Until Samsung can advertise on the merits of its own products, I won't give them a second thought. Attack ads tell me I'm in the right place with iPhone.
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Hands-On With Samsung's New Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch
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I don’t really care what country my tech comes from. I just buy whatever one I think is the best.
Who said I’m upset?
Why don’t you try actually reading other people’s posts instead of trying to insult people who wrote them.... fella.
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I like the look of the watch; however, I do think the Apple Watch looks (and is) a more premium product.
Can you cite some examples in this thread? Because from what I’ve seen on MR this so called “bashing” are just opinions and go both ways.
One thing that keeps me away from these Samsung models (besides their base software / launcher) is the poor placement of their fingerprint sensors. A little better than previous / other Samsung models but still looks quite easy to grease up that camera when trying to unlock the phone.
The point is that there are a lot of other high end phones available other than the Note 9. Saying that price is a requirement for being high end makes zero sense.
Yep. High end specs means it’s a high end phone. No one says “I’m buying this phone because it costs $1000”.
No one says I'm buying this phone because the phone has a gigabit lte chip either.
Does anyone know if the Gear S3 or this new Galaxy Watch can detect abnormal heart rates/heart problems like the Apple Watch?
Not just phones, it applies to other devices such as Laptop etc...unless people are ready to get stuck in an expensive ecosystem that makes you spend a fortune on one after the other (Watch, Laptop, Mobile, Speaker, Headphones, Music) people will eventually find a way out of such a closed circuit.
Microsoft dominated the PC space with the help of OEMs (and Intel Processors)with spec war using OEMs. Even Apple had to accept this game eventually to be more acceptable across the board.
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I can’t speak for anyone but myself, but to use an analogy in the car world, I don’t start the buying process from the car has to go 60 in x seconds and stop from 60 in y feet and be able to perform an emergency maneuver at z miles per hour. If people do more power to them.
However, you did mention getting “stuck” in an ecosystem. Based on apple’s last quarter and current valuation, it seems at least the consumers that have bought into Apple don’t share your concerns.
Generally when one buys a state of the art product, it does one or two or three things really really well - nearly perfectly even if taken care of, properly and with careful attention minded to the product. Ownership is a process few respect these days I find... I say this and I own two diving watches: a Mickey Sorceror's Apprentice Epcot boutique circa the aughts 750 meters 17k gold co brand (Seiko???) and also a Rolex Submariner with the two tone Gold / Steel Oyster steel bracelet.
Didn't realise Apple made ships, construction equipment, tv's, fridges, missiles!! Who knew...
Plus. Wernt they on their 6th version of their smart watch range before the first Apple watch was released.. let's not let facts get in the way of a good story shall we...
Funny reply! You know what I meant, namely that every Samsung to copy Apple in its computing products, especially in smartphones. Actually, Samsung rushed the first Galaxy Gear Watch to market just before the Apple Watch was announced. It didn’t have the benefit of using Apple as a design reference and it sucked. Samsung smartwatches have failed completely in the market precisely because with their smartwatched, Samsung has tried to deviate from the ‘slavishly copy Apple’ playbook. Don’t get me wrong, Samsung smartwatches are still a copycat product in terms of features and functionality, but they are not enough of a copy of the Apple Watch to actually be compelling to anyone.
Lol, great story bro, and you know all this how?
Ps, the dial rotary band to scroll through menus is considering the best on the market bar none. Did they copy that as well..
I'm pretty sure every company bar none has copied a lot from every other company.. there's just one who has basically invented nothing who has this seemingly magic ability to convince the uneducated masses that not only did it invent everything but every other company does nothing all day but copy them.. I have nothing but respect for the firm involved, to pull off such a feat. But also nothing but contempt for the uneducated masses who spout rubbish all day about said company..
The people who like Samsung think you’re referring to Apple, while the people who like Apple think you’re referring to Samsung.
In truth neither company invented any of the technologies that are in their products.