Screen to body ratio also doesn’t change the fact a smartphone screen is not large enough to really make split screen viable. Can it pass as usable to some? Sure, but it doesn’t make it any more effective.
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Screen to body ratio also doesn’t change the fact a smartphone screen is not large enough to really make split screen viable. Can it pass as usable to some? Sure, but it doesn’t make it any more effective.
your video proves nothing, how do you know they are on the same network/wifi? Videos like this from unreliable sources are so easy to cheat. And the samsung has twice the RAM because Android SUCKS and memory management. I also believe the iPhone 7 beat the S8 hands down so it must be an issue with IOS11 which will be fixed with an update that everyone will get unlike android. Go away fanboy and take your alternative facts with you
Autopilot optimistic about this one. I’m reluctant to give up Touch ID but we will have to see how great it is. I’m sure it’s very good, I’m just not convinced it’s necessarily better in terms of my own daily usage.
You’re honestly rendering your videos on a phone?
Even 256 gb isn’t much for 4K
But hey... I can render videos faster on my iPhone and run everyday programs slower
As has been pointed out to you already, it’s an excellent test of performance. But hey, you can open Apps a split second faster. That’s going to help so much in terms of getting things done. Let’s forget all the time you spend IN the App doing something, and only talk about opening Apps. Because those are the only tests where you can beat the iPhone.
Don’t fret though. I’m sure Samsung or Qualcomm will make a processor as fast as the A11. In Spring of 2019.
Yea... i have barely been on the site for the last year because it was so frustrating. Complete lack of actual intellectual debate about anything. I thought i'd drop in since i upgraded to iOS 11... and surprise... more of the exact same.
Was already spoken about during the keynote. The Neural Engine is designed to always adapt and be learning your face as it changes (first example they gave was someone growing a beard)
Makeup doesn’t change the key features FaceID looks for. FaceID looks for 50 separate data points across the face.
Or possibly a lot longer than a year ago. The A11 Bionic is a key component to FaceID (to have the Neural Engine) and is something they have been working on since the A8 chip release.
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They’ve already begun. There was an article a week or so ago about how a lot of face recognition start up companies are having large phone manufacturers knocking at their doors ever since the iPhone X announcement.
Problem with the iris scanner is that it doesn't work in bright sunlight. I had to frequently disable it on my S8+ and use my passcode to unlock it because of this issue. It stems from the fact that the iris scanner uses IR to scan your eyes, but sunlight messes with IR which causes the sensor to fail when scanning your eyes. This was super annoying this past summer whenever I was outside or at the beach... my S8+ just wouldn't scan my eyes.
Also annoying is the fact that it has to be placed at a pretty specific angle for it to properly scan your eyes. This means it takes a little longer than using other unlock options since you have to line your eyes up with the sensor. That, along with the first problem, are reason enough to prove that iris scanning isn't even comparable to FaceID when you take ease of use, reliability, and usability into consideration.
But Android is already ahead of Apple in many fields and it's now Apple who is playing catch up. Now whatever Android do Apple are playing follow-my-leader a year or more later.
And to think Steve Jobs used to complain about people copying the iPhone.
Actually, what I'm saying, is that the Note 8 has significantly more features, and most of the ones I've used are more helpful than similar features on iOS. So I guess you can say, the Note 8 is a "jack of all trades, master of most" where an iPhone "a killing machine of simple tasks".
I just posted my Note 8 review in the iOS alternative section if you want to read. Just in case you were wondering, the Note 8 is my FIRST android device and I've always used iPhones and Macs. So maybe you should resist the urge to just call me an android fanboy who's never used an iPhone.
Along with the face recognition on the Samsung line up, iris scan can also be fooled and has been proven. It’s simply not secure.
Apple’s FaceID uses true 3D mapping to authenticate your face. Not some fake, false security BS that’s easily fooled by a photo. Samsung’s implementation is nearly as cheap as those China knockoff smartphones faking the fingerprint sensor.
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But Android is already ahead of Apple in many fields and it's now Apple who is playing catch up. Now whatever Android do Apple are playing follow-my-leader a year or more later.
And to think Steve Jobs used to complain about people copying the iPhone.
In what fields exactly?
Being able to change icons and font isn’t exactly award winning.
ehh...some hackers will probably crack it within days just like they did with touch ID. Security will always be one step behind hackers in this cat and mouse game.
It’s surely patented to Kingdom come. But there are always ways to work around such patents as they usually rely on super-specific technology and programming.
Yes. Apple clearly wanted this for the ten year party but they’re barely able to ship it. But they really couldn’t wait til February and spring a “newer” iPhone on everybody.. they’d cause a riot. I figure this is another Apple 1.0 product. They’re certainly already working out the improvements needed to bring cost down and reliability up for Sept 2018. Just settle down and let them do their thing. I sprung for an 8+ which works with most of my 6+ stuff accumulated so far.