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samsung phablet annoyances

2019 called they want their flagship back.
It's been a sad 6 years since any notable change happened to the Samsung Note lineup (or now the S Ultra).
The Note 10 was different in shape and size to the Note 9 and bumped up the 8GB of RAM on the 9 to 12GB on the 10+.
They removed the headphone jack to sell you buds killed the heart rate and SpO2 sensors to sell you a watch.
On the bright side the s-pen got bluetooth so you can use it as a camera remote.
The Note 20 had a 120Hz VRR screen, lower latency pen, smaller front camera and was the last note that had a SD card slot, a charger in the box (depends on in which region) and the usb-c earphones (depends on in which region).
S21 Ultra got a bigger battery and changed cameras, new SoC.
S22 Ultra had faster charging and a lower latency pen, new SoC.
S23 Ultra same look, different cameras, new SoC (they finally gave up on exynos).
S24 Ultra same look, changed 10x to 5x optical zoom, new SoC.
And the S25 Ultra removed bluetooth from the s-pen because why else would you buy a watch or a ring, come on it costs them like 10 cents or something per 1000EUR phone won't someone think about the shareholder value.
Oh they also rounded the corners, such innovation.
Such little change has happened that some parts are interchangeable between model year which is not a bad thing but when they dont sell you those parts separately its not something you really benefit from. Capitalism breeds innovation? Where the hell is the innovation here? The same phone with a part or two replaced destined to be electronic waste 5 (or 7) years from the year it is released.