Hey friend, Brandon here, I've been using the Samsung galaxy S 20 ultra and
the galaxy plus for over a week now.
And I have some thoughts and feelings about Samsung smartphone lineup
that I'm honestly conflicted about.
There are some good things in it, but there are some things
I'm left longing for, and a lot that I'm honestly just bumping.
Plus you wish to talk about whether or not you should upgrade to the Samsung
galaxy S 20 ultra from last year's galaxy S 21 ultra or from the note 20 ultra.
I think the answer isn't as clear or as obvious as you'd think, but if you
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now to better understand the issue.
We have to briefly talk about what.
It really is the Samsung galaxy note started as something kind
of polarizing, if not insane.
When it first came out, it had top of the line specs that were found in any of
Samsung's other phones in unheard of 5.3 inch screen that many said made no sense.
And no one would ever want to use a phone with a screen that.
Hilarious.
And of course the iconic S pen, which hearkened back to the days
of Palm pilots in trios, the term fablet was born because many saw it
is a mix between phone and a tablet.
And honestly, it wasn't really an enduring term at the time while the
galaxy note, a lot of criticisms because of how over the top it was compared
to other phones out at the time.
That was clearly what Samsung intended.
If you wanted the best from Samsung.
Feature option and capability that they could come up with.
You could only get it on the galaxy note.
Even those curve edge displays that people love or hate started with the galaxy
note edge and the galaxy note didn't crash and burn or, well, not completely.
In fact, despite some setbacks along the way at the Samsung galaxy, no, it was a
huge success at Manchester over 10 million units for multiple models in a row within
the first couple of months of release.
But eventually those over the top features of the note would trickle
down to other Samsung galaxy.
Like the curve screen, larger displays, top tier specs and more but not the S pen,
which is, you know, very much the note.
And that's where the problem comes in over the years.
So things that differentiated the Samsung galaxy note from the normal is pretty
much disappeared outside the S pen.
And that box, you designed that the note Sirius has been new.
Adding the fact that the note would be released with essentially the same specs
as the S series, but months later, and with a new generation of processor, chips
coming only a short few months later, many felt like the Samsung galaxy note.
Wasn't the top of the line option anymore, but something that was soon to have specs
that were outdated, the only way to.
Was the S pen and this kind of awkward feeling was looming
for a few years in a row.
And the justification for its existence being the S pen and the S pen alone.
I didn't think it was enough reason for the note to exist anymore, at least in
its current iteration and release window.
In fact, three years ago, when the note nine was announced, I made a video on the
Android police, YouTube channel asking you why the Samsung galaxy note nine.
Well, we have the Samsung galaxy S nine.
Plus I presented the idea that Samsung needed to put an end to
the note by merging the lines.
And while that was a bit early on my part, it seemed obvious
that something needed to change.
So Samsung tried to save the note by splitting it up into two devices.
One being the note ultra, which had the highest specs.
And at an even higher price than normal.
And then the normal note, which was uncharacteristically lower spec,
despite retaining its older price point.
And of course the S pen, it just didn't really seem to work.
So Samsung took a gap year off and then finally killed the note in
2022 this year in name, and finally moved its real estate to align
itself with the rest of the galaxy.
Just like I had predicted.
So that leads us to now with a Samsung galaxy as 22 lineup, we have
a Samsung galaxy S 22 and 22, plus it looks like the Samsung galaxy S
devices that came from the year prior.
And then we gave them the Samsung galaxy S 20 ultra, which takes a top tier spot,
but it looks nothing like the other
In fact that it looks like it was the model that was supposed to
come after the galaxy S 20 ultra, but held back a year until now
and well, without the camera bar.
And while there are some significant problems with this, which we'll
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Now that Samsung has merged the note into the normal SOS.
I can't help, but feel like we as consumers actually have worse options
from a Samsung smartphone than before.
Well, let me explain.
Let's look at the Samsung galaxy S 21 ultra from last year is a top of
line Samsung galaxy S series device.
And it had great design even has a flat screen that barely
curves over at the edges.
I honestly felt like this.
Best released from Samsung so far because it felt refined in matured.
They actually pulled back a little bit.
You see, when the Samsung galaxy S 20 ultra came out, the one that came
before this one, it went all out with the most insane camera specs possible.
And in that process, it gained a ton of issues along with it.
Like not being able to focus well, sadly it wasn't something
they could fix in software.
It must've been like some sort of hardware issue.
But I kind of got the feeling that their ambition got away from them with
the S 21 ultra this scale back some of their ambition and focus on refinement
and execution and they pulled it off.
That's when we went, ultra is a great phone and even had the
ability to work with the S pen.
If you just happen to want to buy the S pen, the only model that
worked for this specific phone there, they're just so many S pen models.
Now where this becomes a problem is where you go from heading in
this incredible design language, top tier specs, and refine it.
And you think about upgrading to the S 22 lineup you're left with,
well, not that you, you get this.
Not the same phone.
You see if you want the top of the line specs of the S 21 offered, but
updated, you only have one option.
The Samsung galaxy note 22 ultra, I mean the ultra it's a completely
different design language.
It has an S pen that you have to get, even if you don't want it in the super
curved screen set, scratch on me.
The first hour is in my pocket.
What if you don't want this?
And you might say, Brendan, what about the S twenty-two plus
isn't that a good replacement?
And the answer is sadly well, And while I do think it has a phenomenal design
language and feel the hand that I think is actually better than the S 21 ultra like,
seriously, this is a dang good looking phone and it feels great in the hand.
I think it actually manages to avoid that uncomfortable Jabie feeling that
you get on the iPhone 13 pro because the sites are actually slightly curved.
But anyway, so that that's not enough.
The S 22 plus is not a replacement for the . Ultra why?
Well, it doesn't have a Debbie QHD plus screen, like the ultra has, it has an
FHD plus screen, which according to the comments and the galaxy S 22 tips and
tricks video, a lot of people didn't realize that there $1,000 phone did
not have a higher resolution screen.
It also didn't have all the cameras and sensors.
It has less Ram and a smaller battery.
What are the things that people talk about the most inexperienced, so much?
The screen, the camera and the battery life.
Well, at least you get the most recent processor out there.
So if you want a non note style phone with a flat screen, you're
only left with a lower tier device.
You can't even use the S pen on it.
Like the S 21 ultra you, aren't given a choice and that's a great loss.
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So it's the solution.
I, the only thing I can think of is having the same problem you had before
with a top tier note device and a top tier S device, but really some at
the same time or rip the bandaid off and cut the new design language and
put the aspect inside of the ECERS.
But, you know what?
That means.
Those that love the note design language loses out.
Whatever we have right now feels half-baked.
And I don't really know what the solution is, but I'd love to hear
your thoughts in the comments.
So I guess some of you might be asking, Brandon, should I upgrade?
So if you've been a note user in the past and you prefer.
This is honestly a great followup to the previous note, 20 ultra.
You get the most up-to-date processor, modern wifi and modem technology, a
charging speed that goes up to 45 Watts.
If it does go as advertised a better and brighter screen, which is amazing
with a dynamic refresh rate and then more cameras, the only thing
you really miss out on, and it's a slightly smaller screen, which I
don't think you could really tell no micro SD card slot, a starting ramps.
Eight gigabytes instead of 12 gigabytes and no FM radio.
So, I mean, I don't really think you have a dramatic loss.
If you have the Samsung galaxy S 21 ultra, I would honestly keep it unless
you want to go for a note like device.
Otherwise the Samsung galaxy S 21 ultra is still the best Samsung galaxy, a
phone that I can think of in a long time.
And you can use it with an S pen if you want to.
The biggest upgrades that you're missing out on are really just the
latest processor, a brighter screen, and some of the more crazy camera
features and abilities, which if we're going to be honest, Helpful
occasionally, but not like often it's not like a deal breaker, my opinion,
but what do you think about all this?
And do you think you'll upgrade your phone?
Let me know in the comments and in this is text a community discord chats over.
We'd love to have you until next time.