[Fuldagap]

Originally Posted by Oxy

If number of future android updates is an important parameter then please stick to Samsung. Check out the A36, it comes with a Snapdragon SOC.

Moto have recently upped their game in providing the upgrades. Some even come with 5 major upgrades for mobiles launched in 2025. Meaning surety till at least Android version 19. Given the Android experience on Motos to be as close as possible to stock, people who prefer stock Android are in for a treat. Priced around 25k INR is a steal, I suppose.

[Samarth 619]

How Ethics change from one time to another

Samsung F55 on Flipkart has been discounted by Samsung to 13k, this midranger phone once costed around 22k. This phone is entirely based on M55, which costed 28k at one time.
It's biggest competitor, NORD CE4, hasn't received a single major price cut, and retails proudly at 22k approx. Yet, I suggested CE4 to 3 people, despite the price.

So, essentially a F55 is a 28k phone in 13k, that too from Samsung, should you rush and get one? Well, read me out before you open FK and order one.


M55's Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 uses some old Axx cores which are known to be buggy and overheating and this reflects in the phone. Not all units are the same, you might get a good piece, but if you don't- you should be ready for cheek burning overheating on calls, 7 seconds to take one pic, restarting after 29 seconds of video record, etc, etc.
Samsung made this 7 Gen 1, so essentially it's like an old, misfated Exynos.
F55 uses the exact same M55 hardware in a leather like shell. M55s is also a fork of the same phone.

M55 received 2.2 stars at one time on Amazon, before it was discontinued. F55 about 3 stars, then for some reason it improved, maybe due to better quality control.

But what if you get a lemon phone? Service center tells you to keep the display brightness low in sunshine when it's needed the most, and to uninstall apps that you actually need and to restart, or format the phone, all useless methods.
Then you hunt for someone to adopt your Rs. 20~k misery.

There's no known buyback for M55, F55 or M55s in my knowledge.

Is this the same Samsung that risked its entire reputation in 2016 by calling back each unit of the ill fated Galaxy Note7, because they were exploding? They incurred a billion dollar loss at least to save their customers, even though only a few (single digit) customers actually saw the phone exploding.
Where are the ethics gone?

[Jaguar]

Originally Posted by Samarth 619

How Ethics change from one time to another


Is this the same Samsung that risked its entire reputation in 2016 by calling back each unit of the ill fated Galaxy Note7, because they were exploding? They incurred a billion dollar loss at least to save their customers, even though only a few (single digit) customers actually saw the phone exploding.
Where are the ethics gone?

Note was a flagship device while this is a budget phone. So the priorities would be different. Also, the possibility of explosion was a much bigger risk than complaints about overheating or hanging which are difficult to prove.

[fiat_tarun]

My 1.5 year old Pixel 8 started having screen issues recently (flickering, green lines...) and a quick search showed that it is a known issue acknowledged by Google with a 3 year extended warranty for the screen.

A visit to the Bangalore service centre and I had a new screen in 1.5 hours ! Amazing service and I hope this scales to other cities soon which still require the phone to be shipped out to a central service centre from my earlier experience.