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Hands-On With Samsung's New S20 Ultra: Is It Worth $1400?
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Exactly how do we explain the iPad mini or larger phones or the Apple Pencil. Apple were once against all of those things and now those products exists. I recall the iPhone 5 advert declaring that the iPhone 5 was the perfect size.
Exactly, and now if Samsung does well, Apple will follow and soon a freaking cellphone will be $2-3-4...k
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This is what worries me. Everyone playing top this until we have $2-3-4k...cellphones. How long until people start freaking boycotting instead of complaining about price in one breath but giving $1400 at the same time.
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Exactly and no matter if you pay installments or trade, the phone is still $1400. Those things are just ways to blind people from the real price.
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Definitely agree on wheels and monitor stands. The big issue with desk/laptops compared to other products is even the lowest offerings are out of range for some. And crap I like bigger screens and the lowest Mac Laptop is like $2400! I got a decent PC one for what I do for a third!!!
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Definitely agree on wheels and monitor stands. The big issue with desk/laptops compared to other products is even the lowest offerings are out of range for some. And crap I like bigger screens and the lowest Mac Laptop is like $2400! I got a decent PC one for what I do for a third!!!
Exactly. People need to stop crying about price the same time they are shelling out another $1400! No one is going to lower the price if you keep buying and increasing demand.
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Yes you barely even need it on a computer unless you are doing major gaming or CAD or VMs.
Yea I never had too many issues with the hardware, but they would always drag their feet on updates. Even when we got S8+ shortly after launch, it still took forever for Oreo, and even security updates were slacking. Still said coming "soon" for Oreo when we came back to Apple.
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Yea I could take $1100, but it's getting insane. And the biggest problem isn't just the price, it's the speed they are increasing it. There was a time when the price barely even rose over years. First issue was installments. You can definitely see a correlation between installments and prices rising faster. But now installments are starting to be more than the plan costs! You get to $2400 for a cell and that's $100/mo!!
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Not for unlocked versions of Samsung flagships which get minimum three years upgrades but not necessarily every month after one year. In carrier locked editions, it takes more efforts to rollout upgrades which is why more delays on the carrier locked ones. In the Android world Samsung UI (Software)always ahead of latest stock android versions. Knox security is top class nevertheless the pricing is getting insane...
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I like the camera layout of the S10 better. Still a nice phone though. I'll certainly pass on this in any case.
And the problem with the Samsungs is the BASE S20 is $1k! compared to the 11 for $700. The $1100 iPhone is the top tier.
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I'm curious why every supported iPhone regardless of carrier status gets iOS updates on the same date?
EDIT: And where do I go to get an unlocked Samsung? Is there a Samsung Store?
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Agree wish the Macs would cover more of the lower price points. Heck I like the big screens, but the cheapest Mac is $2400. And that's not even 17". I got a decent 17" for what I do for a third.
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Good shout, perfect examples. Trouble is we need to beat up on Samsung so they just won't do.
Not sure why folks are going nuts over the cost? An iPhone 11 ProMax, w/ 64GB is $1099/Unlocked no trade-in. I priced an S20-Ultra w/ 128GB/Unlocked and I got a discount code during the process, so total is $1,307. Plus I get a $200 credit to get wireless earbuds, wireless charger, and portable battery. Seems pretty close to me.
I guess folks just want to argue for the sake of arguing?
I guess folks just want to argue for the sake of arguing?
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You are correct on all fronts. I’m all for knocking Apple when they are wrong, but the vitriol here for them is misplaced a lot.
I don’t care for the design myself, but the pictures I can take with it speaks for themselves. In fact, when I bought my 11 my wife made fun of it because of the camera. She took some pictures with it and took it all back.
The only thing I am jealous of is the size. I could definitely fit a bit more phone in my pocket.
I honestly could care less about your preference. I have an issue when people use the word bro though.
And I can buy a "phone" (both Android and iOS) that has all those things for far less than $1400 so I don't see your point.
Galaxy A20 costs less than $200. It's not in the iPhone 11 category but the latter is not in the S20 category either.
iPhone 11 is a POS near 720p LCD and should be compared to ~$150 Android phones.
The majority of phone consumers are not very fickle. The ever increasing price to enter other ecosystems is a big hurdle - most are not willing to take that loss just for the sake of trying a new platform especially when both provide the same basic functionality.
Its like the majority of truck buyers where brand loyalty is hard to break because of similar reasons. (RAM IS THE BEST!!!!)
Its like the majority of truck buyers where brand loyalty is hard to break because of similar reasons. (RAM IS THE BEST!!!!
)The majority of phone consumers are not very fickle. The ever increasing price to enter other ecosystems is a big hurdle - most are not willing to take that loss just for the sake of trying a new platform especially when both provide the same basic functionality.
Its like the majority of truck buyers where brand loyalty is hard to break because of similar reasons. (RAM IS THE BEST!!!!
^^^ This...
If I were alone, I'd move in a heartbeat because I just like to try new stuff. Moving from Apple >> Google or MS really isn't that big of a deal to me. However, moving the family and the upheaval it would cause just isn't worth it.
But it is brand loyalty for sure. I know folks that agree owning an Audi or BMW is super expensive, but they don't care. They like/want what they want. Haven't driven a RAM, only Toyota and GMC.
Apple and US carriers being in the same compliance circle testing would be seamless unlike Samsung which is not an US based OEM. Regulations are obviously different, also Apple software hardware integration is very internal whereas Samsung depends on Google with additional layer of development and testing.
As far Samsung store for unlocked version, in my country every Samsung retail show room has it every nooks and corners of cities and small towns!
True now, have a short story to tell though.
About 24-25 years ago I bought my first mobile phone, it was expensive, like $ 2000 if you take inflation into account, could do forex on it, earned it back in about 2 weeks.(With a bit of luck)
I have the 10.5 iPad Pro and the 120Hz display is stunning to use, don’t get me wrong.
Sooner or later Samsung will remove promotional offers and discount the phone itself by $300 plus 😁! It is unnecessary trick and the price is only going to put off potential customers, instead of reducing the prices and devalue the product line (and the early adopters) they can reduce the price significantly and never reduce it like Apple! This creates healthy brand name.Not sure why folks are going nuts over the cost? An iPhone 11 ProMax, w/ 64GB is $1099/Unlocked no trade-in. I priced an S20-Ultra w/ 128GB/Unlocked and I got a discount code during the process, so total is $1,307. Plus I get a $200 credit to get wireless earbuds, wireless charger, and portable battery. Seems pretty close to me.
I guess folks just want to argue for the sake of arguing?