I’m curious - why do you pick Samsung compared to other smartphone brands? (Google Pixel, iPhone, OnePlus, etc.)

(I’m also going to be asking in other phone subs, hope this survey goes well)

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    iPhone - I really, really, really don’t like Apple as a company, all their absurdly locked-down policies and the fact that Tim Cook thinks he knows better than I do what I should be allowed to do with the devices I own. The only Apple products I like are MacBooks and a few TV shows on Apple TV+. MacBook is: good build quality, OK specs, a Unix-like OS that is hassle-free, so good for my tastes. MacOS is getting more locked-down with every release, though, so in a few years I’ll probably have to switch to something else, maybe the Year of Linux on the Desktop will finally arrive.

    Pixel - not available in my country, so they decided they don’t want my money, I respect their decision.

    Mainland Chinese brands - I don’t trust them.

    So, that basically restricts my choices to either HMD d/b/a Nokia or Samsung. HMD has no flagships and is generally crap, Samsung has flagships and doesn’t suck too bad, so Samsung it is.

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      1 year ago

      Don’t forget a lot of 3rd party cables go bad apple is funny dealing with others.

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        ? I’ve only ever used third party cables. The one time I had an iphone, the apple cable destroyed itself. The Anker and another brand I use, have all been great. Got one micro usb which is 8 years old now, iirc.

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      1 year ago

      I feel the exact same way. I have a Macbook air which I like a lot but couldn’t stand the iPhone.

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      1 year ago

      MacOS is based on NEXT STEP made by Mr.Steve Jobs after he left apple which evolved into OS X all the way to modern MacOS.

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      MacOS is based on NEXT STEP made by Mr.Steve Jobs after he left apple which evolved into OS X all the way to modern MacOS.