TypicalJeepDriver t1_j8s94c9 wrote
I hope they can make improvements over the massive turd that is the Galaxy Z flip 4.
My buddy bought the flip 4 as his first “nice phone” in awhile. He’s warranties it 4 times in 4 months due to hinge issues, screen delamination, screen just randomly not working etc. He said if it breaks again he’s throwing in the towel and going to an iPhone.
Strange-Luck-5773 t1_j8td32n wrote
That sounds like Bullshit, I had the original z flip for a year and a half and never had an issue. Caseless and didn't baby it at all,it was covered in scratches and dents on the outside from being rough with it.
I did have one issue with my z fold,but Samsung had a courier collect it from my house and repair it at no cost.
They're not for everyone, but the benefits of a tablet in my pocket are amazing, but if you want a normal phone just buy anything else,they're all practically the same these days.
TypicalJeepDriver t1_j8tgr2g wrote
I’ve heard the Z Folds are a lot sturdier than the z flips, but I have no experience with them.
Tokishi7 t1_j8uqhaz wrote
Damn. We ran out of warranty a month or two and they charged $400 to replace the fold Z. 😂 wish they were they kind in Korea
catswingnoodle t1_j8smf6b wrote
Some other companies already have foldables that are considerably better than the Samsung flip. Oppo find n2 flip for example, better fold mechanics, bigger battery, costs less but IMHO still too costly for what it does.
AlienBeach t1_j952per wrote
But Samsung folables are waterproof
CoyerCo t1_j8vd26l wrote
Weird. My wife and I both have the flip 4 and have had no problems. Even got some sand in the hinge abd just grinded it by folding. Still works fine
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el-gato-volador t1_j9agi3r wrote
That's weird is he doing something special to it. I have had the fold for months with zero issues and my friend has the flip and also has had no issues with it.
Nytonial t1_j8slmok wrote
That's pretty ridiculous to bin off the entire android platform because he brought an obvious experimental product from the "worst" manufacturer android has to offer...
MrWrock t1_j8t1om4 wrote
Funny they are considered the worst manufacturer, don't they make the screens used in iPhones and many android phones as well?
Nytonial t1_j8t2nsl wrote
Oh, hardware wise Samsung make some of the best electronics (screens, cameras, processors and flash storage), white goods(fridges and washers), tanks you name it...
But they are super restrictive on their own assembled phones, forcing you to install bloatwear (over 50gb on the s22 is unremovable apps/system. It's 4GB on the pixel series) and they do all in their power to prevent repair.
PeteZaPower t1_j8tc0ci wrote
I disagree about the appliances. We bought everything Samsung, fridge, dishwasher, oven, washer, dryer. We have had major problems with each of them and they are only a few years old. Never again
elMurpherino t1_j8u3mos wrote
My Samsung fridge had problems almost immediately. I explained it further but replied to the person who replied to your comment and I’m lazy and don’t feel like copying it again.
Nytonial t1_j8tc9km wrote
Fair, my parents have a Samsung fridge/ice maker that's still going after 10 years and never repaired to my knowledge
elMurpherino t1_j8u3hxd wrote
Mine is shit. Ice machine never worked properly and we had to fucking defrost it three times a year bc Samsung refused to issue recalls on the one I have. But the techs that came out and the internet said they didn’t design the defrosting portion properly and nothing the techs are allowed to do will ever fix it. We fuckin modded it based on a YouTube video lol, which helped but still have to defrost it twice a year. At least for me personally I will never buy another Samsung appliance based on this experience alone.
Nytonial t1_j8u3rh9 wrote
Damn, guess I'm alone in this one then with the golden fridge/freezer 😅
Never had an SSD fail either
elMurpherino t1_j8u4e1m wrote
Lol consider yourself lucky. It may just be certain models but I don’t care to find out. Ours is a French door style with freezer on the bottom and water ice on the outside of the left door.
Edit: to add I’d have no problem buying Samsung ssds. Those are good in my book. Just Samsung tvs and appliances I have sworn off lol
TouchofRed t1_j8tfkbp wrote
While most of what you said is true. That 50GB on the S22 is the difference between GiB and GB. Samsung counts this difference between GB and GiB as part of the storage used by the system. labeling these conversion losses under 'system' is a strange practice and causes confusion.
For example, a device advertised with 512 GB of storage actually has closer to 476 GB (GiB) of usable space. Likewise, a 128 GB model has approximately 119 GB of storage, with 256 GB yielding 238 GB of space.
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CheckMateFluff t1_j8t4z8r wrote
I find Samsung is harder to repair because of its complexity while apple is hard to repair because of artificial stop gates.
Nytonial t1_j8t5nkq wrote
They've recently started serialising their cameras, storage and batteries so at this stage, with apples (very not perfect btw) repair program it looks like it may actually switch round in the near future 😬😬😬 with apple being repair friendly and Samsung becoming purely disposable tech.
CheckMateFluff t1_j8tmi2c wrote
Apple is never going to be repair-friendly by itself, it hurts device sales and shareholders' bottom line. and Samsung is going to get slapped with the same thing as Apple with its anti-consumer practices.
In best case scenario both are forced to be repair friendly
In the worst-case scenario, Apple shakes the repair law and Samsung follows suit.
mcraw506 t1_j8xyq1i wrote
You should see the repair process on the S23’s. All I can say is good luck to anyone trying to repair it on their own
Ryfhoff t1_j8v201f wrote
Prevent repair ? That’s simply not true. I run a shop on the side. Apple is the one who tries to prevent repairs in more than one way. Samsungs are actually the easiest to work on, all the same size screws, mostly modular and no encrypted / paired hardware to the phone. There may be like one exception where they tried some shit.
Nytonial t1_j8v2v2w wrote
I'm quite sure the camera at least is paired in the s22, and I thought it was more. Maybe they got pushback and are behaving?
Most repair parts on their store page are permanently out of stock
They are also petitioning the government to ban all oled screen imports except direct from themselves, which will stop most sources for screen repairs
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MrWrock t1_j8t7av6 wrote
Oh, interesting. Any idea if they share anything other than a name?
Headytexel t1_j8tqt8b wrote
After looking deeper into it, I was actually incorrect. I assumed both companies were independent companies under the Samsung chaebol, but SD is actually owned by SE.
skalpelis t1_j8w2t4n wrote
Samsung Mobile and Samsung Electronics (or whatever their names are) are technically different companies under the same chaebol.
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