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[Poll] Would you ever buy a Samsung Phone?

Would you consider a Samsung Phone

  • Never would I consider a Samsung Phone

    Votes: 79 37.3%

  • Maybe, if they had a really killer and powerful phone I liked

    Votes: 76 35.8%

  • I'm planning or strongly considering to upgrade or buy a Samsung phone

    Votes: 57 26.9%
  • Total voters
    212
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Maybe I would have before, but at this point Samsung is just getting ridiculous. All they do now is rip your company off, then proceed to make fun of the people who like your company.

The only Samsung phone I would ever even CONSIDER would be one of the Samsung Focus Windows Phones, and even then, I could probably find something better.

What about you guys though? Would you maybe consider giving Samsung a spin one day, or do you hate them into oblivion?
 
Why not? It's a company, just like Apple. Remember the I'm a Mac campaign, trashing Windows computers? Same thing.

I have owned Samsung phones before, and they are quite good.
 
Yes as a matter of fact i am currently using one, and while it isn't perfect it works for my current needs.
 
Why not?

Sammy remains my preferred display supplier, with my HTDV, desktop monitor and Blu Ray player all being Samsung. My wife has had two Samsung dumb phones that were decent pieces of hardware and I would have bought a Galaxy Player 5 the other day If they ran ICS.

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I didn't vote because yes I have considered one. In fact I owned the Galaxy Nexus for 2 weeks and I loved it but I missed my jailbroken 4S too much so I went back to it and gave the Gnex to my sister. The OS was great and I loved the build of the GNex. It was a bit too big for me though.
 
r.j.s said:
Why not? It's a company, just like Apple. Remember the I'm a Mac campaign, trashing Windows computers? Same thing.

I have owned Samsung phones before, and they are quite good.
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MacDawg said:
I care about the performance of the product, not the marketing strategy
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Marketing can change your outlook on how you view companies. If a company is going to insult me then try to make me buy their product, why would I give them my money?

Maybe I'll get over it, but I just think companies are stupid for trying to get people to use their products by insulting the competition. I felt the same way about Apple during those god-awful "I'm a Mac" ads.
 
I probably will give the SIII or maybe the Note a spin if the new iPhone doesn't impress me
 
balamw said:
Why not?

Sammy remains my preferred display supplier, with my HTDV, desktop monitor and Blu Ray player all being Samsung. My wife has had two Samsung dumb phones that were decent pieces of hardware and I would have bought a Galaxy Player 5 the other day If they ran ICS.

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I won't deny that Samsung makes great audio/video equipment and great laptops (I actually really love the Series 7)

My problem is just with the mobile division. I do like all their other products though.
 
chrf097 said:
Marketing can change your outlook on how you view companies. If a company is going to insult me then try to make me buy their product, why would I give them my money?
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I don't take their ads personally, so I am not insulted
Actually, I think their ads are funny, and I have an iPhone 4s
If a device performs and meets my needs best, I don't care about the other stuff
Why would I avoid a device that would give me what I need just because of a commercial?
That would be like cutting off my nose to spite my face as my mother used to say
 
I had the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Worst cell radio I've ever had. Horrible call quality as well as reeption. Same as the Samsung Fascinate I had a couple years back. Maybe it's just the CDMA versions, but it would have to be one monster phone with a good radio for me to even look at it.
 
Bugeyeblue said:
I had the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Worst cell radio I've ever had. Horrible call quality as well as reeption. Same as the Samsung Fascinate I had a couple years back. Maybe it's just the CDMA versions, but it would have to be one monster phone with a good radio for me to even look at it.
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Really? Then I seriously hope you don't have an iPhone. Worst phone for actual phone usage. This has never been a strong point for the iphone. At best, the 3GS was decent, but every other iPhone is pedestrian when it comes voice quality, and reception. Nokia phones have been the strongest in this area.
 
Yup, currently using one. Galaxy Nexus and it's a great phone. They're advertising is lame but I always thought the same of the Apple switch campaign. Wasn't a huge fan of those commercials at all. The ones with iOS are great on the other hand. Just showing you why the product is great, not telling you.
 
I checked never but that was not because of anything Samsung has done or not done--I have other Samsung products that I like very much. I am just too lazy to transfer everything I have and do on my iPhone to a new phone os. I am perfectly happy with ios and will stick with it through whatever changes Apple has in store as long as they continue to make phone upgrades effortless.
 
Currently own the S2 Skyrocket and will be buying the S3 when we can buy it in the US through AT&T.

I don't care about ads, don't care about fanboy-ism, don't care what the masses say... I use the phone I want to for my needs.

And the poll does need a 'current Samsung user' option.
 
I'd consider them if they would release another, smaller handset with plain vanilla Android. The Galaxy Nexus looks like a nice phone but it's too big for my taste. :eek:
 
I'm getting bored with the whole iOS UI & Feel; I think my next phone will be android and I would strongly consider a sammy but not one with a 4.8" screen.
 
Timzer said:
Really? Then I seriously hope you don't have an iPhone. Worst phone for actual phone usage. This has never been a strong point for the iphone. At best, the 3GS was decent, but every other iPhone is pedestrian when it comes voice quality, and reception. Nokia phones have been the strongest in this area.
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I disagree. I've only been impressed with my Verizon 4S. It's the only phone I've ever owned that could compete with motorolas antenna and radios.

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-58 dbm is something you'll never see on a CDMA GNex.
 
I'd consider it if they moved beyond using plastics in their designs. (I'm not saying their phones are bad phones.) I just wish they'd be more bold in their design in the same way Apple and Nokia are.
 
Minhimalism said:
I'd consider it if they moved beyond using plastics in their designs. (I'm not saying their phones are bad phones.) I just wish they'd be more bold in their design in the same way Apple and Nokia are.
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build quality is an issue but not that big of deal breaker. i'd buy the new siii but still keep 4s, more of a backup in case I don't like what I see.

the size and weight of Samsungs are a total different ballpark altogether. and so many SKUs to satisfy different price brackets. whatever happened to Apple's mini iPhone as was hyped about in 2010-11.
 
i'd like to add that the responsiveness of the keyboard on iPhones is comparable on a galaxy note. maybe others but haven't used any other than the s2. typing was chunky. I enjoy the iOS keyboard a lot
 
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