Galaxy S20 Launch = Complete FLOP !

[bkeaver]

Because it is not a terrible phone it is terribly overpriced.

A big reason why this phone is not going to sell well.

A big reason why the phone isn't going to sell well they don't have any surplus of them. I pre-ordered on 2/21 and I am still waiting. Black Ultra 512gb TMO. It says back ordered will ship the week of March 13th. Well today is March 13th and I still have the damn cancel button showing... If they weren't able to have the surplus from the first hours of sales in stock then they shouldn't have started the pre-sale when they did.

 

[Peter Scooze]

A big reason why the phone isn't going to sell well they don't have any surplus of them. I pre-ordered on 2/21 and I am still waiting. Black Ultra 512gb TMO. It says back ordered will ship the week of March 13th. Well today is March 13th and I still have the damn cancel button showing... If they weren't able to have the surplus from the first hours of sales in stock then they shouldn't have started the pre-sale when they did.

Its not just Samsung. Apparently u cant get iphones either the stores have none due to the outbreak

 

[Mike Dee]

A big reason why the phone isn't going to sell well they don't have any surplus of them. I pre-ordered on 2/21 and I am still waiting. Black Ultra 512gb TMO. It says back ordered will ship the week of March 13th. Well today is March 13th and I still have the damn cancel button showing... If they weren't able to have the surplus from the first hours of sales in stock then they shouldn't have started the pre-sale when they did.

Unfortunately they must have underestimated how many people would be willing to spend 1600 on the 512GB TMO version. I don't know how many sales they will lose but I certainly would wait. I assume that many who wouldn't wait switched to another variant or model. Those that are trading in still have a device and probably so do those who aren't trading in. Hopefully you will get it soon.

 

[Venom0642]

Its not just Samsung. Apparently u cant get iphones either the stores have none due to the outbreak

Seems that way, no phones from China will get shipped cause of coronavirus, so it might take much longer to see other phones ship.

 

[Mike Dee]

Seems that way, no phones from China will get shipped cause of coronavirus, so it might take much longer to see other phones ship.

Samsung has factories in different countries. Is the S20 specifically made in China?

 

[Peter Scooze]

Samsung has factories in different countries. Is the S20 specifically made in China?

I dont think so but some parts for it may be

 

[Peter Scooze]

Samsung has factories in different countries. Is the S20 specifically made in China?

I dont think so but some parts for it may be

 

[felloffthetruck]

Samsung has factories in different countries. Is the S20 specifically made in China?

Mine says made in Korea.

 

[Venom0642]

Samsung has factories in different countries. Is the S20 specifically made in China?

Don't think so, but since all entertainment and NBA etc etc all are cancel cause of coronavirus. So most likely thats probably why things haven't got shipped.

 

[bkeaver]

The only flaw in that theory is I personally know people that ordered later than me and they got their phones... This is just a big unorganized mess. Mine was ordered 4 hours into the first day of presales...

 

[Lobwedgephil]

The phones are made in Vietnam or Korea, but a lot of the parts come from China.

 

[the_boon]

Not surprised it's not selling well. It brings basically nothing compelling over last year's S10 series phones.

 

[Mike Dee]

The only flaw in that theory is I personally know people that ordered later than me and they got their phones... This is just a big unorganized mess. Mine was ordered 4 hours into the first day of presales...

Which model did you order?

 

[Mike Dee]

Not surprised it's not selling well. It brings basically nothing compelling over last year's S10 series phones.

Certain models are on back order so they must have sold more than expected.

 

[the_boon]

Certain models are on back order so they must have sold more than expected.

That could also mean they didn't produce as many of the first batch, knowing the sales wouldn't be as strong as last year's S10 series phones.

 

[bhatech]

Yeah backorder necessarily not means better sales. Could be but there could many other factors for that. Certain models of Pixels are heavily backordered during launch, doesn't mean they are selling well.

 

[Mike Dee]

That could also mean they didn't produce as many of the first batch, knowing the sales wouldn't be as strong as last year's S10 series phones.

That's kind of covered by what I'm saying. Projections may have been lower than usual.

 

[bkeaver]

Which model did you order?

Black 512gb ultra TMO

 

[felloffthetruck]

Certain models are on back order so they must have sold more than expected.

I believe that the 512GB is the only one one back order?

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Price, (perceived) ugliness and an underwhelming camera compared to what was promised.

Also, Samsung uses the inferior Exynos chips in the S20 phones released in Asia. Exynos is crap, Samsung should stop trying to be clever and reinvent the wheel. Same goes for Bixby.

In any case, we'll know once Samsung publishes its quarterly financial reports.

The corona will be a convenient scapegoat.

If you don't mind the 'locked down' Apple ecosystem, buying an iPhone makes more sense these days. Timely and mostly trouble-free software updates for at least 5 years, higher resale value, and quite likely cheaper than an equivalent premium Android phone these days.

Other than a few notable exceptions, most premium Android phones have removed the headphone jack, so Android's moral high ground regarding that is gone.

Google Maps is available on iOS, and I don't miss anything else from Google. Duo is inferior to Facetime, and I refuse to install Skype or anything from Microsoft. I'm not interested in the so-called 'customizations' or nerdy hobbies such as loading a custom ROM.

Google Assistant is better than Siri, I'll admit that. But Siri isn't as terrible as Samsung's Bixby.

So what exactly is the compelling point of sticking with Android?

If you prefer iOS then that is your choice. I prefer Android. iOS is too boring for me to use any more. I like the customisation of Android and Samsung phones a lot. I am enjoying the extras I have on my S10+ even over the Pixel 4XL, which I have now given my husband. These are my choices and they are valid too.