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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by codedokode on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:13PM (#21845661)
The good things in Chinese smartphones are their price and that they sometimes have clean Android version without bloatware. Why do vendors like Samsung make their ugly buggy shells and pre-install software I don't need? Do they think they have better designers and developers that Google has? They are horribly wrong. Stop pretending that you are making something unique and maybe I will consider buying a non-chinese phone next time.
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by akmarinov on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:23PM (#21845733)
They do it do differentiate their phones. If all phones look the same and basically have the same hardware - why bother buying Samsung, when a cheap Oppo is the exact same phone?

Then Samsung won't make lots of money. This way you can have Samsung fanboys that'll swear that Samsung stuff is better and will keep buying it.

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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by aianus on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:33PM (#21846363)
> If all phones look the same and basically have the same hardware - why bother buying Samsung, when a cheap Oppo is the exact same phone?

Because Samsung is made outside of China and will not be tariffed.

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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by akmarinov on Saturday December 21, 2019 @04:00AM (#21850421)
Countries outside of the US exist.
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by _trampeltier on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:08PM (#21846097)
Wrong. I buy the Samsung Notebecause it has a pen. And I also hate all the Samsung Android Addons.
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by akmarinov on Saturday December 21, 2019 @04:02AM (#21850426)
There are other manufacturers that so pens as well...
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by Iwan-Zotow on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:39PM (#21845852)
"Why do vendors like Samsung make their ugly buggy shells and pre-install software I don't need? Do they think they have better designers and developers that Google has?" They have to be VALUE provider, not just maker a rather common and brick-looking gadget
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by innocentoldguy on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:11PM (#21846126)
Does TouchWiz == value though? I don't find that to be the case.
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by Iwan-Zotow on Saturday December 21, 2019 @11:13PM (#21855134)
Samsung still sold for some premium relative to chinese competition - thus, what they provided as a package has (maybe perceived) value
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by TheAdamAndChe on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:02PM (#21846060)
If you want a bloat-free phone that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, at Android One phones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One

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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by dsypa on Friday December 20, 2019 @02:14PM (#21846646)
My experience with Android One phones from Xiaomi is that they have no bloat when they are released (probably because they have to have no bloat for them to be certified by Google) but then they keep sneaking bloat with every little update they make.
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Re:Huawei expected to surpass Apple to become world’s No 2 p... by TheAdamAndChe on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:50PM (#21847278)
I have a Nokia 6.1 and my wife has a Nokia 7.?, and this has not been my experience. We've had no bloat, it's been great.
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