It’s a year now - minimun - for me a noob - for an expert 2 years or more.
its just a failure in this supply chain - over concentration - to less competition.
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Samsung Says It May Skip Galaxy Note Release This Year Due To Global Chip Shortage
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its just a failure in this supply chain - over concentration - to less competition.
They're in short supply, but whatever is available is selling quickly.
Apple would release the iPhone 13 and the only thing they'd change is new colors and people would still upgrade from the 12 to the 13.
iPhone is something like 60% of where Apple's money comes from. They can't afford to switch to a 2 year cycle.
iPhone is something like 60% of where Apple's money comes from. They can't afford to switch to a 2 year cycle.
I don't understand this type of argument. Because Apple comes out with a new model every year customers can now go to the Apple Store and buy:
iPhone 12 Series
iPhone 11
iPhone Xr
iPhone SE
No one is forcing customers to pay a lot to get very little in return.
Sick of iPhone? Seems a bit of a strong emotion. I was an early Note user and that one made ME sick of Samsung: 1.5 hour battery life after a firmware update post-guarantee-period and a complete write-off. No support, nothing, just e-waste.
In all seriousness: we need competition and different and new form factors in the market if we want to keep innovation going. We do not need a yearly update cycle however; we will survive this.
That doesn't surprise me. The current Galaxy S21 models can do almost everything the Galaxy Note does anyway.
I almost got a Samsung, but they have too many phones. There's too much overlap. It's overwhelming for a consumer to choose. Like a Taco Bell menu (no offense to Samsung or Taco Bell). They really need to simplify their line (and there are other complaints like their own phone software added to Android - the clutter). Maybe I missed something, but find it hard to believe they can just suspend a phone line like that for a year.
I’m not sick of iPhone but I agree with you, losing a major competitor like Samsung would lead to a very complacent Apple moving even slower to innovate.
As far as losing the Note for this year, I am sure Samsung had already made this decision when they designed the S21 Ultra to be compatible with the S Pen.
I'll be happy using my Note 10+ for a year. It was the last phone I bought and my XS Max was the last iPhone I bought that I am still using as well. No need to buy phones when todays will easily last years.
Anyone know what that clock widget is on the phone in the photo?
Samsung is ringing the alarm bells, signaling that it may skip releasing a new Galaxy Note device this year due to the fallout from a global semiconductor shortage.
As Bloomberg reports, Samsung's co-CEO Koh Dong-jin said during an annual shareholder meeting that there's a "serious imbalance in supply and demand of chips in the IT sector globally." Specifically, D J Koh said the Galaxy Note is a high-end device in its lineup and that it may be difficult for Samsung to release a new Note and S series device in the same year.
Reuters reported earlier this week that Qualcomm is struggling to keep up with processor demand from Samsung. The wider implications of the shortage are still unclear; however, delaying a device that is usually launched annually would be significant.
The shortage is not expected to impact Apple, as it manufactures its own chips in partnership with TSMC. Samsung will be holding a Galaxy Unpacked event next week, when it's expected to reveal a new "A" series device.
Article Link: Samsung Says It May Skip Galaxy Note Release This Year Due To Global Chip Shortage
Well on a positive note at least it won't blow up this time
(pun intended)Well to be fair, those machines making phone OLED panels are back ordered for 5 years at least and if I'm remembering correctly, the manufacturer could only make a very limited amount of machines per year (like 10 or 12? don't remember the exact number) due to the complexity and it requiring a vacuum environment to ensemble it.
In light of that I don't think a processor making machine would be any easier to make or set up even, I just can't agree with you more.
except if Samsung is having issues, that's not a good outlook for the rest of the industry.
Time to take off the fanboi hat, my dude.
-posted from my 12 Max Pro
Samsung makes great phones (as does Apple). I love my Note 20. Also, I like my iPhone.
That's all if you are a blind consumer who has a fixation on having the latest thing all the time. Very few people (about 2%) buy a new phone every year. Many buy a new phone, then use it until it falls apart. If I needed a new phone right now because my seven year old one fell apart, the shorter product cycle means I'll get a better phone than with a 2-3 year cycle.
You start with several truckloads full of banknotes. I hear it's about 12 billion dollars, which is 120 tons of 100 dollar notes. https://www.groovewallet.com/what-a-billion-dollars-looks-like/
No one is making you upgrade every year. if you feel “cheated”, stop purchasing the phones until you think it’s the right time to buy a new phone based on your needs. The power is on your hands…
Keeping yearly cycles with consistency allows for consumers to get a new phone when they need/want one and know that it’s the most up to date option. Imagine someone upgrading to the latest iPhone in August, then in September Apple/Samsung releases the next iteration. If 2 years have passed, the phone purchased in August will be 2 years old and could lack a decent amount of tech that the new one will get.
They don’t need to, they will still sell wel over 100 million units through the 12 line