The PetaPixel Photography Podcast Samsung's Phones Aren't Exciting... But Does That Matter?
Mar 11, 2026
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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by mobile expert Ted Kritsonis who shares his opinion on why Samsung might be afraid to take risks with its smartphone hardware and, more importantly, why it doesn't seem to matter how far behind Chinese brands its devices are.
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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by mobile expert Ted Kritsonis who shares his opinion on why Samsung might be afraid to take risks with its smartphone hardware and, more importantly, why it doesn't seem to matter how far behind Chinese brands its devices are.
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We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.
In This Episode:
- 00:00 - Intro w/ mobile specialist Ted Kritsonis
- 11:10 - Apple finally replaced the Pro Display XDR and it's pretty good
- 18:37 - Apple announced a new MacBook Pro Powered by M5 Max
- 22:04 - Peak Design has a bunch of new travel bags and the 2-in-1 makes some necessary improvements
- 30:25 - Jaron is using the new Shure MVX2U Gen 2
- 33:24 - Fujifilm introduced some new lens ideas
- 42:12 - Yashica announced the Tank
- 47:30 - Samsung's Phones Aren't Exciting... But Does That Matter?
- 1:15:37 - What have you been up to?
- 1:27:43 - Tech Support
- 1:30:42 - Feel good story of the week