Interesting, 4K60 lens switching works on the Snapdragon S24 series. I haven't tested or heard from anyone yet about the Exynos S24 series. This could either be processor related or ONLY available on the Ultra model.
Bloat is a subjective term. The Pixels come with a bunch of Google "bloatware" that I would need to uninstall so I could use it.
I see where you’re coming from with this, and part of me agrees. But there’s no getting away from the fact that a Pixel comes with one email app, and a Galaxy phone comes with three. That said, I do find it strange that it bothers so many people. Just don’t use them; some of them can be uninstalled. Why is it such a big deal?
Did you have some carrier version of the phones? because that is not how the unlocked versions behave.
I just retested unlocked S23U: installed data-only eSIM. The phone still forces to select primary SIM. The secondary (e)SIM does not become exactly "dormant", but a message says if primary can't connect the secondary will be used. It's kind of backup connection. But it's not exactly the same behavior as Pixels and not very useful.
Well, here is a screenshot of the SIM manager on my S24U. It is the same as on my S23U, S21U and S10e. I don't know where you are, but I know US versions of the unlocked aren't really unlocked and let carrier software take over the phone. So that may be what's happening.
I have US version and recall that a couple years ago when I first started asking this question somebody mentioned that US might have such behavior. I contacted Samsung's tech support at the time. They promised to pass this to developers. I guess it's still "not resolved".
Unless you can outbid Verizon, they don't really have an incentive to change it. My advice would be to try a T-Mobile SIM as your first SIM, as they seem to use actual unlocked software. May be too late now though, I'm really not concrete on how the wacky American carrier stuff works. Thankfully.
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