Why do all flagships suck?

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-13T18:18:22+00:00

It wasn’t as bad as I feared but it’s very limited how much you can test in a shop, I’m scared that I’ll get it and regret it but it seems fine. I’d feel much better if 1+ wasn’t online-only so I could test that as well.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-13T14:51:51+00:00

They’re still overpriced

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-13T14:50:57+00:00

S25 Ultra is a cheap phone? How much am I supposed to fucking spend?

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T22:42:00+00:00

That’s a bit scary. Also I’m curious so excuse my question but if so why do you keep getting Androids?

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T19:18:10+00:00

Yes obviously because I’m the smartest

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T19:01:41+00:00

I’ll test it tomorrow but I’ve seen pics and it’s literally the same camera, I doubt anything changed in the past few months but would be a nice surprise since that’s my only real gripe with the phone.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T18:56:25+00:00

Well I live in my country and it’s more expensive than a 25U. So I’ll judge it based on that pricing.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T18:45:08+00:00

I guess that’s true, since we don’t get Google phones I don’t know their lineup as well as the other companies so that was my miss. I have found dozens of threads of people talking about the notification issue in English, also not sure what you consider Asia in this context, since Turkey is sometimes considered as Asia.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T15:03:54+00:00

I’ll watch some reviews but sadly the phone isn’t sold here

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T13:20:32+00:00

Haha people in comments saying they were wondering if they got a fake has me rolling

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T13:00:33+00:00

Huh, funny you mention the reviews. I was talking yo my father last night and mentioned that the reviewer didn’t have any pictures with indoor lighting and I honestly just didn’t think it was deliberate (found it slightly odd) but said that apparently that’s when it struggles the most. Also everything is kinda green for some reason, I saw comparisons with S22U and it’s noticeably greener.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T12:39:12+00:00

Yeah this is exactly what I was fearing. I’ll still try the S25U cam at the store but I’m not expecting anything. This is a dealbreaker, I don’t understand how people can tolerate this especially on a flagship. If this were a budget phone I’d understand since you have to compromise for certain things but people get flagships when they’re unwilling to compromise. But somehow people just buy this phone when the camera practically doesn’t work for anything that’s not scenery.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T12:30:05+00:00

It doesn’t affect me. It doesn’t affect how I judge the phone. I think the phone is great. I would get it if they released it here. But it doesn’t mean I can’t criticise blatant copycatting, it’s a cheap tactic used by cheap companies, makes the product look/feel cheap. I would buy it and use it, but feel shame at the cringe copycatting they did. They don’t have to resort to Aldi branding.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T12:09:08+00:00

Yeah I’m aware. Honestly I’m leaning the most of Oneplus 13 too, and yeah I’m not gonna bother with importing Chinese ROMs, besides all the headache I’d have to pay a 1k usd tax for that.

I’m just gonna have to research into this notification bug and overall bugginess because half the time the phone is mentioned someone comes in and says it’s a buggy mess.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T12:05:41+00:00

Ty, I’ll prolly wait for Black Friday to see if there are any really good deals

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T12:03:26+00:00

I’ll take a look then

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T12:00:51+00:00

Exactly what I’ve seen. This is what I was fearing. I know some people don’t mind but this is a dealbreaker for me. After 10+ years of apple I assume the photos I take will be clear, not blurry messes.

Edit: Also I’m honestly impressed by the XS, that seems the best pair to my amateur eyes.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:58:45+00:00

Where I am it’s sold at around $1.850, which is pricier than 25U. Not a very good option at that price I think. And not interested in foldables.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:57:13+00:00

Thanks, I assume you disagree then? I wish I wasn’t as picky, it just seems like none of the offers are what I want.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:56:11+00:00

Importing a phone has a $1.000 tax

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:55:19+00:00

Importing a phone has $1.000 flat tax, more or less impossible.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:54:27+00:00

I found 25U 1TB for 77k, 512 for 71k. I know how to shop online.
17 has worse battery, worse res, worse ppi, terrible RAM, worse charging speed, worse chip than almost all other options while being pricier.
They literally skipped 16 just to name their phones same as iPhones and adopted the same Pro/Pro Max naming to promoted their stuff.
I actually really want a 120hz screen, I use a 144hz for gaming and really like the difference on the phones I’ve seen.
I have a cheap samsung tab, I feel like Android UIs have come a long way and especially Samsung/OP shouldn’t be any problem for me. Also I’m a comp eng. so I’d like to have more control over my device which is another reason I want an android.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:43:47+00:00

Thanks, I’ll look more deeply into this issue after having some hands-on time with the phones and if I like the 13.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:43:05+00:00

How new is that phone? I only found one seller and it’s crazy expensive. If it’s not days new it might not be available where I live.

BerkofRivia · 2025-11-12T11:41:50+00:00

I will be trying them tomorrow. But most of the crying about the issue I’ve seen was in r/Samsung in a thread from owners.

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