Samsung Galaxy S6 turned out not the flagship many was hoping for. It ditched the SD expansion slot the water protection and removable battery for good, in favor of refined design and improved user experience.
Now that those features are a lost cause for the Samsung Galaxy S6, many are hoping Samsung would reconsider for the upcoming Galaxy S6 Active edition of the flagship. A reddit user spent some quality time with a Samsung rep, who shed some light on company's plans for future devices and past decisions.
How do I insert take off SD Nano Card into Samsung Galaxy S6 S7 Edge Note 5 A3 A5 A7 A9 and Galaxy Note 5 Smartphones. SM-A7100 SM-A710F SM-A710M SM-A710Y SM-A5100 SM-A510F SM-A510FD SM-A510M SM. Nelxerm, 24 May 2015 'Samsung Galaxy S6 turned out not the flagship many was hoping for. It ditched the SD exp. More Got the s6 active for my wife.759 bucks and no sd card slot or removable.
First, let's check out what's coming in the Galaxy S6 Active. Reportedly the device will keep the Galaxy S6 specs, but will lack fingerprint scanner and heart-rate monitor. Instead it will come with front physical keys and will look a lot like the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3.
The highlights of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active will be, of course, the water and dust protection plus Samsung promises to keep the microSD card slot and the removable battery. Currently Samsung has no plans for giving up on the memory expansions slots in the rugged smartphones.
The Galaxy S6 Active should be launched in mid-summer this year, but the pricing is yet to be announced.
The reddit user garshol also asked the Samsung's rep about the decision to cut off the water-proofing and the SD slot. Apparently Samsung did a study among the users about the water protection and they concluded the people prefer the freedom from port covers in favor of water endurance.
The microSD slot on the other hand was removed in order to fit more technology on its place and for a better and more refined design.
You should take all these pieces of information with a healthy pinch of salt, as usual.
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Reader comments
- AnonD-673665
- 4SN
You can't. The S6 active will allow you to slip in a microSD on the opposite side as your SIM card BUT it will not accept/register it to be used in your phone. This was one of the many cons that came with this version of the phone. Better battery lif...
- Alex
- 9aU
Well then u have the active cuse the back isent equiped with a removable back for better water protection
- clarissa
- X{P
My SD card is not activate . how can I activate my SD card on my Samsung galaxy s6
- AnonD-673665
- 4SN
clarissa , 02 Dec 2016My SD card is not activate . how can I activate my SD card on my Samsung galaxy s6You can't. The S6 active will allow you to slip in a microSD on the opposite side as your SIM card BUT it will not accept/register it to be used in your phone. This was one of the many cons that came with this version of the phone. Better battery life, tougher, stayed cooler..etc S#!& for memory. Lol.
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- Alex
- 9aU
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2016Then u don't have the activeWell then u have the active cuse the back isent equiped with a removable back for better water protection
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- clarissa
- X{P
My SD card is not activate . how can I activate my SD card on my Samsung galaxy s6
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- Anonymous
- ImN
Anonymous, 06 Dec 2015Got the s6 active for my wife ...759 bucks and no sd card slot or removable bat. Wow guys coul... moreThen u don't have the active
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- AnonD-580445
- kEa
Anonymous, 06 Dec 2015Got the s6 active for my wife ...759 bucks and no sd card slot or removable bat. Wow guys coul... morethats crazy mine was 250$ on cyber monday
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- bilo
- KIX
Please bring the sd card slot in s6 it is a very comfortable and easy way to save data
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- DukesSister
- IbG
lugjackeruk, 05 Apr 2016The heart monitor never works anywayMine does. It sais that I died.
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- richard emeka
- NHU
please i need help my samsung s6 internal memory get easily filled up 32gb from korea ,what do i do '
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- lugjackeruk
- nGx
AnonD-335213, 28 Mar 2015In my humble opinion, fingerprint scanner and heart-rate monitor are not at all crap as iBend ... moreThe heart monitor never works anyway
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- test
- kTY
Shen, 26 Mar 2015There you go guys. #facepalmIt's so funny reading the speculation. But because it's been released, I think I'll update this thread.
Imagine a Galaxy S6 with water, shock, and dust protection, physical buttons that don't light up, a new blue button on the left above volume called Active Key that is programmable to open up apps, 3500 MaH battery instead of 2500 MaH, an essentially built-in case with a more recessed screen and camera, rubberized back, and no fingerprint sensor. That's your lot.
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- Anonymous
- uvi
You can use sd card by putting it in a cardreader and attaching the cardreader with the phone using OTG cable
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- Anonymous
- 01J
nelxerm, 24 May 2015'Samsung Galaxy S6 turned out not the flagship many was hoping for. It ditched the SD exp... moreGot the s6 active for my wife ...759 bucks and no sd card slot or removable bat. Wow guys coulda done a lot better
Galaxy S6 No Sd Card Slot
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- nelxerm
- pqp
'Samsung Galaxy S6 turned out not the flagship many was hoping for. It ditched the SD expansion slot the water protection and removable battery for good, in favor of refined design and improved user experience.'
This is the biggest bullshit on GSMArena. In fact, those changes are horrible. They destroy the user experience.
'The microSD slot on the other hand was removed in order to fit more technology on its place and for a better and more refined design.'
Are you joking? It's pathetic. So you say that fingerprint scanner and heart-rate monitor are more important than the SD slot? It's pathetic arguing. 'more refined design' = marketing crap.
In fact, Galaxy S6 is the WORST Samsung phone ever. And the reason:
-no removable battery
-no memory card slot
-no FM Radio
-glass back (horrible material for phones)
These are the reasons why LG G4 is better than S6.
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- AnonD-335213
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R850R, 27 Mar 2015So I'm very confused now, first it was said that due to Exynos chip and LPDDR4, the SD card wa... more'Does this mean they are going back to a Qualcomm chipset or just going to deal with a decrease in performance?' Non of those!, I suppose… do not be confused! coz if you really are into technology, you'll certainly know, that they can very easily alter the Exynos chipset to ever fit the needs of their true and very demanding active users!
#rapture is at hand, don't be left behind!
Galaxy S6 Sd Card
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- AnonD-335213
- PT}
Anonymous, 27 Mar 2015Reportedly the device will keep the Galaxy S6 specs, but will lack fingerprint scanner and hea... moreIn my humble opinion, fingerprint scanner and heart-rate monitor are not at all crap as iBend fanboys want to implant in the minds of the non-tech-savvy readers of this site, fervently hoping that they would be able to somehow, persuade their tech-innocent nouses to believe, that their pathos iBend is somewhat better than Samsung's Galaxy S6, S6-edge, and soon to be, S6-active! If this thread is being monitored by Samsung for feasibility/market study of some-kind or whatever purpose they have in mind, if they are going to listen to legit commenters like me and the multitudes who are truly concern about their products, and/or for the advancement of technology in general, if it is indeed necessary, yes, you may remove the fingerprint scanner. But please, keep on finding ways to include the heart-rate monitor feature and if possible, you may even find out ways to further enhance its capabilities, for the amelioration of their target (active users!)
#rapture is at hand, don't be left behind
Galaxy S6 No Sd Slot
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- cpu999
- ImW
No microSD expansion slot, no purchase from me. I have a Nexus 4 and I didn't realize it didn't have one and I miss it terribly especially since it's also a 16GB phone. Now I was looking at the 128GB version, but since I found out there is no microSD in the S6, I've been looking at other brands.
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- tb
- fsV
i think this company is just confused.
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- R850R
- jp3
So I'm very confused now, first it was said that due to Exynos chip and LPDDR4, the SD card was removed because it would slow down the processor speed. Now they are planning on releasing the active model with same specs and the SD card. Does this mean they are going back to a Qualcomm chipset or just going to deal with a decrease in performance?
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- theone
- jdD
I don't know why they don't just use bottons like on the GS2 instead of those big clicky buttons.
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- Thomas137
- 9GH
Physical buttons are ugly, and as someone mentioned in another comment its funny that they named it active and took our the heart rate monitor
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