Samsung S25 series vs iPhone 16 series...LET'S DISCUSS.

[Gino76ph]

This is not going to be another "complaint" of a thread. 

FACT: Samsung's popularity and profits are down. I have one theory: Samsung is not listening to user feedback.

Apple's iPhone and iOS have it's fair share of issues (mainly delays in Apple Intelligence & better Siri) but being 6-7 months late for Android 15 update to older devices is unforgiving to some. And myself.

Looking past the glitz and shine of overall looks, specs and AI you also have to look on why you need a phone. In the past 5 years the type of tasks and the number of apps I have been doing remains fairly stale and stable. Being "fed up" is an overstatement. I wanted something different. Something more simpler and better in other ways.

I've always updated myself on iOS and how it has improved since. Just iOS & iPhone but not the ecosystem. So, i bought a 16 Plus. It could be a bit more compact, customisations could be better (e.g. just one clock style in the lockscreen, still no rounded app icons, etc. ), no universal back button but everything else i was able to accomplish with not a very steep learning curve. And coming from a Pixel 8 and Galaxy S23 the photos are better. I still can use Google Gemini on iOS. I can also make use of AI features on Google Photos. So, I'm not missing a lot. And the 16 Plus' battery life is so much better.

I understand Samsung is trying it's best with offers here and there (especially buying using the app)+ trade-ins but why would i need to buy a £899 S25 where i can get a mint/barely used 16 Plus and be able to do what i want to do?

So, What would help us return to the motherland of Samsung? 

[Gino76ph]

Security patches are also "discriminatory" and inconsistent. Let me explain.

My Xiaomi 14 currently has the March security update. But my much older Moto G84 5G and my wife's Galaxy A54 both received their April security patch approx 2-3 weeks ago. . 

How can that be explained?

[nobodyspecialnow]

I think it depends on model, and of course components, some security issues are linked to components. Samsung especially on mid to low end phones, often use different components in same model of phone, l often find samsung phones built for American market have best components and often get updates quicker.
I do thi know samsung is on a downward slope , to many models of phones, to many variations of phone models for different parts of the world, and an unrealistic support program
You can't support 20 phone models especially built with different components for 5 years while constantly bring out new models. These A models A55,35, 06,05,05s etc all slightly different all using slightly different components
All with apparently 4- 5 years support. Impossible task,
samsung needs to stop constantly bring out basically the same phones evert year ,
Else they will end up like Motorola great budget phones but totally unsafe as little to no security support at all, samsung having a biannual security update for example whats the point of that your always about 8 months out of date on security patches.