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iPhone XS Max Anyone Try the Galaxy S10 and Return Back to an iPhone?
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Amazing device! Accept for all the hacking because of security. I had men in black suits come to my door yesterday asking me why I never chat with people on Golf Clash.
I have the ceramic Galaxy S10+. Its a beautiful device. With a Butt load of features, especially Powershare. However, I'm returning it because of some issues that I just can't see myself waiting for Samsung, and the carrier to send out a fix for.
The wifi connects and randomly disconnects for no apparent reason. The BT is very intermittent. I would be at the gym, put the phone in my pocket and the music would instantly start to crackle as if I was out of range.
The other issue is that, the screen would give me major migraines after using it. I switched over to my XS for 2 days and didn't experience any migraines. I switched back to the Galaxy and I would get a migraine within the next day or two
The wifi connects and randomly disconnects for no apparent reason. The BT is very intermittent. I would be at the gym, put the phone in my pocket and the music would instantly start to crackle as if I was out of range.
The other issue is that, the screen would give me major migraines after using it. I switched over to my XS for 2 days and didn't experience any migraines. I switched back to the Galaxy and I would get a migraine within the next day or two
I had that experience of headaches with prior Samsung galaxies. As in all things, ones' mileage varies. Some people are fine with galaxies but the xs gives them a headache.
The first two maybe the result of a faulty device but the last issue cannot be remedied with an exchange.
If I exchange it (which I’m leaning towards) it will be for the XR. I’ll give that to my daughter for having good grades.
These are exactly the reviews i would like to see in the various websites, the most important ones. congratulations
I have a Galaxy S10e after having used an iphone for about 7 years.
In a nutshell, Samsung phones are the most annoying devices on the planet. For whatever genius reason, they feel that they must not only duplicate most of the stock apps that google puts into the android system, but many of them can't even be uninstalled. Many insist on doing things you don't want them to do (such as sending me a notification asking about my Burger King experience this morning) and once you finally, after hours or days of researching how to turn off such idiotic things, and you finally get rid of them, they oftentimes return a few days later.
Oh and if you aren't familiar with it, google "Bixby button" and see how much head bashing has been done because of it.
In a nutshell, Samsung phones are the most annoying devices on the planet. For whatever genius reason, they feel that they must not only duplicate most of the stock apps that google puts into the android system, but many of them can't even be uninstalled. Many insist on doing things you don't want them to do (such as sending me a notification asking about my Burger King experience this morning) and once you finally, after hours or days of researching how to turn off such idiotic things, and you finally get rid of them, they oftentimes return a few days later.
Oh and if you aren't familiar with it, google "Bixby button" and see how much head bashing has been done because of it.
Hi!
Being iOS user since iPhone 5.
I had an iPhone X and pre ordered the S10+ to test and used it for about 20 days.
Sold it and bought a Xs Max and gave the X to my girlfriend.
I really like the S10+, it’s a very good phone, but I really missed iOS and Apple ecosystem. I have Apple Watch S4 SS, iPad, MacBook Pro, AirPods, Apple TV...many years with Apple. I feel more comfortable with iPhone.
Apps are really more polished in iOS and the whole system and details too.
And I really love my Apple Watch.
Being iOS user since iPhone 5.
I had an iPhone X and pre ordered the S10+ to test and used it for about 20 days.
Sold it and bought a Xs Max and gave the X to my girlfriend.
I really like the S10+, it’s a very good phone, but I really missed iOS and Apple ecosystem. I have Apple Watch S4 SS, iPad, MacBook Pro, AirPods, Apple TV...many years with Apple. I feel more comfortable with iPhone.
Apps are really more polished in iOS and the whole system and details too.
And I really love my Apple Watch.
If one has an app one cannot uninstall, go into app settings and "disable" it. Then remove the icon from the homescreen(s). It is effectively "gone".
Long press on the app icon on homescreen will bring up a window where the app can be quickly "disabled" and removed from homescreen.
There have actually been times when I have tried this and unfortunately doing so caused another app to not work correctly. Samsung Email is a good example. For some reason, and Samsung themselves cannot explain it, when Samsung email is disabled, Gmail notifications are affected. I have actually had to disable both and install a third email app on the phone in order to get reliable email notifications.
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Within limits. I would like to remap it to Google Assistant. Can't do that.
You can with an app. There are a ton of them out there. bxActions is one. Or Button Mapper is another.
The S10 range has been available for a few weeks now.
Are sales still moving along, or are Apple iPhone users that tried an S10 edition, back to an iPhone?
Are sales still moving along, or are Apple iPhone users that tried an S10 edition, back to an iPhone?
First month sales looks like a flop
Samsung's Galaxy S10 couldn't boost its Q1 revenue, profits
https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-galaxy-s10-couldnt-boost-its-q1-revenue-profits/
Samsung warns first-quarter profits fell by 60 percent
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/samsung-q1-guidance.html
Samsung’s upcoming Q1 earnings are going to be ugly
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/04/samsung-q1-2019-earnings-profit-drop/
Ram, nand and OLED that Samsung uses in its galaxy phones?
Yeah when a galaxy phones does not sell that hurts more than one division.
A 60% decline in profits is considerable. A 60% drop in profits during the s10’s first month launch, that’s bad.