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New Samsung Galaxy Ad Makes Fun of iPhone X's Notch, Lack of Stylus Support, Dongles, and More
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I thought the ad was hilarious lmao absolutely brilliant. Clearly stuck a nerve with some folks here as well haha
It's sad to me you spent all that time putting this list together, and you are completely incorrect on so many... and the rest just silly fan boy nonsense. Enjoy the X.
I suspect the higher screen to face ratios is because of the curved edges for the s and because of the sheer size of the screen for the note (lesser overhead of the bezel)
I agree that software are par for the most part, but what I was alluding to is the hardware and software integration and the efficiency that affords, no manufacturer with Android OS can match that. Clearest example are Apples use of so called under-powered SoC/CPU and meager RAM, which outperform in some benchmarks compared to the Samsung flagships like the S7 or S8. iPhone 7 has a 4 cores, but only 2 cores are active at one time, compared to S7 which is a octa-core CPU.
Another example is at the link below.
http://bgr.com/2017/09/29/iphone-8-vs-android-speed-a11-bionic-processor/
Another telling example is the battery size and battery life of iPhones, iPhones traditionally have had far smaller battery capacity and yet have had decent battery life compared to Android phones with bigger battery capacities. I know this comparison is old, but makes the point about iPhone 7 vs S7 edge comparison. iPhone has 54% battery capacity of the S7 edge and yet performs so well compared to S7 edge and outperforms S7 that has 35% more battery capacity.
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And they still included fingerprint scanners, which is telling in that Samsung doesn't think their face and iris scanners aren't as secure as the fingerprint scanners. In fact the face scanner and iris scanners have not caught on as a industry standard, which could only mean one thing, poor performance or implementation. Samsung has a habit of throwing everything including the kitchen sink at the wall and see what sticks, it is not meant to drive or change direction of the design or UI.
BTW I haven't read any good things about the kitchen sink that was included with the S8, that was a joke.
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Apple should fire back with a FaceID commercial showing someone printing a picture of their friend and getting into that “other” phone.
Also show a guy eating and he wants to take a quick picture of something and has food on his hands, smears it all over his camera lens using fingerprint unlock and show the picture with all the mess...
Also show a guy eating and he wants to take a quick picture of something and has food on his hands, smears it all over his camera lens using fingerprint unlock and show the picture with all the mess...
I should ad that I’m not even a note user. I’m happy with the iPhone X in almost every way. I just t
I think there are far fewer enthusiasts out there than we at MR think. I’ve been the enthusiast. When I was gamingnin college I was dumping st least $500 a year into my PC for upgrades.
Battery on the x is phenomenal. In some tests it even blew away the 8+ (which the note blew away too, for what it’s worth). I am legitimately impressed by that because that’s something everyone can tangibly experience.
This isn’t me disagreeing with you. I just don’t think that in practice the 3D benchmarks and browser benchmarks and etc make much of a difference to the average user. There’s a reason why Apple literally never mentions them beyond passing phrases like “it’s five times faster than kat year”.
i personally don’t put much credence in benchmarks either way but I can understand their use as a talking point. In real world use the devices either work or they don’t. My nexus gets the job done and it’s been chugging along for a couple years. My iPhone 6s Plus only got an upgrade because I thought the X was lovely and I needed a new battery (may as well justify an additional $920 right?!)I agree that software are par for the most part, but what I was alluding to is the hardware and software integration and the efficiency that affords, no manufacturer with Android OS can match that. Clearest example are Apples use of so called under-powered SoC/CPU and meager RAM, which outperform in some benchmarks compared to the Samsung flagships like the S7 or S8. iPhone 7 has a 4 cores, but only 2 cores are active at one time, compared to S7 which is a octa-core CPU.
Another example is at the link below.
http://bgr.com/2017/09/29/iphone-8-vs-android-speed-a11-bionic-processor/
Another telling example is the battery size and battery life of iPhones, iPhones traditionally have had far smaller battery capacity and yet have had decent battery life compared to Android phones with bigger battery capacities. I know this comparison is old, but makes the point about iPhone 7 vs S7 edge comparison. iPhone has 54% battery capacity of the S7 edge and yet performs so well compared to S7 edge and outperforms S7 that has 35% more battery capacity.
[doublepost=1510061086][/doublepost]And they still included fingerprint scanners, which is telling in that Samsung doesn't think their face and iris scanners aren't as secure as the fingerprint scanners. In fact the face scanner and iris scanners have not caught on as a industry standard, which could only mean one thing, poor performance or implementation. Samsung has a habit of throwing everything including the kitchen sink at the wall and see what sticks, it is not meant to drive or change direction of the design or UI.
BTW I haven't read any good things about the kitchen sink that was included with the S8, that was a joke.
I think there are far fewer enthusiasts out there than we at MR think. I’ve been the enthusiast. When I was gamingnin college I was dumping st least $500 a year into my PC for upgrades.
Battery on the x is phenomenal. In some tests it even blew away the 8+ (which the note blew away too, for what it’s worth). I am legitimately impressed by that because that’s something everyone can tangibly experience.
This isn’t me disagreeing with you. I just don’t think that in practice the 3D benchmarks and browser benchmarks and etc make much of a difference to the average user. There’s a reason why Apple literally never mentions them beyond passing phrases like “it’s five times faster than kat year”.
On your first "come back", nice try but I'll take my chances on someone pulling that off. I try not to let people get close enough to take high res IR images of my irises, and measure my eyeballs for curvature. I guess I need to keep an eye on my optometrist... or wait, not keep an eye on him!
In a statement, the company said the attack requires “a rare combination of circumstances” to pull off. “It would require the unlikely situation of having possession of the high-resolution image of the smartphone owner’s iris with IR camera, a contact lens and possession of their smartphone at the same time. We have conducted internal demonstrations under the same circumstances, however, [and] it was extremely difficult to replicate such a result.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ris-scanner-german-hackers-biometric-security
On your second comeback, you realize that there are many iPhone models that have a FPS, and its part of the home button. So your messy hands experiment would get food down into the home button... that probably would do more damage than getting it on top of a sealed camera lens that can easily be wiped off.
No disagreement from me. CPU benchmarks are just that, benchmarks - a reference point, real life usage is completely different. In most situations a small percentage of users will benefit from the difference in performance, which is analogous to car manufacturers who use engine HP/Torque numbers as a marketing tool, very few people drive their cars at the limit of capability, and in most real life situations, that kind of driving is unsafe.
But what I draw from that is how Apple is able to optimize just because of it's control of hardware and software, which very few other manufacturers can do, I think only Samsung might be able to come close to what Apple is able to do, but then software is completely out of their domain and inefficiencies start piling up.
And with Apple control of software, the benefits of the hardware performance can be realized by Apple controlling application development framework.
Battery life on the other hand, is something that is tangible for every user.
X looks like to be a sweet phone, my 6s is doing fine with what I do with it and is very fluid to use. So I am holding myself back form upgrading.
And my mother uses a 5s and for her it's been fine for 4 years, even with slightly reduced battery capacity. Until her eyesight starts going downhill, she probably won't want to upgrade to a larger screen phone. I have no reason not to believe that your Nexus is still a capable device.
I contend that Android is a great OS, I have tried it but I have my reasons to stay with Apple, everyone has to make their own decision, but too many make decision based on herd mentality or trends.
I love my iPhone 10 but Samsung trolling the hell out of the Apple faithful and legit making them angry is hilarious as hell lmao. Some of y’all are taking this way too serious lol
Apple fans are angry about it?
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And don't forget to add that, shortly after Apple released iOS 11 that Google announced they are now developing an Augmented Reality API for Android. Oh... and they are going to try and match Apple by creating their own video chat app similar to FaceTime.
Maybe some people are stupid?
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Google had AR API for their own phones way before Apple (read about Tango). They also have had advanced video chat (Hangouts) for a long time.
Then I guess they don't need this: https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/and...ounces-new-augmented-reality-platform-android
I guess I should say that they are making their Duo app so that it's part of the OS, like how FaceTime works: https://hassanmohammednet.wordpress...acetime-by-building-video-calls-into-android/
I've done extensive research on this and can confirm that some people are stupid.... many in fact.
Took about 2.5 min as it’s easy. The list doesn’t include the OS features android copies or are still trying to copy, or the face Touch ID only exsists because of apple
I'm sure it is easy when you just make stuff up. I'm guessing you don't even know which parts are factually just incorrect.
I agree it is easy for you to come in here uninformed and just tell everyone they make stuff up. Sorry you take offence to reality.
Except for the part with the dongle for use with wired headphones - that's been a sore point with quite a few folks since the day of "courage". Purchasing a new model iPhone to replace my 6S+ would be a no brainer for me if they retained the phone jack. For the time being, Android still provides that as an option on their phones. The next year will also be a big test on the Face ID feature. If it proves to have the same or better security than fingerprints, and to have no IR ill effects on eyes, that will be the primary revolutionary addition with the X. Generally, a successful design will induce competitive imitation by competing brands. You can bet the competition is paying close attention to the success or failure of the Face ID technology. I think they have done the same with the phone jack issue. Most Android phones still retain it along with bluetooth as an option. I look forward to purchasing both an iMac as well as an iPad Pro this next year. I still find both the Apple desktops and tablets to offer superior product than most PCs and other tablets, especially now that Apple is beginning to standardize iMacs with SSD storage, and yes, a really nice stylus for use with the iPad Pros.
Woah my mistake, running OCR on a note and correcting is way easier and more practical than entering the contact directly.
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After careful consideration... I honestly don't expect this commercial to have much effect on Apple or its users.
Here's what happened when Samsung launched their first "attack ad" against the iPhone in November 2011:
iPhone sales have always had ups and downs. I'm not sure it's directly related to anything Samsung says.
Here's what happened when Samsung launched their first "attack ad" against the iPhone in November 2011:
iPhone sales have always had ups and downs. I'm not sure it's directly related to anything Samsung says.
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I agree with you with your points. But.... "Nobody ever wins a debate by insulting a competitor"? I believe one person not only did this over and over again, but became our current president.
I don't think it's supposed to have an affect on loyal iPhone users.
But as we know from similar past ad campaigns, they do attract attention and sales to Samsung nevertheless.
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You know what I thought was a wasted ad campaign? HTC's phone ads featuring Robert Downey Jr.
I mean, they had Ironman for goodness' sake, and they let their ad agency create truly bizarre ads that no one understood or cared about.
And that reminds me of the first Palm Pre ads, which were just as bizarre, although more beautifully laid out.