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iPhone XS Max Anyone starting to feel the pain??
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There's nothing in an Android phone that I pine for. Yes, fingerprint reader tech under the display is incredible (if it works as well as a physical sensor, but FaceID is superior tech and I wouldn't want to downgrade back to finger prints as that was always hit & miss on whether it worked or not. FaceID has been bullet proof for me and I hope to see FaceID expand to the Mac sooner rather than later.
I also have an Apple Watch so I need an iPhone, which I still consider the best phone on the market.
People forget how infrequently Android gets updated & how little support manufactures give to supporting software upgrades on their devices. I couldn't move to a software ecosystem that's a festering stinking turd.
I also have an Apple Watch so I need an iPhone, which I still consider the best phone on the market.
People forget how infrequently Android gets updated & how little support manufactures give to supporting software upgrades on their devices. I couldn't move to a software ecosystem that's a festering stinking turd.
Isn't it frankly embarrassing that Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, Google are all ahead in camera tech?
I was referring to their beginnings, but more recent ones would be iWatch and AirPods. As an electronics and tech company, they know they can't be left behind in innovation because that will be the end of them.
It just seems to me that people nowadays expect a huge leap forward every year, which is just ridiculous. If they aren't able to come up with anything fairly new and innovative in the coming years then the market will speak for itself, but for now we can give them the benefit of the doubt and stop complaining that they aren't able to keep up when I'm sure they have their hands full of work.
I'm Apple through and through and am not interested in anything else. However, I do enjoy observing the Mr using his Note 5 with the pen. He literally flies thru his workflows on that old phone.
My only beef is the absence of Pencil on iPhones seeing what the Mr can do with his Note.
Mrs
My only beef is the absence of Pencil on iPhones seeing what the Mr can do with his Note.
Mrs
How are they ahead in camera tech?
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Well yes, that’s exactly why I stay; I like the iPhones, iOS and the ecosystem.
Also, iPhones are more nicely built all together. A bit more premium, even if other manufacturers use high quality materials.
yes without any doubt.
the launch of S10 and it's innovative features really impressed me and at the same time I feel so let down and depressed paying that much just 4 months ago for Xs Max.it really is an inferior device compared to the S10+.
I will always stay with Mac and iPad Pro is definitely the best tablet, but while I generally prefer iOS, the iPhone itself for me the weak link of Apple products.
in terms of hardware, innovation,technology and design and value,Samsung have beaten Apple.
I'm seriously thinking about switching now.
the launch of S10 and it's innovative features really impressed me and at the same time I feel so let down and depressed paying that much just 4 months ago for Xs Max.it really is an inferior device compared to the S10+.
I will always stay with Mac and iPad Pro is definitely the best tablet, but while I generally prefer iOS, the iPhone itself for me the weak link of Apple products.
in terms of hardware, innovation,technology and design and value,Samsung have beaten Apple.
I'm seriously thinking about switching now.
There is, frankly, nothing embarrassing about the capability of the camera of my iPhone XS. Whatsoever.
You could hone in on any one specific aspect of a phone and say that, subjectively, another phone does that one aspect slightly better. But that’s not how I make my buying decisions. It’s the whole package that matters to me and the iPhone delivers that. There might be aspects of other phones that I’d like to have, but if the full package isn’t compelling, it’s not enough.
And since 2013, the iPhone has been the overall winner for me.
There are indeed interesting things going on in the Android phone world but most of it is poorly thought-out and gimmicky. Android itself remains the Wild West for privacy (yes, I am aware that some iOS apps are also super invasive but they are optional installs and not integrated into the OS). I am not a spec hound either. Things like overkill ppi are uninteresting and often detrimental. The whole folding phone thing is a prime example of poorly a considered gimmick; an interesting but bad idea.
Would like to see Apple get the price points under control.
Would like to see Apple get the price points under control.
In case you hadn't noticed, it was in response to a post saying 'there is nothing in Android phones i pine for'
BTW, permanent iphone user here since 3gs but not afraid to point out that they are taking it easy!
Not really. Most current reviews seem to indicate that iPhone is still most well rounded and reliable.
This; to be honest the s10 felt cheap comparatively speaking to my Xs Max. I'm just as much into aesthics as I am the software on a phone. The Xs Max is the phone for me.
HOWEVER, it's high tide for basic features like AOD, SPLIT SCREEN, and PIP. I have my hopes high for iOS 13. After all, I never thought tap to wake, or third party keyboards would come to iPhone either.
Here's to hope!!!
I have an XS Max. It's by far the best phone I've ever used. I haven't seen any new innovation from anyone else that makes me want any other phone. Folding phones? Naw, I don't need a phone with moving parts. I had a flip phone. Apple is doing fine for me.
Although partially true, some of those manufactures you listed are limited in markets, where Apple is more ‘worldwide’ with their phones. The Advantage Apple has, is the branding behind the phone itself, where as Xiaomi And Hauwei are generally not known or supported through sales in certain parts of the world, especially in the U.S.
The one who should be embarrassed is Samsung. I mean a small company like Xiaomi can out-innovate a chaebol conglomerate Samsung? And yes, as a company and resources, Samsung is the big elephant here, even eclipsing Apple. Samsung is so “innovative” that they are having a Chinese ODM to design and produce phones and slap Samsung label on them (starting with the Galaxy A6s). What a joke.
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But that’s the USP right? If iPhones run Android, then what’s the point?
That’s why for my Android phones, I don’t feel the need of spending $1k or so. A $200 Xiaomi runs the same apps as a $1k Samsung, so I opted for the Xiaomi.
Well color me surprised... I really thought you were all set to go with the s10.
I understand though... switching can be daunting. It's not like in the days of iPhone 3G/3GS/4/4S and Galaxy S3,S4,S5.
Things are really mature right now, and I get it... I've often said I'd like to switch back and forth, but I just don't have that kinda time or energy or resources for that matter. However, I love technology so I watch on with baited breath like most here.
Oh well, we have June and September to look forward to. Welcome back... Even though you never left, lol!!!
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I have to disagree, as Apple is one of the few if not the only company that optimizes it's software to run on not just the latest, but also phones from the past.
Android manufactures hardly ever mention anything about their past devices. I've never felt abandoned having iPhone. A feeling that isn't often duplicated with Android.
I would be happy with just split screen apps.
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There were some things I wasn’t sure about like the camera and also relying on the ultrasonic FPS. As I was trying to set up the S7 I realised I just didn’t have the energy for it. I could recognise the same signs like when I had other Samsung phones in the past alongside my iPhone. The novelty of the new features would wear off and then I’d end up putting the phone in a drawer and not using it after a 2 weeks. So I didn’t want to go down the same route as I’d gone down for the last 3 years. I’m not really some who switches back and forth. The only reason I got into android in 2012 was because my iPhone 4 was stolen.
To be honest apart from Apple not proving some features like split screen I’m not dissatisfied with my phone as a whole. I just wish they would add certain features.
This I completely agree with. Samsung have been caught with their pants down! But Samsung is not a one-trick-pony and their business model is different by the way of existing in all things electronic..
For Apple, iphone is everything and they have a need to lead!
I love how amazing the new s10+ looks, but would I jump ships? No.
Android OS is years away from matching what iOS achieved. You can’t beat the fluidity the Apple phones bring to the table.
You can have lots of power, bigger batteries, cooler cameras but at the end of the day will it match Apple product longetivity?
When Apple updates iOS and maybe gets rid of the notch and keep improving faceid I think we will be fine.
I am happy for Samsung, they are matching AirPods with their own EarPods which seem to be nicer and impressive.
The more competition Apple sees from Samsung the better things will be and it will force Apple to innovate more.
Right now nobody has anything on the Apple Watch series 4, it’s a thing of beauty.
Android OS is years away from matching what iOS achieved. You can’t beat the fluidity the Apple phones bring to the table.
You can have lots of power, bigger batteries, cooler cameras but at the end of the day will it match Apple product longetivity?
When Apple updates iOS and maybe gets rid of the notch and keep improving faceid I think we will be fine.
I am happy for Samsung, they are matching AirPods with their own EarPods which seem to be nicer and impressive.
The more competition Apple sees from Samsung the better things will be and it will force Apple to innovate more.
Right now nobody has anything on the Apple Watch series 4, it’s a thing of beauty.
In what way? Better low light performance? I think only the Pixel 3 beats the iPhone so far. We shall presume the Galaxy S10 has a better camera, as it should being a newer phone, but lets wait and see the reviews.
My Xs takes excellent photos, so tell me what I'm missing? More to the point, tell me what is embarrassing?
Agreed! It’s funny that all the Samsung fans like to throw around the iSheep term but in reality they’re more sheep then Apple users. Take the Fold for example I haven’t seen one person mention or criticize the horrible notch on that thing or the bezels after Samsung threw such shade at for doing the notch. It’s hilarious to me how Samsung gets put on such a high pedestal.
I like how people say that if put their logo on a brick and sold it people would buy it in droves well I think if Samsung released a folding turd that danced (whatever couldn’t think of something g clever haha) then Samsung fans would claim it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.
The S10 is definitely nice but the Galaxy Fold now that is a half-baked device.
Samsung has the advantage that they develop the core hardware components themselves. The innovations that comes with new display technology, new memory, CPU, battery and so on are first in Samsung phones and they can develop them for their needs.
Apple has improved in core hardware development (like the great Ax CPUs) but are still dependent heavily on others like Samsung (e.g. for the displays). So something like a foldable phone is difficult to develop for Apple if they are not able to develop the display technology themselves. Maybe they should think about about buying a company like Japan Display or even LG...They have the money to do that.