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Samsung Galaxy S8 Image Leak Reveals Design of 'iPhone 8' Rival [Updated]
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Samsung/android realists actually....
As expected. Samsung copied and jam-packs stat-sheet features hoping one of them is the big ticket item.
I'm not an edge fan either. However, the embedded video does give me hope they will continue with the flat design as well. I just got an S7 and hope the S9 will continue to offer the flat bezel when I get a new phone. Or, Apple could allow customization and tempt me to get an iPhone by then. Unlikely, so S9 it will most likely be.
The App Store is earning more than twice that of the Play Store for 3 primary reasons:
1. People buy a crap ton on the App Store
2. China - Google Play Store is not allowed in China. Even though all the Chinese phones run Android, none of them contribute to the Play Store revenue.
3. No competition. Not only does the Play Store have no presence in China, it has to compete with app stores from device OEM's and Carriers.
I see the exact opposite. Samsung releases a OMG wow phone, then in the weeks after we find the flaws with it, like the features are gimmicks and don't work as expected... then Apple releases their phone, and it's better and works. Same every year.
LOL you can't be serious? there are basically no bezels
Why? Don't care. I'm sure it's a fine phone but I'm not leaving the warm confines of the Apple ecosystem. Either you prefer Apple/MacOs/iOs or you prefer Windows 10/Android devices.
Ultimately, you gotta ask yourself what more you want from an iPhone (or any cell phone) that isn't available on the market in other devices at this time. It has to be realistic, because they won't buy you a new car every day or anything like that, and in the end you will find that current phones aren't far from perfected. There are always software and service tweaks and additions that would be helpful, but in the hardware itself there is relatively little.
Enhanced reality is always in need, and would be helpful for anyone needing help or translation or reference, etc.
Better cameras are always needed, and still have a way to go from current phones.
More storage is completely necessary.
Faster processors will always help.
Better screens (for clarity in daylight), yes please.
Better mics. Better voice-recognition assistants.
Better connectivity and larger data streams.
Longer battery life, easier charging.
And that's about it, isn't it? Why people stay up late nights eagerly awaiting new information on smart phones, and then squealing like little girls when an image is leaked, doesn't make much sense. The smart phone needs to be honed and improved, not re-invented/revised. There isn't much to be truly excited about... this isn't 2007.
Enhanced reality is always in need, and would be helpful for anyone needing help or translation or reference, etc.
Better cameras are always needed, and still have a way to go from current phones.
More storage is completely necessary.
Faster processors will always help.
Better screens (for clarity in daylight), yes please.
Better mics. Better voice-recognition assistants.
Better connectivity and larger data streams.
Longer battery life, easier charging.
And that's about it, isn't it? Why people stay up late nights eagerly awaiting new information on smart phones, and then squealing like little girls when an image is leaked, doesn't make much sense. The smart phone needs to be honed and improved, not re-invented/revised. There isn't much to be truly excited about... this isn't 2007.
Take all that into consideration and Android would still have a larger market share than iOS, for all the good it does them.
Allow me to sum it all up in in one reason.
You are using the wrong metric to define success. Market share isn't as meaningful as usage share.
Apple's smaller market share belies the fact that it still sells a load of iPhones in an absolute sense, more than enough to sustain a thriving ecosystem and remain intensely profitable. Apple is the most successful of all the smartphone OEMs, and people here are essentially telling Apple to throw away everything which has worked for it and copy a tactic which clearly hasn't worked so well for the competition.
The PRIMARY reason is that people with iOS phones will PAY for apps, while the majority of Android users won't. Why are you forgetting the #1 reason?
The reason the majority of Android users won't pay is:
#1. They bought cheaper phones not because of Android, but simply because the phones are cheaper. They don't have a lot of money, and won't buy a lot of apps.
#2. They pirate more.
#3. There's a lot of crap on the Android store.
Not necessarily, survey shows that devs makes more money on iOS apps compared to Android cause it seems that most iOS users is willing to pay for the apps then Android users
There are no side bezels and the top and bottom are just big enough to fit the camera, speaker and sensors. I'm definitely impressed with the lack of bezel here.
But it's a major flaw. I was watching my brother in law scroll through a document this past weekend, and it stuttered and lagged the whole time he was scrolling. Sorry but that's really really really annoying. No thanks.
[doublepost=1488374298][/doublepost]I'm. Not sure about edge to edge now. When in landscape how do you avoid accidental touches along the edge you're holding? If it works great, awesome, it looks good, but I'm not sure about the functionality anymore.
You seem to be confusing me with someone else. I never mentioned market share or anything like it.
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Of course the home button and Touch ID are not trivial things to solve for. It's not like iPhone has bezels just for the sake of it.![5yKvpkf.jpg]()
There are no side bezels and the top and bottom are just big enough to fit the camera, speaker and sensors. I'm definitely impressed with the lack of bezel here.
I see a lot of threatened iPhone owners.
The Samsung flagship products (less the debacle of the Note 7) are fantastic devices. I've used both iPhones and Samsung (not as long) and both have their positives and minuses.
Anyone that is implying the S7 (for example) is not true competitor to the iPhone is stuck in some RDF.
The Samsung flagship products (less the debacle of the Note 7) are fantastic devices. I've used both iPhones and Samsung (not as long) and both have their positives and minuses.
Anyone that is implying the S7 (for example) is not true competitor to the iPhone is stuck in some RDF.
Looks sharp. Pity the Samsung flavor of android is such a fat, bloated little piggy (Ren & Stimpy reference, anyone???)
This is an interesting bunch of random statements.
I look forward to seeing the data to back up the statement that is what the "majority" of users do.
Of course the reason the majority of Apple users will pay is:
#1 They have no clue about technology and will buy anything Apple tells them to
#2 They are all fifteen years old
#3 They don't have anything else to do with their time
And thems the true facts based on specific data I just came up with after literally seconds of no research.
Wow that phone makes my mouth water. Looks like some futuristic sci-fi phone
It was affected by the Note 7 outlier. But loyal Samsung customers are waiting for the next big thing coz the Note 7 was basically an S7 Edge with an S pen.If the iPhone 8 uses the same features (which it does) this does and costs above 1k then I am buying it Day 1 and considering the huge price jump Apple is contemplating I wont be the only one. Dont care about what profits greedy companies make. AMD's Ryzen at 300 bucks is competing with Intel's Kabylake at 500 at nearly $200 less and they will never earn as much as Intel does.
Looks similar to the LG G6 but with curved sides. This year is obviously the year of less bezel on smartphones.
If it's like the Note7 I had, it won't be too bad to actually use. Your eyes may beg to differ, but false touches won't usually be a problem. Some people have complained that the fine control toward the edges is compromised, but I never noticed it myself. My daughter did complain that she noticed a difference.
My S7 Edge IS a bit of a pain to use. It's not so much that I have a problem with it, especially not with it cased, but if I hand my S7 Edge over to most other people so they can see photos or something else on my phone, the handoff invariably goes awry because they activate the edges and end up doing goodness knows what and hand the phone back to me in a panic, saying "What did I do, what did I do...I barely touched it!"