Samsung just needs to shut the fuck up. They’re worse than Apple by a fucking mile. They make fun of them for something then turn around and do it next month. Fuck off with this shit. They removed the headphone jack, the charger from the box and the SD card slot. Samsung sucks more than Apple.
And you can’t unlock their boot loaders. You must suffer their changes to Android, their assistant, their UI, their spyware, and bloatware. You don’t own the device.
I’m going out on a limb here and guessing that Samsung is shipping two wildly different software packages to americans and europeans because none of what you stated is a problem on my end (aside maybe spyware)
Yes, and up to not long ago, also completely different hardware (exynos vs snapdragon). US samsung devices usually cannot be bootloader unlocked. Rest of the world usually can. No idea why.
Lol where did you get that from? You can absolutely unlock the bootloader of every Samsung Android phone.
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Apple copy Samsung too, Apple just has good marketing and gives random names to standard tech to make it sound like its something amazing you should care about.
Samsung wanted to sell wireless buds too, so they also removed the 3.5mm port. At least their SD card slot stuck around for a bit longer. They could release a true flagship if they wanted with a 3.5mm port and an SD card slot, but why would they when millions of people buy their phones each year anyway?
Both are shitty in their own ways, but at least Samsung is Android.
Both are shitty in their own ways, but at least Samsung is Android.
not sure that’s enough any more
But it means you can buy alternative brands for similar experience. You are not locked into Samsung like you are to Apple.
Is removing the charger from the box such a bad thing? I’ve already got a box full of them in addition to the ones scattered around the house and with how many electronic devices we use I doubt that is a uncommon position to be in
That was a good change. I’d argue even removing the cable would be a good change. Less e-waste (even though releasing phones every year is e-waste enough).
The bad thing was Apple then selling a charger at extortionate prices, you didnt have to buy theirs though.
Apple’s issue was they timed it around a shift to USB-C chargers. Their argument was everyone already had plenty of chargers, but no one had the new ones (well, some people did obviously but they hadn’t gotten it with a previous iPhone). That’s why they cop so much flak over it.
I agree that conceptually it’s a good change, they just picked a bastard of a time to do it (one could argue that was deliberate of course).
It is a bad thing as it happened just at a transitional period in chargers. If it was just another USB A connector, then it wouldn’t have been an issue. But we are now in the transition of USB C chargers and most people don’t have a “box of them”.
Newer devices are advertising that they have ever faster charging options, but these need the newer USB C connectors to reach these advertised speeds, which as I mentioned, most people don’t already have. So you are stuck buying another thing to use what they were advertised as having.
The problem is, these new phones often have new speed charging protocols that only work best with their own charger, basically forcing you to pay more to get the charger if you want to utilize speed charging unless you already have a new-ish charger from that manufacturer.
And then 6 months from now Samsung will release their own ad showing items getting crushed. Both these companies suck.
Samsung think they’re so clever with these ads that mock Apple, but all they ever do is copy every bad decision Apple makes.
Headphone jack. I do remember when you could charge the phone and listen to music with wires. Wired headphones don’t need batteries.
You can still get a USB-C dongle that supports charging and audio at the same time. It sucks that they make you do it, but I’m glad it’s still an option.
Unless they build something that isn’t locked down and obsolete shit after 5 years, it is just as fucking useless as a 5 year old iPad.
Sheet music is 1/8 note scales and she plays some open chords and hums? Lol
