> the cynical take was that most prominent phone reviewers are based in the US I don't think that's true, most of the reviews I read and watch on YouTube are m

> the cynical take was that most prominent phone reviewers are based in the US I don't think that's true, most of the reviews I read and watch on YouTube are made in Europe, UK, India. When I worked at Samsung the reason was two-fold: - There's a lot of internal competition, having two SoC suppliers for your flagship phones gives you leverage against both Qualcomm and in-house teams. - Samsung treads lightly with US carriers. Using Qualcomm modems makes their certification process and field testing easier.