Worst unpacked ever

[heydhruvhere]

I was watching the Unpacked last night and I don't know if you those who watched it, noticed that there were times, multiple times, when the presenter said something and waited for a cheer from the crowd and they didn't get any and then the crowd sensed the silence and cheers for them.

The problem was that last nights unpacked didn't have anything new, yes except for the Ring, but it looked like a rip-off Apple event. Watch Ultra, that's Apple right there. The exact same spec sheet, the double pinch gesture control, yes they didn't speak about it because they knew it would officially mean they're copying Apple. The fact that there was no in between model, a Classic or a Pro? That's pathetic.

Moving on to the buds, I loved Samsung for giving me Buds like Live(Bean Shaped), the Buds Pro, 2 Pro, the fact that they gave us a sleek design and sooooo tiny that they can not be noticed, I loved that. But here we go, Buds 3 series and it's Apple again. I hate the stem design, I just do.

Moving to Fold and Flip, these 2 are single handedly the most un-upgraded devices of all time. Tell me honestly what is new about these phones, leave apart anything that is AI and Google, that is all software, nothing ground-breaking innovation about that. Yes the fold is slim and light but what else? Where are the flagship cameras, the S Pen slot all the important features that we've been asking for? And the flip, don't get me started they have been marketing the same old feature about the flexcam with this one. I'm sure it got a camera upgrade and battery bump but what else? 

Honestly, I am a guy who used to buy at least one product in each and every unpacked event, I've used every S series phones, Tabs since S7, watches since S2, buds since Buds Live and this will be the first time I won't be buying anything, because there's nothing to buy. I can't buy the Ultra that monster is a 47mm watch and it won't suit me at all on my wrist, so where is the smaller version? Buds 3 pro don't have what said "SAMSUNG" and I'd rather keep my buds 2 pro. 

Also I forgot to mention one of the most important things. Does anybody remember "Bixby"? Ever since the SamsungxGoogle partnership got stronger, Samsung just forgot about their own Digital Assistant. I am one of the few people who believes that Bixby is such a POWERFUL tool and yet it hasn't been improved or talked about since its launch. With Samsung talking about Galaxy AI all the live long day, why not spend some efforts and money to integrate Bixby with that AI, it would have been such an amazing thing to watch it work. Gemini is a Google product, they say its deeply integrated with the Google Apps, what about Samsung Apps and 3rd party apps? Moreover, Gemini requires a Google One 2tb + Premium subscription on a monthly basis to get all the "integration features" to work. What about that?

I appreciate all the hard work the engineers and designers and developers have done but this is not Samsung. If Samsung is reading this, please keep this in mind.

[MyrddynEmrys]

I agree with the watch. The galaxy Watch 7 Ultra. Is sooo ugly. The orange band advertising doesn't help it.

The worst part is EVERY apple user I know comments on my Watch 6 Classic and how they wish Apple made circular watches. What does Samsung do. Make a square Watch minimising the odds of getting someone to be swayed by the watch to move to Samsung from Apple.

The rest you pretty much nailed. Also when is Samsung making some over ear headphones? Or bone induction.

[heydhruvhere]

I know right. I have a watch 6 classic as well and it feels so good, goes with my formals and everything. But there is not 7 Classic which would at fit my wrist better unlike Ultra.

The buds, I would have loved if they didnt get the stem design, bone induction, yes, a good feature but it's fine the current buds2 pro has good microphone so it works but the stem design, are you kidding!?

[MyrddynEmrys]

Yeah stem design is just an Apple copy cop out.
I just wish they had something that wasn't an in ear option. For medical reasons not everyone can use in ear options.

[heydhruvhere]

I know right.

[robmulally]

Oh I hope bone induction I've moved to them much better.

[uchetia]

Yep noticed the cheer wait too and the prices don't help seems expensive for what I'm guessing is mostly AI upgrades.

[heydhruvhere]

It was pathetic. The price bump is not at all justified

[Divit]

Totally agree they're not upgrading anything on the hardware front it's soo frustrating. The software features will probably come to the older phones as well in a couple of months so what's the point
And yeahh the event overall how they presented and the things they said were soo generic and wierd I was genuinely cringing watching the event
Honestly the reason I chose sansung over apple like their actual innovation has completely died now they've just become apple

[heydhruvhere]

I think Apple is becoming better now. So far Apple has been late in the game but now they have competitive features against Android. I believe I might go to Apple if 16 is good. And I'm someone who owns every Samsung ecosystem device(except laptop as they dont sell them in Australia).