Reuters: Galaxy S21's early launch aims to take market share away from Huawei

09 November 2020
Trade restrictions against the Chinese company allowed Samsung to regain the #1 spot globally after losing it to Huawei in Q2.

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Anonymous, 10 Nov 2020No one cares and doesn't know which chip is in their S... moreAt least iPhone users know what Apple advertises is also what EVERYONE actually gets in the end. Where Galaxy S models are mostly reviewed by US based tech reviewers who get superior Snapdragon models and then the rest of the world not knowing better thinks they are getting the same thing after watching them (unless they explicitly mention it which doesn't always happen or is true in the end). Who wants to bet new Galaxy S models will be even more expensive once they launch their new Exynos chipsets that are more based on ARM design than their own customized ones used now? Coz I know it'll happen. It's one of reasons why I actually like iPhones. There is a small range of products for this year and that's it. Where Samsung releases so many phones I don't even want to go looking for one, coz their ranges are so overwhelming and confusing. I liked OnePlus for that reason. One main phone and one refresh in between. And that was it. But from the looks of it, they too are turning into yet another Realme or Samsung, just churning out phones like mad. It's terrible path so many companies have gone...

    Whackcar, 09 Nov 2020Samsung is desperate right now. They know Biden administrat... moreDont worry, they're dumb. They wont.

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      Anonymous, 10 Nov 2020What does a few hacking competitions have to do with Huawei... moreIt matters if you read what I wrote.
      Why should we care about your opinion if you only argue with yourself?

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        • 10 Nov 2020

        AnonD-762416, 10 Nov 2020China isn't America or Europe. They have little to no... moreWhat does a few hacking competitions have to do with Huawei? The US have their hacking comps so should any American firms be banned on that basis?

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          Anonymous, 10 Nov 2020Biden isn't Trump or Pompeo. He isn't going to c... moreChina isn't America or Europe.
          They have little to no morals about YOUR personal integrity of privacy. None.
          For instance, China is running their own national Pwn2Own device and software hacking competition, called Tianfu Cup, with the difference that China isn't revealing the submitted exploits for manufacturers or software houses.

          The ban against Huawei will stand, no matter who's in charge.

            This would have less chance of happening if Huawei priced their flagships right.
            Way too overpriced if you ask me, at least in EU.
            Many will rather go with Samsung or even iPhone for 1.200+ €

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              • 10 Nov 2020

              Anonymous, 10 Nov 2020Perfect reply. This guy goes around virtue signaling how ot... moreThese guys get their info from Verrge, CNET.. which are all @pple biased.
              Just look at the headlines of their recent 12 Pro Max reviews-- Next level Premium, Best smartphone camera.

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                • 10 Nov 2020

                AnonD-762416, 10 Nov 2020Think on that for a moment. It's the same company. Th... moreBiden isn't Trump or Pompeo. He isn't going to care if other countries use Huawei. The likely scenario is Huawei remains on the entity list, TSMC, Google and any other business will get a licence to work with Huawei, no more pressuring allies not to use Huawei but Huawei 5G remains barred from US for whatever reason.

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                  samsung holds the title of the greediest android smartphone maker in the world.
                  just keep doing the double standard shameless business practice, and you can definitely achieve this goal 👍

                    Nice nice.

                    This is good to stop Chinese domination.

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                      Whackcar, 09 Nov 2020The security concern is only limited to Huawei's 5g in... moreThink on that for a moment.
                      It's the same company. The ban will say.

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                        Imperator Neubaticus, 10 Nov 2020Omg you can't be even more wrong than you are right no... moreFast charging? Super fast charging wired? Super fast charging wireless? Reverse Wireless charging? Triple cameras with ultrawide, tele, main? Legendary Battery life? Samsung phones are rubbish when it comes to their camera processing (oil painting), weak battery life (especially Note 20 Ultra), Overheating (all models), inconsistent camera quality from ultrawide to tele, and performance disparity. Stop complaining. Each company has its own strengths. Just unfortunate Huawei is banned. If not, huawei dill definitely be top 1 by 2021.

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                          Imperator Neubaticus, 10 Nov 2020Omg you can't be even more wrong than you are right no... moreCopy right.
                          If you go that way than we can say apple copied apple with making their own cpu.
                          samsung copied ibm simon with their stylus pen.
                          Or even better every phone is a copy from the imb simon.

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                            iOS Never Again, 10 Nov 2020Selling thermal throttling champ called A14 which is inferi... morePerfect reply. This guy goes around virtue signaling how others are fanboys while he is neutral to all brands. Reality is that he is nothing but a fruit logo fannbboi.

                              AnonD-804996, 09 Nov 2020Selling inferior Exynos with same price tag is just disgust... moreSelling thermal throttling champ called A14 which is inferior to other 5nm chips with same price tag is just disgusting and their bizarre corner cutting on vapor chamber cooling is even more bizarre. I'd never touch iOS again ever since my father's iPad started bending.
                              They can't even outright say, this and this product range will have extended software
                              support, they just mentioned they sort of support 5 years of updates now. With big fat asterisk at the end that leads to nowhere. Its getting decade old features now in 2020.
                              I'm actually surprised people still buy their confusing arbitrarily supported junk. And I sure as hell won't pay freaking 900 to 1000€ just to get inferior software experience and bunch of cut corners. Ugh. It's so bad Apple will never drop on my radar for years when picking new phones. They are so overpriced and so meh it's unbelievable.

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                                • 10 Nov 2020

                                I was never been a fan of Huawei but yeahh cos of this monopolistic companies. I want Huawei to come back in the market with a bang n kill these monopolies of selling different chips country wise. Or removing accessories n charging for them extra. Or being lazy to do innovations.

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                                  • 10 Nov 2020

                                  Samsung + US government v Huawei

                                  And only slightly winning, lol.

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                                    • 10 Nov 2020

                                    If not snapdragon globally, Samsung will not get my money.

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                                      • 10 Nov 2020

                                      Samsung should be patient at least for a year to keep the charger on S21 series. That would certainly help to boost their sales as first gen products including Harmony OS powered Huawei phones won't do well at least in the first year.

                                        Imperator Neubaticus, 10 Nov 2020Omg you can't be even more wrong than you are right no... moreMy bad on the second paragraph. I was responding to an earlier post that remarked Samsung was desperate. You may ignore that second part unless you're the one who posted the abovementioned ludicrous remark.