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Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by vinay427 »

matsemann wrote: post #11
teruakohatu wrote: post #2

I am pleased the Note is back, but at least the prices being asked in New Zealand are just crazy. It is selling for 14% more than a M1 MacBook Air.

Phones have gotten so expensive I don't dare to not have mine wrapped in some protective case. Doesn't help that my current phone is really slippery. I never get to enjoy the "mm thickness saved" the companies brag about, so why bother.

It seems like you're still enjoying the "mm thickness saved" unless the prices of older phones were so low that damaging them was of no real consequence to you, making cases worthless. Those devices were often thicker but still required cases to prevent scuffs, scratches, and cracks. If anything, their displays were far softer and easily scuffed.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by virgilp »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #36

Desktop Safari browsers flickers a lot while browsing the page. Not a smooth experience at all. Very hard to read. I hope the phone is much better.

Works well on my Firefox/Windows machine. Maybe it's a Safari problem? I sort of get your point (they should optimize for all platforms!) but it's somewhat ironic to immediately assume this is a Samsung-problem, not an Apple-problem.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by quitit »

napolux wrote: post #5

Smartphones are so boring in 2022. Even iPhones. I have my iPhone XR since 3.5 years and I don't need to change it at least for a couple of years, if the battery stays alive

It's not going to get better, and I believe it's clear how this happened: Tech innovators have minimal protections for their R&D investment and their only means of seeking relief is both slow and bad for publicity (limits to scope of relief, appeals and astroturfing will see to that).

It's wildly unpopular on here: but if one wants something amazing then one has to also support broad and fast protection for innovation (which also is something that benefits small innovators.) That includes not acting as cheerleaders for brands that copy IP while positioning themselves as price saviours for the common-folk. Without coincidence this is an opportunity that Samsung has exploited in numerous electronics categories: copy fast and drag out the relief process to either sink the innovator or until a point where the relief isn't meaningful.

Copies and near-copies from discounter brands leads to the rise of business models that runs the clock on consumers and only provides minimal revisions; i.e just enough progress to avoid disruption, leading to products that year-on-year seem like the same thing.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by clusterfish »

With this kind of design (black holes for cameras and sensors), I wonder if they considered that it might trigger trypophobia ("fear of holes"), and if they did, what does it say about your design if you need to analyze it such concerns. I mean phobia or not, these round voids as an element of design are getting ridiculous.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by ScottBurson »

iakov wrote: post #31
blocked_again wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. You didn't open the web page. The pen also now fits inside the phone.

Like it did on my Galaxy Note ten years ago! Consumer tech is now just like fashion - moving in circles.

The Note series never went away -- I put four years on a Note 4 and am typing this on a Note 9, still in great condition. So I don't think it's really "circles" as much as Samsung deciding to have only one flagship model.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by tluyben2 »

LeonM wrote: post #30

Unfortunately, no mention of any new Dex mode improvements. Dex mode is the desktop mode of Samsung phones. Connect it to a monitor via USB-C and you'll have a full desktop experience. Samsung has been improving Dex mode steadily since the S8 (maybe earlier?), it's already gotten pretty good and deserves more attention. I really hope 4K video output is now supported. That would make it a viable replacement for my wor…

Yeah, at least Dex is a reason for this kind of thing. Something to replace the desktop as phones have enough power (for most things I do) but no desktop mode and shitty apps and file system.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by sundvor »

esyir wrote: post #27
lmm wrote: post #7

Are there any flagship-level phones with a headphone jack these days? I'm thinking to replace my S10+ soon (just because the battery is wearing out); I'd get the same model if I could but it's not on sale any more.

Literally in the same boat, down to the phone model. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and give up on the jack.

There are some third party adapters that provide great sound quite inexpensively.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by faeriechangling »

First thing I looked for and biggest feature I see is 4 years of OS updates and 5 years security updates and this also applies to the previous generation of phones like the s21 series. It’s nice to see literally one Android OEM do the bare minimum of software support nowadays given these phones will probably get used for 4-5 years on average.

I wonder how long Samsung can keep charging these prices though. They seem to be running headfirst into a brick wall of diminishing returns.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by timokoesters »

saagarjha wrote: post #39
Brajeshwar wrote: post #36

Desktop Safari browsers flickers a lot while browsing the page. Not a smooth experience at all. Very hard to read. I hope the phone is much better.

Everyone copied Apple's scrolly presentation, unfortunately. Except Samsung didn't get the hint that putting a cookie notice and an uncanny valley chat head avatar on the page just makes the page even worse than it already is…

You made my click on that chat thingy to see what happens. I expected a bot that matches my questions with FAQ entries and links them, but I just got this:

> Please provide your name and email address as well as agree to the terms and conditions so that we can provide a more customised service.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Post by smitty1e »

faeriechangling wrote: post #48

First thing I looked for and biggest feature I see is 4 years of OS updates and 5 years security updates and this also applies to the previous generation of phones like the s21 series. It’s nice to see literally one Android OEM do the bare minimum of software support nowadays given these phones will probably get used for 4-5 years on average. I wonder how long Samsung can keep charging these prices though. They seem…

Love my Note10+ and watch combo. OtterBox is also key.

This unit looks to be a slight size/weight increase.

Probably order All The Things on a Black Friday deal, or so.

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