Is there any circumstance under which the tech media wouldn't proclaim these the most beautiful phones Samsung has ever made? Once the rumors were out that Samsung was ditching plastic I don't think it would have mattered what they announced. To me the devices are just 'meh' because they still scream Samsung with the touches of chrome and I never had a problem with Samsung's other phones. So does no removable battery, no sd slot and not waterproof not matter any more because Samsung ditched plastic?
I agree. Huge trade offs for a "prettier" phone.