• Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
    192·
    1 year ago

    As a rule of thumb, after quite a mediocre experience regarding more than a couple of items, I have learned to never buy Samsung, if an alternative exists.

    • coffeebiscuit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      83·
      1 year ago

      So…. -Never buy Apple because…

      • Never buy Samsung because…
      • never buy Huawei because …
      • never buy oppo because …
      • never buy an android because…

      Well back to my landline I guess.

    • StickyLavander@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Don’t buy anything Samsung ESPECIALLY their appliances. They got class action lawsuit for fridges that breakdown, and when you call for the warranty to repair you’ll be dealing with months of nightmare of multiple technicians coming and going trying to to repair it. Oh and they only come during weekdays during 9-5 business hours so you have to take time off work for them to come, and if they “fixed it” it breaks down the next day spoiling all your food. I was losing money fast so I told them they have one last chance to make this right before I sue them. After that a manager called saying they’re going to send us a “new” fridge. Our “new” fridge was so badly banged up it had dents all over it. I was so exhausted by everything I just put magnets over it and called it a day. FUCK SAMSUNG never ever choosing to buy any of there products. Do your research before you buy!!!

    • Rouxibeau@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I have a fold 3 and I’m on my way to have it warranty repaired for the second time after having already completed three warranty exchanges. At least they’re honoring the warranties; but I shouldn’t have to repair a single phone so many times just have a working product.

    • danque@lemmy.worldEnglish
      47·
      1 year ago

      I mean that should’ve been obvious after the battery explosion and battery swelling problems at Samsung. They don’t care as long as it’s cheap. Their bloat was also one of the worst, same for the build quality of the medium phones.

    • tsuica@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The only downside to this is that banking apps won’t work anymore. Some of them won’t work without GMS, or with a custom ROM, or if Knox is triggered (Smasnug), or even if the bootloader is unlocked.

      Unfortunately, more and more banks are deprecating their web apps in favor of mobile apps, 'cause who doesn’t have a smartphone?.

      Otherwise, I’d switch back to LOS in a heartbeat.

      • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I am lucky enough to be able to avoid the GSM only banks and choose banks that do work on degoogled phones. Honestly, thanks to the ongoing trade-war between China and the US, degoogled phones will become more common and force banks to cater to those people. I’m not worried.

    • _s10e@feddit.deEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Just guessing. The phone is ear-marked for a target market, e.g. Africa. If it connects to an American network without roaming and without ever having been to Africa, it’s clear that the phone was not sold through ‘official’ distribution channels.

      • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Yes exactly, the exact same phone can have different variations on the same versions of firmware, depending on the region.

        The solution here is to not run stock firmware. Get a custom ROM and enjoy all the extra features.

        • _s10e@feddit.deEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Some manufacturers require a 5 min phone call in the market where you bought the phone… Easy to meet for someone in the target market, but makes it hard to import a brand new phone from elsewhere. You could still buy used, but this is less attractive.