Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's display to be brighter and more efficient
- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 17 Jan 2025
roi, 17 Jan 2025I'm using my S21 ultra for almost 4 years now, and it&... morei have the exact opposite experience on my phone. Good for you if you're happy with your phone.
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- 17 Jan 2025
jiyen235, 12 Jan 2025you can't get more than 2-3 years of usage. The softwa... moreI'm using my S21 ultra for almost 4 years now, and it's still snappy like the day i bought it. The battery is also still great. I think i'll wait for the s26 to upgrade.
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- 13 Jan 2025
I'm under the impression that were on the S24 currently. The S25 is being released, what, later this month? Is Samsung already talking about the S26? It's just that the article talks about the S26 without any mention of its predecessor, the S25.
- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 12 Jan 2025
Tiramisu, 11 Jan 2025Thank you, my friend. I appreciate your advice.
When I s... moreyou can't get more than 2-3 years of usage. The software NUKES the battery and performance tanks as well. I don't know anyone who has used Pixels for long enough but i have family members who use iPhones and they switch every 2-3 years as updates destroyed battery life. I'm using an S22 Ultra and updates have added a few bugs and glitches/crashes over time AND the battery has gotten really bad.
From whatever you're talking about, I think the Oppo Ultra would be more up your alley, it sounds like it's gonna be global, it might have great battery (at least better than Xiaomi), the charging might not be super slow, the cameras might be great and ColorOS is the fluidest software around rn. If you want your phone to last long, make sure to just turn off fast charging and only charge overnight or something, heat is a big killer of battery so yeah, it won't destroy your battery in a month but in a year or so you'll feel it. Besides, if you're going to use a phone for 5 years you're gonna HAVE TO change the battery at some point so if you're ready to do that, the Vivo and Oppo phones would do well. Make sure to cover the camera bumps with something as the oleophobic coatings might wear off.
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- Tiramisu
- mGu
- 11 Jan 2025
jiyen235, 09 Jan 2025If you want reliability and ruggedness you just NEED to hav... moreThank you, my friend. I appreciate your advice.
When I said reliability, I meant long-term usage(5 years), battery endurance, RAM optimization, quick operation and fluidity.
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- moemoney
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- 10 Jan 2025
Xypleth, 09 Jan 2025Honestly, if Samsung fixes the OS lags, and lack of good an... moreoneui 7 will make the Samsung s25 ultra better so with oneui 8 it will be even better oneui 7 is way better than iOS 18 that's for sure it also will Samsung ai is even better iOS doesn't even have good ai
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- 10 Jan 2025
Xypleth, 09 Jan 2025Honestly, if Samsung fixes the OS lags, and lack of good an... moreIf you dont need a magic pen a Vivo x200 pro that is more advanced in cheaper prices. Huge diference. Only in video stability Samsung still is the number one in Android that dont drop frames but in general for camera phone Samsung is not the number one... but is Vivo and even Oppo
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- Cpt.Power
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- 09 Jan 2025
This samsung they copy and paste everything from BOE.
Still same phone like last 6 years just minor tweaks an even more minor differences.
- Xypleth
- iJU
- 09 Jan 2025
Honestly, if Samsung fixes the OS lags, and lack of good animations, design consistency, and Camera software, most notably blurry photos with slow shutter, and oversharpening, green tint. What more do you need in a smartphone?
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- 09 Jan 2025
S25 hasn't comeout yet and you're already talking about s26. Irelevant.
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- ItsS25
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- 09 Jan 2025
S26?
It should be S25, right?!?!!!
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- Anonymous
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- 09 Jan 2025
Anonymous, 09 Jan 2025Chinese phone fans circle of life:
> write negative c... moreCircle of life for anonymous with IP 61x
Rise up everyday take a crap blabbing and madly bashing Chinese phones on every article and blindly supporting Scamsung phones sleep at night again dies one day. Rip
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- Anonymous
- Jmr
- 09 Jan 2025
When will Samsung's phones have 10-bit displays? Not yet? :(
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- Anonymous
- txF
- 09 Jan 2025
new year same shit
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- Boy
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- 09 Jan 2025
Who cares? They should start using 10 bit panel and Dolby Vision. Most chinese flagships have better quality displays.
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- Anonymous
- 61x
- 09 Jan 2025
Chinese phone fans circle of life:
> write negative comment about Samsung flagship
> go outside
> realize that most people only buy flagship from Samsung or iPhone
> upset and tantrum
> write more negative comment, but now from two dummies account.
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- 09 Jan 2025
Anonymous, 08 Jan 2025It was enough if it was just an led screen. But it's a... moreWell, what else would you expect? These are the few things that can still be genuinely improved. We have new battery tech but even that is still 1st gen and seemingly not that amazing. Better thermals in phones is the one thing I can see I proved in the future, besides what Samsung tries to improve here. Everything else is pretty much done for the time being
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- 09 Jan 2025
mawlki, 09 Jan 2025Sounds weird, but this might be a cost saving measure disgu... moreHow does it sound cheap? If the end result is good, it is simply better. Seems like the polarizers used currently are a massive crutch that should've been eliminated years ago.
- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 09 Jan 2025
Tiramisu, 08 Jan 2025Those who need a phone urgently like me will have no other ... moreIf you want reliability and ruggedness you just NEED to have a thick case and a glass protector, there's no two ways about it. If you're going to use your phone for work and you're a normie who doesn't care about cameras, i'd suggest you go for the Samsung IF you can find good deals for example a free Galaxy Watch, a pair of Galaxy Buds/Buds Pro OR if the phone is 100-300 euros cheaper using some promo codes or something. DO NOT get it at MSRP.
The Xiaomi will most likely not have great battery life and we don't know much about the Find X8 Ultra, seems to be that it'll be a modest improvement over last year's Ultra, if not just the same phone with display and battery improvements. I'd suggest the Vivo X200 Pro if you want something that has exceptional cameras, it's got the best camera system right now, if you discount the X100 Ultra and even if you don't want to exclude it the X200 Pro is 90-95% of that phone in terms of photography.
It all depends on you, i wouldn't really say any phone is gonna be better than the other in terms of ruggedness or anything, unless you live in India these phones will be fine. Indian manufactured phones have really poor QC. I use an S22U myself and it's been pretty annoying, i've experienced a number of bugs/glitches/crashes so i don't really see how people talk about Samsung's UI being flawless.
Just think about these things :
- Which phone's design do you like the most?
- Which phone's cameras do you like the most?
- Which phone has some niche feature/set of features that you see yourself using the most?
- Which phone's price are you willing to pay?
I would discount the Xiaomi Ultra unless you're ok with carrying a powerbank at some point. Your main choices are just based around the Vivo, Oppo and Samsung phones then.