Samsung Unveils Galaxy S8 and S8+ With Iris and Facial Recognition, No Home Button

[xflashx]

It left me a little bit surprised to read how many people wrote that it is a great device BUT it runs android. I mean Android used to be pretty bad at the beginning, now iOS and android become more and more similar with each update. The only hard thing is getting used to something else.
Root it and then flash a stock android rom on it and you got rid of the bloatware and are good to go.
(Btw - I'm neither an apple nor an android fanboy - just open minded)

 

[Hustler1337]

Anyone got a good HD link to watch the Samsung Unpacked event without the annoying commentary from Youtubers?

Thanks guys.

 

[12vElectronics]

Looks good but I'm simply never leaving the iPhone.

 

[9081094]

Fugly Samsung junk, the rounded screen corners look horrible on this and the G6. The home button is still there, it's just on the BACK LOL, what "innovation"

But hopefully all you Samsung hipsters buy this so it's easier for me to get the iPhone 8 this Fall.

The iPhone 8 will probably have a similar look and the same screen for sure.... so your bastard hybrid will be half Samsung too

 

[garya73]

Same way I feel about using iOS. I hate seeing that cluster f&*k of apps on the screen. Makes me cringe everytime I use due to how archaic and boring it is.

The app drawer is a big draw for me to remain on the Android platform. I know you can rearrange apps through iTunes but it is still a hassle. Another reason is the micro SD slot.

I have a Droid and they have been pretty good about sending out security patches for 7.0. Though I wish they would send out 7.0.1 because they "broke" the iTunes remote for Android when they made changes in the code with 7.0. The Droid also doesn't have a lot of bloatware and the home screens are decent though they don't loop, which is annoying. Nova launcher also comes with the phone so you can switch to that if you desire.

 

[MTBCAM88]

Glad to see this beautiful phone with a headphone jack, good battery, and great things. Lets hope Apple gets there head out of there ass and brings the big guns. #courage

I assure you, their battery isnt good. Or do you just mean that it wont blow up this time? Its the same battery from the S7, which was the worst out of the last 5 android phones I've owned.

 

[Tycho24]

Hi Tim!

LITERALLY every "1st look" I read from Verge, to Engadget, to IBR, etc. all of them said the exact same thing about the awkward fingerprint scanner placement.

You're embarrassing yourself w/ that unimaginative/unclever/unfunny comment.
Lol, were ALL the initial impressions vetted by Tim Cook, prior to posting? Please.

EDIT:
unintentional retort... op was talking about awkwardness to hold, NOT use fingerprint scanner

 

[Urban Joe]

Time to lawyer up a dup, this sucks...

It's called industrial espionage and beating your competitor to market. With lack of creativity the Asian business mens are ruthless.

Seriously, Apple should just come out with iPhone Beta: a beta version (hardware) with limited, very early release and charge several thousand dollars for it and make people listen to Rush Limbaugh to get a golden ticket to purchase one. At least that way it can show up these knock offs for what they actually are. Showcase their latest tech and get feedback. Think like a startup again Apple b/c Asians are evil genius' when it comes to the copy-cat first to market game.

So, what do you get for dragging your feet... your biggest competitor basically debuts YOUR next phone 6 months before you do. --It's a hard-knock life--

 

[9081094]

Anyone got a good HD link to watch the Samsung Unpacked event without the annoying commentary from Youtubers?

Thanks guys.

 

[Sakurambo-kun]

LITERALLY every "1st look" I read from Verge, to Engadget, to IBR, etc. all of them said the exact same thing about the awkward fingerprint scanner placement.

You're embarrassing yourself w/ that unimaginative/unclever/unfunny comment.
Lol, were ALL the initial impressions vetted by Tim Cook, prior to posting? Please.

So don't use it. It has an iris scanner too.

 

[CharlesShaw]

Indeed the most stunning glass rectangle I've ever seen. It will make anyone who uses it an instant sexy success story and everyone will love looking at the sexy sexy stunning phone that Apple cannot ever match. great job! /s

 

[cardfan]

LOL. Another samsung bloatware special for the unwashed

 

[44267547]

Looks good but I'm simply never leaving the iPhone.

I agree. It's a stunning device and I commend Samsung. I'm sure it will be successful in its own right and Samsung has introduced a phone with some major features, that can easily expand.

But...Apple's build quality, ecosystem, IOS and security have captured my following, no matter what other competitors release.

 

[Abazigal]

Why does everyone care how profitable their vendor is?

You are the one paying for those high margins and lack of innovation, after all.

Would you hire a plumber that way?

"This guy charges double and wears a $20,000 watch, but installs second-rate toilets. He is very successful so I gave him all our money." If that is your approach, PM me your number any time you need home improvement work done.

How about the vendor that spends every last dollar trying to make a better product, so they have nothing left over at the end and are barely still solvent? And the product does more and costs less?

Just thinking out loud here.

That was my exact experience with seeing a doctor.

I had a skin allergy a few years back. I initially visited a couple of clinics near my home, and they either couldn't diagnose my condition, or gave me medicine which didn't work.

I then visited a skin specialist, who took one look at me, showed me a bunch of PowerPoint slides about hives, and gave me a container of pills which quickly and managed to solve my skin allergy issue.

Sure, the skin specialist charged way more than the other family doctors, and the medicine he gave likely didn't cost very much, but it worked. In the end, I was effectively paying for the specialist's expertise in knowing how to diagnose my condition and what medicine to dispense to best treat my problem.

What use is cheaper medicine if it still doesn't give me what I need? What use is visiting a doctor with cheaper rates if he can't solve my problem?

Same corollary here. I pay Apple for their expertise in being able to integrate their hardware, software and services in a manner which affords me that unique user experience which only Apple can give.

The things I do with my iPhone can't be replicated with 2 or even 3 android smartphones, so it doesn't matter how cheap the competition is. I am still not getting them, because they don't give me more of what I want (which is an integrated computing solution which "just works" right out of the box.

 

[willzyx]

Samsung packed too much into this. What exactly are they planning to give people in S9?
Gorgeous device though. Makes it even harder to wait for Surface Phone.

 

[lincolntran]

Whist Apple will release three phones this year—two with the same design as the 2014 model and the redesigned one will be super expensive smh.

You know this how?

 

[Tycho24]

So don't use it. It has an iris scanner too.

Right? Lol. Just don't use it, if you don't like that major hardware component.... like Bixby, who got a hardware button to not use as well!
Sounds like a superb & stellar experience. A bunch of software built in to not use, coupled with a bunch of hardware built in to not use.
Boy, you sure showed me!

 

[I7guy]

I don't want to help my technology vendor.

I want my technology vendor to help me!

The company that spends its' money taking risks and advancing the envelope helps me.

If they spent all the money getting better and inventing awesome new never-before seen things for me to buy, rather than keeping hundreds of billions idle in the bank, so much the better. For me!

You can buy whatever you want as I buy what I feel is best for me. Isn't that the name of the game?

 

[AZ63]

If the s8 starts at 750 than theres no reason why the rumored iphone8 should cost upward 1000 bucks.

Ah, but you forget the Anniversary iPhone up charge so you can get next year's design this year. You too can get the iPhone Edition for a very reasonable amount, a mere $1149 for 128GB. Considering all the wow features, the fans will say, it is a very reasonable price for what you are getting.

 

[jdawgnoonan]

They had better bring more than an iPhone 7S.

 

[MrX8503]

You know that I am not short AAPL?

Apple could have a change of heart and hire a visionary who would finally start to spend some of the 0.x Trillion dollar cash hoard on some much-needed disruptive innovation.

Or they could keep on doing what they're doing: Charging more for less, shafting professional users, removing functionality, fielding also-ran products, and milking their rabidly loyal and staggeringly myopic user base.

Each of those strategies has an outcome and I don't own a crystal ball. (It was made by Samsung so it was recalled.)

But I can tell you that I am not long AAPL.

In other words, you're not putting your money where your mouth is.

That's too bad you're not long AAPL. Could have been making money like I am.

Why does everyone care how profitable their vendor is?

You are the one paying for those high margins and lack of innovation, after all.

Would you hire a plumber that way?

"This guy charges double and wears a $20,000 watch, but installs second-rate toilets. He is very successful so I gave him all our money." If that is your approach, PM me your number any time you need home improvement work done.

How about the vendor that spends every last dollar trying to make a better product, so they have nothing left over at the end and are barely still solvent? And the product does more and costs less?

Just thinking out loud here.

I paid $650 for my iPhone 7. Flagships cost that much and I don't want an Android phone.

 

[I7guy]

Not in the last quarter (Q4 2016). Profit was up 12 percent year over year.

The previous quarter was an unmitigated disaster. Profit could be up 12% but losing billions takes a while to recover.

 

[Kabeyun]

Ahh, the classic "Samsung copied something from the future" argument...

So you've never heard of corporate espionage, I guess. You probably don't think that Samsung employees even read tech rumor sites. You probably also don't think that Samsung is aware of Apple's product timeline or anticioatrd dates for the product announcements. It aaaallllllll happens in a vacuum, right?

 

[xflashx]

Ah, but you forget the Anniversary iPhone up charge so you can get next year's design this year. You too can get the iPhone Edition for a very reasonable amount, a mere $1149 for 128GB. Considering all the wow features, the fans will say, it is a very reasonable price for what you are getting.

I really can't tell if that is irony or not?

 

[Royksöpp]

How long until it explodes?