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Hands-On Video Compares Unreleased Samsung Galaxy S21+ With iPhone 12 Pro
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Plastic is not as good optically. Optics doesn't matter on the back side, brittleness does.
Glass creates less friction for a sliding finger than plastic. This is an advantage for a touch screen, but highly dubious on the back.
The next apple will have a popup front camera for faceid etc no more notch.
Disagree. I think they don’t use plastic on the front because it would scratch like crazy and look absolutely horrible within a few weeks. Nothing to do with friction 🤣
Under the screen finger print sensors were invented after face id. So, it's definitely a move forward that Apple is slow to make. Perhaps they have a big inventory of face id sensors.
What? Typing 4-6numbers instead of one tap.
So why apple even considered putting touch id in the first place?
I think it’s safe to say that leading up to the pandemic, Apple was betting on Face ID all the way, and had no intention of bringing Touch ID back.
I can understand why. Apple is all about removing barriers from technology and what is more invisible than a device which unlocks the moment the user looks at it, without them having to do anything further with it?
I guess we will just have to see if Touch ID comes back in some shape or form in next year’s iPhone, or if Apple is betting that the pandemic will largely be over by this time next year and continues to stick with Face ID.
Maybe Apple doesn't see the notch as a problem. Ever thought of that? Just because a few here don't like it doesn't mean the notch has been overall received as problem to the majority.
Considering how many phones Apple has sold with the notch, having the notch does not seem to be an issue to those buyers.
Maybe I’m allowed to have my own opinion. Ever thought of that? Just because an incredibly tiny number of individuals on here like the notch doesn’t mean Apple isn’t working on finding ways to evolve their design.
edit: awww looks like I hurt your feelings
so sad
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Is that why Galaxy Note consistently scores higher than any iPhone model in customer satisfaction? Can you provide a source of your claim?
FaceID gets you the incredibly solid security with incredibly fast screen unlock and all other things FaceID unlocks like ApplePay, passwords, etc. It’s a design trade off I’m willing to accept to have two really good features bundled in to one. No disrespect to those who prefer Samsung designs and tech, I prefer the notch (for what it gives me) and the overall design of iPhone.
Punch hole is gross. Yes two ways to authenticate would be nice, like a side button with Touch ID. But it would also be nice if you lived in a country where you can use Face ID as it’s intended because of proper governance.
Wait, when did Samsung try to copy Face ID? They had their "face recognition" way before Face ID.
Why is it that plastic is creeping back at Samsung after they finally went with quality materials starting with the Galaxy S6, S7, etc.? Now only their most hideously expensive $1500 models have premium materials while even their regular high-end phones selling for $1000 are made of plastic (e.g. Note 20)? Is it greed? Are they really pinching the pennies nickel and diming the customer by using junk parts? I guess old habits die hard... It’s almost like Samsung has regressed to 2014 when everything they made was plastic junk
The snapdragon 888 runs at 2.84GHZ close to 3GHZ speed
It also has a blazing Fast 5G modem 7.5Gbps.
www.zdnet.com
It also has a blazing Fast 5G modem 7.5Gbps.
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 888: Everything you need to know
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 brings AI advances, enables more computational photography and CPU and GPU horsepower on 5nm process technology. The platform will appear in smartphones during the first quarter of 2021.
www.zdnet.com
Benchmarks for the Snapdragon 888 on the S21. Still not that great compared to the A13. Might be that there is throttling for heat and battery conservation. Interesting see how the faster 5G modem is on battery drain.The snapdragon 888 runs at 2.84GHZ close to 3GHZ speed
It also has a blazing Fast 5G modem 7.5Gbps.
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 888: Everything you need to know
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 brings AI advances, enables more computational photography and CPU and GPU horsepower on 5nm process technology. The platform will appear in smartphones during the first quarter of 2021.
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G with Snapdragon 888 posts underwhelming benchmark scores
The US-bound Samsung Galaxy S21 5G with Snapdragon 888 inside may not be as impressively fast as you expect, at least based on the latest Geekbench scores.
www.phonearena.com
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