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Samsung S25/ S25 Ultra
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Oh my, using it as a shutter for pictures was such a killer feature.
If they remove Bluetooth seems a waste of time having it in the device
Yeah last time I had an Ultra, I barely used an S-Pen but did use it a few times for the shutter, and it really came in handy.
I use my iPhone 16PM as my daily on my personal line and rotate between my 9 Pro Fold, 9 Pro XL, and Z Fold6 on my business line. Most of the time it’s the 9 pro fold though. Just love that device. Hard for me to completely break away from the Apple ecosystem no matter how hard I try.
It is very handy to use for the shutter, especially when taking group shots or resting on a tripod for night shots of the sky.
How is the 9 Pro Fold? It does look really good, I’ve just never brought a foldable because of durability concerns.
Only justification for the lack of Bluetooth I can come up with is improving battery life on the S25U.
Yeah, I use the Watch for that scenario now.
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May be a price increase, here in Europe at least. If we in the UK get a price increase I’ll be out, can’t justify buying it if it costs more than the iPhone and or the Pixel 9 Pro XL.
May be a price increase, here in Europe at least. If we in the UK get a price increase I’ll be out, can’t justify buying it if it costs more than the iPhone and or the Pixel 9 Pro XL.
I don’t have a Samsung Watch, i did previously but i returned it, simply because the Apple Watch is a lot better in my opinion.
I’m trying to remember, do Samsung watches have the camera control feature? I carefully use my Apple Watch in those situations.
I believe they do, I did have a Samsung Watch but returned it because i think the Apple Watch (Ultra especially) is much better. I haven’t tried the Samsung Galaxy Ring tho.
It is a fantastic device. Definitely not as much of a multitasking powerhouse as the Samsung foldable (or Oneplus for that matter) but it does everything that I need. I get the concerns about durability. I do buy the protection plan. However, I believe if you use a reasonable amount of caution and common sense that durability is a non issue. I’ve had every Z Fold except the 5 and both Pixel iterations along with the Oneplus Open and never a single issue.
This was inevitable due to the cost of the snapdragon chip.
A lot better? I beg to differ, I think each device has their pros and cons… but it’s your opinion.
Yeah, but that would have caused a lot of “Note” fans to lose their minds lol.
In my experience the Galaxy Watch was laggy, where as my Apple Watch Ultra hasn’t lagged since I’ve had it. Also it’s more accurate during work outs.
I do also have Apple One subscription, which comes with Apple Fitness Plus something that works really well with the Apple Watch. Samsung now have their Galaxy Ring, so that may be better than their watch, I’m not sure on that front.
If you could pick one foldable, what would it be?
This is another option I’m thinking about. I’m a musician that plays live a lot and I was actually thinking a Fold would be great for lyrics. Right now I use a phone hookup on my mic stand.
Yeah, durability has definitely improved. I went ahead and bought insurance on it for my Fold 6, but throughout the duration of owning a Fold for over 4 years… I’ve had one issue.
I had dead pixel on the Fold 2, drove to Samsung and it was fixed same day (would have been free repair, but had a crack back glass that needed to be fixed). And that was about 2 to 3 years ago… haven’t had concerns since.
Well, when I had the Watch 4 Classic… there was lag when using it. But that’s non-existent on the Watch Ultra.
Well our options in the US are fairly limited. I’m a Pixel guy, so it’s easily Pixel for me. 2nd would be the Oneplus Open. Very similar form factor to the 9PF, great camera and battery, ridiculously fast charging, and you can get one fairly inexpensive now that it’s older, especially used on Swappa. Still performs on par with other flagships. 3rd would be the ZF6. Still a fantastic device and Samsung has the best UI to get the most use out of a foldable. Just prefer the form factor of the previous two mentioned foldables and the camera performance of both of those. If Samsung released the foldable here that they did overseas, that one might jump to choice number 1.
I co-sign. I think any first-time foldable users should go with the Pixel, primarily for the form factor. The only reason to go with a Galaxy Fold… if the user is into stylus support.
I have the Galaxy Watch Ultra and it is an amazing device. It has never lagged once. Then battery life is so much better than my AWU2.
I can’t comment on the Galaxy Watch Ultra, only on the Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch 6 I believe it was. The Apple Watch Ultra is what I have now, but when I had my Apple Watch 4 I still found it better than the Galaxy Watch 4 or even the 6. I can’t comment on the Galaxy Watch 7 because I haven’t tried it.
Personally, I tend to stray away from “x is better than y”… because ultimately it’s tied to preferences. Unless we are comparing some older device to a newer one.
And heck, I had an exchange with one member who thought iPad Mini 5 was better than the iPad Mini 7 (returned it and bought a refurbished Mini 5)… in which I thought didn’t make sense. But since they preferred the ratio to the iPad Mini 5… as a result it was better to them.
Yea it all boils down to personal preference, when I say better I should really say, better for me. My experience isn’t necessarily everyone’s.
