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by ornornor 34 days ago
Samsung has lost any credibility they had as a competent manufacturer years ago. Their other products are beyond junk (fridges, washing machines…), their customer service is abysmal (they managed to “repair” my mp3 player and smartphone by returning it even more broken than they got it, and I’ve seen how the company works from the inside when they bought a startup I was working at. I know many people with Samsung fridges failing after a few years (or having too little coolant in them so that they make loud popping sounds when running and Samsung saying you’re holding it wrong)

From these experiences, I’m going out of my way to never buy anything made by Samsung.
2 comments
ike____________ 34 days ago
You forget exploding devices or the decision of selling it's crap exynos thing in Europe
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ornornor 34 days ago
Right. And their complete contempt for user privacy on their smart TVs. Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, I'll even pay extra to buy anything but a Samsung device.
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UltraSane 33 days ago
The Galaxy smartphones are still some of the best.
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tosti 33 days ago
They don't do VoLTE when rooted. Their own stock ROM is on par with iPhone-level unworkable UI garbage. Apps that work on everything but not Samsung Galaxy. The only ROMs you can feasibly get on most models are limited to GSI builds.

"The best" must be quite a low bar.

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UltraSane 33 days ago
"Apps that work on everything but not Samsung Galaxy."

This is interesting, what are some examples?

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tosti 32 days ago
Telegram. When I used that, everyone would get their messages except those who had a samsung because it's continuously on a background task shooting spree.

The weird thing is WhatsApp isn't affected but I'm never going to install that facebook crap. Even the mandatory work phone doesn't have it.

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ornornor 33 days ago
That’s your opinion. I’ll never get one and I absolutely don’t trust Samsung with my personal data.
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UltraSane 32 days ago
Ironic that the Secure Folder feature Galaxy phones have is one of the most secure enclaves.
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ornornor 32 days ago
Ironic indeed when you see the utter contempt Samsung has for its user’s data otherwise (their apps and “smart” devices are a privacy nightmare)
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UltraSane 32 days ago
What makes you think this?
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