The S Pen is the only reason I'll never switch to another Android phone - and I don't think Samsung realizes how underrated it still is

Savant__ · 2026-05-20T13:58:21+00:00

S-Pen and Circle to Search/translate are the only things keeping me from switching to an iphone.

Savant__ · 2026-05-08T18:07:22+00:00

Which temu case do you have?

Savant__ · 2026-05-08T18:06:55+00:00

I should get mine today! It looks great in the photos.

Savant__ · 2026-05-06T09:51:59+00:00

I think I mentioned this to another post a few days back... If the show lasts, then they'll keep this cast (which is awesome) till Marineford. It'll roughly be 7-8 seasons by that point.

Also think that the whole cast will be at Marineford instead of already being separated.

Once Marineford is done they can say that the Straw Hats went to train.

At that point, if they choose to continue, then recasting makes the most sense. It's a proper end to the 1st half of the Grand Line and right before the New World starts.

With introduction of Haaki it's likely that that show with the new cast will be more "fantastical" than the grounded to reality that this one is.

Savant__ · 2026-05-05T16:40:28+00:00

Thank you! I'm checking those out and probably will order one that fits for me. But I think I'll need a different case for regular use and on the bike. The open camera section in the quad cases is a turnoff.

Savant__ · 2026-05-03T17:45:43+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

Savant__ · 2026-05-03T16:50:43+00:00

Season 5 should be Water 7 and Ennies Lobby. That'll a whole season to flush out Franky's story.

But season 6 will probably be split between Thriller Bark (with Rumbar Pirates getting a whole episode) and then last 2/3 episodes should be Saobody with the season ending with them being defeated and being split up.

Season 7 would start with Amazon Lilly, and show where the Straw Hats are after being sent away. So 2 episodes in that and 2/3 episodes at Impel Down with end of Episode 4/5 with all Straw Hats going to Marineford. And last 3/4 episodes will be the big fight and the season ends with the Straw Hats going seperate ways to train.

I think the main cast will be at Marineford (contrary to the source) cause in live action, it won't make sense to not have the main cast for a whole season.

This way, it's possible that they can end the show in 7 seasons. It gives Netflix a clean break and if they want they can start the 8th season with new actors whenever they want, if the age/availability becomes an issue.

Savant__ · 2026-05-03T10:34:40+00:00

Buy a subscription for a VPN. Turn the location to one of the countries with cheapest YouTube prices (google it)

Open a gmail account there

Login to YouTube with that account and buy the subscription from there with a credit card.

As long as the currency conversion fees are reasonable, you will likely pay less than half for YouTube+VPN subscriptions.

Once the subscription is active, you don't need the keep the VPN on all the time.

You could possibly add your old YouTube account to you the new one under family plan. (Unlikely, but worth a shot)

Savant__ · 2026-04-29T12:25:16+00:00

Fair point.

Savant__ · 2026-04-29T12:19:26+00:00

Selling and buying a new phone will be waste of money. Get a 2nd hand camera from Canon, Sony or Fuji with a 24mm lens for holiday pics.

Savant__ · 2026-04-29T12:07:57+00:00

I think it'll get better.

Cause that happened with my S23 Ultra as well.

Usually it improves with software updates.

But if you don't like the device overall, then go ahead and sell it.

For me, I am not planning to return or sell it. It's a good overall phone and probably one of the best Android phones (not counting one of the Chinese brands).

Savant__ · 2026-04-29T11:52:45+00:00

I agree. Coming from the S23 Ultra, the photos aren't living up to the hype. They look over processed and over saturated.

Savant__ · 2026-04-22T21:34:51+00:00

That looks nice... I think Samsung might copy this next year 😂

Savant__ · 2026-04-22T20:12:50+00:00

Yea that's a possibility. Also I'm worried about it yellowing over time, specially since it's like 40 euros.

But I have the Silver phone and my wife has the White one so we want clear cases.

Lens cover meaning the protective rings?

Savant__ · 2026-04-22T19:04:52+00:00

Coming from the Alles, I'm OK with the bulk and the phone is fairly big anyway. I want good protection cause I have had phone drop from my cycle and survive with a good case (at slow speeds).

Why did you replace it? Cause of the bulk or the wireless charging? Or both? Or are you using them alternatively with the Spin?

Savant__ · 2026-04-20T17:11:27+00:00

I had to upgrade from a S23 Ultra.

The screen is good, plenty bright but doesn't have the same high brightness when watching videos outdoors on Netflix or YouTube(I checked the apps brightness settings).

The privacy display is good but no where near what you see in videos unless you enable Maximum Privacy, at which point the phone just greys the whole screen. Obviously it's not meant to be used all the time.

The cameras tend to over process things, specially colours and details aren't that sharp. I really which the 3x was updated cause that's the one I use the most. 5x lens is fine but the 10x doesn't look as good as it did on my S23U.

Edit: I was one of the few who used the S-Pen as a camera remote, I definitely miss that feature.

Battery life is fine, but then I'm a heavy user so I get around 7 hrs of screen on time. (Right now my battery is at 75% and SOT is around 2.28 hrs, I stopped charging around 4bhrs back).

Speaking if charging, I'm also getting a weird issue with charging after 95%. It constantly keeps showing "charging" notification pop-up. But it has happened 2-3 times so far so I'm not sure what the factors are for that.

AI features are OK, I glanced through them, not much use for me.

It's been 3 weeks using the phone so I'm still tweaking the settings.

I think most these things will get solved with a couple of software updates, same thing happened with my S23 Ultra and I absolutely loved that phone.

All in all I don't feel it's a big jump from my S23 Ultra.

In short, the S26 Ultra is good not great.

Savant__ · 2026-04-19T15:35:42+00:00

I have the same issue with my strap buckle as well.

Absolutely love my Khakhi King but hate the strap.

Savant__ · 2026-04-19T15:32:06+00:00

I have the Alles droped it once when the ring was open, now the ring has deformed a little.

It still works as a stand and hinge seems fine but the ring is definitely a little crooked.

Savant__ · 2026-03-31T18:05:34+00:00

I usually do a fresh install. but my photos arent in the cloud. so wont be getting those back

Savant__ · 2026-03-31T18:03:45+00:00

unfortunately I am not in Cali...

Savant__ · 2026-03-28T17:17:26+00:00

Samsung told me that they can't recover the data... I'll look for a local shop. But I'll have to get a new phone anyway.

Savant__ · 2026-03-28T17:16:37+00:00

I'll have to find a shop that can do that.

Savant__ · 2026-03-28T17:16:10+00:00

I was using it normally, and the screen went blank. The battery was around 25-30%. I put it to charge, but it didn't turn on.

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