Samsung posts Q4 earnings guidance: sales up, operating profit way up Comments
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DarlingYext, 08 Jan 2026"Outside of tech forums, most people only know Samsung and Apple because they’re the only... more"but otherwise there are much better phones to choose from, and it's not that hard to order one (from?) online" 😆
"So people should support a company that is making a huge amount of profit on them, instead of buying better products from other brands that might be making less profit on people?🤣
Utter nonsense nowhere on this planet can you provide a source for the drivel in 4 four post so far already. This appears to be your SOP offer Al Ternative phone models, in addition to Chinese Flagships we have Online and Better Brands & Better Products.
Did you not understand the article title (truncated?)
Samsung posts Q4 earnings guidance: sales up, operating profit way up there stratospheric
"If you, for whatever reason are in favor of a huge conglomerate making tons of profit on you, then by all means go for one of Samsung's incredibly overpriced phones with hardware from 4 years ago...[absolutely dream weird follows] However for those of us that prefer better products over getting ripped of by a gigantic company, there are plenty of better brands to choose from"😲 x😱^♾️
Your Samsung hating credentials are on display as is hypocrisy.
You did in late 2025 buy an iPhone Air from not Better Brands, Apple!
https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_hits_revenue_record_in_q4_as_services_revenue_climbs_to_alltime_high-news-70112.php
- PepperPot
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Ss, 09 Jan 2026This is mostly about profit from their ram prices gouging, as for the phone some countries did... moreYou didn't see Counterpoints recent chart showing the Galaxy S Series 12 Month Sales Trend after Launch. When Android manufacturers release their phones, sales are highest during the 1st 3-4 months. Then it slows. After 9 months, the S Series sales have bounced back breaking that trend. Something its predecessors have not done.
Simply put, the S25's sales spiked almost to launch levels during the 4th quarter, after its competitors released their phones.
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jinxthesloth, 08 Jan 2026I hope Samsung is gonna feel the pain as it fuels the AI revolution bullshit. Since it's ... moreI dont think so cause they sell hardware and not software. the mastermind of making this trend is actually Nvidia since their RTX model released then followed by google, they make AI more popular. which also make the trend bigger and bigger and other company follow with some are partnership of google.
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WhoCaresTM, 09 Jan 2026Exactly! I'd rather give Samsung 4x the price for a 5 year old phone, than buy a top of ... moreXiaomi is way ahead of apple now. Where's the apple car? Did xiaomi also copy that?
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Ss, 09 Jan 2026This is mostly about profit from their ram prices gouging, as for the phone some countries did... moreYou guys read details like I read emails from my co-workers. The article clearly states this was before the memory shortage.
You also didn't see Counterpoints chart showing the S Series 12 month sales trend after launch. Usually Android flagships sales spike 3-4 months following the launch, then it slows down. The S25 has broken that trend to accomplish something never done by its predecessors or competitors. Its sales have actually rebounded after 9 months.
This isn't calculus. If these other companies continue relying on marketing from social media influencers and chat forums, they will never challenge Samsung's dominance. They need to push their marketing like they push those specs.
- DarlingYext
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 09 Jan 2026That’s not my “opinion”. The X200U given case is only one thin layer of TPU, which makes it fl... moreYes it is your opinion, I was using that exact one thin layer of TPU case on my vivo X Note for 2 years and had no issues with it, even though I dropped it a few times as well. There is no damage on the case, or on the phone.
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Sus24, 08 Jan 2026And how is that different from what Apple is doing?I dislike Apple for the same reason.
Everything is 4-5 years late.
Google is like the Apple of the Android world.
Nails a few things but too many compromises for me to consider them as a daily driver.
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WhoCaresTM, 09 Jan 2026DarlingYext is a well known Chinese bootlicker. You can't argue facts with the guy. To sa... moreSo if I'm a chinese bootlicker according to you just because I prefer anything but Samsung, then that makes you a Samsung bootlicker, right? Oh, let me guess according to you being a Samsung user is just the default and is what everyone should favor. No thanks.
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 09 Jan 2026“there are much better phones to choose from, and it's not that hard to order one from on... moreOMG they still have the X80 Pro on the front page! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Can you imagine giving money to a company that just abandons their website?!
Pathetic!
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 09 Jan 2026“everyone can buy whatever they want to.”
Yes, but mainly from the brands they know and tru... moreExactly!
I'd rather give Samsung 4x the price for a 5 year old phone, than buy a top of the line phone from cheap copycats.
FFS Xiaomi skipped the number 16 and changed the naming scheme to Pro and Pro Max! Not to mention copied the design. The UI has been copied down to a T for decades now.
Pathetic! I wouldn't want a cheap knockoff if they gave them away for free!
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 09 Jan 2026That’s not my “opinion”. The X200U given case is only one thin layer of TPU, which makes it fl... moreDarlingYext is a well known Chinese bootlicker. You can't argue facts with the guy. To say it's subjective or just a personal opinion whether the X200 Ultra case is garbage or not is just utter stupidity, or blatant bootlicking. Either way, you can't argue with bootlickers.
DarlingYext, 09 Jan 2026"Apple and Samsung, for better or worse, are the kings of the mobile industry worldwide.&... more“everyone can buy whatever they want to.”
Yes, but mainly from the brands they know and trust.
Chinese smartphone manufacturers have a very difficult task: that is, to appeal to those people, and it’s not by blatantly copying iPhone/iOS that will help them (quite the opposite, actually).
DarlingYext, 09 Jan 2026"The default red case from Vivo for my X200U was very flimsy and didn’t protect the huge ... moreThat’s not my “opinion”. The X200U given case is only one thin layer of TPU, which makes it flimsy, and the case barely extends past the thick camera bump.
Not giving this cheap case would’ve been fine.
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60% world market belongs to the China companies,rest of the world Samsung and Apple🙏
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Anton el. Papi, 09 Jan 2026They have new ones that don't yellow. I've had one on my Pixel 6 Pro for six months,... more"Apple and Samsung, for better or worse, are the kings of the mobile industry worldwide."
Yeah, and change is in our hands, nobody has to buy a phone from any certain brand, everyone can buy whatever they want to.
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 09 Jan 2026The default red case from Vivo for my X200U was very flimsy and didn’t protect the huge camera... more"The default red case from Vivo for my X200U was very flimsy and didn’t protect the huge camera bump enough."
Well, that's your opinion and preference, I never wanted to change my original vivo X Note case, apart from the color of it, but it was easy and cheap enough to order different colors of the same original case from Giztop.
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DarlingYext, 09 Jan 2026Yeah, hard plastic cases don't yellow, and unless you buy a really cheap phone, then that... moreThey have new ones that don't yellow. I've had one on my Pixel 6 Pro for six months, and while it's a bit scratched, it's still as clear as the day I bought it. And look, I'm not criticizing Chinese manufacturers. I gave up on that nonsense about fighting over brands a long time ago. But people are going overboard with the comments here. We have to accept reality as it is: Apple and Samsung, for better or worse, are the kings of the mobile industry worldwide. It's a reality that bothers some people, but not so much others. I don't care as long as the phone I have works as I expect.
DarlingYext, 09 Jan 2026Yeah, hard plastic cases don't yellow, and unless you buy a really cheap phone, then that... moreThe default red case from Vivo for my X200U was very flimsy and didn’t protect the huge camera bump enough. Still better than nothing, I guess.
I’ve overpaid for a Nillkin one, much higher quality, with great camera bump protection and a magnet inside.
