I thought Samsung wiuld leap frog apple. Just some minor improvements.
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Samsung Launches Galaxy S25 Smartphones With New AI Features
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I think you should buy an iPhone because you don’t appreciate innovation 😂
I'm not an iPhone person and while I have Siri on my Mac I never use it.
I was hoping for innovation in the s25, but alas and alack little to be found.
Maybe you should make a comparison sheet on what’s new on the iPhone 16 and galaxy S25.
And the battery probably works vs. Apple's pathetic battery performance.
You’ve got to be kidding. the AI camera features alone are a total game changer. You can actually use AI across the phone without opening any apps, and they’ve shown off practical, everyday uses, not just some cartoon creator app or a slightly upgraded Siri like Apple’s doing.
Samsung’s straight-up beating Apple at their own game (which used to be strong software), and when it comes to hardware, design, and build, they’re also one step ahead.
You are correct, the S25 is small and lighter than an iPhone 16
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As this thread proves opinions are a dime a dozen. No need to justify a position. Just paint a broad stroke generalization.
How are there people who thumbs down’d this? Competition is always a great thing for the consumer. And Samsung builds a great phone. Hardware is amazing. Software, that’s more subjective.
Mmm, yes. Very true. Marking the only defense of such a camera alignment. 😜
On that topic... Put one camera in each corner and let's finally put table-top wobble to bed. Jokes aside, I'm astonished table-top wobble has been a thing as long as it has. Can anyone point me to any justification from Ive on such things? I can't recall how, or if, they rationalized that one.
Close, but not quite. Supervised Learning is one class of machine-learning algorithms, and Unsupervised is another. Both classes of algorithms are used in various ways across the various tools. Generative AI employs a cross-section of Supervised and Unsupervised algorithms, first drawing from some pre-established data ("what is a cat?") and then generating new output based on the user's request, which can be considered an Unsupervised task. Often, these tools offer some type of feedback loop to send changes and corrections back to the model for optimization.
Basically, it's not as simplistic as you suggested. That's what most anti-AI people fail to realize. There's layers upon layers of logic being employed. It's not just "one thing".
These Samsung keynotes and announcements give me the shivers. They feel like a total ripoff of Apple's keynotes. I know that Apple borrows from the industry, too, but ugh... Samsung and other Android-centricc companies seem to have such strong Apple envy, still to this day.
True. It's entertaining to hear them make bold claims like "rebuilt from the ground up" (which is nonsense), and "industry-first" (more nonsense). The crafting of the announcements feel like they are targeting a subset of the market that has blinders on and only watches what Samsung does, that they are speaking to the echo chamber.
Really?! The iPhone 16 really raised the bar for base model value and, even if it the execution wasn't that great the camera button was at least an idea. The base S25 Vs a base iPhone 16 is better value for money on paper but as far as reveals go this was a damp squib.
Remove the AI features (which will all come to Google handsets anyway) and you have the S23 for a second year with bigger stats. The S25 Ultra is even worse value because the S23 Ultra is still a great phone for a much lower price.
AI mixed with a personal assistant doesn't really interest me. Just watched a review and while they did say the AI integration is great, it doesn't always do what you ask it to do.
we're on MacRumors here, some posters here seem out of this world
The wife will probably get the S25+ or Ultra to replace her S23. Ive tried to convert her to iPhones but she just does not like them at all (loves her MBP M2 though). The Galaxy phones are very good though on par with iPhones, but im locked in the very comfortable Apple ecosystem!
I actually think the AI button on the S25 series is a more useful feature, especially how it's integrated with Google Gemini, Samsung's apps and 3rd party apps.