Good for Apple! I'm an Android user, and my next smartphone probably won't be an iPhone (I prefer Samsung's file system, customizability, and several other aspects of the OS over Apple) but I'm glad that competition is yielding more compelling devices for end users. I hope the foldable Galaxy sets the bar even higher!
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KGI: TrueDepth Camera Gives Apple 2.5 Year Lead Over Android Competitors
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It was all forum talk, rumors and false hopes lol. Apple ditched plans for under the screen Touch ID a year ago.
Yet again, debatable at best. You prefer it on the front. Some have no preference or actually prefer it on the back. When I had my pixel xl it was natural and took almost no time to adjust to my index unlocking my phone rather than my thumb. Felt just as easy and reliable.
It took Android 5 years to come be competitive with the iPhone. Right now their midrange phones offer the same if not better hardware than the iPhone. Some can argue the A11 bionic is so much better on paper, but I prefer real world test. As of now it shows that the Galaxy S8 note is faster than the iPhone 8 plus.
... just wait what huawei will introduce on 16 October... and don’t forget the Galaxy S9 is around the corner. Rumors say it will be introduced in January 2019.
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And by seeing the front side of the phones... iPhone 8 looks really dated compared to the competition. But that’s my personal opinion.
... just wait what huawei will introduce on 16 October... and don’t forget the Galaxy S9 is around the corner. Rumors say it will be introduced in January 2019.
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And by seeing the front side of the phones... iPhone 8 looks really dated compared to the competition. But that’s my personal opinion.
Not that I care a jot about a gimmick like AR, but what does FaceID have to do with it?
The iPhone 7 is faster than the 8, which means iOS11 is the issue.
Nothing from Huawei or Samsung in 2018 will be faster than the A11. Early reports from Qualcomm's Snapdragon successor is barely faster than the A9.
Don't forget:
3D Touch
TrueTone
ApplePay (hardware and software)
Lightning standard
3.5mm jack removal (yes it's a good thing for most users no matter how loud some people whine)
With the fingerprint reader, my phone is unlocked by the time I look at it. I don't need to first look at it and swipe up. FaceID is clearly less convenient.
As I’ve shown in my post earlier... they are faster in real life. So their phones are already faster. If iOS 11 is the problem than Apple has a bigger problem because it will take another year for iOS 12.
The lightning standard is not a standard, it's an Apple-only thing that makes it more expensive and less convenient for the users to actually charge their devices and use accessories. That's no improvement.
Removing the headphone jack is just the removal of a very convenient feature. It's not good for anyone except Apple's bottom line, since they force their users into proprietary wireless.
I really don't see the Technological Advance here. Microsoft have something extremely similar in their surface books/tablets that uses Intel real sense 3D tech ( infra red cameras etc) to sign in and it works fine. Nothing new other than its in a phone and the DOT projector seems extra compared to the MS system. So I wall BS on 2.5 years lead this tech has existed for a while. So many believe any old **** when it comes to apple, really annoying.
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I could care less how long it takes competitors. It's not a feature I am interested in. In fact, NOT having TouchID will slow my desire to upgrade to newer iPhone models that have only FaceID as I prefer the TouchID experience for unlocking my iPhone. I don't think I'm alone, either. Apple needs to work on putting a fingerprint scanner IN the glass if they are hell-bent on making only full glass front phones.
I’m sure they do and leapfrog Apple in 6 months if history repeats.
I am wondering if you aren't paid by Samsung.
No they won't, nobody wants it.
They'll move to in-glass fingerprint sensors and all the iPhone fans will cry themselves to sleep, while bleating on the forums how they like their slow and unreliable FaceID better because "it's more secure".
My bet is for way longer. Have you seen their emojis? They're wayyy more than 2 years behind there...
If we all start like that no one is able to have criticism, stating facts or have a different opinion.
Been able to animate Poo emojis well is not functionality that even needs to be caught up on, and neither is Face ID, they are not technology leads like the original iPhone was over other phones.
Current fingerprint sensors are still very convenient ways of unlocking your phone, FaceID may be slightly better (but it may not be too) but it's not a change that's going to make people want the iPhone over an Android or even an older iPhone, and as far as animated Emoji go, well let's just say the pile of Poo emoji is a great example of the level of amazing technology that is.
Animated Emoji will be nice for teens and kids, but anyone else is going to get bored of them in about 10 seconds.
Current fingerprint sensors are still very convenient ways of unlocking your phone, FaceID may be slightly better (but it may not be too) but it's not a change that's going to make people want the iPhone over an Android or even an older iPhone, and as far as animated Emoji go, well let's just say the pile of Poo emoji is a great example of the level of amazing technology that is.
Animated Emoji will be nice for teens and kids, but anyone else is going to get bored of them in about 10 seconds.
The only thing that my employees (mostly in their 20’s) are freaking out about and the must have thing about iPhone ex (as they call it) is the Animojis. Most of them can’t get it because they’re on metropcs = full price upfront and they spend all their money on weed and drinking but those that are on regular plans are going to order it. Personally I’ll try to preorder it, but if it’s months out at 3:01AM I’ll wait till the spring refresh and see what they do.