MSamsung's Galaxy S27 Ultra might ship with less RAM than the S20 Ultra from 2020. Let that sink in.
CWait, the S20 Ultra had 16 gigs? That was five years ago.
MIt did. And now leaks say the S27 Ultra could start at 12 gigs on lower storage tiers, with 16 only on the one-terabyte model.
CSo the RAM ceiling hasn't moved in seven years. That's not evolution, that's a plateau.
MDavid Deco posted the comparison on X. The iPhone side isn't much better — Pro models hit 12 gigs with the 17 Pro and stayed there for the 18 Pro.
CMemory prices are brutal right now. Everyone's cutting corners where they think nobody's looking.
MBut here's the thing: leaks suggest Samsung's considering LPDDR6, which is faster. So maybe it's not about quantity.
CFaster RAM with less of it still chokes on heavy multitasking. I'd rather have 16 gigs of last-gen than 12 of the new stuff.
MSpoken like someone with forty browser tabs open.
CGuilty. But seriously, phone makers used to race on specs. Now they're racing to see what they can take away.
MAnd the fanboys will still line up. Different world entirely: a developer named Hunter Harris is building iPhone-to-Vision-Pro multiplayer.
CReality Builder 3D, right? You build something on your phone and someone in a Vision Pro sees it in real time.
MThat's the pitch. It's a small post, but cross-device spatial stuff is where Apple's actually ahead.
CIf it works smoothly, that's the kind of demo that sells a three-thousand-dollar headset.
MMeanwhile, someone on X just got an iPhone 4 and is complaining about the signal dropping when they hold it wrong.
CAntennagate! That's a 2010 problem. You hold it like a normal person and it's fine.
MHe's asking if he should've gotten the Galaxy S instead. Buddy, that phone had its own issues.
CEvery phone has issues. The question is which ones you can live with.
MSpeaking of living with decisions — a guy on Bluesky canceled his iPhone Duo preorder because his Vision Pro burned him.
CThe Duo's not even confirmed yet. He canceled a preorder for a phone that might not exist?
MSupply-chain reports call it a high-end foldable. He says after the Vision Pro, he's not rushing into Apple's first-gen anything.
CThat's actually smart. First-gen Apple products are beta tests you pay full price for.
MUnless it's the iPhone. Then first-gen is the only one that matters.
CFair. But a foldable? I'd wait for the second one too.
MHere's one that'll start a fight: a Bluesky user named Jesse Hawken asks, 'Did Elon ever see a science fiction movie he understood?'
COh, come on. The guy's building rockets and brain chips. He understands sci-fi fine.
MUnderstanding the tech doesn't mean understanding the warning. Half of sci-fi is 'don't build the thing.'
CThat's a lazy take. Sci-fi's also about building the thing anyway and dealing with the consequences.
MWhich is exactly what he's doing. The question is whether the consequences are worth it.
CI'd rather have someone trying than someone sitting on Bluesky making snarky one-liners.
MAnd that's the divide, isn't it? Builders versus critics.
CAlways has been. But here's a real consequence: a former Tesla household on Bluesky traded both cars for Rivians.
MThe post says after Elon's January gesture, they drove their Tesla to Rivian and swapped it for an R1T. Wife's getting an R2 today.
CThat's a family making a values call with their wallet. You can't argue with that.
MMusk denied the characterization, but the image was widely criticized. For some people, that was the line.
CAnd for others, it's just a car. The brand's bigger than the CEO now.
MIs it? Tesla's stock says otherwise.
CThe stock says a lot of things. Most of them wrong.
MLast one: a Tesla Takedown account is pushing Virginia voters to vote yes on three ballot measures today.
CThat's the activist campaign urging people to sell their Teslas. Now they're doing get-out-the-vote.
MIt's election day in Virginia. The post is mostly banners and hashtags, but it shows the movement's not just about cars anymore.
CWhen a car becomes a political statement, the conversation's already left the garage.
MAnd that's where we'll leave it. Tomorrow we'll see if the RAM leaks hold up.