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Samsung Galaxy S5 to Include Home Button with Integrated Fingerprint Sensor
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I have a swipe scanner on my past and current work provided Thinkpad. On your first finger swipe it seems to only work about 40% of the time . God forbid if you just washed your hands before trying to swipe as this just lowers your success rate. I believe this swipe technology relies on your oily fingerprint to get a good scan. Oily fingers + phone = disgusting
Samsung markets based on spec sheet bullet points as much as actual useful technology. Remember that ad that compared their phone (S3 I think?) to the iPhone? Stuff like
Galaxy S3: Has drip flip twip doohicky snarling
iPhone 4S: Lacks drip flip twip doohicky snarling!
etc
Samsung Galaxy S5 to Include Home Button with Integrated Fingerprint Sensor
You did it in proper english tho
You did it in proper english tho
Motorola Atrix from 2010. It cracks me up how Apple fans think Apple invented everything in their iphone.
64 bit for Apple is part of their long term strategy, but obviously has marketing power.
For Samsung, 64 bit Exynos processors implemented widely through it's Galaxy product line is potentially a firewall to less profitable Android OEM's gaining market or profit share.
What you are seeing today with the purchase of Moto by Lenovo is the first wave of consolidation of Android OEM's in a bid to compete with Samsung's manufacturing and marketing power.
Apple surely feels this competition, but it's market has been able to maintain margins and ASP's much better than any of the Android OEM's including Samsung, while allowing for a well paced implementation of technology.
If you have to slide your finger across the phone at a moderate pace, wouldn't it just be quicker for people to keep their swipe unlock pattern? I get that the fingerprint adds security but I find it hard to believe people would want to use it if it delays getting into their phones.
No one cares if Samsung implements a fingerprint sensor. Have at it.
What IS funny is that Samsung continually watches what Apple does and then does the same.
Apple were not the first to use fingerprint tech. No one said that they were.
They were the first to make it RELIABLE in a consumer product. They were the first to add a sensor to the home button and THAT Samsung DID copy. I like Apple's approach better as it requires NO additional steps from the user to unlock their device apart from leaving your finger on the home button about a half second longer.
It's pretty clear what Apple has in mind where the fingerprint scanning is concerned. It will likely be opened phone wide before too long. Apple took the cautious approach to start. Apple also realized that they needed experts in the fingerprint security field field to fulfill their vision which is why they acquired Authentec.
Samsung are free to use fingerprint tech so long as they don't violate anyone else's patents. The same can be said for Apple.
It will be interesting to see whether Samsung's approach actually works well. It will be interesting to see if they violate anyone else's technology getting it done.
Something like 95% successful for me, unless my finger is actually wet. And i do see an oily fingerprint on the home button now as I test it. Maybe your oil is more oily? I heard you could "supertrain" the fingerprint sensor by going into the Touch ID area in settings, and using the finger over and over and watching the finger entry flicker when it recognizes it. Haven't heard this 100% confirmed though.
And a brighter, flatter OS skin
Because Apple invented all these things and they were non-existent before. No other company has the right to use any of these features. Right?
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Who cares? Let them continue to "innovate" in those directions. If nothing ever comes of it, oh well, they've wasted their time. If something cool actually comes of it, even better, everyone improves.
This just seals the deal on me never buying a Samsung product even if it is the best one day. I will never support a thieving company.
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well of course, would you like someone ripping your ideas off and making money from them?
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Here comes another patent law suit
well of course, would you like someone ripping your ideas off and making money from them?
Incorrect. Being that the S4 used a pentile display, it looked noticeably less sharp than e.g. an HTC One. I wish manufacturers would focus on sppi instead of ppi. The S4 needs more resolution if it's going to stay pentile OLED.
dude..that is hilarious.
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Because Apple invented all of these things and no other company can use them, right?
Of course not. They just have to pay for rights.
First, I am an iPhone user and have been for quite some time. The Galaxy S4 is a great phone and I was really tempted by it as I am sure I will be tempted by the S5. Apple and Samsung both copy. Rumors here suggest that Apple will incorporate a fitness app of some kind, Android already does that. The next iPhone will supposedly have a bigger screen, why? Customers want it, but Android guys will be foaming at the mouth over how apple copies android. Each is in business to sell as many phones as they can, both do very well, niether has completely original ideas (outside of 2007,even the most die hard Android fan would admit the first iPhone changed everything). So if you want an iPhone you'll get a great phone. If you want a Galaxy S5, you will also get a great phone, it's a matter of personal taste and preference.
Hey Arn, how about giving us an option to filter out articles like this from the front page, so we can get back to, you know, reading about 'News and rumors you care about'.
Because Apple invented all these things and they were non-existent before. No other company has the right to use any of these features. Right?
They did for two tone flash.
yup and it worked perfectly. And is that a dual flash and NFC.
So when apple brings out NFC I'm sure everyone will say that they copied samsung right?
Just like the control center, dual flash, larger screen...
How much is enough?
How much resolution does one person need in a phone? 1920x1080 isnt enough!? gotta have more? Why? Anything over 300 ppi or so, is just wasteful.
My HTC Rezound I had about two years ago had about the perfect display. It was 4.3" and 1280x720 for about a 330 ppi density. it was the perfect size with the perfect resolution. That's what I'm hoping Apple puts in its next iPhone 6. A little bigger than my iphone 5 and a standard resolution.
How much resolution does one person need in a phone? 1920x1080 isnt enough!? gotta have more? Why? Anything over 300 ppi or so, is just wasteful.
My HTC Rezound I had about two years ago had about the perfect display. It was 4.3" and 1280x720 for about a 330 ppi density. it was the perfect size with the perfect resolution. That's what I'm hoping Apple puts in its next iPhone 6. A little bigger than my iphone 5 and a standard resolution.
This is not surprising since Apple has a lot of good ideas, but this is true for Apple too, which included many good ideas from Android in iOS. Everyone "takes inspiration" from everyone else and I surely hope Apple includes the good idea of a larger screen iPhone with the next model too.
Most sensible post on this thread. People act like apple never copied anyone. They all do it. Samsung does it and apple isn't immune from it either.