and strangely, this one is charged to 4.35V not the usual/old 4.2V.
Maybe the improved material allows increased capacity without severe degradation of cycle longevity.

I will max mine at well below 4.35V whenever I can. The S6 Samsung battery may well be 4.35V too.

over priced sheite

Anyone taking the buy bait, an often quoted 70 max 30 min should ensure the battery deterioration is close to zero.

It is quite an an unfortunate situation, the non removable battery.

This is a thread about the S6 not Apple products!

I wondered whether SAR would jump to being a small bit inside the legal safe limit but no it is very decently low at, at most one third of the worst ones..

SAR is an important measurement for human health. Knowing science, what is declared safe today may well be declared downright dangerous several years ahead.

What on earth are you talking about?

99.9999% of users of a phone will never ever need to replace a battery. In fact, the only phones i have ever known to need one a year or so after use was the iphone 5. But that was found to be a fault and apple fixed them free.

So frankly, with better battery life, a non removable battery means nothing whatsoever....

Yes indeed.
I was lucky enough to not have one of those dodgy 5 batteries.
My 5 is now being used by my Daughter (with a nice pink bumper : ) and it's in it's 3rd year (will be 3 years in September).
Now ok, it isn't quite what it was but I would guestimate it's perhaps 75% as good as when it was new.
Plus with a pentalobe screwdriver and a big magnifying glass (I'm getting on and can no longer see anything : ) it's relatively easy to replace the battery anyway which I shall be doing for her shortly.
The tricky part is finding a reasonably priced decent battery that isn't one of those 8 quid eBay fakes!

By the looks of the comments on the Vodafone E forum it appears that Vodafone are trying to change the deal that some users agreed to buy the phone on.

They advirtised online and on the high street that plans 7GB and over would get free wireless charger and case which is a good offer.

Vodafone have now decided to refresh their price plans and are saying they are no longer doing the offer on the older plans e.g Last weeks customers to make it even worse the older customers are paying more for less data as well.. It has also been reported that they have been cancelling pre orders and then making customers pay more for the handset or upgrade.

I hae pre ordered with them but have called and been assured my order is still active but the advisor was unsure what was happening with the charger and case

I've needed a replacement battery on all my phones since 1986 except my Sony K750i. Motorolas, Nokias, Sony and usually carry a spare battery with me.