Apple Jan. 27 launch event... what will it be?

[Bo Diddley]

I feel like I need Google Translate to understand this.

I got you. I'll translate into Apple:

"I upgraded from one rectangle to a slightly newer rectangle, it still makes calls, and now my headphones sound fancy."

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Mrs. Diddley had OnePlus a couple of times back when I was first using Samsung. Not sure if they've gotten better, but my Samsung was always better than what she had.

It was always dumb to have to disable stupid Bixby along with some other features, but overall I've been happy. I've used the S23 ultra for a few years and just made the jump to the S26 Ultra only because the trade in made it cheap.

I also got the latest ear buds at a steep discount and I am really impressed with the sound quality.

We used MVNo's for a while, but I have a pretty sweet deal with T-Mobile on a military business plan.

It's not like it matters at this point given the fact OnePlus is bailing and the lack of deals with carriers, but the S26 Ultra has a 5000 mAh battery vs the OnePlus 15 having a 7300 mAh. Battery is the biggest factor for me.

I'm not sure how to compare the prices outright given whatever deals can be had with carriers. If someone just walked into Best Buy and bought an S26 Ultra, unlocked, it would be $1,300. That has 256GB. The cheapest OnePlus 15 (well, the only OnePlus 15) has 512 GB and is $900. Both phones share the best cellphone CPU -- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

If someone waits a year after the release of a OnePlus, you get a steep discount. The $900 phone may be something like $600. I bought the OnePlus 12 a year after release back around Thanksgiving 2024.

Samsungs used to be horrible if you were on an MVNO, you didn't have a carrier to send you an update. My last Samsung phone was the last Note they made before the model that started blowing up. It was seemingly impossible to update the phone. That's why I went over to Pixel, because Google was updating their phones like Apple. I assume Samsung now sends updates independent of the carriers (I hope).

I will say I've had a couple really bad OnePlus updates that have caused battery drain. The first time was last year and then a subsequent update got rid of it. The current update is also terrible. It's the best phone around with a good update and crap on a bad one.

My hope is Google tosses out the PoS Tensor chips and puts in a nice battery. I have hope for a proper battery but they're probably not getting rid of their chips any time soon. Truthfully, I can get past the Google CPUs just fine, just get a decent battery.

[BigFatMeanie]

It's not like it matters at this point given the fact OnePlus is bailing and the lack of deals with carriers, but the S26 Ultra has a 5000 mAh battery vs the OnePlus 15 having a 7300 mAh. Battery is the biggest factor for me.

I'm not sure how to compare the prices outright given whatever deals can be had with carriers. If someone just walked into Best Buy and bought an S26 Ultra, unlocked, it would be $1,300. That has 256GB. The cheapest OnePlus 15 (well, the only OnePlus 15) has 512 GB and is $900. Both phones share the best cellphone CPU -- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

If someone waits a year after the release of a OnePlus, you get a steep discount. The $900 phone may be something like $600. I bought the OnePlus 12 a year after release back around Thanksgiving 2024.

Samsungs used to be horrible if you were on an MVNO, you didn't have a carrier to send you an update. My last Samsung phone was the last Note they made before the model that started blowing up. It was seemingly impossible to update the phone. That's why I went over to Pixel, because Google was updating their phones like Apple. I assume Samsung now sends updates independent of the carriers (I hope).

I will say I've had a couple really bad OnePlus updates that have caused battery drain. The first time was last year and then a subsequent update got rid of it. The current update is also terrible. It's the best phone around with a good update and crap on a bad one.

My hope is Google tosses out the PoS Tensor chips and puts in a nice battery. I have hope for a proper battery but they're probably not getting rid of their chips any time soon. Truthfully, I can get past the Google CPUs just fine, just get a decent battery.

Dude, what are you doing on your phone that requires a 7000mAh battery? My iPhone 16e only has a 4000mAh battery and I don’t ever worry about low battery. I charge it at night and it lasts the whole day.

If you’re running low on a 5000mAh battery you’re probably watching too much porn on your phone.