Wow! Bokeh video and a headphone jaaaaaah....never mind. Samesung...we already did that. Errr, wait...no, we didn't. 
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Samsung Ad Encourages iPhone Users to Switch to the Galaxy Note10 and 'Fall in Love' With Bokeh Video
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I had the Note 10 for a week - it was a very slick device. Didn't use the S-PEN at all... the Bokeh (Live Focus) Video... was Brokah. It was horrible - interesting idea, but total gimmick.
I think this vertical video are not meant to watch on the TV....(TVs are only for old people who live in the past
)This may be an unpopular opinion but this little feature could be a game changer for a segment of customers.
There is a HUGE market of customers out there that want to purchase their first DSLR or Mirrorless camera so they can shoot amateur-pro level footage or take pro level photos.. Smartphone cameras have been improving but one thing they've always lacked compared to a pro camera is the "blurry background" or bokeh. Previously Bokeh could only be created when you had a large sensor and a large lens with a wide open aperture.
iPhone X solved this from a photo aspect, with the portrait mode. So have the competitors. In my opinion, it's a little buggier than I'd like, it's all software blurring and not real bokeh and sometimes you can tell - but it's nice 90% of the time.
With all of that being said, a number of those customers who want a DSLR/Pro Camera want it for video that would ALSO have Bokeh. This is the first phone to add this feature.
If the feature is good or not, I'm not sure. But I promise you, there is a large market out there WAITING for the day where you cannot tell a pro camera video apart from a smart phone, this is a HUGE step to getting there.
I could go on about the need to have good cameras with great dynamic range, great vision in low light and bokeh is a huge need - it could eventually crush the amateur-pro camera industry.
There is a HUGE market of customers out there that want to purchase their first DSLR or Mirrorless camera so they can shoot amateur-pro level footage or take pro level photos.. Smartphone cameras have been improving but one thing they've always lacked compared to a pro camera is the "blurry background" or bokeh. Previously Bokeh could only be created when you had a large sensor and a large lens with a wide open aperture.
iPhone X solved this from a photo aspect, with the portrait mode. So have the competitors. In my opinion, it's a little buggier than I'd like, it's all software blurring and not real bokeh and sometimes you can tell - but it's nice 90% of the time.
With all of that being said, a number of those customers who want a DSLR/Pro Camera want it for video that would ALSO have Bokeh. This is the first phone to add this feature.
If the feature is good or not, I'm not sure. But I promise you, there is a large market out there WAITING for the day where you cannot tell a pro camera video apart from a smart phone, this is a HUGE step to getting there.
I could go on about the need to have good cameras with great dynamic range, great vision in low light and bokeh is a huge need - it could eventually crush the amateur-pro camera industry.
You can disable it. Removes the icon from the machine and what not. Not an issue.
Edit: The big difference here is that when you remove or disable an app on the Note you can use something else in it's place. Whereas on the iPhone if you remove a default app, certain things don't always work correctly.
It would be nice to be able to choose default apps in iOS.
As the old saying goes, the best camera is the one you have with you. Unless you carry your Canon with you everywhere, having a phone that can take decent video is a good option.
While videos aren't the only thing I look at for a phone, I was recently at a concert in a small theater and the person next to me had some version of an Android phone, and their video looked amazing. All the stage lighting was captured and the video mimicked what it looked like in real life. My friend and I shot some with our iPhones and it was flat and dark, and she was using an Xs Max. If I'm paying +$1k for a phone, it better deliver on all counts.
Is it just me, or does that ad move a little too fast. You can't really tell the one person is using an iPhone or what is really happening the first time around. Second time around I noticed the notch.
I had to watch several times to even tell WTF was going on and their hands/text block what we are supposed to see.
Utterly terrible.
Utterly terrible.
RE: "Apple does not offer a bokeh video feature in the stock Camera app."
I did NOT know that; thanks for the Head's Up.
I did NOT know that; thanks for the Head's Up.
Even with my Xr, I RARELY use the portrait mode feature. Highly doubt I would care about bokeh unless it’s a macro shot.
If they don't work than why the Android user retention rate is higher than that for iOS users? Besides, Apple has plenty f similar adds too. No one company is going to come up with an ad that lists all device features. That would be just stupid. Some people may be unsure what to buy. All Samsung is trying to do is to give them one reason to go with Samsung device. It also reminds people that Samsung is constantly ahead of Apple when it come to innovations. There is a long list of features that Samsung introduced first (or among the first) and Apple followe a year or more later: phablets, LTE, wireless charging, OLED, fast charging, pen support, large RAM, large batteries, NFC, barometer, sensor HUB etc (a very long list)
Why would you need to switch an entire ecosystem?
Oh, because Apple will punish you and stop you using your Watch if you don't stay loyal to iPhone?
In the second quarter of 2019, Samsung's market share was 22.7 percent. In 2018, Samsung shipped more than 292 million smartphones worldwide. Samsung, known for consumer products such as mobile devices and home entertainment systems, is the global leading smartphone vendor.
Seems to work they are the "global leading smartphone vendor"
This feature sure works great when real people use it!!!!
Video @ 7:37
Video @ 7:37
Galaxy note 10+ where you might get a year of os upgrades, we promise!
Then congrats? Most of Samsung’s innovations are half baked or are rushed in order to be first in the market i.e., the Fold. Cool you want faster charging, but the last thing I want is for battery capacity to degrade given that fast charging heats up the battery more than necessary.
Nobody just switches to the other competitor that easily, not if you’re invested into Apples ecosystem with other products. What I find more than anything, for those who do switch to android, they seemingly come back to iPhone. Why? Apple offers more stability in terms of iOS updates (5years compared to 2 years), _stronger_ security and the performance with iPhone over the course of its life is very fluid compared to Android. The Hardware is tempting, but the software experience is more important, which Apple is unrivaled here.
That’s great and all, but considering they make numerous different models of phone, some of which are extremely cheap pieces of junk that grandmothers and people who have no idea what they’re buying pick up because of the low price tag, this means nothing at all.
Any data on actual phones? Breakdowns on that share? Otherwise it’s a talking point