Samsung has bigger problems than Apple

[EL PRESIDENTE]

eh, this company probably won't exist in 2 years.

 

[magnifier661]

So what's the solution with Samsung? Develop their own software or keep the bloatware?

 

[Denny Crane]

eh, this company probably won't exist in 2 years.

Oh, I bet it will. It's roku's version of the iTunes store for movies. There's 10M+ Roku players out there.

 

[Cryptkeeper]

In 2 years, Samsung will be the new Dell.

 

[porkchopexpress]

The article is a little misleading. The nexus program is not ever going to be mainstream. It's a low cost reference device. They always have some drawback (my nexus 5 has so so battery and a sub par camera, the nexus 4 didn't have LTE). What it does is show off the latest version of android as it gets every update right away. The other phones that are pure android (or Google's version, not open source) are the Google play edition versions which cost most people more money since they are only sold unsubsidized. What the nexus and GPE lines seem to be doing is forcing OEMs to update their phones faster (25% are on 4.4 and more importantly, over 90% are on the latest version odd Google play services)

What Samsung needs to worry about are the Motorola's and one plus ones of the world. Both are selling great phones at great prices with a near GPE android experience. The extra software features they do bake in are actually useful (unlike Samsung where the average user is in a Samsung app for under a few hours a month). One plus had it's own issues, but the phone is supposed to be amazing (if the size doesn't turn you off.

The moto x and one plus one, among others, are challenging Samsung at the high end and now the android one program is going after the low low end (developing markets) and moto has the 2 best sub $200 phones out there in the moto g and e. All this is good because the best thing about Android, to me, is choice. Having 75% of the population automatically think of Samsung when they hear "Android" is a bad thing in my mind.

Oh and tizen is never going to flouish, if it ever launches in a phone.

This was all on my phone, while working, so I don't even know if that made sense. Basically I hope Samsung is in trouble of losing market share, but it isn't due to nexus or GPE version devices.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

My brother loves his one plus one. The thing is, you start unsubsidizing phones with carrier plans, these low cost phones will dominate the market, even over iphones.

 

[porkchopexpress]

My brother loves his one plus one. The thing is, you start unsubsidizing phones with carrier plans, these low cost phones will dominate the market, even over iphones.

People need to start demanding that all carriers go the T-mobile rout. Keep the phone as a separate line item. Once you pay off the phone, the line item drops off your bill. Even if they add in some sort of financing charge (unlike TMo), it is a much better deal for users.

If I was going to get a new phone today, it'd probably be a one plus one. I carry a camera bag around with me everywhere I go, so a large phone w/ killer battery, + a android wear watch (even as limited as they are today) would be perfect for me. As it stands I'm perfectly happy with my N5.

 

[THE HCP]

In 2 years, Samsung will be the new Dell.

For us normal people with a girl and a social life, what does this mean?

 

[magnifier661]

For us normal people with a girl and a social life, what does this mean?

Dell used to be the biggest computer company around. They are but a shell of their former self.

 

[THE HCP]

Dell used to be the biggest computer company around. They are but a shell of their former self.

So kinda like what happen with PapaG?


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

 

[magnifier661]

So kinda like what happen with PapaG?


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

Dang that's a lower blow than Mrs. HCP under my desk

 

[andalusian]

TouchWIZ sucks. Base Android is aight. IOS I still feel is the best one I've used.
Currently using a SamsungS4 going to IPhone 6+ soon

TouchWiz really sucks. I really like base Android, it is better imho than iOS - but not by a lot.

If you can live without some of the apps, Windows phone has the nicest UI imho - I have multiple devices but the one I tend to take with me almost all the time is my old Lumia 1020 - granted it is mostly because of the camera which can not be touched by anything currently for sale in the US including the iPhone 6+ (the new Panasonic DMC-CM1 is probably better, but we can not buy it here) - but since I use it so much, I got used to the UI and I really like it. Everything you need to do is usually faster to find on this UI and I for one really like the flat graphics.

 

[maxiep]

What is bloatware?

HCP's wardrobe?

 

[THE HCP]

ouch

 

[Mediocre Man]

I like to "borrow" music too much to go to apple. Im also old and need it to be easy