My S24U was great, but the screen got way more dirty and grimy than my new S25U.
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Samsung S25/ S25 Ultra
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I remember when I canceled Apple Music last year I couldn't access my library at all. Even albums that I owned outside of Apple Music and imported into my Apple Music library. I was livid. I should've been able to access my own music that I imported.
Unrelated note- if you are clumsy don't buy the Pitaka case. It looks and feels incredible but it's too thin. My wife dropped my S25U from about 3 feet onto concrete. Amazingly the case and phone are both fine and spotless, RIP my Zagg screen protector. Going into BB tomorrow to get it replaced. Sucks since I got this one on perfectly even and zero dust specks! I guess the case did its job, but it isn't slam boy certified. Must've hit the ground at the perfect angle for the screen protector to take the brunt of the fall, luckily.
Stories like that actually make me feel better about my decision to leave Apple. Talk about anti consumer.
I'd switch my primary number to my ZF6 if Samsung had a decent passwords app! I'm so darn spoilt with the Apple's Pwd app, Notes appand faceID ( the latter I can do without ) and that's what's kept me tethered to the iPhone!
I've tried many pwd apps (paid subscriptions and all ) but nothing, AFAIK, is as seamless and unobtrusive as Apple's iteration!
And.. the ability to restore the idevice (or a new one) without having to re-enter pwds !!
I’ve re-subscribed to Apple Music after 6 months of inactivity, and all of my library was there.
Usually Google/Samsung does that for me if I remember correctly. When I switched, probably over 75% of my apps had my password saved already. The other 25% was annoying though.
Yes, I actually wanted to get rid of them, so I had to delete them one by one manually.
I should've elaborated, all my music was there when I re-subscribed. Unless I did it wrong, there was no way for me to access *my* music that I uploaded while I wasn't subscribed.
So that's a week with the S25 Ultra and it's tremendous, the only differences of note for me between the S25 ultra and my old S24 ultra is the slightly better battery life and one ui 7.
Everything else in daily operation feels the same only the S25 Ultra is immediate, whether that's the chipset or one ui 7 this is one blazing fast phone.
I do prefer the squared off S24 Ultra look though.
Everything else in daily operation feels the same only the S25 Ultra is immediate, whether that's the chipset or one ui 7 this is one blazing fast phone.
I do prefer the squared off S24 Ultra look though.
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Glad you're liking it. I'm going on 1 month tomorrow. Shout out to whoever it was that said "you won't last 2 weeks"!
I initially longed for the boxy version too because it really didn't feel any different than my iPhone, but now I'm used to it and love how comfortable it is to hold.
Now, as Floss would say, let's talk about the things I don't like. Haha.
Battery - hate to say it, but this area has been a bit underwhelming. When my old 15 Pro Max was new, I was pulling close to 10 hours SOT. On the S25 Ultra, I'm getting between 7-8. One positive trade off is that the 45w charging is blazing fast. So at least if I'm in a pickle, it'll charge up super fast compared to iPhones.
Sound quality for Music - I've tried all of the music apps, and different EQ settings, and I still haven't found a setting that can give close to the iPhone with Apple Music and Airpod Pro 2. Not sure if there's a sound setting that you all use, but no matter what setting I use, the highs actually hurt my ears. I'm going to mess around with some custom settings and see if I can find a sweet spot.
Icon Theming - As crazy as it sounds, I actually like the way Apple can theme icons to all change color to match the wallpaper. Obviously this phone has this but only about half of the icons change.
I believe these are my only real gripes. I didn't include Live Activity because Samsung just launched this and I expect it to improve. The only thing that could be a deal breaker is the 2nd bullet point regarding sound but I just think I need to find the right sweet spot.
Battery - hate to say it, but this area has been a bit underwhelming. When my old 15 Pro Max was new, I was pulling close to 10 hours SOT. On the S25 Ultra, I'm getting between 7-8. One positive trade off is that the 45w charging is blazing fast. So at least if I'm in a pickle, it'll charge up super fast compared to iPhones.
Sound quality for Music - I've tried all of the music apps, and different EQ settings, and I still haven't found a setting that can give close to the iPhone with Apple Music and Airpod Pro 2. Not sure if there's a sound setting that you all use, but no matter what setting I use, the highs actually hurt my ears. I'm going to mess around with some custom settings and see if I can find a sweet spot.
Icon Theming - As crazy as it sounds, I actually like the way Apple can theme icons to all change color to match the wallpaper. Obviously this phone has this but only about half of the icons change.
I believe these are my only real gripes. I didn't include Live Activity because Samsung just launched this and I expect it to improve. The only thing that could be a deal breaker is the 2nd bullet point regarding sound but I just think I need to find the right sweet spot.
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I have also noticed this. I think it's because Apple's implementation of AAC is better than Google's.
(https://www.soundguys.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-bluetooth-headphones-aac-20296/)
Other earbuds that support better codes sound better on Android in my experience.
Samsung Wallet works VERY well system wide across ALL apps 1st or 3rd party and all in between securely!
Furthermore you can choose to have Chrome or Firefox as password handlers across the system as well. All you needed to do was use any leading website ai to inquire and get this specific answer in 1 quarter the time I typed this at 70 wpm.
Why is it today people on the internet haven't surpassed the advances of basic Google internet search yet? nor even tried?
It’s definitely that for sure (at least in my experience) mixed with the ease of use. Apple One subscription is also a part of that, it’s not just physical products that can keep a person locked into the ecosystem. Apple’s name and brand carries weight also, for example, before Apple Music i use to just buy albums (either physical or via iTunes), before Apple Watch i never wore a watch (the time was already on my phone) it was the features of the Apple Watch tied into the ecosystem that i wanted.
You are 100% that the more you buy into Apple the more locked in you become. I have a S24 Ultra as my second phone for this very reason, I’m comfortable with my iPhone but i also like the Android side of the fence. I know for most people a second phone isn’t viable, but for me it’s the best of both worlds. I am an Apple geek through and through.
On a side note, i do think Apple need to step up and do more with the iPhone. The next couple of years are going to be interesting IF (and it’s a BIG if) the rumours and leaks are to be believed.
Yeah, that does sound crazy. From a simplistic approach, I can see how you come to that conclusion… Apple method is effortless and easy.
But Android/Galaxy… that’s a different level of icon theming since we can change it completely.
Yeah, that is strange. I have mine set to Bass boost… have you updated them recently?
For the theming part, for me it's the fact that I actually love matching the icons to the wallpaper, one color, but it's so inconsistent because not every icon changes. You can obviously download other icon packs, and then theme them individually, but I'm already kind of sick of doing that to the point where I've just been sticking with stock icons or the couple icon packs that I spent some time on tweaking.
And for the sound, even when I change it to custom, those 2 lower frequencies are greyed out. So confused as to why.
Edit: Wow I'm an idiot. You have to have your buds plugged in for those lower frequencies to show up. 🤦♂️
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Completely understand. I have a iPad.. I just keep my icons dark, I don’t do the tint option… maybe I should try it more.
Personally, I prefer using icon packs (keep 10 in the rotation)… admittedly tweaking missing icons can be annoying.
My guess is to do a reset… because I’m confused as well.
I figured it out. You need your Galaxy Buds plugged in for those two lower frequencies to show. Haha
Cool. I just picked up a pair of the buds 3, happy enough with them. I don't like the ones you have to poke in your ear, I find they never stay in with me and always fall out!
My issue with Samsung Wallet is that Samsung Pay doesn't work in a lot of apps.
I would like to use SamsungPay, but apps like Chick Fi La and Starbucks, to pay in the app, you need to either have Google Pay or Apple Pay.