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iPhone X Beats Samsung Galaxy S9 in Benchmarking Tests

Someirishguy said:
I’ve had auto join WiFi off since day one, as I never saw the point. So that’s not an issue for me.

You can still turn off WIFI in settings.

Think of the control centre widget as a shortcut to ‘standby/disconnect’ and use force touch on the Settings app icon as a shortcut to ‘off’.
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Ummm you misunderstood me completely.

1. WiFi "auto join" is turned off for me. I'm actually talking about previously joined networks that are SAVED in iOS for the next connection (your home, work, public wifi access points). iOS removed this "saved" list being accessible since iOS 8 I think - very annoying when combined with below.

2. Control Center widget:
- Force Touch or simple touch does the exact same thing: only disconnects. This only does this for the "existing" wifi connection you're on. Begin to travel and get in range to the pre-saved, previously successfully connected public wifi hotspot and BOOM you're connected.
- Imagine this occuring when you leave current location - say the gym you work out at. Then jump on public transit and being travelling. During this travel you pass McDonald's, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Pizza Pizza, not in any order not at specific distances from one another or from your gym (their fixed locations of course) ... and you're surfing the internet in Safari on LTE/HSPA/GPRS/EDGE whatever cellular data connection you may have. Guess what. Should the public transit bus stop at a passenger drop-off/pickup point or stop light at one of these public hotspot locations when loading an app or website in Safari/FireFox/Chrome etc on your iPhone there goes your data connection.

. I cannot REMOVED these pre-saved WiFi connections individually. I can only blow out ALL WiFi connections which includes home and work and gym public wifi which I'd like to keep.

Does this explain better? see the issue with only being able to 'disable' WiFi connections temporarily from the Control Center? Sure I can go into Settings .... you're absolutely right. Then what is the point of putting WiFi shortcut in Control Center in the first place?

- Bluetooth icon when selected to turn off does exactly that turns the radio OFF.
- selecting cellular radio to turn off ... guess what it turns it OFF. Try a 911 call when it's off ... you're immediately prompted to turn it on or it's enabled as an emergency feature. But try a phone call anywhere else you're prompted to turn the cellular radio on.
- If I want to ENABLE: Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth ... I'm not asked to "reconnect" a radio that is already ON ... no it's turned ON. See the connundrum here? It's not a complete equal level of understanding amongst the controls.
 
mib1800 said:
There are many more...so it is not funny anymore to continue.
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Everyone's experience is different. You listed a ton of S8 features that are all great, sure, but I never used them (except for the AOD, I'll definitely give you that as a plus point). You also listed some minuses of the iPhone, some of which I already agreed with (e.g. iTunes. I also don't use Apple Maps, Mail or Calendar. They can be deleted easily enough.).

I listed out pluses and minuses of the way I used my phone and, so far that day-to-day experience has improved since I switched.
 
Nick Milner said:
Everyone's experience is different. You listed a ton of S8 features that are all great, sure, but I never used them (except for the AOD, I'll definitely give you that as a plus point). You also listed some minuses of the iPhone, some of which I already agreed with (e.g. iTunes. I also don't use Apple Maps, Mail or Calendar. They can be deleted easily enough.).

I listed out pluses and minuses of the way I used my phone and, so far that day-to-day experience has improved since I switched.
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That's why your assessment that X is vastly superior is just your own preferences.

I rebutted because you make it sound like your own biased personal preference is a fact for everyone else.
 
In my experience Samsung has too much scroll stutter. Admittedly my last Samsung phone was the Galaxy S8 at launch and kept it for 3 months before trading it in JUMP.

From things like pulling down the notifications shade, to scrolling Google Maps, to web browsing. It had stutter which made it feel slower for me.

Now that I have the Pixel 2 XL I just can’t seem to look at Samsung positively. Ironically enough my iPhone X was pretty stuttery when I first got it too. It seems like 11.2.6 addresses that so who knows maybe it’s no longer a thing now.
 
DeepIn2U said:
Ummm you misunderstood me completely.

1. WiFi "auto join" is turned off for me. I'm actually talking about previously joined networks that are SAVED in iOS for the next connection (your home, work, public wifi access points). iOS removed this "saved" list being accessible since iOS 8 I think - very annoying when combined with below.

2. Control Center widget:
- Force Touch or simple touch does the exact same thing: only disconnects. This only does this for the "existing" wifi connection you're on. Begin to travel and get in range to the pre-saved, previously successfully connected public wifi hotspot and BOOM you're connected.
- Imagine this occuring when you leave current location - say the gym you work out at. Then jump on public transit and being travelling. During this travel you pass McDonald's, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Pizza Pizza, not in any order not at specific distances from one another or from your gym (their fixed locations of course) ... and you're surfing the internet in Safari on LTE/HSPA/GPRS/EDGE whatever cellular data connection you may have. Guess what. Should the public transit bus stop at a passenger drop-off/pickup point or stop light at one of these public hotspot locations when loading an app or website in Safari/FireFox/Chrome etc on your iPhone there goes your data connection.

. I cannot REMOVED these pre-saved WiFi connections individually. I can only blow out ALL WiFi connections which includes home and work and gym public wifi which I'd like to keep.

Does this explain better? see the issue with only being able to 'disable' WiFi connections temporarily from the Control Center? Sure I can go into Settings .... you're absolutely right. Then what is the point of putting WiFi shortcut in Control Center in the first place?

- Bluetooth icon when selected to turn off does exactly that turns the radio OFF.
- selecting cellular radio to turn off ... guess what it turns it OFF. Try a 911 call when it's off ... you're immediately prompted to turn it on or it's enabled as an emergency feature. But try a phone call anywhere else you're prompted to turn the cellular radio on.
- If I want to ENABLE: Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth ... I'm not asked to "reconnect" a radio that is already ON ... no it's turned ON. See the connundrum here? It's not a complete equal level of understanding amongst the controls.
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Umm, you’ve miss understood me completely

Force touch the settings app icon on the home screen, not the WiFi icon in control centre, to get a short cut to turn off WiFi.

Besides that, I see your point; however, having a short cut on the home screen is nearly as convenient.
 
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mib1800 said:
That's why your assessment that X is vastly superior is just your own preferences.

I rebutted because you make it sound like your own biased personal preference is a fact for everyone else.
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Of course it’s my preference. That’s why I said they were things I had noticed. My aim is not to convert. You can take the information however you like; it’s really none of my concern.
 
Nick Milner said:
Of course it’s my preference. That’s why I said they were things I had noticed. My aim is not to convert. You can take the information however you like; it’s really none of my concern.
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Then your experience that X is "vastly superior" than s8+ is no more than "vastly fluff"...imo of course.
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I7guy said:
In the same way YOUR own biased preferences are fact for everyone else?
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My preference is more accurate ...for your eyes only :p
 
Every real world speed test video shows the S9 running circles around the slow iPhone X
 
Someirishguy said:
Umm, you’ve miss understood me completely

Force touch the settings app icon on the home screen, not the WiFi icon in control centre, to get a short cut to turn off WiFi.

Besides that, I see your point; however, having a short cut on the home screen is nearly as convenient.
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Great tip I hadn’t realized that was possible. I’ll keep note of t. Thanks again.
 
mib1800 said:
iPhone X is not slow at all in daily use...but it is slower than s9 in many things...isn't that's all that matters... taken from a page in ifans manifesto :p
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not really though. Iphone x in speeds i've seen has been faster in certainly apps so the difference is basically nothing.

I would hope the difference in speed would be close seeing as this is samsung's first main line of flagship of 2018. Just like the 2018 iphone will be faster than last years model. Thats how tech is suppose to be.

If you have an S9 why would anybody care how fast another phone is if thats all you would use. As long as it is quick and smooth i fail to see why this matters
 
I agreee - if those milliseconds of difference between any of the leading phones were saving lives or earning you millions then fair enough but for the average user blind testing with a camera or web surfing you’d be hard pressed to see any difference. For most it really comes down to personal preference, design and what iOS you had before...
 
The Game 161 said:
not really though. Iphone x in speeds i've seen has been faster in certainly apps so the difference is basically nothing.

I would hope the difference in speed would be close seeing as this is samsung's first main line of flagship of 2018. Just like the 2018 iphone will be faster than last years model. Thats how tech is suppose to be.

If you have an S9 why would anybody care how fast another phone is if thats all you would use. As long as it is quick and smooth i fail to see why this matters
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My stance has always been that most phones (even $200 ones) are fast enough for most typical usage. But then again.. someone will come along and tout the fast A11 chip in X makes it feels like heaven to use while the rest are just rubbish in experience...sigh
 
mib1800 said:
My stance has always been that most phones (even $200 ones) are fast enough for most typical usage. But then again.. someone will come along and tout the fast A11 chip in X makes it feels like heaven to use while the rest are just rubbish in experience...sigh
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A11 is amazing if you are using that power but most aren't.

Most use it for daily tasks.

I have always had the view if a device is smooth and quick thats all that matters. Android is smooth for the most part and as long as people who buy these devices have no issues i fail to see the issue personally.

nobody is buying a device over another based on opening apps 1 sec faster afterall.
 
mib1800 said:
My stance has always been that most phones (even $200 ones) are fast enough for most typical usage. But then again.. someone will come along and tout the fast A11 chip in X makes it feels like heaven to use while the rest are just rubbish in experience...sigh
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That sentiment "touting 'x' feature, which is better then 'y' feature on the competition and thus 'y' is just rubbish" is a "debating" device use extensively on these forums. It doesn't matter if cpu speed, bezels or even the now oft-copied notch is being discussed.
 
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The title says:

iPhone X Beats Samsung Galaxy S9 in Benchmarking Tests

Let me fix that for you @macrumorsbot...

iPhone X Beats Demolishes and Destroys Samsung Galaxy S9 in Benchmarking Tests

 
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FFR said:
Not much of a difference between the s8 and the s9.
Before you say camera, s9 can’t record in 4K 60fps for more than 5 Minutes anyway.
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All that unlimited recording on the iPhone's in 4k only to have mono audio..............
 
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I7guy said:
Depends on what is important, 5 minutes of stereo or unlimited mono. I could go both ways on this.
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You can merge 5 min clips together easily but you can't convert mono to stereo ... still a big fail with Iphone :p
 
I7guy said:
Depends on what is important, 5 minutes of stereo or unlimited mono. I could go both ways on this.
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iPhone 4K videos @60fps play exceptionally well on my 4K tv. Sounds wonderful on my stereo speakers, not really stereo, actually 7.1 surround.
Pretty crisp and clear. I have tested Footage shot with a s8, way too much ambient noise.
 
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Machet3 said:
All that unlimited recording on the iPhone's in 4k only to have mono audio..............
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Mono audio can play over my 7.1 surround sound system. It sounds crisp and clear and loud.
The 4K @60fps looks great on my 4K tv.

Too bad Samsung can’t record over 5 min at 4K, yet they keep charging flagship prices.
 
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