Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S8 and S8+ With Iris and Facial Recognition, No Home Button
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
The previous Smart Dock remained compatible through newer generations of devices such as Galaxy Note 2, 3, 4 and several Galaxy S versions.
As far as software and services the difference between then and now is companies like Microsoft are now embracing it for their enterprise solutions and services instead of treating it as a competitor to their own platform such as Windows Phone. It's even mentioned in the other video that Samsung officially partnered with Microsoft on the DeX.
Forward to 3:43
A lot of agile and security focused enterprises have already migrated to virtual Windows desktop via Citrix, VMware, Windows-as-a-Service, etc. so there's no going back to installing Windows at every desk.
It's the same phone in red... That's not exactly front page news. iPhone 8 leaks? You can bet on it over the summer.
Yeah - Samsung does, strangely, have enough OLED screens for all of their phones. Apple has literally had years to prepare for the iPhone 8 release and now they claim they don't have enough screens???
No one wants to bother leaking worthless, un-newsworthy information.
Fingerprint, iris scanner and now the facial recognition 
Does anybody care? The NSA loves Samsung phones ! Wake up people
Does anybody care? The NSA loves Samsung phones ! Wake up people Meh.
I'm not paying $$$ for an Android phone just because of the looks. Worse, the fingerprint sensor location means you will get fingerprints on the camera lens constantly. Really stupid location.
The screen looks cool, but then what. It's still an Android phone, and it is running the exact same apps as a $200 Xiaomi. And it's not like Samsung provided a superior support or anything for the price. I can buy a new Xiaomi every 6 months and still come out ahead.
Of course, nothing is wrong with Samsung's strategy. This phone is great for those looking for status symbol, or those buying a phone based on looks alone.
I'm not paying $$$ for an Android phone just because of the looks. Worse, the fingerprint sensor location means you will get fingerprints on the camera lens constantly. Really stupid location.
The screen looks cool, but then what. It's still an Android phone, and it is running the exact same apps as a $200 Xiaomi. And it's not like Samsung provided a superior support or anything for the price. I can buy a new Xiaomi every 6 months and still come out ahead.
Of course, nothing is wrong with Samsung's strategy. This phone is great for those looking for status symbol, or those buying a phone based on looks alone.
you must not listen to podcasts or read rumor sites. we've known about the potential red iPhone for months now.
I mean you either don't believe me or you believe I don't care about performance. Which is it?
For what it's worth I don't care about performance when everything I am doing is handled equally well by all of my devices.
I listed the things that I'm doing. I'm not doing things that require crazy amounts of performance, but that's my exact point. What is it that people are doing that requires ultra fast processing aside from gaming? It loads apps, calendars, texts, etc just as fast as anything else. Occasional video and music listening too, by the way. As a bonus "ok google" wipes the floor with Siri too; I don't rely on Siri to do anything for me because of how limited it is.
Back in the days of the 3G 3GS etc you got tangible differences in the load time of basic apps like safari; in talking like shaving a second or two off. That's a huge difference from where we are today.
Last edited:
Oh really?
And that's against the A9.
Synthetic benchmarks don't translate to real world experience. The latest iPhone 7 Plus has slower browser scrolling and not all sites render correctly when compared to an old 2013 or even 2012 Android device. Even basic sites like MR forum don't render correctly sometimes.
Yes Apple has to make a huge jump to compete with this. They are going to lose customers for a while. Maybe they should have an earlier release than normal. I'll never switch because I'm fully invested in the Apple infrastructure with iTunes, but man this is nice.
Looking for fingerprint scanning on the screen (having it on the back is an eyesore), no camera protrusion, edge to edge screen with smaller devices at the same s looks a little silly with the length) and huge new features. Much better Siri and Maps. Siri in a box, maybe with a new network switch. Completely unexpected features. I like Dex, this could be an Apple feature to move to cheaper a MacBook (⎌it Pro) Arm OS builds.
So much to do, but Apple is often more than up for the challenge and can thrive with this sort of competiton. They have often stumbled too, but this is a can't miss year for them.
Looking for fingerprint scanning on the screen (having it on the back is an eyesore), no camera protrusion, edge to edge screen with smaller devices at the same s looks a little silly with the length) and huge new features. Much better Siri and Maps. Siri in a box, maybe with a new network switch. Completely unexpected features. I like Dex, this could be an Apple feature to move to cheaper a MacBook (⎌it Pro) Arm OS builds.
So much to do, but Apple is often more than up for the challenge and can thrive with this sort of competiton. They have often stumbled too, but this is a can't miss year for them.
For some people fast enough is good enough. You're in that camp and the 5X will serve you just fine. For me, I want the fastest phone possible and that is the iPhone 7.
Cool, I didn't know it. But in 2012 it just mirrored a phone's screen to a display, when now it is a real desktop experience with windows, desktop UI etc.
I think in the future docks will be unnecessary. One will need just a phone and a cable to connect it to a display/keyboard.
Headline should be updated to include the fact that this phone still has a headphone jack for customer convenience. Courage !
I think there's a large segment of Apple users that fall into this same boat. "Apple needs to step it up. I mean I'll never leave. But Apple needs to step it up"
I've been with Apple ten years now. Last year was the first year I didn't upgrade. I find myself caring about actual features now. If I'm not offered a feature that can somehow improve my life, in probably not interested. I do imagine Apple will at least try to give us something special coming up.
[doublepost=1490852242][/doublepost]
This is probably the most useful feature I've seen in a smartphone in some time. Depending on whether word processing works (why wouldn't it), preferably MS office, this could be a game changer as a business device.
What does your claim have anything to do with my post?
The original poster's claim was:
I showed data that is contrary to that claim, against an older SoC, the A9.
If you have data that showed otherwise, please do so.
Sahmesung have been lucky to have something as awesome as the iPhone to blatantly copy all these years.