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S26 Ultra @Dreamhack Festival in Birmingham

Star_girl — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:39:33 GMT

Just two days ago, I won a ticket through a Samsung Members contest, and I have been buzzing ever since. 🥳🤩

The star of the show is definitely the S26 Ultra in Cobalt Violet, which I can keep for a while, credits to @AntS, @Vanda3 and Samsung. 🌟💜

I am beyond thrilled to get onto the festival floor at the NEC and see how I can push this camera to its creative limits in one of the most vibrant, neon-soaked environments on earth. 📸✨

This phone is a total aesthetic win because the Cobalt Violet finish looks like it was designed specifically to match the RGB-heavy atmosphere of a gaming festival. 👾💜

Winning that Samsung Members ticket was just the start. Now, I’ve got the perfect tool to make sure I never forget a single second of the event. 🚀🎉 If you see someone waving a Cobalt Violet phone around the Birmingham NEC, come say hi—I'm probably trying to find the perfect angle for a 100x Space Zoom shot! 👋🔭

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Pickle247 — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:45:17 GMT

Congrats... hope you enjoy yourself. 👏😊

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Star_girl — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:15:19 GMT

Thank you 😊

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Glenntech — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:15:38 GMT

Nice
Good win that one and enjoy that S26 Ultra 😊

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Star_girl — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:16:51 GMT

Thank you Glenn.😊

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Obsydian — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:44:35 GMT

Congratulations 🔥 enjoy

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Star_girl — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:51:28 GMT

👍

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Blessed4life — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:40:26 GMT

Congratulations on your win, well deserved 👏

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Star_girl — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:38:42 GMT

Thank you. Much appreciated. 😊

Re: S26 Ultra @Dreamhack Festival in Birmingham

Farah777 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:17:05 GMT

Wow! They all look so amazing the screen looks so vibrant and the ear buds,I think thats what they are called personally have never used any as I have gotten used to my wired old earphones.

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Star_girl — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:22:37 GMT

The screen really looks great tbh I've got no complaints and the buds sound amazing. I have been using wired headphones too but I wanted to try the buds to see what they sound like, I've got the Buds 3 Pro this year and the Buds 4 Pro as a gift from Samsung and I can’t say I have any complaints so far. I am not using buds very often though but probably if I would use them for the most part of the day I would switch to wired headphones too sometimes during the day.

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Farah777 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:30:41 GMT

Thank you for all your descriptive information.
I personally found the cheap £20 buds I bought from Argos,one often becomes dislodged and falls out from my ear & the swiping mechanism I do find a little fiddlely.Maybe the Samsung ones, costing relatively more, are of better quality & fit? I have asked family members who have the Red fruit version and they tend to find similar issues regarding the fit.

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Star_girl — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:37:30 GMT

Idk about others but personally I love the sound of many buds and headphones but the rubber or plastic that comes in contact with the inner part of my ear is causing me itch and pain without causing infection. Without any bias, the buds 4 Pro I own now fit perfectly in my ears and don't itch at all, I am able to keep them on for a couple of hours without any itch and this is a massive upgrade for me in my history of using earbuds and headphones.

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Farah777 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:01:12 GMT

So it seems the Buds 4 pro are the best for you, which is nice to finally find a pair without any issues.

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Star_girl — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:06:21 GMT

They are the best yes, I will not deny that and I am even surprised myself. Probably Samsung changed the type of rubber and personally I hope they will keep using this type of rubber on future models.

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Farah777 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:12:00 GMT

I personally find the earphones can be listened to lying in bed in a side position,whereas the bud had a plastic part which protuded making them extremely uncomfortable to wear.
Also I find the buds whilst out or on trains etc block surrounding noise which can be dangerous if travelling alone at night times,especially for females.
I had to wear only one so that I can also hear what is going on around me.

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Star_girl — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:13:45 GMT

I agree. Those are valid points. 👍

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Farah777 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:21:50 GMT

As I believe you are an expert and hold exceptional knowledge,would you know of any similar wired earphones to the AKG ones which may have better base or sound quality or are these at peak qaulity regarding wired earphones?

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Star_girl — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:27:44 GMT

Thank you for the kind words. 😊
My personal favourites are AKG, Sony, Panasonic (these are kind of average though) and JBL( awesome sound, also I have tried Apple ones. I have tried SkullCandy and JVC but I didn't particularly liked them and would lean towards the ones in the first list. AKG, Sony or JBL I would use at any given time without blinking.

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Farah777 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:34:54 GMT

Thank you for recommending those three from the various you have tried.I have only ever tried AKG and sony in the past.Out of the two I have tried I find AKG pleasant to listen to,maybe because I am only familiar with them.
Would you recommend any better than AKG ones as I would like a better sound ie more base & trebble for instance if that's possible?