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S Pen Downgrade... Regret upgrading...

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AfricanLionBat
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Galaxy S25
Update: Samsung took the feature away so that they can sell it as an option instead... I hear the OnePlus is going to be really good this year so I'm going to check it out. I get that Samsung is a business but customer loyalty it's extremely important in today's economy where people upgrade because of the brand since the features are only incrementally better each year. When it feels like things are moving backwards and the only upgrade is a software update that I'll get with the S24 Ultra and a slightly faster processor, I think I'll be fine and save the $500 to close the deal for the new s25 Ultra and the $60 for a new S-Pen that I would need to replace the one I use now... I've gotten the S line since my first Galaxy S9 and I'm just really not sure about this one. When you take away a feature that people get used to, like the headphone Jack, you have to give more in return. What are we getting in return that justifies the cost?

Legitimately considering cancelling my order. I took a chance pre-ordering but everything about this phone is nothing worth upgrading. I use my S pen all the time so I'm so irritated. I have ChatGPT premium so what am I really getting from this phone? They claimed noone was using it but how did they figure that out? I think the issue was most likely people had no idea. Everyone I've showed the pen thought it was awesome taking photos. They're just trying to cut as much cost as possible without giving you much new outside of software.... AI is software.
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Ahyb
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Galaxy S25
Yup, will be sticking with the s24 ultra for awhile.
AfricanLionBat
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Galaxy S25
Looks like the plan all along was to sell it separately so you pay for an upgrade but you have to pay a little bit extra to get your features back You lost from the upgrade..

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Want-a-Bluetooth-enabled-S-Pen-for-the-Galaxy-S25-Ultra-Samsung-will-s...
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Galaxy S25
It was false report. There is no BT enable S-pen for the S25U. I'd recommend just getting the S24U if you haven't already. They should be massively discounted in a few days.
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Madison416
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Galaxy S25
You can always use your Galaxy Watch if you have one to take photos remotely.
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AfricanLionBat
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Galaxy S25
Don't remind me, I switched from the watch5 pro and now I'm always finding my watch 6 classic dead every time I go to use it. The S Pen is so simple and I used it all the time. The watch is so slow and I don't like wearing it all the time but I always have my phone on me. FYI Samsung is going to be selling the pen as a Bluetooth pen...

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Want-a-Bluetooth-enabled-S-Pen-for-the-Galaxy-S25-Ultra-Samsung-will-s...
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Galaxy S25
What if we don't have the watch and don't want to spend $300 to do something that was already integrated into the prior S-pen?
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Oxford
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Galaxy S25
It's REAL with bluetooth!1737928633074.jpg
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