u/Shekwen

I was a Samsung fanboy for YEARS and I’m finally done.

I owned 4 Samsung phones total — 3 midrange devices and finally 1 S series flagship because I thought “okay maybe the flagship experience is where Samsung really shines.”

Big mistake.

Even after having 3 Samsung phones previously suffer hardware failures and quality issues, I still kept defending the brand to friends and family. I literally built a full Samsung ecosystem around myself:

• Samsung TV
• Samsung fridge
• Samsung AC
• Galaxy Buds
• Samsung tablet
• Samsung phones for years

I recommended Samsung to almost everyone around me because I genuinely believed they made the best Android experience.

But after using the S series for 2 years, Samsung finally showed its true colors to me.

Battery anxiety EVERY SINGLE DAY.

What’s the point of all these “premium flagship features” if I have to:

• disable AOD,
• reduce brightness,
• turn on battery saver,
• worry about charging,
• avoid using camera/navigation too much, just to survive the day?

That’s not a flagship experience.

At some point I realized I was using my phone based on battery percentage instead of my actual needs.

And the worst part? Samsung keeps COPYING Apple in the worst ways possible instead of being the old Samsung that used to challenge Apple.

Earlier Samsung used to:

• experiment,
• innovate,
• push hardware,
• take risks.

Now every year feels like:
“same phone, new color, slightly better AI marketing.”

Meanwhile brands like OPPO and Vivo are literally taking the BEST ideas from both Apple and Samsung and turning them into features that actually help daily users:

• huge batteries,
• insanely fast charging,
• better thermals,
• polished animations,
• strong hardware,
• practical features.

And honestly? As a customer I DON’T CARE who copied who if the final experience is better for daily use.

At least those brands are trying to solve real problems users face.

Samsung keeps giving:

• tiny batteries for the price,
• boring UI design,
• updates that sometimes make phones feel worse,
• hardware compromises,
• overheating,
• battery drain.

Yes, One UI has Good Lock and customization. Great.
But what’s the point of all those features if I constantly need battery saver mode to comfortably use the phone?

At least Apple with smaller batteries has insane optimization and top-tier animations.
Samsung with “Snapdragon for Galaxy” still disappoints in battery consistency compared to what Chinese flagships are doing now.

And before people call me a hater:
I was probably one of Samsung’s biggest defenders for years.

Not anymore.

At least 5–6 future Samsung customers are gone permanently because of my experience alone. I no longer recommend Samsung to friends or family.

I’m switching to an OPPO flagship because honestly the hardware experience today feels more practical and user-focused.

And no, I’m not switching to iPhone either until iOS gets basic useful things like proper codec support (seriously Apple, add LDAC already).

If somehow Samsung developers ever read posts like this:
PLEASE stop trying to become Apple.

Go back to being Samsung.