Samsung's Downfall; Will End-Up like Nokia

[Timothy2]

iOS will release its new version, iOS 19, this midyear before releasing the iPhone 17. No beta drama and no false promises. Meanwhile, Samsung is selling few phones only by delaying One UI 7. Amazing realities.

[kooldud3]

According to what I think, my friend, before considering those ratings we must also consider the fact that in India, iPhones are not just regular smartphones. They are much more than that, for instance, a status symbol, to be honest.
Samsung, on the other hand, has its own fan base which wants the best secure experience in Android, when compared to the other Chinese competitors.
On the One UI 7 thing, I must say that Samsung had a missed opportunity here to gain more control in the smartphone market by releasing it early. But, atleast they didn't release a buggy software and instead had the Beta version out to know from the users and remove all those bugs. Whereas, in India, no one really cares about iOS, to be honest, because, Apple has a fan base which generally buys iPhones considering Form over Function.
*The above is my point of view and may differ from person to person. I sincerely apologise if this, in any way, hurt anyone's sentiments. 🙏🏻

[Timothy2]

Samsung has millions of engineers and technical teams. Instead of releasing beta versions to customers, they could easily test for six or more months within their own domain. It is just knowingly and falsely delaying. As the S23, S24, and S25 all have almost the same design and shape, they mostly depend on their UI to sell their phones.

[kooldud3]

Well, rightly said, but I beg to differ on the basis that, they always first release the Beta after months of in-house testing as Google releases the new Android quite early, and it takes time to mould it into a custom skin and that too in a radical manner this time around for Samsung. And as far as I know, Motorola had released the Android 15 update quite early on and they have faced quite a lot of issues. But, yes, the possibility, that it's being knowingly delayed now, cannot be easily ruled out.
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[Timothy2]

👍 Instead of releasing multiple beta versions, I believe Samsung could easily test its different versions within their own domain before releasing a stable one. Maybe it's Samsung's delay tactics, but I don't know.

[SNVR007]

A true Shamesung fanboy response. After spending so much of money, asking everyone to wait is utter nonsense and then justifying it is a big joke. Customers spend their money trusting the brand and customer should be treated fairly. In this case, Shamesung failed big time. Apple has lot of fanbase in India. Their sales increasing every year.

[Timothy2]

Samsung is like, if you wish to use One UI 7, buy the S25 series; otherwise, we are not willing to provide it freely to any Samsung device. 😂

[kooldud3]

Well, to be honest, other than the S25 series, the Galaxy A06, F06, A56, A36, M06 5G + some other newly launched devices get the stable One UI 7 out of the box.

[Timothy2]

However, there's a significant difference between their budget phones with One UI 7 and the S25 series.

[kooldud3]

As far as I know, apart from the Galaxy AI (which is free till the end of 2025 by the way), and Good Lock modules (excluding A56 and A36) in the budget devices, the UI 7 experience remains the same.