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As an S9 user, I'm not happy with this phone and not looking forward to the new one. I made the mistake of buying it because it had the best chipset and latest

by nwah1 8y ago

As an S9 user, I'm not happy with this phone and not looking forward to the new one. I made the mistake of buying it because it had the best chipset and latest bluetooth standard, but that can't make up for its flaws. I really dislike the samsung bloatware that cannot be uninstalled. I don't like that I can't update it using Android's project treble, because I have the Snapdragon variant. I don't like the dumb curved edges. The screen is already too big for my taste. If they use the stupid notch from iPhone, I will hate it even more.

paulie_a 8y ago
I will never buy another Samsung product again. They insist on shitting it up with stupid custom software that is inferior to the built-in. Their smart fridge is garbage...my refrigerator should not randomly reboot.
sschueller 8y ago
There is no way Samsung will use a notch after all the ads they had making fun of it (guy with a notch haircut). They would rather keep the bezel.
- Tijdreiziger 8y ago
  There is no way Google will get rid of the headphone jack after all the ads they had making fun of Apple for doing that.
  - bena 8y ago
    And I think this shows that the majority of consumers have absolutely no idea about product development. Say whatever else you want about Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack, but it was bold. They got raked over the coals by the media, by consumers, by competitors. And in the end, looks like they were right. It reminds me a bit of Nintendo. Nintendo often makes decisions that people say are bad. Motion controls won't work. The Wii is a stupid name. Link isn't a cartoon. You can't make a decent handheld. But they hit more often than they miss. And even some of their misses are just too early. I mean, what is the Virtual Boy but a really rough Oculus Rift? The WiiU wasn't enough different from the Wii, but it led the way to the Switch. The Wind Waker turned out to be one of the better Zelda games. You need to sometimes take those steps that no one else would in order to advance the art.
    - ars 8y ago
      Apple is not right to remove the headphone jack. I, for example, am not buying a new pixel phone specifically because they don't come with headphone jacks. Don't confuse people not having any choice with people actually wanting not to have the jack. Same with the non-removable battery, it's not something I want, I just don't have any choice.
      - magduf 8y ago
        >Same with the non-removable battery, it's not something I want, I just don't have any choice. Sure you do. The LG V20 has a removable battery.
        ars 8y ago
        While the V20 seems like a nice phone, I don't want to have just a single choice of phones, the battery is not the only thing I care about in a phone. Also the LG V30 doesn't have a removable battery, so it seems like the V20 is the last of an era.
        magduf 8y ago
        >While the V20 seems like a nice phone, I don't want to have just a single choice of phones, the battery is not the only thing I care about in a phone. You can't have everything you want. If a replaceable battery is a big deal for you, you pick a phone that has it, and deal with the drawbacks (which in this phone is probably relatively poor battery life and a large size). And you get a used phone if you have to: the V20 isn't very old. I have its predecessor, the V10, and it works great. >Also the LG V30 doesn't have a removable battery, so it seems like the V20 is the last of an era. Perhaps, but you can vote with your wallet. Don't buy the expensive, brand-new phone that doesn't have the important feature you want. Stick with an older phone that does.
- nwah1 8y ago
  This article claims they are working on a notch. https://bgr.com/2018/04/17/samsung-galaxy-s10-notch-design-copy-iphone-x/ https://bgr.com/2018/04/17/samsung-galaxy-s10-notch-design-c...
- RKearney 8y ago
  Meanwhile, Samsung ran ads that made fun of iPhones for not having removable batteries, and then went ahead and started making phones without removable batteries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlelbGtPEdU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlelbGtPEdU

by nwah1 8y ago

paulie_a 8y ago

I will never buy another Samsung product again. They insist on shitting it up with stupid custom software that is inferior to the built-in. Their smart fridge is garbage...my refrigerator should not randomly reboot.

sschueller 8y ago

There is no way Samsung will use a notch after all the ads they had making fun of it (guy with a notch haircut). They would rather keep the bezel.

Tijdreiziger 8y ago
There is no way Google will get rid of the headphone jack after all the ads they had making fun of Apple for doing that.
- bena 8y ago
  And I think this shows that the majority of consumers have absolutely no idea about product development. Say whatever else you want about Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack, but it was bold. They got raked over the coals by the media, by consumers, by competitors. And in the end, looks like they were right. It reminds me a bit of Nintendo. Nintendo often makes decisions that people say are bad. Motion controls won't work. The Wii is a stupid name. Link isn't a cartoon. You can't make a decent handheld. But they hit more often than they miss. And even some of their misses are just too early. I mean, what is the Virtual Boy but a really rough Oculus Rift? The WiiU wasn't enough different from the Wii, but it led the way to the Switch. The Wind Waker turned out to be one of the better Zelda games. You need to sometimes take those steps that no one else would in order to advance the art.
  - ars 8y ago
    Apple is not right to remove the headphone jack. I, for example, am not buying a new pixel phone specifically because they don't come with headphone jacks. Don't confuse people not having any choice with people actually wanting not to have the jack. Same with the non-removable battery, it's not something I want, I just don't have any choice.
    - magduf 8y ago
      >Same with the non-removable battery, it's not something I want, I just don't have any choice. Sure you do. The LG V20 has a removable battery.
      - ars 8y ago
        While the V20 seems like a nice phone, I don't want to have just a single choice of phones, the battery is not the only thing I care about in a phone. Also the LG V30 doesn't have a removable battery, so it seems like the V20 is the last of an era.
        magduf 8y ago
        >While the V20 seems like a nice phone, I don't want to have just a single choice of phones, the battery is not the only thing I care about in a phone. You can't have everything you want. If a replaceable battery is a big deal for you, you pick a phone that has it, and deal with the drawbacks (which in this phone is probably relatively poor battery life and a large size). And you get a used phone if you have to: the V20 isn't very old. I have its predecessor, the V10, and it works great. >Also the LG V30 doesn't have a removable battery, so it seems like the V20 is the last of an era. Perhaps, but you can vote with your wallet. Don't buy the expensive, brand-new phone that doesn't have the important feature you want. Stick with an older phone that does.
nwah1 8y ago
This article claims they are working on a notch. https://bgr.com/2018/04/17/samsung-galaxy-s10-notch-design-copy-iphone-x/ https://bgr.com/2018/04/17/samsung-galaxy-s10-notch-design-c...
RKearney 8y ago
Meanwhile, Samsung ran ads that made fun of iPhones for not having removable batteries, and then went ahead and started making phones without removable batteries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlelbGtPEdU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlelbGtPEdU