ARS weighs in:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...-review-its-whats-on-the-outside-that-counts/
This is IMHO, a make or break device for Samsung, for me, reasons I chose a Samsung device are gone, no user replaceable battery, no mSD slot.
Samsung will continue to be pressured by less expensive phones on the low end, and the high end is very competitive as well, and with phones like the OPO taking bites of the high end, I don't envy their position in the sector.
The "design" issue has been a wash for me for years, my phones go in a case, never see the design except for the front.
Phone cameras have been "good enough" for me for several years now, I enjoy better cameras, but it's not a deal breaker.
Picked up a Note 4 for the VR Gear headset, if LG's offering is good at VR, I'm pretty well done with SS.