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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Exhile:
Apple updates its iOS software incrementally over the year until a revamp of the operating system is released before new iPhones come out in September. The same can also be said of Android where the operating system gets a new refresh once a year. Two different O/S ecosystems, two different O/S update systems. You can't make everyone happy.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] andacro:
LOS support "forever".
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] thunderroid:
Well no more with s10... :(
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
The galaxy S10 is actually cheaper than the 2017's iPhone X in my country :/

We can pre order it for 929$ with a free galaxy watch and a free wireless charger, while the iPhone X is for 950$+

Also the apple "lower end" iPhone XR is more expensive than the S10...

I am talking about the regular S10, not the S10 plus or the S10e.

Samsung offers more than apple and is still cheaper, it offers more than any android phone also. They have everything you can ask for in a smartphone.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] JayRolla:
New iphones and ipad screens are pretty dang amazing. I didnt think so till my wife won the latest gen ipad pro at work in a contest. The screen is by far superior to any samsung tablet or phone I have seen.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] koragg97:
To me there is no other brand other than Samsung - 0 competition. Sammy has everything in one device and that's why I love them. You don't need to have the latest Android update right away as many features are already existent in the device even if it's on an older software version. Best screen, best camera, has headphone jack, ultrasonic fp scanner, super premium build, amazing hardware. List goes on, I'm just waiting for them to get rid of the hole(s) and will get that Note (10 or 11 hopefully). :)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] AhsanU:
Note 10 is a definite no. The Note 10 will be pretty much the S10 with a slightly larger screen and S-Pen goodies. They've never strayed too far from the S line when it comes to the Note. It's bigger, more powerful, etc. but it usually doesn't stray far from the S version of its year.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] compujock:
1st off I always buy the unlocked version of the latest Galaxy S phone so I do not have all the nasty bloatware which comes from the carriers. The unlocked versions are very clean.

Regarding price, I'm looking at pre-ordering the S10+ for $999 (It will end up costing me $599 after trading in my old phone + using a gift card from xmas) Yes it will be the most I've ever paid for a new phone, but Samsung screens cannot be beat. I love the triple camera (which just received the highest camera rating of any cell phone from DXO - tied with Huawei Mate 20), ultrasonic FP reader, headphone jack, SD card slot, waterproofing, wireless charging, and pre-orders are coming with free Samsung AirPods. I also really like the automatic 42% blue light reduction. That should help alleviate some eye strain. I like that the Sammy AirPods can charge wirelessly by simply setting the case on the back of the phone.

Having said all that, I am disappointed the S10 has only increased the charge rate by 29%. I was hoping for something closer to 100%. That is one area where I feel other phones like OnePlus and Huawei have an advantage in charging speed.

In any case, I will pre-order the S10+, but in the future I will certainly be watching carefully the OnePlus 7, MI 9, and other high end but less expensive phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] wormyMNT:
???... I hope u know that those screens are from Samsung... but nice try
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] JayRolla:
I hope you know apple designs them and samsung builds them right? Nice try bruh!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] wormyMNT:
Apple gives the specs and Samsung builds it to that... u are still getting a Samsung screen, not an apple screen... which is why it is a better screen than previous apples... not sure what part of that u don't understand ???
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] koragg97:
Yeah I know, I'm just hoping they'd do it this year as it's their anniversary :D but it's definitely a low possibility :(

I'd prefer a camera inside the S-Pen and no front one any time haha
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Davey Dual Sim:
Firstly, 'full of bloatware ' is a matter of opinion . To me it isnt, and One UI is excellent . I always buy unlocked direct from Samsung. Carriers fill the bloatware Samsung dont

Secondly, I use the phones dual SIM facility being an area manager and work on a phone 6 hours a day, so build quality and the screen are paramount

As for price, I can afford the price so it's not an issue
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Notefan161:
Because feature wise it is the complete package
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] galaxys:
They are into their 10th generation of technical evolution!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Duncan1982:
Why Buy Apple?

Why Buy Xaomi?

Why Buy Huawei?

We all buy based on either Brand Loyalty (fan boys) but nothing wrong with liking a particular brand, or we buy because a feature or features.

I'm more open minded and have owned many devices from many different OEM's.

So why buy Samsung?

1)Best Display no arguments (it is what it is)

2)Build & Design

3)Can now say performance is spot on more now with OneUI

4)Camera's are of great quality. (Maybe not the best, but high end and that's fine)

6)Features like ip68, headphone jack (for now) micro SD card support, dual speakers.

7) Development (yeah exynos only lol) but it's great.

8)Storage.

9)Best device for theme support.

10)Quality and Quantity , you get almost everything one could want.

So these are 10 reasons why some opt for Samsung, stay with Samsung.

There are many options In the Android space, and TBH the Chinese market is and hopefully will continue to help lower the pricing that Samsung is now in.

But as long as people are prepared to pay then the price rises.

I currently own the Mi Mix 3, Asus R.O.G, Vivo Nex and soon the S10+, I'm sure you know the mi mix 3 is ceramic and has the Snapdragon 845, and up to 10gb ram, much cheaper than Samsung's.

So is this part of the reason one might ask why buy Samsung?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] pingufanpoy:
The are the true kings of displays

Apple and Chinese brands buy from Samsung when they need amoled screens.

Samsung only uses the best of their own when making phones.

Headphone jacks

SD card support when other phones remove this

1200 nits when competitors only have 750.

HDR+

A phone with ois and no corner cutting

5g is useless (the reason why sprints ceo and other ceos were on during that keynote is because 5g rollout doesn't even exist yet)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] 10thDmenxn:
No, not "in some cases better". Not at all, ever. But, you do NOT have to buy the $1000 dollar version. You can buy the $799 version, IF you are so interested in having a cheaper priced phone, and it will still be better than the Oneplus...

And to add a little sauce to the question of why you would spend more for a Samsung, because you get an almost indestructible ceramic back where you don't have to use a case, because you get liquid cooling inside the device which keeps it cool even under stress, because you get a 92%+ screen ratio that NO OTHER DEVICE HAS, because you get a 4100 mAH battery that other phones just don't have, because you get 8gb's of high speed RAM that other phones don't have, because you get 512gb-1tb of internal blazingly fast storage that NO OTHER PHONE HAS, because you get a ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR BUILT RIGHT INTO THE SCREEN that NO OTHER PHONES HAVE, because you get the HIGHEST RATED SMARTPHONE CAMERAS on the planet, because you get stereo speakers which sound great, because you get $180 dollar wireless earbuds for free and because it is the most beautiful phone ever built.

There are tons of other features (faster wireless charging and wireless share charging) I didn't even mention here, which make buying a Samsung phone a worthwhile decision over those cheaper phones. One last reason, I bought two S7 Edge's almost four years ago, and they are both still running perfectly well, still look brand new and still running circles around almost every one of my friends and family members non-Samsung phones. Of course mine are rooted...

Hope this answers your question.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] AstroDigital:
In Canada the cheapest device costs over a $1000 outright, but really I do no care even it costs hundreds less than any top of the line device I would avoid Samsung because of the Bloatware
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
What bloatware are you talking about? Samsung lets you choose what apps to install at the first boot. And every phone has its bloat. Samsung's software is a lot lighter now though...
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] JayRolla:
Oh I understand. I am a huge apple hater. I have been sammy since the s3, note4, s6, s7, s9 and now s10. I own two Samsung TVs. The ipad pro I was given FREE has a way better looking screen. It's amazing how much better it looks than any samsung I own. I hope the s10 can out due it.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] wackygt:
Yeah I have to say that Samsung's bought direct aren't full of bloatware. Granted they include some Galaxy Apps that I never use but hardly a huge amount of bloatware.

I was a massive HTC fan before I got my S7, having owned nearly all of their flagships up to and including the HTC 10. I always found the earlier gen Samsung's had poorer build quality and touch wiz was awful. But after 6 months with the HTC 10 I took the plunge to the S7 and for my purposes it was the superior all round handset for my needs.

And that's the key thing for me - my needs. I want a handset with an awesome display, a decent camera, a UI I get on with and something that just works. Samsug currently meet my needs better than others which is why I will get an S10.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] shiloh4565:
Samsung pay
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Sakete:
Samsung still has headphone jacks. One of the few flagship devices where you can get a headphone jack. I love my audio quality and I use very high end headphones, so for me that alone is worth it. Coming from the Google Pixel (gen 1), now going to Samsung. Whoever continues to put headphone jacks on their devices will get my money.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Tel864:
Other than Facebook and some Samsung apps that I have disabled, I have no bloatware. Sure, the Samsung apps take up a little space but I have plenty of space to spare.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] AhsanU:
Same here! I'm strongly considering actually not buying the S10+ because the Note might have the S-Pen with the camera in the pen and then maybe Samsung can remove the hole punch altogether.

It's still not likely happening but if it does.. I'd kick myself for buying the S10+. So I'll enjoy my 6T and Mi Mix 3 until then.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] AJerman:
Why Samsung? Samsung Pay. Simple as that. That's a HUGE hurdle for any other phone to beat for me. You'd have to offer me a 100% perfect phone with everything that I want for me to give up Samsung Pay at the moment. Turns out though, few manufacturers are making phones as good as Samsung, let alone better.

As others have said, the bloat and complaints about the UI are somewhat subjective, but largely no longer accurate about Samsung. I was as big of a Samsung hater as anyone when they were coming out with crappy plastic phones with junk software, but now their phones are arguably the best designed on the market, and the software, while it's been not bad for years, is even better with the new One UI. Granted I usually toss the Pixel launcher on my phone as well.

Edit: Heh, funny, no one else even had a chance to comment after me before the entire situation changed. Because of a failure on Samsung's website, my order got processed wrong and was simply cancelled without notice or attempt to resolve the issue. Their answer was that I could re-order at the end of the line. To say I'm a little annoyed at their lack of customer service is an understatement. Looks like that's going to be enough to push me over the Samsung Pay hurdle.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] rookie1580:
Otterbox is the best way to go imo. They have always done me right.

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Better all around phone. Memory, storage, camera, more established, battery, processor, reliability. I mean, to me there is just no other way to go. I've owned other phones, but to me, nothing compares to a new Galaxy.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] varcor:
I disagree completely, I recieved the first update on my S9 Plus less than 2 months after release and have received 4 more including Pie, UI and Android 9. To me, how quickly my device gets updated doesn't weigh very heavily when making a buying decision since at times I prefer the previous UI over the update. If faster updates are so important then stick with Essential, one of the worst smartphone's ever produced.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Eudeferrer:
I don't have an Essential phone. I have a Pixel 3xl, as well as a Note8, but official Pie for the S9 was just released this month (not 2 months after it came out, which is more like almost 7 months after it was released since Pie was released August of last year). My note 8 is still waiting fir official Pie release. You missed the point. My point was that if an obscure crappy phone like essential can provide updates timely, so can Samsung which makes billions a year. You might not care about updates, but OS updates often bring major changes to both security and new features to a phone. Some of us prefer not to wait and sacrifice security rather than to have a pretty interface which is bloated with many useless features no one will use.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] :
Although many other OEMs can give us more freedom in terms of being able to unlock and root easier and offer some features at a lower price, I always come back to Samsung as my daily because they are just that much more polished and refined. Speaking mostly on the hardware side of things. Their cameras tend to give me better results and their hardware tends to be better built. Even though root is nearly impossible outside of Exynos variants, software can still be tweaked enough for me to enjoy my daily experience.

Those are my reasons for sticking with Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] SugarMouth:
Income level and net worth likely has a lot to do with it. To some $1k feels like $10k, to others it feels like $10.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] JayRolla:
An obscure company like Essential has one phone to try and update. Samsung has years and years of phones they try to keep up to date. Huge difference.

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Its the most used device in most peoples lives. I use a phone more than my work laptop, more than my home PC/Laptop, more than my gaming console and more than I even drive my car. So its not crazy to spend good money on it IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] baconbeacon:
Sort version:

1. Width less than 72mm

2. I'm display fingerprint

3. Coverage of LTE bands

4. Dual SIM

Long version:

I know I might be in the minorities, but for me, the width of the phone is very important. I want to be able to use my phone single-handed, with meant less than 72mm. And sadly, OnePlus and quite all other budget flagships fail to this. Pixel was one of my choice, but it was too expensive when I bought my s8.

And now, in looking forward to the s10 because of the in display fingerprint. (I won't explain much about that)

Also, I'm living in Japan, witch is a country using weird LTE bands, so most budget flagships just won't work well.

Lastly, I do go overseas often, so I need a physical dual SIM phone, witch means no iPhones.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] thevasugoel:
My honor 6x is hard bricked when I try to install elemental rom v2. Os is not installed, bootloader is unlocked but cannot reboot into bootloader.

Also not rebooting into recovery when trying dload method.

Only Honor logo is there, please help me to fix my device.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] Deleted member 8892904:
Try to plug in USB and then hold down both Power and Volume Down. Once screen goes black then let go of power but keep holding volume down. Of it boots to bootloader, flash Elemental TWRP
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] thevasugoel:
sorry man, no success using this method, phone is not booting into bootloader. I also use your method after fully discharge my device. Please help if any one has better solution.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] player615:
See this https://xdaforums.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-unbrick-honor6x-boot-fastboot-t3904381
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Jack'O:
Hi, I set up an encription pattern to my old phone (RN4X) then I leaved it into a drawer for months and now can't remember and unlock it.

Anyone knows a method to get it back working?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] raptorddd:
i just restored my nandroid back up and pin failed. i used orangefox recovery it has an option to remove password. then i added back again pin and fingerprint.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Jack'O:
Thanks for reply but the pattern is asked to boot also into recovery also, it is the encripting one.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Jack'O:
It seemed impossible to me to have forgotten the pattern, the fact is that it did not accept the one set because the data partition is corrupted.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] :
I thought this was an issue with my previous Lineage OS version and googlin the issue apparently it's common for android oreo so as soon as I realized there was an unofficial build for android pie here I flashed it. Everything works fine (except for the gallery that I replaced with a f-droid alternative) but I'm greeted by the same issue every X hours: a message from my provider telling me I'm out of credit. I have no mobile plan on my sim and I don't even want one but whenever I add credit on it I lose everything in about 2-3 hours due to these ping-like leaks. When I go in data usage it clearly says "95.21 kB used" even if the bottom bar says "0B - 2,00GB". Mobile data is off of course and I also went out of my way going in developer option and disabling "Mobile data always active: Always keep mobile data active, even when Wi-Fi is active (for fast network switching)". Is this an issue related with my phone and not on the version of android I'm running? Is this an issue with Lineage OS itself? I don't know if I'm receiving sms telling me I'm out of credit because data is leaking or because my provider likes to remind me I'm out of credit and that I should add money.. I think the former makes more sense since a constant spam of these messages is really tedious and looks not intended. I would add more money but I fear to lose even more due to this issue. Anyone else with this problem?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] GunKneeNeon:
I've been facing the same issue and been trying to resolve it with no luck. I am on Miui 8. I thought it was Miui that steals my mobile data.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] scarface-one:
A bit of history: I originally installed OmniRom 8.1 (2018-06-05). That was then updated to 2018-06-12. I then attempted to update to OmniRom 9 (2019-01-27). Due to the phone failing to boot, I was forced to wipe all the data and install OmniRom (2019-01-27) again.

I tried enabling encryption, after waiting for the phone to reach 100% charge and left the device charging. As soon as I tapped enable encryption, the device rebooted. It now keeps rebooting, showing "OMNI" before rebooting again.

Info:

TWRP version : 3.2.3-1

I appreciate any help in this. Please let me know if any other information is necessary

Edit1: I have already tried wiping Dalvik-cache and cache

Edit2: The phone is an XT1686 (Indian version), output of `fastboot getvars all` is :

bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8953-C0.8C
(bootloader) product: potter
(bootloader) board: potter
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P3B
(bootloader) radio: 6
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 32GB SKHYNIX HBG4a2 RV=08 PV=A5 FV=00000000000000A5
(bootloader) ram: 4GB SKHYNIX LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=06 M6=03 M7=00 M8=5F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8953
(bootloader) serialno: [redacted]
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0xc0
(bootloader) uid: [redacted]
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: [censored]
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 07-15-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1686
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time:
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/potter_n/potter_n:7.0/NPN
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: S25.137-92-14/16:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.25.331.16.potter.ret
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: ail.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.5.6.r1-01900-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband[0]: M8953_37.46.07.47.01R POTTER_INDIADSDS
(bootloader) version-baseband[1]: _CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.31-perf-gf055b2e-0010
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: 7-g516eb24 (hudsoncm@ilclbld30) (gcc ver
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: sion 4.9 20150123 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 30 15:51:32 CDT 20
(bootloader) kernel.version[4]: 18
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.8C-0-g22013cf
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C0-1-g202d600
(bootloader) tz.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) prov.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.8C-0-gcba6d5d
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: retin
all: listed above
Finished. Total time: 0.028s
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] scarface-one:
I successfully fixed it by wiping data
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] riyan65:
Remove your serial no from getvar.