Soldato
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This thread covers the original S (2010) up to the present S22.
Have you had all of the generations? Or every other generation as per 2-year contracts? Are you now sim-only? It seems to make sense with premium phones to buy them outright or stick on PayPal credit 0% for 4 months.
I had the Galaxy SII, S4 then a Note 4. An S8+ as well and now I have the S20 Ultra.
I thought the SII was a huge step up from any phone I previously had (Nokia/Sony-Ericsson/LG/Samsung). I still have it as a spare! I was amazed with the vibrant colour range of the screen. It reached the point where I posted in the Monitors section asking for a monitor recommendation. The general response was that the Dell Ultrasharp would come closest to the SII's colour range. So I got one of those.
The S4 was a smaller step up for me but I still enjoyed the larger screen size.
Although I was late getting the Note 4 (mid-2015), I again still enjoyed the large screen size. The alternative back then was the Samsung Galaxy Mega, but critics panned it on performance grounds.
The S8+ was another big step up for me. It did away with the bezels including the bottom 3 buttons. I also opted to remove the on-screen buttons and learned to 'flick' the screen to invoke those buttons which gave me more screen space. The finger unlock placement on the rear of the handset was a slight setback, but like with the 3 front buttons, it was down to "muscle memory". Just remembering where the button placements were and getting used to it. I can't say the same for the Office 2007+ ribbon though, 15 years on!!
I'm now on the S20 Ultra. I think the camera is very good, to the point that it's now my main camera. I also love the biggest (yet) sized phone at 6.9" and I haven't found another phone that gone over that.
My current situation is that I can afford to buy a flagship outright every year. However, I'm not interested in the latest models. Happy to hold onto the S20 Ultra for at least another year.
In short though, the SII will always have been my biggest step up
Have you had all of the generations? Or every other generation as per 2-year contracts? Are you now sim-only? It seems to make sense with premium phones to buy them outright or stick on PayPal credit 0% for 4 months.
I had the Galaxy SII, S4 then a Note 4. An S8+ as well and now I have the S20 Ultra.
I thought the SII was a huge step up from any phone I previously had (Nokia/Sony-Ericsson/LG/Samsung). I still have it as a spare! I was amazed with the vibrant colour range of the screen. It reached the point where I posted in the Monitors section asking for a monitor recommendation. The general response was that the Dell Ultrasharp would come closest to the SII's colour range. So I got one of those.
The S4 was a smaller step up for me but I still enjoyed the larger screen size.
Although I was late getting the Note 4 (mid-2015), I again still enjoyed the large screen size. The alternative back then was the Samsung Galaxy Mega, but critics panned it on performance grounds.
The S8+ was another big step up for me. It did away with the bezels including the bottom 3 buttons. I also opted to remove the on-screen buttons and learned to 'flick' the screen to invoke those buttons which gave me more screen space. The finger unlock placement on the rear of the handset was a slight setback, but like with the 3 front buttons, it was down to "muscle memory". Just remembering where the button placements were and getting used to it. I can't say the same for the Office 2007+ ribbon though, 15 years on!!
I'm now on the S20 Ultra. I think the camera is very good, to the point that it's now my main camera. I also love the biggest (yet) sized phone at 6.9" and I haven't found another phone that gone over that.
My current situation is that I can afford to buy a flagship outright every year. However, I'm not interested in the latest models. Happy to hold onto the S20 Ultra for at least another year.
In short though, the SII will always have been my biggest step up
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