Not much of a surprise, at least to me. Granted, my knowledge of the place is limited, but from what I’ve heard they really care about symbols of status (Fancy watches, jewelry, and, of course, expensive phones). Add that to the fact that kids nowdays aren’t as patriotic (a good thing imo) and the fact that tech literacy is not great either… Well it puts thing in perspective.
Young Koreans favor iPhones over Samsung Galaxy: survey
Submitted 1 year ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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leekleak@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Streetdog@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You seem to be pretty judgmental of something you admit you know little about.
iamthatis@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s extremely surprising considering how much Samsung has a hold over SK
WiseThat@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
My first thought was this was a punk thing, like, if you want to think of yourself as a bit rebellious yoi can buy the American phone instead of the phone made by the company that owns your nation.
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There was a time where Samsung flagships had features that iPhone didn’t. Samsung slowly stripped their phones of these features.
If you don’t need an android platform, and aren’t after a foldable, there’s a lot less of an argument to be made to be on Samsung these days.
Chariotwheel@kbin.social 1 year ago
And the bloatware got insane. At least let me remove the shit I don't want, Samsung.
kamen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
A bit weird to see LG in the charts (given that they’re out of the smartphone industry now) and yet none of the other big manufacturers (Xiaomi, Huawei, Google).
shoomba@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
I believe LG is also a South Korean company compared to the Chinese ones you mentioned so maybe there is a little patriotic incentive for LG over there.
miseducator@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The brands you mentioned aren’t widely available in Korea. Since LG left the market, all the carriers, to my knowledge, only offer Apple or Samsung devices.
Source: I’ve lived in SoKo for a long time.
hark@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve used samsung for all of my smartphones until my latest (when I switched to oneplus), but it’s still an android phone. No way would I switch to ultra-locked-down apple.
AgentCorgi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ok sell yourself to google overlords unless you are using rooted custom ROMs, then you are god!
Vuipes@kbin.social 1 year ago
The majority of youngsters will always pick a fashion brand (apple). However, the majority of them cannot afford it.
kommarihipsteri@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Anyone with common sense prefers iPhone over stock rom Samsung.
Samsung’s software is bloated with preinstalled crap. The software is not optimized, so even new the phones have major stutters frequently.
And don’t get me started on the OTA updates. Those take a year to complete.
I love android because I can use FOSS software and I have more freedom when using it. But if I had to choose between a Galaxy and an iPhone, I’d pick the latter.
Sarcastik@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is the argument someone makes who hasn’t used a flagship Samsung device in at least 5 years.
One UI is one of my favorite OS’s and usually has features months if not years before stock Android. I get OTA updates every month like clockwork and have even had beta versions of new Android OSs before Pixel users. I’m typing on a Fold 4 and my user experience is somehow smoother than when I purchased it. You cannot say the same for a Pixel or iPhone.
cactus@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
It’s a shame, their hardware is pretty sweet
kommarihipsteri@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I agree!
Samsung has long lasting batteries and cameras are not too bad either.
LoganNineFingers@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I’ve had Samsung for around nine years. The thing that kept me married to them was the SD card slot. Now that it’s gone, after my Note 10+ stops getting updates, I’ll be looking at something else. I have the Samsung watch, buds and tablet but I’m assuming they’ll work with a pixle if that’s what I land on. I like the Samsung nearby share but that’s such a small thing and doesn’t keep brand loyalty. Otherwise, what do they offer that say the pixle doesn’t?
Ferris@discuss.online 1 year ago
Galaxy S10 with 128GB internal & 256GB microSD. Play anything from the entire music collection with the aux port in the car. Frequently listen to podcasts with bone conduction headphones. Couldn’t be happier with a pocket computer.
FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I think I was done with Samsung as a phone brand when the photos app asked me to sign in, rate it and send feedback. So much bloatware.
Probably doesn’t help the perception of high end status.
jerrimu@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m 50, and I switched to an iPhone SE 2020 2 years ago, I’m never going back. It cost me 119$ and it’s worth every penny.
TIEPilot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love iPhone, their shit security gave us The Fappening
randint@feddit.nl 1 year ago
wow
Carterbuzz@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Had Samsungs for 10 years watching them slowly get worse and worse. Switched to a Pixel last year and couldn’t be happier.
Chariotwheel@kbin.social 1 year ago
Have alos been using Samsung phones for a while now, but my next one will not be a Samsung unless a miracle happens.
CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Samsung phones are about 50% bloatware and 50% bad Android Software nowadays.
Carterbuzz@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Had Samsungs for 10 years watching them slowly get worse and worse. Switched to a Pixel last year and couldn’t be happier.
tomten@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Same, cant stand Samsung’s bloated software not that pixel is perfect in this regard but miles better.
nikt@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Same, but I switched to an iPhone. It was an annoying adjustment for a few months but now I’d never go back. Great hardware, but Samsung’s software is an almost comical mess, and they seem to have zero awareness of how bad they are at it.
the_kalash@lemmy.world 1 year ago
While apple absolutly never pushes any pre-installed & uninstallable crap on you. No sir.
Redredme@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Here I am, on my first Samsung ever, being happy that stuff just works again. (like it did on my Huawei, long, long ago)
Ymmv.
soviettaters@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah Samsung sucks. I am never going to leave Android so if I want a decent lower-midrange phone I have to stick with Motorola.
d3Xt3r@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve always been a Stock Android fanboi, but I really wanted to buy a foldable, so got myself a a Galaxy Fold 4 last year. This is the first Samsung I’ve used after decades - my last one being a Galaxy S2. I removed all bloat (including crap like Bixby) using Universal Android Debloater, and using a custom launcher, I don’t really miss stock Android. There’s no performance issues, no annoying TouchWiz bugs like in the old days, everything’s running pretty smoothly.
In saying that, ideally I’d love to unlock the bootloader and run LineageOS on it, but there’s no build out for it yet (and unlikely there will be one for a long time), also, I’m not sure if I want to play the whole SafteyNet cat-and-mouse game again. Shizuku works great for apps that need higher privileges, I use Droidify and open-source apps where possible, life is good.
RheingoldRiver@kbin.social 1 year ago
I've had Samsung phones for years and their software on my current phone has had me thinking I might switch to an iPhone whenever I upgrade (hopefully not soon), so, yeah. It was not this bad 10 years ago.
mpa92643@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I had the Samsung Note 2 back in the day. I installed a custom bootloader and OS that worked fantastically. I had GPS issues, and all the guides I read said I have to reinstall Samsung’s OS, get a GPS fix, then reinstall my custom OS.
I made the mistake of installing a newer version of the Samsung OS which installed Knox and locked down my bootloader. I was now locked into an old, insecure Android version with no possibility of ever upgrading because Samsung abandoned it.
From that day on, I vowed never to buy another Samsung product again. Screw them and their anti-choice bullshit.