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CNET Top 5 - Reasons not to buy the Galaxy S6

2015-03-06
samsung's latest flagship smartphone has just been announced the Samsung Galaxy s6 and fraternal twin the s6 edge by all accounts they're beautiful phones running the latest version of Android but if your gadget addiction has left you spiritually and financially broken then I'm here to help you turn a blind eye to this tempting tech i'm donald bell and here are five reasons not to buy the samsung galaxy s6 starting off at number five it's not a SmartWatch let's be real you're gonna blow some money chasing some hot gadget this year it should be a SmartWatch and it doesn't matter if the phone in your pocket is old with a crack down the screen if there's a SmartWatch on your wrist that's all anyone's gonna see you can escape by another year without upgrading your phone at number four a non replaceable battery the ability to quickly swap or replace your battery as one of the few great features that Samsung could really lowered over the iPhone now it's all sealed up I assume because Samsung has figured out that built-in obsolescence makes a great business strategy to that end Samsung also did away with making this phone water-resistant coming in at number three the Galaxy Note II there's a note for edge which is already out and already has that curvy screen thing going on or the galaxy note 5 we expect to see later this year Samsung Galaxy S is a popular phone I think we can safely say now that Samsung really saves the horsepower and the geeky features for the note so treat yourself and step up to a bigger phone or if you have no love for Samsung try number two LG G flex 2 this is Samsung's biggest Android rival and it's easy to see why it's got a beautiful screen Snapdragon 810 processor a self-healing exterior and a flexible design literally flexible it ships with Android lollipop and you'll never have to utter the word TouchWiz priceless but before we get to the number one reason let's take a moment to appreciate what Samsung did include on the s6 yet built-in wireless charging a sharper screen better camera and upgraded Exynos processor and compatibility with Samsung's latest update to gear VR that's not nothing but in spite of all that the number one reason not to buy a Samsung Galaxy s6 is the Samsung Galaxy s5 I'm sorry but aside from that curved edge there's not a lot to distinguish the 506 a Samsung Galaxy s5 with the recent Android lollipop update it's more or less the s6 about the edge plus it's water-resistant has a replaceable battery microSD storage expansion and you can probably pick one up for a whole lot less than a new s6 your throwing a SmartWatch and you're covered for 2015 so there you go five reasons not to buy the Samsung Galaxy s6 we're top fives like this including top 5 reasons not to buy a bunch of other stuff head over to top 5 dot cnn.com and allow me to paralyze you with indecision battle bell thanks for watching you
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