The argument that Samsung striped off the port to make the smartphone slimmer is also a ridiculous joke. I don’t care about “premium unibody” excuses. HTC and Sony have done “premium unibody” plus microSD combo before. Samsung has shot itself at the back and has no excuse. It certainly has nowhere to hide.
A few weeks back, we reported that Samsung is not going to release the Android Oreo upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy S6. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge seemed to be the oldest models to get the new software.
i think manufacturers should support flagships much longer than they do currently.
however, if they dont, the upside to having a flagship phone and community development.
if the manufacturer doesnt want to update the android, a custom rom will do it just fine.
Bendable smartphones could be a reality in five years, Lenovo's head of mobile told CNBC.
Very easy to steal too from the looks of it.
More pointless, overpriced attachments to compensate for designer shortsightedness could be a reality in 5 years.
Some people mocked the original iPhone when it launched, and the Samsung Galaxy Note provoked much mirth for being too big, but both defied their critics with strong sales and spawned sequels that are still going strong. The phones we’re looking at here had a different fate. They may have pointed the way for the future of smartphones, but they failed to capitalize on it.
Lumia 1020 was definitely the biggest shocker of all. I still remember how I thought it would do great in the markets when it was first announced.
Samsung lost it.. They have run out of ideas. I can see a Nokia happening to Samsung soon.
Only difference is that Nokia dominated for a decade, Samsung mobile dominance might no last a decade.
The protruding camera has never been an issues for me, as long as the image quality is brilliant. And it is on the S6.
Oh boy, it's the BlackBerry kid bashing Samsung.
You're right, samsung has completely run out of ideas, their lame try at innovation with edge feature is NOT cool. Plus their transformation into unibody was unoriginal and NOT cool.
Their High End devices are the only overrated devices, but the Watch isn't fantastic either.
I find their cheaper handsets better (Xcover series Feature Phones), but only by 7/10 that are available. They released the cheapest in-America flip phone (15.00 USD!) in the GoPhone package. It isn't all hopeless.