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Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 22h

The Ultra sleek Galaxy Book4 Edge lineup is now on sale

Book4 Edge 16” now $500 off: howl.link/zu8x58or6yecw

Book4 Edge 15” down to $599: howl.link/0uoxwcj12ljzf

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2h

The idea that “Samsung is going to collapse” is something only the tech community believes

The reality is Samsung is now on the “average consumer” train and as a result they continue to break their previous sales records

If anything they’ll end up dominating more markets

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 6h

I’m excited to see how the Exynos 2600 performs in the Galaxy S26

2500 did a great job in the Z Flip7 so now that the 2600 is on par with 2026 flagships it’s exciting to finally have a big third competitor again in the Android space

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 10h

Galaxy Z Fold keyboard > Everything else

It is so comfortable and easy to use

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 10h

Time to give my Z Fold7 some updates!

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 11h

The reason why I’m offended at the cameras of the Galaxy S26/Plus is because of the gap between it and the Ultra

You the NONE of the sensors from the Ultra while having to pay $800-1000

Meanwhile iPhone 17 shares its UW and the resolution on the main with the Pro models

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 12h

The iPhone Mini is back

And it now folds

The upcoming iPhone foldable apparently has an identical screen size to the iPhone Mini at 5.4 inches. Unfolded it is 7.6 inches and has a similar design to the Oppo Find N

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 12h

The Vice President couldn’t have said it better!

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 22h

The Ultra sleek Galaxy Book4 Edge lineup is now on sale

Book4 Edge 16” now $500 off: howl.link/zu8x58or6yecw

Book4 Edge 15” down to $599: howl.link/0uoxwcj12ljzf

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 22h

The most patriotic act Americas can do is protest against a rising dictatorship

NO KINGS

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 23h

SM-S9X1, -S9X6 & -S9X8 are the model numbers typically used for the Galaxy S series

S26 series changed that:

SM-S942, -S947 & -S948

That change was for the new models, Pro and Edge.

So why are both of those cancelled yet the numbers are still the same? Is it just a rebrand?

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

Posting this from my Z Fold7 and wow do I miss having this big display and also comfort with how light it is

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

The S26 Edge honestly had some crazy specs for its size

200mp main camera
50mp Ultrawide
QHD+ Dynamic Amoled
4200mah battery
Stereo Speakers
Titanium frame
Vapor Chamber
12gb ram

In a 5.5mm thin body is insane

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

Wow the software team at Samsung probably sleeps 2 hours a day because the amount of new things One UI 8.5 brings is incredible

In many areas it is a bigger change than One UI 7 and everything has improved in animations and transitions

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

iPhone 17 Pro Max is amazing and so is my Z Fold7

So far it looks like the S26 series will be a skip for me. I say it every year but now that I’m back on foldables plus iPhones there’s nothing so far that has convinced me to get the S26 Ultra

60w charging & CoE isn’t enough

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

iPhone 17 series - Sales

17 and Pro are both selling higher than expected with production increasing, Air selling slightly lower with production slightly decreasing or staying the same

Overall strong sales with demand 12% higher than forecasts

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

Galaxy S26 no longer being called Pro very likely means hardware like the cameras has stayed the same from the previous model

At this point I’m not really interested in the whole lineup anymore, basically all exciting changes were shelved

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

Galaxy S26
Galaxy S26 Plus
Galaxy S26 Ultra

Base model no longer is called Pro and the middle model is Plus. The lineup ended up keeping the traditional naming

Base model info from SamMobiles

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy thing about the S25 Edge is Samsung didn’t even market it when the iPhone Air was released

Better display? Speakers? Cooling? Battery? Yeah how about just not saying anything

Not even one of those pots that target Apple was made, literally nothing!

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

In line with expectations of a final decision by November. Late start could delay the release of the lineup

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

The mess:

• The Edge cancellation rumor comes from suppliers. Problem is some say it’s cancelled and others say the supply was adjusted

• Exynos is in chaos. Supply is constantly changing and how it will be used and solved is unknown

• Software development is nowhere to be found for the Plus…

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

It’s still so insane how thin the Galaxy Z Fold7 is

Here it is compared to the S25 Edge, a 5.8mm phone

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

Way better than the S25+

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

Still no signs of software development for the S26 Plus even after its reported revival a few weeks ago

Is the Edge launching or will the lineup be delayed because of the Plus?

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

Galaxy S26 Edge was the camera upgrade we desperately wanted for the Plus model, and now it’s gone.

S26 Edge: 200mp main and 50mp Ultrawide

S26 Plus: 50mp main and 12mp Ultrawide

We just sacrificed a great camera system in favor of ~1 hour longer battery

But thin phones bad!

Anthony @thegalox.bsky.social · 2d

Z Fold7 was a huge change and as a result it sold incredibly well even with a price increase

So the obvious move for the S26 series was…to leave everything the same as the last one?