[Vivo X80 Pro] Dutch-Vivo:
I skipped several Samsungs because of the Exynos soc in my region and the poor batterylife a couple of years ago.

I also hated my single speaker on my Note 8 so my next device needed to have 2x great speakers and great battery stamina.

It was impossible to find everything i wanted (top spec Soc, audio jack, big screen, huge storage, fast charging, etc etc) so i decided i would buy something that was kinda close as a temporary device untill the flagships came with something worthy.

I bought the Asus ROG 6 512GB and never looked back !

The battery is such a conveniance and the speakers are the best you will find, period.

Display is good but not the best, BUT it's flat which i find to be ideal for gestures and editing pictures and such.

Charging was plenty fast and the UI is very stock Android with nice features, that was probably the biggest surprise.

Camera is Meh ... Sometimes great, sometimes dissapointing.

I sometimes miss wireless charging aswell as an IP rating.

Today i am using it 2.7 years, much longer than expected and i went all across the globe with it, no issues at all.

I do miss a great camera system so that's why i am looking at something new now andd had my hopes up for the Xiaomi 12SUltra but it's kinda dissapointing in some ways and NO global version.

My Vivo search has kinda stopped after seeing all the issues which i do NOT have on this old ROG2, so i don't see myself spending a small fortune only to go backwards in some important departments and having to find workarounds or always look for power in order to charge it.

With the recent ROG6 i think the camera is much better than mine but the macro system is again an useless feature as nobody cares for a low quality macro and it should have been a 3x optical zoom.

Right now i'm on the fence as i won't be looking for a Vivo, and the ROG6 (need 512GB !) is too expensive nowadays.

They don't reallly drop in price neither so i won't be paying 1200 euro's for something that's better than what i have but the experience will be the same in some areas.

Thinking about buying a 'temporary' device again and was looking at the Mi11 Ultra 512GB. That should easily ast me untill the Galaxy S24Ultra.

Just like WabaWaya i have strayed away from Samsung because of their decisions these past couple of years but the S23U and possibly the S24U could change the game.

But seeing is believeing as Samsung has the abillity to make the very very best devices on the planet but they alway seem to mess things up in some ways.

The Exynos/SD issue is evident but they haven't been doing great on battery ever since the failed Note 7.

Also they like to regress, just like we have seen with the poor speakers on the S22U while they were pretty good on the S21U.

Just like they went from 16GB Ram on the 512GB version to 12GB. And before we start a discussion, i DOcare about the most amount of RAM possible. It has never ever been a drawback to have more than you need, but the otherway around can be a pain. Especially looking at the superb Software support from Samsung these day the 12GB Ram could become an issue in the next 4 years with OS updates and Apps that could be more demanding.

I see more Ram as futureproofing, even if it never will be used.

Anyways, thanks guys for your honest opinions as others can learrn from it.