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The Silent Death of Samsung
Posted on 6/29/25 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 6/29/25 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 6/29/25 at 8:20 pm to prplhze2000
Summary:
It's more indicative of the entire market being saturated. While there's always new people entering the market, there's a ton of used devices out there.
It's getting hard to justify dropping a grand on a phone when an "old" premium phone that's a couple years old is nearly as good as the current top tier phones and is way better value than any "cheap" new phones.
It's more indicative of the entire market being saturated. While there's always new people entering the market, there's a ton of used devices out there.
It's getting hard to justify dropping a grand on a phone when an "old" premium phone that's a couple years old is nearly as good as the current top tier phones and is way better value than any "cheap" new phones.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 9:20 pm to Ricardo
Didn't watch, but I kept my iphone 3 up until iphone 7, and kept that up until iphone 13. And that was only because Apple decided to stop updating the IOS, there was nothing wrong with the phone/hardware.
They can't keep getting away with it.
They can't keep getting away with it.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 9:35 pm to Ricardo
There is very little difference between the S23 Ultra and the S25 Ultra. Maybe some AI differences but how many people use them?
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:07 am to Ricardo
quote:
t's getting hard to justify dropping a grand on a phone when an "old" premium phone that's a couple years old is nearly as good as the current top tier phones and is way better value than any "cheap" new phones.
This is what I've been doing to a long while. I haven't purchased a new phone in many many years
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:14 am to Ricardo
quote:
"old" premium phone that's a couple years old is nearly as good as the current top tier phones and is way better value than any "cheap" new phones.
Idk, my Moto G Stylus (2024) has been one of the best phones I've owned, and it goes on sale for $100 pretty often.
But I'm not a cell phone "power user". I just use my phone to shite post on TD and Discord all day
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:45 am to prplhze2000
quote:
There is very little difference between the S23 Ultra and the S25 Ultra. Maybe some AI differences but how many people use them?
This is where I'm at. I have the s23 ultra, and I see no reason to upgrade anytime soon. Battery life is still pretty good, and the phone does everything I need. The S25 is hardly an upgrade. They also dropped the bluetooth ability of the s-pen, which is actually a pretty handy feature. If Samsung completely drops the s-pen from future ultras, I'll switch back to a Pixel. The s-pen is the only thing keeping me with Samsung.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 12:31 pm to BottomlandBrew
i upgraded my oneplus by like 3 versions and i honestly can't tell any difference; maybe the photos and videos are sharper..
same with iphones; my wife was on an iPhone X and i surprised her with a 15 and neither she nor i can really tell much difference..except the obnoxious number of camera lens on the back of the case.
the huge innovations leaps and bounds when smart phones first hit have dramatically died down..honestly the only thing that i've actually noticed in the last couple of years (other than camera shite) is an improvement on the support for 5G and ultra-fast 5G and of course, apple finally ditching that lightning bullshite so everything now uses USB C in our house.
same with iphones; my wife was on an iPhone X and i surprised her with a 15 and neither she nor i can really tell much difference..except the obnoxious number of camera lens on the back of the case.
the huge innovations leaps and bounds when smart phones first hit have dramatically died down..honestly the only thing that i've actually noticed in the last couple of years (other than camera shite) is an improvement on the support for 5G and ultra-fast 5G and of course, apple finally ditching that lightning bullshite so everything now uses USB C in our house.
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 6/30/25 at 1:53 pm to BottomlandBrew
Can't disagree with one word.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 2:38 pm to CAD703X
quote:Actually not looking forward to this. I know one or more of the Apple users who frequent my home is now going to steal from me what they couldn't use before
apple finally ditching that lightning bullshite so everything now uses USB C in our house.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 2:50 pm to Ricardo
quote:
Summary:
It's more indicative of the entire market being saturated. While there's always new people entering the market, there's a ton of used devices out there.
It's getting hard to justify dropping a grand on a phone when an "old" premium phone that's a couple years old is nearly as good as the current top tier phones and is way better value than any "cheap" new phones.
The only reason to drop top dollar on a phone is if you have the know how and capability to do something like GrapheneOS. Get yourself a nice Pixel and run that on it for a more secure device.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 2:54 pm to prplhze2000
Compared to Apple, Samsung phones are from a different planet tech wise.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:33 am to skrayper
quote:
The only reason to drop top dollar on a phone is if you have the know how and capability to do something like GrapheneOS. Get yourself a nice Pixel and run that on it for a more secure device.
You saying a Google product that data mines the hell out of you is secure?
Posted on 7/1/25 at 8:09 am to TigerGman
quote:
You saying a Google product that data mines the hell out of you is secure?
I'm saying that if you replace the OS with GrapheneOS, then yes - it's secure.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 10:09 am to TigerGman
quote:I love being data mined.
You saying a Google product that data mines the hell out of you is secure?
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