Not sure if it is like that because I’m in Korea, but on my Samsung S9 Samsung is injecting ads for their new S24 in my notifications. I’ve had the phone for 5 years and this is the first time I see ads in my phone notifications, unbelievable.

    • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.eeEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I’m desperately trying to find a new phone that isn’t a Samsung. I switched by force from LG to Samsung and even though the Samsung was 3 years newer, it was a downgrade.

      It pushes so many notifications I have given up. I’m going to have to spend $1400 on a Sony just to retain my SD card slot and get rid of the bloatware.

      Since starting my hunt, my garbage s20 is pushing so many s24 ads. Guess how many phones have an SD card slot and a FHD+ screen?

      Nine. 4 of them are made by Sony.

      Edit: I forgot to mention that my samsung phone also gave me a notification Ad for the S24. I didn’t think to screenshot it because my notifications are so aggressive that I have become brain dead to this bullshit. I can clear a wall of 15 and within 3 minutes have another wall of 10.

      • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I’d definitely recommend Sony for the features I value: battery life, MicroSD slot, and headphone jack. They’re the only manufacturer doing this with their high end phones. I’d go with the $1000 Xperia 5 V if I was looking for a flagship. It has a headphone jack, MicroSD slot, great performance, and outstanding battery life.

        If you’re on a budget in the US, go with the Motorola G Stylus 5G (2023). Adequate performance, good battery life, headphone jack, MicroSD slot, lots of internal storage, 120hz FHD+ screen, for $250-$300.

        • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.eeEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Seriously appreciate the suggestions because I have to catch up on phone specs since I never care about phones until I need to upgrade.

          I had a couple hours to pick my current phone and my list of complaints and serious issues with it is outrageously long. I was seriously upset when LG left the phone market, and can’t believe how overlooked and downtrodden their phones were.

          For me personally, I’m all about minimal bloatware, the best screen quality, at least decent chip performance, and expandable storage.

          Bloat for obvious reasons.

          Screen quality due to me usually only watching TV when with my spouse and/or sailing. Otherwise I’m using my phone.

          My s20 FE’s chip is ok, but it was barely a jump from my v30, and now it’s feeling slow when I use a lot of CPU intensive apps. I’ve noticed detrimental file degradation when moving large files around my phone unless I clear all app usage and even then it can still create artifacts, and take a long time.

          SD slot because the service in my area is garbage and I could never count on cloud storage that will also inevitably grow as I age. Plus sailing.

          The moto being an LCD is pretty much a deal breaker for me. The 5V isn’t available here. The 1V is the only thing that checks every box, but the price is exorbant, the lack of wifi calling, bad auto photo mode, questionable durability, poor software support, lack of in depth reviews, and the general mystery surrounding the Sony software and UI makes me extremely hesitant for what I intend to be at least a 5 year phone.

          I’m probably going to bite the bullet and get the Sony, but I’m still just so frustrated with the phone market. I keep getting the same responses from people like: “I just pay $5 a month for 500G”.

          LIKE YOU REALIZE THAT THOSE HIGH RES CAMERAS YOU PAID A PREMIUM FOR ARE GOING TO CREATE LARGER FILES RIGHT? WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF THE 500G YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY $15 FOR THE NEXT TIER, EVERY MONTH, UNTIL YOU RUN OUT OF SPACE, WHICH WILL HAPPEN FAST WHEN YOUR 1 HOUR 4K 120FPS AI EFFECTS EDITED VIDEOS OF YOUR NEWBORNS BIRTH TAKE UP 20G, AND THEN IF YOU CANT AFFORD IT THEN YOUR CHERISHED MEMORIES WILL BE HELD HOSTAGE UNTIL YOU CAN PAY THE FEE TO STORE THEM, WHERE? ON A GODDAMN MEMORY CARD.

          You know how every streaming provider is jacking their prices because people are hooked on their platform? That’s what companies will be doing with your cherished memories within the next 2 years.

          Sorry for the rant. I’m a little high. Appreciate the suggestions buddy!

  • MamboGator@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Samsung devices have become very ad-heavy. My first smart phone was a Galaxy S3 and I used to prefer their TVs, but forcing ads into everything has guaranteed I’ll never buy another Samsung phone or TV again.

  • philthi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I know this is completely unrelated, but I think I’d actually find it impossible to get to 11:50 in the day with only 7 steps. That’s a one way trip to the toilet…

    • onion@feddit.deEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Wake up at 11, swipe on your phone for an hour, finally get up and go to the toilet, pull out your phone again and take this screenshot. Voilà :)

  • Presi300@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Custom ROMs FTW… no, seriously, most samsung phones have support for at least some custom ROMs and GSIs so it might be worth it to take a look at the options available for your device

    • kureta@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I have a OnePlus 9 pro and I love lineageos but the camera… The camera is just way better on stock :(

  • Panda@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ugh I hate those ads. I had a OnePlus for a few years and forgot about all the bloat you get with a Samsung phone. Recently decided to go for a Samsung phone as the other options didn’t seem much better. But now I keep getting ads from Google and Samsung in my notifications. I THINK I managed to disable some of it but it still keeps popping up once in a while.

    • lichtmetzger@feddit.deEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The S8 is pretty nice, but only the Exynos variant. I hated the glass back, though. Shattered mine two times, one time the phone just fell 30 centimeters out of bed. Gorilla Glass only in the front was a deliberate decision by these bastards.

        • lichtmetzger@feddit.deEnglish
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          10 months ago

          It’s the good one. As far as I know, Exynos phones are much faster than the Snapdragon variants. Custom ROMs like LineageOS are only available for Exynos phones, so those are the only ones still getting updates.

          • Dog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            10 months ago

            That’s not what I’ve heard for Exynos. I heard exynos was too hot, too underpowered, and the snapdragon variant was better. Now I’m not here to debate, but is very interesting how we’ve heard two different sides to the story.

            • lichtmetzger@feddit.deEnglish
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              10 months ago

              I used an Exynos S8 up to December of last year and it’s still blazingly fast. And the consensus on xdaforums seems to be that the Qualcomm variant from the US is terrible. :) Weird, but maybe I’m wrong and I just got used to a slow device. I mean, I had a Sony Xperia XA2 before and that thing was so slow, everything else felt like The Flash. :D

              • Dog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                10 months ago

                I believe all phones are fast enough for our usage (at least in the beginning), but I’m not here to disagree. There have been some instances where the Snapdragon variants have been awful (the 810/808 come to mind), but I’ve heard more stuff about the exynos than I have the snapdragon. Just searching about “exynos worse than snapdragon,” autocomplete in my web search had an option to change it to “why is exynos so bad.” Although it is about the experience more than the reports online, and I’m not disagreeing with you as you’ve personally used the exynos chip(s).

  • regbin_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been using the Galaxy A52s for a couple of years now. Never seen ads outside the Samsung apps. SEA region.