RIP Samsung. Now they just have the slowest android Touchwiz UI, and the highest cost, without any of the advantages that made them appealing in the first place. For that cost someone could get an iPhone or the functionally far superior Moto X, and now it looks like Samsung has deliberately removed their former advantages to compete in the "classy" market, which is gonna' fail because that niche has already been beaten into the ground.
I'm really glad I still have a 2nd gen Moto G. It may not be "premium", but it's an unlocked, water resistant phone with an SD slot, and stock Android L, for less than $200. Which currently makes it a lot more desirable to me than anything Samsung or Apple are offering in their premium "form over function" slap fight.