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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S9 Series Smartphones With Dual Lens Variable Aperture Camera and AR Emoji
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That's probably true also but I think the point is that it's not even close to an issue and 95% of people (not an actual statistic) forget about the notch 100% of the time. It's honestly never crossed my mind once after the first 2 weeks since owning it.
What is it with the incessant desire for bezel less smartphones?
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Well, when you start from a great baseline you don't have to
Apple fans aren’t complaining - fake Apple fans looking for something to add to their miles-long list of complaints are the ones who had an issue.
If Apple fans were the ones always complaining then A) they wouldn’t have such a ridiculously high customer satisfaction rating and B) they wouldn’t keep having record quarters.
Err what you questioning my logic for? You said folks who don’t like the notch don’t own the phone as if that was illogical? I said it makes sense that folks who don’t like something probably wouldn’t spend £1000 on it. Using your logic you would think people bought everything Apple regardless of how...er wait a minute...
Love that purple finish (now I want an iPhone in metallic purple.) Some interesting upgrades, though they're too much phone for me (I do not use my iPhone 7+ all that much to say nothing of the cameras.)
I tried to explain the same thing to my parents and relatives. I came to the conclusion that people are stuck in the past and therefore we cannot evolve as a society. People aren't openminded, never have been.
Face-ID too tough for you, Samsung?
Yea cause someone being able to unlock a phone with a picture and it working is totally the same thing
FaceID is not a must have. The only people who care about FaceID are those justifying the iPhone X
I agree with the multi factor authentication, but it also seem really annoying to have to to confirm 3 thing just to get into your phone. And Face ID is pretty dam secure, way more secure than androids face unlock, it what you can pay with Face ID but not androids
A huge waste of code dedicated toward adults acting like children.
It’s AR emojis though... even if you decide to sum it up in an overly negative way. The OP was someone asking why Apple hadn’t done AR emojis.
Face ID vs to Touch ID is night and day for me, Face ID by a long shot. As someone who works in custruction and lives in a cold climate being able to unlock my phone without taking gloves off or with my hands covered in dust is probably the best feature for me
I think it's time for me to buy a used S8+ on swappa and check out the Sam-droid world. I doubt I'll switch. But at least I'll know for myself what all the hoopla is about.
Brothers and sisters that like barely alike have unlocked faceid.
The new gs9 uses face I'd along with iris now to make it more secure and also added skin tone
Sorry if multiple people answer you but I haven't worked my way through the thread yet and am on the road and could lose my connection. You can do something very similar with Google Translate. It's on the app store and is a free download. You can select the option to use your camera with the app.
Samsung on Sunday unveiled its latest Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, showcasing the handset's new dual-lens camera, stereo speakers, and AR-powered emoji. The new smartphones take the same general design as the Galaxy S8 devices, with slightly slimmer bezels on the top and bottom.
The headline feature of the S9 and S9+ is a 12-megapixel dual lens camera, boasting the first variable aperture system built into a smartphone, which promises better results in low light conditions and hardware-based shallow depth of field effects. Samsung's new photography computation also shoots 12 photos in three groups of four and then combines them at the pixel level to eliminate noise and boost detail.
The S9 features variable dual lens 12-megapixel cameras with dual optical image stabilization, while the S9+ features a variable aperture lens paired with a second 12-megapixel lens with a fixed aperture. The S9 Plus also includes a new slow-motion mode that can shoot at 960 frames per second, which can turn a 2-millisecond recording into six seconds of video. For comparison's sake, Apple's iPhone X shoots at a maximum of 240 frames per second.
In U.S. models, the S9 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 processor, but in other regions, including Europe, the smartphone is powered by Samsung's own Exynos chip. Samsung has combined the face and iris recognition features into a new system called Intelligent Scan, which uses the best biometric sensor for the given situation. The fingerprint scanner on the back now sits below the camera module rather than alongside it. Like the S8 devices, the displays on the 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch models are Quad HD+ and Super AMOLED, respectively. Also, there's a headphone jack.
The inevitable comparison of Samsung's new AR-based emoji will be Animoji on iPhone X, which map users' facial expressions onto cartoon facades using Apple's TrueDepth camera technology. However the Galaxy S9 diverges here by creating 3D personalized characters more akin to Bitmoji or Nintendo Mii avatars, which can then be shared as GIFs.
The S9 comes with 4GB of RAM while the S9+ has 6GB of memory. Both versions come with a base 64GB storage (user expandable up to 400GB via the Micro SD slot). In the U.S., the S9 starts at $720, with the S9+ costing $840. Pre-orders for both models begin on March 2 and the phones start shipping on March 16.
Article Link: Samsung Unveils Galaxy S9 Series Smartphones With Dual Lens Variable Aperture Camera and AR Emoji
The problem with unlocking with the screen off is the amaount of battery that wastes by the phone always looking for a Face, and with apple 5 and locked out security feature the phone will be locked every time you open it, it’s be a really stupid thing to do, making it faster is a far better sulution
I do thing an iris scanner would benefit it, but looking alike and having similar facial structures, especially as family and as kids is not the same thing
How is removing the headphone jack an evolution?
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Ouch, you really stuck it to me. Got anything of substance instead of ad homs?
I know my opinion is a little biased, but that was honestly the worst phone advertisement ever. Do they even try at Samsung?