I'm not going to argue with you about that, I actually agree. But to think that what Samsung is doing is irrelevant to Apple and and iPhone is idiocy.
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I'm not going to argue with you about that, I actually agree. But to think that what Samsung is doing is irrelevant to Apple and and iPhone is idiocy.
Your touchscreen works with gloves and dirty fingers? Reeeeallly?
I mean the same thing was happening vice versa a year earlier. It’s natural fluctuations in the market.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/8/18173364/samsung-earnings-guidance-q4-2018-warning
https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-x-was-best-selling-smartphone-in-early-2018/
I seriously wonder how many people who come on here to post that they're switching are really switching. It's one of the more tiresome poses people make on boards like this.
Android is so superior to ios / way more possibilities and a really good notification center
It's true that whatever happens in the Android world usually filters back to Apple and vice versa. But there's nothing really new or interesting in these phones.
Give android a try its very good nowadays - and You have so much more possibilities.
Common apps are also very good and looking nice
I agree with you, and that's why I don't and won't own anything Google or Samsung. But, what kind of head-in-the-sand ignorance do you want to have? You don't even care to know what features and options are out there, you just want to remain blind and only see what Apple's marketing department wants to show you? How can you not thing that's dumb ignorance?
You're living with an echo-chamber because all you're willing to hear is echo's of your own belief that only Apple matters.
If face id is so cool, why not implement it where it makes sense / in the mac! There it would work really magically and naturally / in the iphone its another story - and its a safety risk too
Just get some AirPods. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’ll be good to go wireless. I’ve had to replace the wire on my headphones once, and they need replacing again. I will wait to see if AirPods 2 come out at the end of March. As for Face ID, I’m glad I don’t have to keep cleaning my finger to use my phone
What about these phones is better than what Apple is releasing? The only real improvement is maybe the 3rd camera (I tend to think the camera improvements on the new phones are way overhyped), and even that Apple is widely reported to be adopting in the fall.
Agreed. What the blind fanatics don't get is that Apple's position in the phone market is a cliff. Once people start turning away, it will be too late to fix it with a cheaper and more feature-rich phone. Just ask Blackberry and Nokia about that. They both owned the phone market in their day and lost it almost overnight though their own arrogance.
But they tame the hardcore zealots here wake up that there actually is a problem, Apple will be last year's news.
I can't think of when I have unlocked my phone without looking at my phone or my watch. It seems with this scanner in the S10 that you are going to have to look at the screen in order to unlock it anyway (I don't recall anything that helps guide you to where the fingerprint scanner is). I also don't see how useful it was with the scanner on the back of the phone.
Well i've been using it all day on my desk, it's very easy to learn where to place your finger. Obviously you have not even tried it. The scanner on the back was a pita, hence why the in screen FPS is such a big deal to anybody who isn't bias.
LOL, the real big fanatics I see on here are the Android zealots. This is just another silly Android sheep comment.
There's a certain irony in posting this complaint about expensive iPhones in a story about an expensive Android phone.
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LOL, if you could read accurately I would believe your comment more. I just said I can't think of a time when I have used my phone without looking at it or my watch. It's also kind of silly thinking that anyone who is using Face ID hasn't used a fingerprint scanner. I've used both and I recognize how much better Face ID is than a fingerprint scanner. Hell, I've got a fingerprint scanner on my iPad, and I use my password on it more than I use the scanner because I can't stand fingerprint scanners at this point.
Face ID isn't as secure as you think it is. The system has trouble in low light conditions and people who look approximately to one another. My older sibling has got a decade on me. I can unlock his phone, an XS, with my face in low-light conditions, artificial or not. We vaguely look alike. Earlier this year, a Federal judge made a ruling on Face and Touch ID in relation to 5A. I suspect that ruling will roll around for years. You want ultimate security? Set up a PIN.
Both Android and iOS will wipe the phone with enough bad attempts.
I myself have twin children. Identical twins. I suspect if facial recognition is still a thing when they're old enough to have cell phones, they likely won't use such an insecure system.
And by then, no amount of plastic surgery or botox will help me fool whatever system is in play then. And, for the record, Apple bought Face ID tech.
Both Android and iOS will wipe the phone with enough bad attempts.
I myself have twin children. Identical twins. I suspect if facial recognition is still a thing when they're old enough to have cell phones, they likely won't use such an insecure system.
And by then, no amount of plastic surgery or botox will help me fool whatever system is in play then. And, for the record, Apple bought Face ID tech.
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It seems like last year the Galaxy sales started off well before falling off a cliff.
What are the distinguishing features on a phone these days? The S10 has a better camera system, better and larger screen -- without being a larger phone, so the S10 has a better screen to body ratio, more RAM, 8-core CPU, more base storage, fingerprint sensor under the screen, dual sim cards without resorting to apple's eSim cop-out which doesn't seem well supported. The galaxy is about 1/8th lighter despite having a larger battery. No notch and less elongated screen for even more screen real estate (which is exacerbated on the iPhone by the notch). A headphone jack (and since you're free to use wireless headphones and the S10 is waterproof, there is zero reason to say not having a headphone jack is better in any way). A mircoSD slot (and same point, if you don't like it, don't use it).
And the S10 is significantly cheaper.
And before the fanatics start calling me a Samsung shill, let me be clear I don't like Samsung or Android -- the privacy and data protection issues are much more important than features imo. My current phone is an iPhone XR, and I wouldn't recommend Android to anyone. But it's very important for Apple users to understand just where Apple stands and how low-quality and behind the times their overpriced phones really way.
You use a password over the FPS, ok you lost all credibility with that cracker of a comment. Have a good day. Oh and read what i wrote properly, you are the one that has an issue with comprehension.
I don't know how accurate your comment is. I do know my brother who looks like my brother can't unlock my phone. I also know that it works in absolutely every light condition including pitch dark (it can't get any lower light than pitch dark). I think there are some conditions with certain kind of bright lights where it doesn't work (I have in 15 months yet to experience that) but there are far more situations where I had a problem with fingerprint scanners. I'd also add that fingerprint scanners are even less secure.
Someone pointed out when Face ID came out if the only people who can unlock your phone are close relatives, you have deeper problems than phone security if you have to worry about that. What you really want with security is to buy yourself a few hours so that if you lose your phone or its stolen you have enough time to secure everything that's on it.
As much as I support your argument, you're bringing a weights savings of 17-18 grams into an argument as if it means something in the long run. That's just over three nickels.
My brother is in his mid-late 50s. I can unlock his phone in low light. We vaguely resemble one another. My point was I'd still trust a PIN, which can vary in length from 4-32 characters over Face ID or any scan technology. I own two S9s; one for person use and one for work. I hold precious data on my work S9. If my S9 had Apple's exact Face ID system, I still wouldn't trust it over a PIN. IIRC max length for Samsung is 16 characters/numbers. Android can be compiled to hold 100 characters.
At the end of the day, I wouldn't trust a system that can be fooled in certain conditions.
I have a simple 4 digit password on my iPad because I never take it out of my house, and I sincerely find it a lot of the time easier to use that than my fingerprint scanner. The muscle memory that you have to develop to use a Fingerprint ID just feels foreign and clunky after a time. Remember, I only have to open my iPad a fraction of the number of times that I have to open a phone so using the password really isn't a problem and I don't see the point anymore in muscle memorying Touch ID anymore. I'd say I use my password about 60% of the time.
You've never used Face ID so you really have no idea what you're talking about. Lots of people who've gotten used to Face ID hate going back to the home button on other devices.