Consumer Reports doesn't know its rear end from a hole in the ground. I literally put zero stock in what they say, even going so far as to find that the opposite is actually true.
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Consumer Reports Rates Galaxy S8 Over iPhone 7 as 'iPhone 8' Rumored to Address Most Shortcomings
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Note that Consumer Reports always emphasizes minor differences in camera performance and then completely glosses over the performance differences for CPU/GPU within the phones.
Competition is good. I'm all in on the Apple (mobile) ecosystem so they have my money waiting for them. I was going to buy the 7 but it was a very 'blah' release. They need to convince me to give up my 6+ because at this point it's still an amazing phone and I'm not feeling any desire to upgrade from it. I think the biggest issue these companies have going forward is that there is no 'need' to upgrade every year or even every two years anymore. Before carriers basically gave you free money to upgrade your phone every two years but those days are gone for the most part. Now I need to be convinced based on what the upgrade provides me, so if Samsung can push Apple to include newer and better stuff in the phone then maybe I'll finally feel compelled to upgrade.
Leading in design? So, bc they release their Galaxy S(X) models earlier in the year than Apple does they’re “leading in design”?
There have been rumors that Apple has been working on this design since the 6S came out, so it’s not like Samsung magically came up with this and now Apple must respond!!!
Samsung made a phone with no side bezels and less top bezels...the back design of the phone is hot garbage. Cool I guess?
Although my days of 4S were mostly pleasant with very few hiccups, my experiences with later iOS's have been awful. From the 6, to 6s and now 7, iOS has been pretty abysmal for me in terms of stability. So many app crashes, general UI freezes, heck even the camera and phone default apps play up. The browser constantly decides to stop working too. It has actually made me consider returning back to Android - I mean I gave up the flexibility of Android for the stability of iOS, but now that is out the window, what am I doing in this walled garden. I am not even someone who installs lots of app's or a user of 3rd party app's, I generally almost always try use the default app
I am sure some of you will be like "I don't have any issues", but it is the same as Android users telling you about their faultless Android experiences, it doesn't really matter does it? It boils down to what you experience.
I guess the only thing going for iPhone 8 for me is, that I need it for the Apple Watch (which I do enjoy, haven't had any issues with it, although I don't do too much on it!).
Hmm, I was expecting iPhone 5 or something, not 6. It definitely shouldn't be an issue on 6. Perhaps try a back up and a full restore?
Just wait until they run SAFARI for hours on end and find that the promised battery doesn't last as long as advertised.
Why is "stylish" a major criteria in choosing a phone? Is it more important for a smartphone to be a useful and capable servant/extension, or is it carried today as more of a fashion accessory? I have never once thought, "will carrying this phone make me look cool / make people like me more?"
Agreed. Consumer Reports has gone way downhill in the last several years, but... that said, if this device ran iOS instead of Android, I'd probably agree with them. Other than the weird fingerprint reader location, the design and specs are quite appealing.
For starters, no, it doesn't. Worse, even if it did, that's not the OS, that would be an application. Poorly written applications can crash on any platform. That said, you can be sure that both the OS and the applications from Apple are not examples of that. You are simply a troll. There are millions of iOS / Safari users and nobody is having the issues you claim to have.
You have no comment, but you continue on with a comment? Hmmm...
Consumer Reports has been irrelevant for a long time. They've gotten rid of their real product reviewers a long time ago and have gone down hill ever since. They've never been relevant in consumer electronics. They are simply using the oldest trick in the book... write a controversial story that somehow involves Apple and watch the web traffic come in. It's tiresome. Nobody in their right mind would pay iPhone level prices for a Samsung flagship that doesn't perform nearly as well and for a platform that is far more susceptible to malware, etc. Not to mention privacy for services or security, etc, etc.
Curiously no mention of processing speed, ease of use, virus protection, quality of 3rd party apps and no real quantifiable data other than battery life. and no mention of their testing methods. CR is a joke right now.
That's very true,in terms of design the S8 Plus blows iPhone 7 Plus out of water.
It's like comparing a cutting edge device with something from a decade ago.
Look up the touch screen disease Apple updates their phone causes the quadrants to **** up and then ask their customers for $130 sorry ******** Apple when the Note 7 blew up they gave everybody Edge 7s free VR headsets and $100 all off contract I can see water droplets on my son's hand as rain falls with the S8 camera the iPhone 7 plus that I work with cannot I should also point out I don't think anybody realizes that Apple just ordered 20 million Samsung curved panels so they've clearly finally admitted Retina display pales in comparison to a Super AMOLED screen
Not at all. The usability is great. The slim design makes it easy to handle such a big display in one hand. And having the curved display with no bezel on the side makes the screen look even bigger than it is.
A comparison of the current devices is certainly feasible. It's not like Samsung changed specs or design of the S8 to "best" the iPhone 7. It was simply too late at that point. The iPhone 8 wasn't adapted to be better than the S8 either.
I always buy my phone based on the design ... i dont cure if a phone is a half second faster or if the camera has a xy better sensor. They all are great so what i am looking at by 2017 is the design.
My iPhone 7 Plus with its redic bezel looks like a tube tv next to a slim UHDTV compared to other phones on the market
Not agree with the above comment.
Any android devices are not fabulous. Apple will answer to whatever news praising androids. Apple is the most trustworthy product maker.
Next iPhone will be better than any androids and again it is the most secured and safest device in the planet.
So which Samsung phone would they compare? By years end, Samsung will have the S8, S8+ and the Note 8 on the market.