I'm not wrong. I have a different opinion. And it's the right one.
Nothing is easier than simply holding the phone to a payment terminal with the thumb on the button.
To each their own. I find it irritating, especially in landscape mode.
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Kuo Increases Galaxy S10 Shipment Estimates Due to 'Spec Differentiation From iPhone Models'
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That’s true, but fingerprint readers also have their pros. One big one is a factor in Asia. A lot of us wear masks to protect us from pollen or pollution or other people who are sick. It’s kind of annoying having to pull it down just to avoid entering my passcode or to use Apple Pay.
It’s going to look the same with maybe frosted glass. We’ll get a spec bump in processor, the same battery life and a thinner phone with a little better camera. I don’t foresee it being anything special unfortunately.
Glad to see super-wide cameras coming to phones. I think they’ll be especially useful for video, because you lose quite a bit of vertical field of view in video because of the wider aspect ratio. Also, software image stabilization requires cropping the video a bit. It’s no wonder people often shoot vertical video.
A second FaceID profile with that mask on won’t work?
An interesting insight into cultural differences though that Apple might not have covered.
I honestly have no idea why people don't get how great Face ID is. I just look at my phone, and boom it unlocks. I have Touch ID on my iPad, and I hate it now. I use my password more than half the time rather than Touch ID.
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It's a much better form of biometrics than Touch ID. Only people who haven't used Face ID can say that.
How is an under display fingerprint reader an improvement over what existed before?
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LOL, nothing is easier than simply looking at your phone, and unlocking it. The only person who could say such a thing is an unimaginative person who's never used Touch ID. Moreover, from what I gather one will need to look at these Galaxy phones to unlock them.I'm not wrong. I have a different opinion. And it's the right one.
Nothing is easier than simply holding the phone to a payment terminal with the thumb on the button.
To each their own. I find it irritating, especially in landscape mode.
The notch simply isn't an issue, and it looks better than that awful hole Samsung has.
It ultimately comes down to choice. Had apple offered both touch and Face ID for a time, most would see () Face ID is the superior authentication method. But since they “forced” it, people will seemingly argue this until the end of time.
How has Samsung hit it out of the park with this incredibly pedestrian release? It's a boring, incremental release. Why would anyone want to go back to Touch ID? Their facial recognition scanner is worse than useless because if it was useless no one would bother using it. If you use it, it's completely insecure (one reviewer unlocked it with a video of their face).
This is very straightforward,Samsung S10 is innovative,and packed with the latest technology,build quality is excellent,design and engineering are perfect,there is no compromise,pricing is reasonable with free wireless earbuds for pre-orders and great trade in schemes.
It will be a hit and people will buy.
on iPhone camp though,we got 2 heavily over priced phones,with features that should have been standard iPhone update features,no innovation,average engineering and design,+ one low end model with low resolution,outdated LCD display,just one camera yet this model is still more expensive than last years premium model (8 Plus).
Of course sales will tank,record low and they have to cut prices over and over and reduce production.
It will be a hit and people will buy.
on iPhone camp though,we got 2 heavily over priced phones,with features that should have been standard iPhone update features,no innovation,average engineering and design,+ one low end model with low resolution,outdated LCD display,just one camera yet this model is still more expensive than last years premium model (8 Plus).
Of course sales will tank,record low and they have to cut prices over and over and reduce production.
How is the s10 innovative? It's nothing more than an incremental improvement over the s9. The only innovative thing that could be said is the finger print reader and the hole in the screen. As far as sales tanking that could apply to any phone. Not taking anything away, but not to over-aggrandize the S10.
I’d hold out for the Note if I were going to switch to Samsung. I do agree Samsung killed this release. S10 series are great looking phones.
I think you get free Samsung Airpods equivalents as a free bonus when you pre-order. That should cover the losses for a few months/weeks.
LOL, what is innovative about the Galaxy phones? I would also add that Kuo was super bullish about the iPhones last year and is very bullish about them later on.
Meanwhile, of course the XR costs less than the 8 Plus did when it was released, and while it's popular for unimaginative people to quote the specs for the XR screen, I've seen them and the look great (I have a X phone so I'm very used to OLED screens). Meanwhile, of course Android fanboys didn't have any problems with the Pixel's single rear camera which they absolutely creamed over.
Silly, silly comment.
I'm happy the S10 looks to be a hit, as it will provide more competition and help keep Apple honest. As much as I love Apple (all-in on ecosystem, MBP w/ TB, iPhone X, iPad Pro), the number of times they've skimped out "just because they can", eg. little things like not providing a real fast charger with premium-priced iPhone X's. I hope lagging iPhone sales and a strong competitor convinces Apple that gone are the days they can just err on the side of doing the minimum and still crush it quarter after quarter... a little bit of "going beyond" and making their customers feel valued would be a welcome change for me!
This Samsung 10 is full of GIMMICKS! People love the notch, people love poor battery live over thickness, people love new emojis...
Who cares about ultrasonic fingertip detection? Who gives a damn about an all-screen front and Powerful cameras??
People like innovation, like removing the ability to turn off wifi from Control Center and bumping price tags.
Who cares about ultrasonic fingertip detection? Who gives a damn about an all-screen front and Powerful cameras??
People like innovation, like removing the ability to turn off wifi from Control Center and bumping price tags.
Exactly my opinion, I really thought there would be more to this phone than there is. It's really bizarre how some of the Android fanboys act like this phone would make the 2nd Coming of Jesus page 3 news. It's a very good phone with some flaws but every major flagship phone released in the past 3 years is very good. What is there about this phone that would make someone who owns an S8 say really want to rush out, and get this one?
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Apparently Android phones are so bad that Android fanboys have lots of time on their hands to come over to Apple sites to post comments.
I would love to have a X and XS Max on top of my XR, just to switch around.
On a serious note, I’ve read the in display fingerprint sensor isn’t as fast or accurate as Touch ID, which to be fair, is to be expected for a Gen 1 implementation. Having gotten used to Face ID, I appreciate the speed and convenience. Apple Pay is incredibly easy. I appreciate Samsung’s hardware, but I prefer Apple’s hardware and software.LOL, the same people creaming their pants over the ultrasonic fingertip detection were the ones who thought that moving the fingerprint sensor to the back of the phone was a good idea (the main thing the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor really does it lets you move the sensor to the front of the phone). These are the same people who don't get how much better Face ID is than fingerprint readers, but then of course they love 2013 tech in new clothes. As for the new screen, Samsung's shaved a couple of mms off the bezels while leaving a gaping hole in the front while the cameras are at best an incremental improvement.
Of course, the Android fanboys are trapped in the Google reality distortion field, and so they're super excited about this phone.
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If people aren't intelligent enough to grasp how much better Face ID is at this point, there's nothing anyone can say to reach them. The Touch ID crowd are either people so completely set in their ways they won't change (and for the most part, those people aren't on here) or people so committed to the Android ideology in which everything about Android is better than everything about Apple there's nothing one can do to reach them. The Android fanboys who are enraptured with fingerprint sensors are the same people who last year thought putting the sensors on the back of the phone was a great idea.
The only really good argument I've read for the superiority of fingerprint scanners is the one someone posted about how so many people in Asia wear masks over their faces for health reasons. Look, when I read that Samsung had iris scanners, I thought that was amazing until I found out how insecure they were.
For most of the developed world where people drive a car, having to take your eyes off the road everytime to unlock your phone feels like using a rotary phone. Fingerprint, on the other hand, can be unlocked by touch.
He's wrong because he finds fingerprint sensor more convenient? Bold statement. I'm sure everyone has a different opinion on which is better for them and how they use their phone. For me, the fingerprint sensor on the back of my phone works best for me. My phone is always in my front pocket. When I put my hand in my pocket it's already unlocked by the time I even look at the screen. Again...different situations for everyone.
Seems like a nice phone but Android... no thanks. If they released their top-end phones with Tizen I might consider. Haven't checked how it is these days but its roots are in MeeGo and that was awesome!
Living in a world where I like to have my phone flat on my desk, it's been SO nice to have a phone that doesn't require Face ID. I love using the fingerprint method. Not to mention when I'm in a meeting and don't want to lift up the phone in front of others to see I'm unlocking it... or if I'm laying in bed, or if I have my face mask on when waiting for the bus.