Are you excited for the S24 announcement?
Are you excited for the S24 announcement?
Three phones, Galaxy AI and One UI 6.1 are incoming. Samsung is hosting it's first Unpacked event for 2024 today in San Jose, California. The company will...
No, Samsung has lost the plot for the origins of their success - hardware supremacy and overwhelming features (e.g. SD card slot, headphone jacks). As I mentioned in another post discussing Apple overtaking Samsung for the first time in a decade in volume of sales, they removed everything that made their phones a compelling device, and decided to be an equally expensive iPhone clone. In an era where consumers are so starved for hardware features that Nothing Phone made a living out of glowing back plates, and iPhone got applauded for an action button, Samsung's leadership has seriously miscalculated and failed.
100% this. The Note 4 from 2014 has a higher resolution Display than the S24 and if you go by Pixels per Inch it even beats the S24 Ultra! Not that Resolution is the most important thing ever but still just crazy they only went backwards from the S6 onwards in that regard.
Its this shift in mentality that I despise. From "how much tech CAN we put in" to "how much tech do WE NEED to put in". Clearly Samsung's phone devision is being run by bunch of beancounters instead of tech enthusiasts.
No. I stopped buying flagships the moment the battery in one of my old ones started swelling. At that exact point, the smartphone became just another utility device for me.
Take a shot every time someone mentions AI
We could have a bingo
As a language model I cannot endorse taking a shot and partaking in other unhealthy activities ...
No, I got a pixel 7 and put calyx on it. Better than any samsung I've had. I don't plan on going back to a closed system ever again.
That's how I feel with my Pixel 7 Pro. I opted for GrapheneOS though. I did dabble with LineageOS with root and Play Integrity Fix, LSposed, and various other magisk modules but ultimately decided GrapheneOS was the route for me. I left GOS for LineageOS due to no Android Auto support, but it has been brought to GOS luckily.
Not in the slightest, as the main S-series has long left the price segment I consider valid for an everyday-use device like a smartphone.
Personally, the main interest I have in this thing is how much lower it will put the S23 price.
Yeah thats all im hoping on,y s22 is in such bad shape because the stupid things are so flimsy. But i refuse tp pay the price for another one until they all come dow or this one finally shits its self for good
Honestly I really don't care. Even new Android versions are pretty boring nowadays. The whole environment has settled down and Google now just pushes updates every now and then but nothing changes.
Same with Samsung. They have a good idea on how to create modern devices - but they have this idea since a few years now. Nothing really surprises me anymore in their devices.
Android's restriction is getting tighter with every update thats the change they push.
Still the best mobile OS we have.
No I changed to Pixel phones, not going back.
Yes! My s20+ battery just sucks now, overall fairly useable, but only half a day just gets to me. Hoping to upgrade for the s24+ or maybe the s23+ depending on how it stacks out.
If you're only problem with your current phone is the battery, maybe look into replacing the battery.
Either DIY or bring it to a reputable repair shop.
I just replaced the battery of my OnePlus 7 Pro (and a backup OnePlus 7 Pro also) myself. Was a lot easier than I thought and now the battery life is great again.
The SD865 in it is more than capable to tackle anything I do (no heavy gaming or other resource heavy tasks) so instead of spending $800+ on a new phone I spent $25 on a battery.
I'm also running a custom ROM (crDroid) so I don't have FOMO on the latest software.
I can't wait! I have the Fold 4, and it was great when I was a power user, but I'm just not using enough features to justify the weight. And the reliability has been mediocre. I nearly hopped on a Flip 5 but I want to see how the S24 lineup compares.
I'll watch what MKBHD has to say about it but that's about it