QUOTE(joytest @ Mar 16 2013, 10:43 AM)
Per my conjecture yesterday:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=58970448I suppose those phones that have "design" as one of the key selling points of the device seems to attract irrational atachment. It seems once the word "premium design" or "sexy design" is part of the marketing, you probably start having irrational fanboyism.
I recall LG liked to market the heck out of every teensy weensy insignificant feature about 5+ years ago ... pink phone for ladies with all the floral stuff, the twistable camera so you can take shots of yourself and they used a pair of tango dancers for that ad....
Samsung has never been much about design but functionality.
I am not defending Samsung but saying that some here value functionality over aesthetics, while others are the opposite. I am also offering my 2 cents about why some threads attract more fanboyism than others. I may be wrong and welcome correction.
And ultimately, you have the constraint of your 4.x" or 5.x" or 6.x" slab of glass as the centerpiece. Even women's powder boxes (the ones with multiple colored powders and a rectangular mirror) are all THE SAME SHAPE, they only tend to differ on the logo on top and color of the cover. The base is usually gold or silver PLASTIC.

QUOTE(mrvkool @ Mar 16 2013, 11:41 AM)
As i said,they will do just fine with S4 but they got to listen to others too if they dont want to end up like apple. As i said earlier on my post, Samsung is still way ahead in terms of their technology and software building. And S2 was doing great because of its design and functionality.

I agree that functionality is important. However, it's quite unacceptable for me to pay PREMIUM PRICE for a supposed PREMIUM phone and having to compromise on ANYTHING at all. Cause if it's a cheaper and not a flagship phone, we'd normally say "I guess I'm OK with some of the things missing or not really top notch quality since it's a cheaper phone (or not their top of the line product)"
I just don't feel we should be given anything lesser when we pay top dollar for anything. Not just samsung but all other brands. We pay 2k+ for the phone. I expect the best out of everything the market has available for me right now.
well, that's my 2 cents.