Put down the pitchforks. I know that Samsung Galaxy S phones are good Android phones, excellent even, but hear me out for a second. Every year, as Samsung rolls out the red carpet for its three new flagship phones, there’s always that one model that jumps out to me as “most improved” or “the biggest standout.” The other two? Just fine, but nothing to talk about compared to their predecessors and their siblings in the same series.
It’s almost as if Samsung has a finite research and development resource for its phones (which is likely the case), and every year, it takes a big spinning wheel, writes the name of the three phones, spins it, and decides which one is getting the biggest love and focus (which is my exaggerated view of what happens in the R&D backroom). Obviously, the Ultra would always command some attention, but it’s not the clear standout every year. The regular S and the Plus have had a turn, too, in sharing the spotlight.