Quote from: splus on August 26, 2023, 20:55:46Old Samsung Notes were very wide, and yet were popular and beloved. And now this same or even smaller width is being criticized as "anti human".
The Note/Ultra hasn't changed, people have. They have become pussies, complaining about anything and everything. It's pathetic really.
I'll be the first to buy a new flat screen Ultra! As long as I can get a Snapdragon CPU variant, lol.

You haven't seen the worst on Twitter/X.

Quote from: Neenyah on August 27, 2023, 14:45:24

Quote from: StevO on August 27, 2023, 14:39:43Bring back the IR blaster! Miss that more than curved screens, pens, or folds.

Ah IR blaster, the thing for "power users" as being explained by many "experts" and even PR trolls from OEMs; not that long ago removable battery, IR blaster, FM radio, microSD slot, 3.5mm jack, headphones and charger coming with phone included in the packaging and many other things... were perfectly normal for almost all phones even those from 20 years ago.

Then all of that became "for power users" and that was the reason for their removal (and charging most of them at extra cost if you want to buy them separately); suddenly from 90%+ power users almost nobody is a power user anymore. Nice way to twist the story and sell your own greed, which is what most OEMs do.

The irony is that Sony removed the headphone jack on their 2018 and 2019 flagship phones, even citing the rising trend of wireless audio gears, before putting it back in the 2020 Xperia 1 Mk2. Sony could've easily continued not doing it, but they didn't. It feels as if someone at Sony realized that following the trend is a bad idea. That's why Sony has always been in my radar after LG's exit from the smartphone market.

79mm wide? Sony's Xperia 1 Mk5 is only 71mm wide despite the tall 21:9 screen. Even LG's V60 is still 77.6mm wide despite the big 6.8" 20.5:9 screen, and both phones still have the still-relevant headphone jack and microSD card slot. This makes me truly miss LG in the smartphone market. The V60 when new was literally a S20 Ultra hardware for $200 cheaper than the cheapest S20 128GB, and it's still a wild beast to own in 2023.

Quote from: StevO on August 27, 2023, 14:39:43Bring back the IR blaster! Miss that more than curved screens, pens, or folds.

Ah IR blaster, the thing for "power users" as being explained by many "experts" and even PR trolls from OEMs; not that long ago removable battery, IR blaster, FM radio, microSD slot, 3.5mm jack, headphones and charger coming with phone included in the packaging and many other things... were perfectly normal for almost all phones even those from 20 years ago.

Then all of that became "for power users" and that was the reason for their removal (and charging most of them at extra cost if you want to buy them separately); suddenly from 90%+ power users almost nobody is a power user anymore. Nice way to twist the story and sell your own greed, which is what most OEMs do.

Quote from: Enna on August 27, 2023, 14:04:41You pay all that money for this phone and still have to purchase a pen? That don't make sense.

Well that's thanks to OEMs copying Apple's approach to that matter, by simply removing more and more of stuff to charge it at some decently hefty extra cost. Apple does a lot of anti-consumer things, others like that and do the same. So here we are, unfortunately.

Bring back the IR blaster! Miss that more than curved screens, pens, or folds.

A stylus pen is for fill8ng out form on your Microsoft or wh8ch ever apps you may have. They can fold or however they may build the phone, but the pen use is for filling out forms or using it to scroll. It don't have be built in the phoneif it folds but just coming with the phone people will love it. You pay all that money for this phone and still have to purchase a pen? That don't make sense.

I don't think this article is necessary, since when is the ultra line from Samsung a one-hand operating device? Actually in the last couple of years none of their flagships are one-hand friendly so if for some reason you're hoping or expecting the s24 ultra to be a one-hand device think you need to check those expectations🤔

The people have spoken ages6 we want a wider phone.

I look forward to it. Might give me a reason to switch back to a slab form factor from the fold.

YES! please flat screen for the love! No point of having an S pen with curved glass. Makes absolutely no sense at all.

Weird how this gets slated for being "too wide" yet most foldables are wider but get all the praise. It's all BS.

I would love a flat screen like the older notes! I think if you want one handed use you should be buying a different device, that's not what this one is for.

Old Samsung Notes were very wide, and yet were popular and beloved. And now this same or even smaller width is being criticized as "anti human".
The Note/Ultra hasn't changed, people have. They have become pussies, complaining about anything and everything. It's pathetic really.
I'll be the first to buy a new flat screen Ultra! As long as I can get a Snapdragon CPU variant, lol.

I completely agree with Brenda. Here I thought maybe I was the only person who abhors narrow phones. The iPhone is actually the least narrow due to its aspect ratio so Samsung going this route is great!