@ItalianScallion I love the fact that I can synchronize everything in my Samsung to everything else Samsung. My tablet allows me to text from my tablet instead of my phone, and I can even do stuff with my Samsung tv.
I also had a guy at a fun store once tell me that after somebody is used a couple of the top Samsung phones that they find it very hard changing to lesser expensive phones because Samsung has modified Android so much and added so many features that you get used to them being there. I would imagine the same thing is true with Google and their pixels but I don’t know. As far as I’m concerned though they can take the camera out of most of the stuff.
@Cerridwyn@ItalianScallion
Yes, this! Recently went from an S10 to an S24 for exactly that reason. I buy my phones used and have found that they come in pristine shape using back market or swappa. Still trying to figure out all the bells and whistles on this one. So far I’m liking it. Gotta admit it has been a pain in the ass having to reauthorize all the apps when I first use them though. Still trying to get my Sam’s app to work. Wants to send TFA to my email address on Juno but I never seem to receive it! There’s a place where I could click to change the email address they send the TFA to but when I clicked on it they said you had to do it from inside the app… D’oh!
(compared to as few as two years for other brands).
@ItalianScallion Yeah, that was the reason I moved away from Motorola; they were 1 year for the OS, 2 years for security updates. For a sub-$100 phone, I understand the lack of longer term support. For $200+ phones, it’s not.
My current Samsung, which was bought 2 years ago from Amazon Resale (Warehouse) for under $150, is supported until 2027.
@narfcake Exactly the same for me. I had Motorola phones for several years and when I decided to get a better phone, I looked into software support. Motorola was the shortest support period. Samsung looked like the best, so even though the not-the-latest Samsung models were still a bit pricey, I figured I’d get more time out of one of them. I have the Galaxy A32 5G and I think it will be good until support runs out and then some.
Mine is an Apple 12pro max, (bought as a refurb) and I love the camera. I was a Luddite about cell phones when they first came along and having a camera that could do what phone cameras do was what finally convinced me to get one.
I was never going to be one of those people who was staring at their phone all the time … yeah. So much for that.
@Kyeh
Likewise I resisted for as long as possible. Had to switch when family stopped using email and went to texts.
I still use a PnS for my primary (planned) picture taking but have to admit I use the phone for most of my candid/on the fly pics. S24 takes pretty good pics but can’t compete with my Canon SX740HS ultra-zoom for detail in the shots. The light/exposure algorithms are pretty good tho.
I’m still on my Pixel 7 Pro, and have no plans to migrate for the moment. I wouldn’t say that there’s anything I “love” about this phone, it’s more that there are things about it that I’m used to at this point, as well as a bunch of stuff that I find mildly annoying but not objectionable enough to merit doing anything about.
I got a 9XL last month, haven’t explored the new stuff yet.
I love that Samsung provides updates to my phone’s software for five years (compared to as few as two years for other brands).
@ItalianScallion I love the fact that I can synchronize everything in my Samsung to everything else Samsung. My tablet allows me to text from my tablet instead of my phone, and I can even do stuff with my Samsung tv.
I also had a guy at a fun store once tell me that after somebody is used a couple of the top Samsung phones that they find it very hard changing to lesser expensive phones because Samsung has modified Android so much and added so many features that you get used to them being there. I would imagine the same thing is true with Google and their pixels but I don’t know. As far as I’m concerned though they can take the camera out of most of the stuff.
@ItalianScallion that’s a solid reason to love it!
@Cerridwyn @ItalianScallion
Yes, this! Recently went from an S10 to an S24 for exactly that reason. I buy my phones used and have found that they come in pristine shape using back market or swappa. Still trying to figure out all the bells and whistles on this one. So far I’m liking it. Gotta admit it has been a pain in the ass having to reauthorize all the apps when I first use them though. Still trying to get my Sam’s app to work. Wants to send TFA to my email address on Juno but I never seem to receive it! There’s a place where I could click to change the email address they send the TFA to but when I clicked on it they said you had to do it from inside the app… D’oh!
@ItalianScallion Yeah, that was the reason I moved away from Motorola; they were 1 year for the OS, 2 years for security updates. For a sub-$100 phone, I understand the lack of longer term support. For $200+ phones, it’s not.
My current Samsung, which was bought 2 years ago from Amazon Resale (Warehouse) for under $150, is supported until 2027.
@narfcake Exactly the same for me. I had Motorola phones for several years and when I decided to get a better phone, I looked into software support. Motorola was the shortest support period. Samsung looked like the best, so even though the not-the-latest Samsung models were still a bit pricey, I figured I’d get more time out of one of them. I have the Galaxy A32 5G and I think it will be good until support runs out and then some.
I love that it makes phone calls and can send text messages.
Everything else is pretty meh like other phones.
@yakkoTDI
/giphy mind blown
@yakkoTDI You do WHAT with them??
Silent mode.
KuoH
My hate for the new phone:
Love:
@Thumperchick
I hate the fact it took out the micro SD option. I have a fraction of my previous storage because of that.
Mine is an Apple 12pro max, (bought as a refurb) and I love the camera. I was a Luddite about cell phones when they first came along and having a camera that could do what phone cameras do was what finally convinced me to get one.
I was never going to be one of those people who was staring at their phone all the time … yeah. So much for that.
@Kyeh
Likewise I resisted for as long as possible. Had to switch when family stopped using email and went to texts.
I still use a PnS for my primary (planned) picture taking but have to admit I use the phone for most of my candid/on the fly pics. S24 takes pretty good pics but can’t compete with my Canon SX740HS ultra-zoom for detail in the shots. The light/exposure algorithms are pretty good tho.
I’m still on my Pixel 7 Pro, and have no plans to migrate for the moment. I wouldn’t say that there’s anything I “love” about this phone, it’s more that there are things about it that I’m used to at this point, as well as a bunch of stuff that I find mildly annoying but not objectionable enough to merit doing anything about.