Why Are You Not Upgrading To Or Buying The S20?

[sqa4life]

Your "problem" is the S10+ is already too good. It's a good problem to have! And I just don't think these petite incremental upgrades year over year give people much incentive to dump a thousand bucks on a new phone. That goes for all brands not just Samsung.

As for the S20 line...5G seems to be a pipe dream for the majority and I don't see any major camera improvements (or any other major new feature for that matter) that justify an upgrade. If you already own one, the S10 line is just too capable IMO to justify a switch to the 20 series. And Samsung can keep their "free" earbuds LOL.

I have the S10 and after I turned off animation, it's blasting fast. However, I am still debating if I should trade in for the S20 because I took my S10 to the sauna and wet steam room almost everyday for the last few months. It started getting overheat sometime.

 

[Elky64]

Yup, plus the Apple "support" you get is the type that secretly slowed down your phone over the years.

Or like some Android device manufactures pushing out security patches that never were...

"it was found that many Android devices had what they call a “patch gap,” where the phone’s software would claim it was up to date with security patches but was, in reality, missing up to a dozen of the patches"

Not saying what Apple did is/was acceptable yet they aren't the only ones performing underhanded stunts on the consumer.

 

[swarlos]

I will not be getting the S20 this year. I just got my S10 in October 2019, so I'll be good for a while now. Maybe in a year or longer, I'll see. But I'm also wanting to keep an eye out for the Pixel 5. I do miss my Pixel 2 but I'm happy with my S10.

Other than the hefty pricetag and the potential size barriers (I have small hands), I just don't see a justifiable reason for upgrading.

LMAO if the Pixel 5 looks like this, Google has truly lost their mind.

 

[bhatech]

LMAO if the Pixel 5 looks like this, Google has truly lost their mind.

Meh it's always the same complain about phones doesn't look good.

Every year it's the same story about iPhone, Google or on the latest S20 camera housing. They all look fine to my eyes and even the supposedly Pixel 5 which might not even be true

 

[Mike Dee]

LMAO if the Pixel 5 looks like this, Google has truly lost their mind.

Nah....the render just has the new notch on the wrong side.

 

[swarlos]

Meh it's always the same complain about phones doesn't look good.

Every year it's the same story about iPhone, Google or on the latest S20 camera housing. They all look fine to my eyes and even the supposedly Pixel 5 which might not even be true

But it’s Google we all know they’ll screw it up.

 

[Elky64]

They may never know the difference... but those iOS updates and everything in between is probably what helps keep their iOS devices chugging for 4+ years, if they hold on to them that long, without much issue until it the tech on the devices can't keep up with the OS changes anymore... at least that's been my experience with practically all my iOS devices. Finally had to give up on the Air and Air2 after 4-5+ years and go with a 11" iPad Pro.

I admit my Note 8 is chugging ok in year 3... but already missing Android Q (only two OS uodates given, smh) not getting OneUI2.0 and with R coming up it will only fall behind further.

Well I think we've reached a plateau in terms of device specs, on most higher end devices anyways. That each OS update/upgrade has less of an impact on a device's performance as they once did, and can actually enhance their performance. In essence, a device's sustainability should be considerably longer.

Majority of my devices from the years 2017/18 rarely, if ever, leave me feeling like were lacking in the performance department, and our 2019 device with its 855 SoC/6GB RAM changes little in the way of day-to-day use. IMO, what's going to make them redundant the quickest will be the lack of support some have ceased to receive in under two years time.

 

[Mike Dee]

Well I think we've reached a plateau in terms of device specs, on most higher end devices anyways. That each OS update/upgrade has less of an impact on a device's performance as they once did, and can actually enhance their performance. In essence, a device's sustainability should be considerably longer.

Majority of my devices from the years 2017/18 rarely, if ever, leave me feeling like were lacking in the performance department, and our 2019 device with its 855 SoC/6GB RAM changes little in the way of day-to-day use. IMO, what's going to make them redundant the quickest will be the lack of support some have ceased to receive in under two years time.

Well I think we've reached a plateau in terms of device specs, on most higher end devices anyways. That each OS update/upgrade has less of an impact on a device's performance as they once did, and can actually enhance their performance. In essence, a device's sustainability should be considerably longer.

Majority of my devices from the years 2017/18 rarely, if ever, leave me feeling like were lacking in the performance department, and our 2019 device with its 855 SoC/6GB RAM changes little in the way of day-to-day use. IMO, what's going to make them redundant the quickest will be the lack of support some have ceased to receive in under two years time.

And the battery degredation.

 

[Adam Frix]

S20 and S20 Plus are about identical in size to their predecessors. Technically, they're even slightly smaller.

No, the S20 line is larger overall.

S10+ vs S20+:

Height 6.2" vs 6.37"
Width 2.92" vs 2.9"
Thickness 0.31" vs 0.31"
Weight 6.17oz vs 6.56oz

The S20+ is taller and heavier than the S10+.

 

[Kilroy672]

I'm skipping S20 this year because it's just to darn expensive. I just picked up a used Note 10+ nearly $1000 cheaper than the S20 Ultra 512 GB. At the price I could nearly buy 3 Note 10+'s. I'm sure Samsung is going to realize that sales are going to be down because of the price.

 

[Adam Frix]

Well I think we've reached a plateau in terms of device specs, on most higher end devices anyways. That each OS update/upgrade has less of an impact on a device's performance as they once did, and can actually enhance their performance. In essence, a device's sustainability should be considerably longer.

Agreed.

I read yesterday that the Android 11 dev preview will load on Pixel 2 phones. There's no real reason nowadays to be stuck with only what came on the phone new, or maybe one upgrade level.

 

[Adam Frix]

Another reason: history shows that by May/June, after all the $1000/$1400 buyers have come and gone, Sammy will be blowing these out at half price via Costco.

 

[GrooveRite]

I tried upgrading yesterday. Way too much to give up! I have an S10+. If samsung or t-mobile made it easier to upgrade I would've done so. This all made not upgrading an easy decision.

 

[EMGSM]

Not upgrading this time. I'm waiting for the Note.

 

[Bkdodger1]

Not upgrading this time. I'm waiting for the Note.

I'm thinking same .. it's tempting I enjoyed my time with the phone at Verizon.. it's a solid looking device and I'm thinking plenty peeps will be happy come March.. front of screen was nice feel in hand less curve for sure ...
I'm going to wait it out with my Note + and Pixel 4XL to hold me over

 

[Peter Scooze]

Not upgrading this time. I'm waiting for the Note.

I wanna wait for the note also. Just hope the waterfall display rumors aren't true

 

[vimagreg]

One more waiting for the Note. I'm a SPen guy, for me right now is Note or nothing. Hope it comes with flat screen and improved Samsung Note app and DEX functionality.

 

[Morty2264]

LMAO if the Pixel 5 looks like this, Google has truly lost their mind.

It may not be as aesthetically pleasing as other camera backs; however, if the Pixel 5 does look like this and continues to have one of the best smartphone cameras on the market, I'd consider it.

 

[neil74]

I still think the note 10+ is a nicer device tbh.

 

[EMGSM]

I wanna wait for the note also. Just hope the waterfall display rumors aren't true

Me too. I want a flat screen.