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"there really is no alternative if you want a decent cell phone in 2023" is just plain wrong. I try to avoid lumping all of the android manufacturers together

"there really is no alternative if you want a decent cell phone in 2023" is just plain wrong. I try to avoid lumping all of the android manufacturers together and treat them individually when comparing them to apple. LG, Motorola, and Xiaomi are not as good as apple but Samsung is. Decent argument to be made for OnePlus, Google, and Asus matching apple as well.

JohnFen 3y ago
> but Samsung is My current phone is a Samsung and I find it disappointing. Perhaps their good ones are limited to specific models?
- BossingAround 3y ago
  The Galaxy models compete with iPhones. I've got an old Galaxy S10 that I got like 4 years ago and it still works great, even the battery is holding up so far.
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    My last two phones have been Galaxies. The first one was pretty great. The one I have now is not. It's not about longevity, though. They all easily last 5+ years.
- rjh29 3y ago
  I also remember Samsung being bad in the past but I got a Fold 4 and the software is fantastic. Very little bloatware and many convenience/productivity features added over stock Android.
- Xeamek 3y ago
  >Perhaps their good ones are limited to specific models? I mean, that's kinda a given when samsung has offers ranging from the verry budget to the verry top (not to mention gimmicky ones like the folds)
SkyPuncher 3y ago
Having switched from Android to iPhone recently, it’s not even the quality of the phone. It’s the insane fragmentation, incomplete features, and random breaking features. I finally gave up when a pair of Bluetooth headphones couldn’t pair with my phone. I realized that there are simply too many variations of Android for device manufacturers to test. With an iPhone, you know that most accessories are going to be tested against your specific model. Now that I’m on an iPhone, the integration between various device is insane. Answer a call in your watch, transfer it to your phone, then move it to your laptop. Seamlessly, cast music to speakers/tv/bluetooth and it just works, every single time.
cute_boi 3y ago
Samsung is disappointing than Xiomi. My Mi phone lasted 4 years and after switching to samsung, it didn't even last more than 2 years. After the battery died, samsung became useless.
sb057 3y ago
My limited experience using friends' and family's Samsung phones is that they are the worst out of all of them. Absolutely nothing but bloated, buggy software that you can't disable.

JohnFen 3y ago

> but Samsung is My current phone is a Samsung and I find it disappointing. Perhaps their good ones are limited to specific models?

BossingAround 3y ago
The Galaxy models compete with iPhones. I've got an old Galaxy S10 that I got like 4 years ago and it still works great, even the battery is holding up so far.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  My last two phones have been Galaxies. The first one was pretty great. The one I have now is not. It's not about longevity, though. They all easily last 5+ years.
rjh29 3y ago
I also remember Samsung being bad in the past but I got a Fold 4 and the software is fantastic. Very little bloatware and many convenience/productivity features added over stock Android.
Xeamek 3y ago
>Perhaps their good ones are limited to specific models? I mean, that's kinda a given when samsung has offers ranging from the verry budget to the verry top (not to mention gimmicky ones like the folds)

SkyPuncher 3y ago

Having switched from Android to iPhone recently, it’s not even the quality of the phone. It’s the insane fragmentation, incomplete features, and random breaking features. I finally gave up when a pair of Bluetooth headphones couldn’t pair with my phone. I realized that there are simply too many variations of Android for device manufacturers to test. With an iPhone, you know that most accessories are going to be tested against your specific model. Now that I’m on an iPhone, the integration between various device is insane. Answer a call in your watch, transfer it to your phone, then move it to your laptop. Seamlessly, cast music to speakers/tv/bluetooth and it just works, every single time.

cute_boi 3y ago

Samsung is disappointing than Xiomi. My Mi phone lasted 4 years and after switching to samsung, it didn't even last more than 2 years. After the battery died, samsung became useless.

sb057 3y ago

My limited experience using friends' and family's Samsung phones is that they are the worst out of all of them. Absolutely nothing but bloated, buggy software that you can't disable.