I was replying to someone who was making out like everything Apple releases is perfect, which is just untrue. Looks like i triggered quite a few people, i guess i hit a nerve.
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Galaxy Fold Launch Delayed as Samsung Commits to 'Strengthen the Display Protection' [Updated]
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It’s baffling the flaws were only discovered when production ready devices were distributed for tech reviews.
I wonder why Apple couldn't wait and fix all the design problems with the Magsafe 2 before releasing it the public?
Not at all an exaggeration. The phone lost signal when held in a normal fashion, the same way I hold my xs. 15$ didn’t fix the problem, it covered it up. In fact, had apple actually fixed the phones it would have costed way more then 15$. They lucked out that the public was fine with a patch, IMO.
You are trying pretty hard to squash anything anti apple and you look kinda ridiculous because of it.
There isnt a notch though, you gained 2 display ‘tabs’ at the top of the phone that was previously bezel.
Well somethings can only be discovered when a device is in the hands of a real consumer. A Samsung employee would know that they are not supposed to peel off part of the the display.
A Samsung employee wouldn’t put the phone on top of moulding clay.
I’m sure Apple didn’t think there were any issues with their butterfly keyboards. There are so many variables which can only really be seen when a device is in the hands of a real consumer. There are obviously people out their that use their MacBook in a way which doesn’t effect their keyboard.
The fact is both Apple and Samsung make high quality devices which work for a larger number of people. Every company will have some defects with their products. It doesn’t mean they have QC issues.
I disagree. $1900 for what is essentially a phablet tells me that most of the resources went into the innovative screen design. But for it to be practical it has to be able to take some abuse and work with less-than-optimal users.
I worked repairing medical equipment in hospital and had to remind the nurses and docs that dropping a $25,000 monitor off a table is a bad idea. I also complained to the vendors about the fragility of their equipment. Like the army, it needs to work after being buried in mud and run over by a tank.
Yep. Just like they waited with touch-ID, faceid, airpods, Apple Watch, Retina displays, ProMotion, the A-series chips, ...
Touch ID and Face ID they bought. They didn’t design that from the ground up. So yes they waited for another company to develop the technology.
The Apple Watch wasn’t the first smartwatch. Even though it’s the best smartwatch Apple were late to the game on that front.
Samsung should call Apple and request licensing rights to the condoms engineered for the new-generation butterfly keyboards.
Given the predicament they find themselves, if there is IP involved, then Samsung will gladly pay the condom licensing fees. And Cook seeing this fresh opportunity to turn the butterfly fiasco into profit, will gladly comply to license Apple's condom-infused keyboard technology./s
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Apple bought the technology for the sensors. All the algorithms they use to take raw data from those sensors and use it to read fingerprints (or faces) and to store that data in a secure format that can't be reverse engineered is all on Apple.
Your comment is about as ridiculous as saying if I bought a Steinway grand piano that I'm going to be able to compose symphonies.
I don't think you have ever used the FACE DOWN and AWAY fingerprint sensors on the back of the phone. Single worst place to put bio-metrics.
I am amazed you never have to actually look at your phone to use it.
A better issue than exploding batteries.
Maybe they're just folding it wrong.
If they told customers that then they really would be copying Apple! In the excuse category at least.
"Holding it wrong" for the iphone 4 certainly was a classic tech/Apple moment.
Bad reception is definitely a better problem to have than exploding batteries and super fragile folding phones but I guess Samsung at least took it on the chin and owned up to it. Hopefully they stop taking punches though. Helps having them around to push competition and keep improving products in the product segment.
Oh, MacRumors, why do you waste your time with a comment section anymore? I knew I would find the “discussion” ultimately turn this story into Apple bashing. New site name suggestion: MacRumors & Predictable Comments.
BTW not a fanboy. I’m disappointed with the downward trend of Apple QC as much as the next person, but this wasn’t an Apple story.
End of unsolicited disclaimer. You may now commence trolling my comment.
BTW not a fanboy. I’m disappointed with the downward trend of Apple QC as much as the next person, but this wasn’t an Apple story.
End of unsolicited disclaimer. You may now commence trolling my comment.
Apple bashing? Thought would be Samsung bashing wiry people going back and forth on apple vs Samsung like all articles that mention Samsung
Why would you buy a piano if you don’t know how to use it? Apple wouldn’t buy something they couldn’t get any use out of.
Your post tried to imply that all Apple did was buy tech for FaceID/TouchID without doing any work themselves. I pointed out how incredibly wrong that was and that just because you buy a piece of the puzzle doesn't mean the rest gets done for you.
There are clearly major issues with the device. This is the byproduct of a company culture that is more interested in yelling "FIRST" than anything else.
Of course, Apple releasing their products later doesn’t mean they will be free of all problems, but they usually do end up offering a more polished user experience.
Of course, Apple releasing their products later doesn’t mean they will be free of all problems, but they usually do end up offering a more polished user experience.
No my post said that Apple had waited for Touch ID and Face ID to be mature products before they did anything with the technology.
My initial point was that Apple have to wait in most cases for technology to mature because they don’t have the manufacturing prowess to take something to maturity such as foldable displays.
Touch ID and Face ID were then cited as examples of where Apple didn’t wait for technology to mature but developed something themselves from the ground up.
However both of them were purchased. Of course Apple did something with them but they didn’t develop the initial tech.
Gonna fold my money back up and put it away.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung has delayed its launch of the Galaxy Fold until "at least next month" after multiple review units experienced sudden display failures while being tested by the media last week.
Samsung initially said it remained committed to launching the Galaxy Fold on April 26, but the rollout is now expected in the "coming weeks." The company has yet to confirm the delay, but it wouldn't be surprising given that at least some of the folding smartphones appear to have a serious hardware issue.
Galaxy Fold launch events in Hong Kong and Shanghai have already been postponed, according to Engadget's Richard Lai.
Samsung earlier confirmed that it would "thoroughly inspect" the affected devices to determine the cause, but it has yet to provide an explanation. Samsung also cautioned that removing the protective layer on the display could cause damage, but some displays failed even with the protective layer in place.
The delay would be an embarrassing mishap for a smartphone that starts at $1,980, but the right move before the Galaxy Fold gets into the hands of thousands of customers around the world and potentially turned into a larger problem.
Update: Samsung has confirmed the delay in a statement provided to CNBC, noting that it will announce a new release date "in the coming weeks" and "will take measures to strengthen the display protection."
Article Link: Galaxy Fold Launch Delayed as Samsung Commits to 'Strengthen the Display Protection' [Updated]
Lol. The “Face ID” they “bought” was the size of a shoebox. The “touch ID” they bought was not at all manufacturable in the form factor of a phone. You claim apple isn’t aces at manufacturing, but even with your lame attempts to snipe just a couple of my many examples, the truth don’t lie.