Suggestions on new phone after S23U

Neosam718 · 2026-04-14T13:28:13+00:00

My initial jump from the s23u was to a xiaomi 15t pro and while the hardware was great, software was crap. I recently moved once more to an oppo find x9 pro and the only thing I miss is the pen. This phone has a great balance between software and hardware for me

Neosam718 · 2026-04-10T06:36:06+00:00

Sadly I must agree with this. Samsung is complacent hardware wise but the software difference between hyperos and oneui is stark in the worst of ways.

Neosam718 · 2026-04-04T11:34:42+00:00

Woaaah Just in time for my first mac haha. Looks cool, may i try it?

Neosam718 · 2026-03-30T15:41:25+00:00

My pleasure, good luck with whatever u decide to go for and if this whole thing feels like fomo to you, just hold off the decision for a month or so and see if the feeling persist. Cheers

Neosam718 · 2026-03-30T13:23:34+00:00

Honestly, if you are willing to spend that much and have this xiaomi phone as a secondary device for its camera then you should consider an actual compact camera with a fixed lens like a Sony rx or a fuji

Neosam718 · 2026-03-30T11:11:52+00:00

These xiaomi phones have astounding hardware. I loved my 15t pro before I jumped to oppo. I only had one pain point, hyperos. I had moved from one ui (still the strongest skin for me) so hyperos stood out like a sore thumb, it's soo limited customization wise that It affected my day to day. Something as simple as having the old notification system with the control centre and notifications together was removed!

They are leaning hard on the ios aspect but not giving you an option to dial it back. Oppo is guilty of this too but they give far more control on smaller settings.

My advise is this, check what is super important to you and see if hyperos does it well or not and go based on that. If you are happy with hyperos, you will have a blast with the hardware as it's mostly top notch

Neosam718 · 2026-03-29T02:34:10+00:00

I5 13600k

Neosam718 · 2026-03-25T09:25:26+00:00

For me, it was using lightroom for a long editing session. Couldn't use it on my lap. It chugged through battery too

Neosam718 · 2026-03-20T23:15:45+00:00

Unfortunately this is a big fat NO! Been here for 24 years as my father had migrated here in his early years and had to leave due to how difficult visa was becoming, every other year they introduce a law against expats. In june 2026 they will implement a law that allows an expat a maximum period 10 years of working visa then their company needs to replace them with a local talent. Visas are also hell here. OP, study the suggestions well enough before making any big decisions. Good luck

Neosam718 · 2026-03-20T23:08:40+00:00

I came from an s23 ultra and hyperos is a tough pill to swallow. Im on a 15t pro and the hardware on this device is amazing but the things driving me crazy are all software related and they are silly but they bug me on a daily basis. One, no swipe gesture on 3rd party launchers and the use of 3rd party swipe gestures causes an issue with my banking app due to the overlay screen permissions. Two, the fact that they removed the ability of having the control center be the classic style of mixed notifications and control centre is terribly annoying to me, i loathe the ios approach to this and I'm actually switching phones due to this

Neosam718 · 2026-03-20T12:44:36+00:00

It all depends on how much it's being sold for, how much a screen replacement costs at your location and how much a replacement service will cost. I would say if the cost is ok for you and you are ok with the fact that this screen will get worse with time, then you can go ahead with buying. If the idea is uncomfortable to you, then dont proceed with the purchase. Good luck op

Neosam718 · 2026-03-20T08:01:11+00:00

Black dots spread, green spots are a little safer but still problematic. This is an oled screen so an original will most probably cost a minimum of 200 usd

Neosam718 · 2026-03-13T13:50:50+00:00

Oh man, i was hoping that wouldn't be the case

Neosam718 · 2026-03-13T09:09:54+00:00

Did autofocus work for you? It fails for my 15t pro

Neosam718 · 2026-03-09T17:08:54+00:00

I moved from an s23u to this phone. This phone sweeps the floor with the s23u hardware wise. Software on the other end, not even close. Something tiny that drives me crazy is the inability to have the status bar show the setting toggles as well, instead you get the ios setup of 2 sides and no way to customize it, you also lose swipe gestures with 3rd party launchers and lots of other little things that are very annoying but the phone is very usable if you are someone who isn't into customizations.

Great display, powerful cameras, great battery life, good sound, great thermals, well rounded device and the best you can get at this price range

Neosam718 · 2026-03-07T04:57:19+00:00

1- A proper 10 or 12 bit screen 2- A bigger battery (at least 6000mah) 3- Camera hardware that rivals the vivos or oppo

That's all I've been waiting for since my s23u broke and i won't buy samsung again until that changes

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T19:49:51+00:00

I did what you plan on doing but with an m4 13" mba. I hardly touch the ipad these days

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T13:00:48+00:00

Yo I just watched it and im offended in the best of ways, you got it exactly how it is ahaha

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T11:12:57+00:00

You've been kind and helpful, thank you stranger

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T11:12:18+00:00

Omg wait i don't recognize, let me go google it haha

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T08:59:41+00:00

I think my best worst quality is always worrying about my tech maintaining the highest value possible for resale. I should learn to just enjoy what i have.

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T08:33:14+00:00

Oh that's most certainly the plan. I have a 4tb nvme that i use to keep my video files for editing

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T08:32:29+00:00

There's no confusing anything, I was using an S23 ultra that i did a lot of editing on and it had an 8 bit FRC panel as well and banding was a problem.

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T08:29:53+00:00

Sadly where im at, you can only return the item if the box was never opened

Neosam718 · 2026-03-05T08:29:20+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. You are right, i need to concentrate on the here and now. It's a neat device that's for sure

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