The question is whether they have enough zombie iFag-like fans or not

Right, people deeply rooted in the ecosystem won't switch no matter how compelling the offer is. But with the S20, the offer is not even compelling. But after my second week now with my S10 Lite, I can see why US reviewers wax lyrical about their Samsung phones and don't mention any of the stuffs we face like poor cell reception and battery drain. The SD processor makes a world of difference!

Let's see if the Exynos 990 can prove different from it's predecessors.

I don't consider myself a Samsung fan, and yet I've owned the S6, Note 5, S8, S8+, Note 8, S9+, Note 9, S10+, Note 10+ and now the S10 Lite

Let's look at the S20 Ultra when the price is sub 3k-ish, hahaha...

That works out to RM37xx. Hmmm... no lah, pass.

Still an Exynos

No la, like we established a long time ago bro, this thread is only a very, very small sample of the general population of gadget fanatics out there. I’m sure there’ll be long queues at the roadshow - if the offer is right

I also used to think the whole Exynos vs Snapdragon argument was blown out of proportion. I've owned every Samsung flagship since the S6 (with the exception of the S7 Edge and Note 7) and all of them performed adequately. I'm not a gamer as well so I probably wouldn't know about the superiority of the SD's GPU compared to the Exynos, so it's all good. But all of them had unusual battery drain especially overnight and when on idle. I initially thought it was an Android issue, but having tried other phones then I thought it was a Samsung issue. Samsung would not release a SD powered phone here officially and I would never buy one without official warranty so no harm, no foul. Ignorance is bliss! Then the S10 Lite was launched and out of curiosity I bought it to try, half expecting it to be not so different. I could not be more wrong. I went from 7-8% overnight battery drain to just 2% with all settings left on. Granted, the S10 Lite has a slightly bigger battery than the Note 10+ (4500mAh vs 4300mAh), but I'm getting some serious mileage from the S10 Lite which I can never achieve on any of my previous Samsung phones.

Also, my brief experience with the Note 10+ was even more frustrating as it had poor signal reception - worse than most midrange phones. Now on the same network and at the same locations, the reception on my S10 Lite is far better. So now that I've had the first hand experience for myself, I can see why most here would pick the SD over the Exynos if given a choice. I'd do the same.

I had the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 running on pure Android and it was alright. But yeah, the Asus ownership experience is not for everyone

Would you still buy after watching this?



I get that no one would intentionally damage the screen like that but to boast about having Ultra Thin Glass when it's clearly not glass....

This post has been edited by attw: Feb 19 2020, 08:25 AM

He concluded in his tear down video it's more of a glass like substrate.


Yeah, hopefully there's a leap in terms of improvement over the Exynos 9825 that powered the Note 10+

I'd like to try one too but it has no official warranty. Don't dare take the risk.

Somehow I don't feel sakit hati to pay over RM4k for my iPhones, but very reluctant to do that for Android seeing how fast the price drops.

Aiyo, no way la, not with their financial muscle.

No go bro, unless really 50% off for second unit then we gang, hahaha...

Hahaha... that's a bit much.

Anyways most likely I'll skip. Am happy with my S10 Lite.

There are demo sets of the S20 and S20+ at Samsung Experience Stores already, but they said S20 Ultra hasn't arrived as of yet.

I’ve just seen the demo sets and yes, apart from the rear camera, nothing much has changed. I guess mainstream phone designs have reached a plateau, those who are brave (and wealthy) enough can try the folding phones, I suppose.

Like we mentioned in the previous pages, it could be blown out of proportion. I'm sure Samsung won't put the Exynos 990 in their phones if they do not think it can match the SD. Also, there's every chance that the weaknesses of Exynos chips in the past has been addressed.

Of course, if you don't want to take the risk why not wait for feedback after the phone has been officially launched? You might miss the preorder gifts but you might also get it cheaper by then

I'm not taking the risk though. Bought enough Samsungs to know better

Yeah, usually you'll start seeing some offers after 2-3 months. Maybe for Raya sales.

This is true. The market is so quiet outside that it's scary.

When I moved from S10+ to OP7 Pro 90hz I noticed the difference almost immediately when scrolling but after I sold the OP7 Pro and moved back to the iPhone 6S, I really didn't miss it that much. So I tend to agree with TOMEI-R on this, high refresh rate is a nice to have but it's not essential for casual users.

How is the ROG 2 working out for you bro?

At the moment we are nowhere near 5G deployment in our country so to buy a 5G phone is a bit overkill, so I wouldn't buy the S20 Ultra just for 5G. If you can afford it I'm sure the S20 Ultra will be a great phone for all it's other features, but just don't buy it merely for the 5G capabilities.

And it is coming to town

https://www.lowyat.net/2020/206058/samsung-...aunch-imminent/

You’d have to be very OCD to notice it at first glance though