iPhone - I really, really, really don’t like Apple as a company, all their absurdly locked-down policies and the fact that Tim Cook thinks he knows better than I do what I should be allowed to do with the devices I own. The only Apple products I like are MacBooks and a few TV shows on Apple TV+. MacBook is: good build quality, OK specs, a Unix-like OS that is hassle-free, so good for my tastes. MacOS is getting more locked-down with every release, though, so in a few years I’ll probably have to switch to something else, maybe the Year of Linux on the Desktop will finally arrive.

Pixel - not available in my country, so they decided they don’t want my money, I respect their decision.

Mainland Chinese brands - I don’t trust them.

So, that basically restricts my choices to either HMD d/b/a Nokia or Samsung. HMD has no flagships and is generally crap, Samsung has flagships and doesn’t suck too bad, so Samsung it is.

I’d almost have gotten an A54 if the performance was a little better.

If you really want something that looks like an A54 on the outside, but has a better performance (and better build quality), the S23 FE is your thing (the S23 FE is really an S22+ made to look like an A54 on the outside).

Yes.

While I never bought one from Amazon, it’s good to have the option if needed.

Amazon Kindle in the Galaxy Store is better than the one in the Play Store, simply because it allows you to buy books from the app itself.

And, obviously, Samsung Good Lock is a great Galaxy Store exclusive.