Users observe that task killing on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ is pretty aggressive
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ are now starting to get into the hands of eager users, all of whom are undoubtedly excited to see for the first time what 4GB of RAM is capable of on a Samsung device. However, there appears to be a catch - the task killing on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ appears to be unusually aggressive, which is resulting in some pretty sub-optimal multitasking performance. Check out Android Police‘s video to get a better idea of exactly what this entails:
In case you don’t want to watch the video or want a quick summary, essentially the findings are that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+, despite having a faster processor and more RAM than the older Nexus 6, performs notably worse as apps are being reloaded almost from scratch when they are re-opened. It’s clear that Samsung is doing something in the background to keep these tasks from eating up battery life – and let’s face it, in the long run, it probably will save you some battery life. However, for the Android power user who often switches between apps quite quickly the additional waiting time during multitasking is decidedly undesirable, and kind of defeats the purpose of having 4GB RAM in the first place.
What do you think about the task killing on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
