OK buy one do this and when it’s damaged I get warranty support. Don’t put too much faith in what Youtubers try using trial device is not paid out of pocket that they can prove to us all.
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Samsung Unveils New Foldable Smartphones, Galaxy Buds 2, and Galaxy Watch 4
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Just go into a Best Buy or Samsung store and touch and feel these new Galaxy devices of the last 2 years. They look like they are from the future compared to iPhone. Rather, the iPhone looks ancient compared to the tech that Samsung is putting out
I did too. Plus an iPhone 13 in September. Plus an iPad Mini, if a new one comes out. And an Apple Watch 7.
This is going to be an expensive next few months.
It's not that the iPhone looks "ancient". It's just getting boring. The upgrades from year to year are evolutionary, not revolutionary. And even regular Samsung phones like the S21 and Note 20 are same old same old, just better insides.
I like new concepts, like folding phones and flip phones. Shake things up.
And if you prefer iOS all the looks of the Samsung phones are irrelevant if the software isn’t to your tastes. People buy phones on more than just design and specs
If the rumors of AOD for the 13 are true, then I'll get that too. But if not, then I'm holding on to my 11 Pro Max.
Thats fine. OS is personal preference. As mentioned these phones are 3 years ahead of what Apple can do. The fold has TWO high resolution screens that are 120hz. The iPhone doesn’t even have one.
Under display camera compared to that abomination notch that the iPhone has had for years.
It’s real embarrassing for Apple. How are there still apple fanboys when the gulf in quality exists like this is beyond me. Samsung is just running up the score now.
Samsung phones don’t run iOS, that’s how there are still ‘apple fanboys’. The single most important feature of a phone is its OS. Wrong OS, no sale.
But it’s not reflecting in sales. So it’s clearly not something the mass want when it comes to flagship devices. S21 ultra for one is an amazing phone but the sales are below Samsung’s expectations
Under display camera is good for content but produces awful photos. So I wouldn’t say this is a positive at this stage. We all know Apple wouldn’t release that until it was perfect and usable. Samsung are happy releasing it even if the quality is bad that’s the difference
Samsung will always bring our new tech first as they are happy releasing it and developing it year on year. Apple would only release features when in their eyes it’s ready for a mass market of people.
There are fanboys as they prefer iOS and don’t like the android software experience and to them they will wait for features
What do you mean by "perfect"? Everything is a compromise. With the Fold 3, you would not use the under-screen camera for selfies. You'd use the main camera array and the front screen. The under-screen camera would only be used for video calls, where quality is not as important. So the compromise is poorer video call quality in exchange for better content consumption and aesthetics.
You say that Apple would not release something that was not perfect and usable. But Apples front facing camera system is in a big, black rectangle that significantly cuts into the screen space of the phone. If a "perfect" solution is a camera system that takes great images while not obscuring any screen, then Apple's solution is not "perfect". It is a compromise.
It is just an odd claim to make. If Apple only releases "perfect" solutions, why has their front facing camera array changed over the years? Is it "perfect" now? If so, why did Apple release all those other generations of imperfect cameras? Was it "perfect" with the iPhone 4 (the first iPhone to have a front facing camera)? If so, why has Apple been changing it?
I suggest thinking about things differently. Decide what is most important to you. Is it screen space? Is is video calling? Whatever it is, find a phone that best matches you needs and wants. Don't start from the premise that some corporation is perfect and the products they make are exactly what is right for you.
I mean over 2.5 million second gen foldables shipped by Samsung is definitely not "hardly anyone".
I have to say this supposition is always fascinating to see.
I mean in this particular case what would make somebody think Apple foldables as a technology will be the ones that are: "done right"? Actually what does this even mean? because it's definitely not clear(even to Apple itself I would say).
Samsung obviously has basically unmatched experience when it comes to foldable smartphones. They've been developing flexible displays and thinking of ways to implement them in products long before Apple. The improvements they've made from 1st generation to 3rd generation are really impressive from a hardware stand point, Apple really has a lot to learn from them. This being said, in my opinion there are high chances that in the future it will be very hard to compete with Samsung's foldables the same way it's very hard to compete with their Mobile Oled Displays, the same way is very hard to compete with LG's TV Oled Displays. I know Samsung will sell their foldable Oled displays to other companies but I'm not sure they will sell the materials they use to build their smartphones and those will be the key to their advantage vs competitors.
That's quite condescending attitude.
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I agree, it's not like Apple is the only company that can make good hardware. Samsung flagship hardware is cool. I know a number of people with Huawei flagship devices and they are solid and have really high spec hardware....8GB RAM, camera/optics licensed from Leica. good battery life. There is just too much politics and personal sensitivity (If you want to call it that) spreading into them. I stick with Apple's ecosystem because I have always used Mac computers since the 512K and only have to deal with "Win OS" crap at work on a few of the Video edit systems. Every time I have an issue with one of them, I just want to throw it on the floor and smash it.Can't hate on Samsung. Very impressed with Samsung. The 2021 Samsung line up looks great. Ahead of the game. Good job Samsung! Competition is great. Especially nowadays. Hopefully, Apple will be able to deliver some innovation.
Expecting for Apple's September event invites go out end of this monthCannot wait.
That is completely true in all aspects of tech. I think when I got my first Palm Treo 600 from Sprint...in 2003, it was almost $800.00 in contract.
We are already at the 3rd generation and you are still taking about the initial launch which was postponed, Samsung didn't pull any Foldable smartphone from the market.
By perfect I’m talking image quality. If the image quality is worse with under display camera then don’t bother. The quality needs to be the same all across. Notch or punch hole.
We all know the notch isn’t a big deal for most people but we know it’s there due to Face ID and no doubt it will go when under display camera is ready which at this stage it’s certainly not.
on foldables you can get away with it as there’s still another punch hole for the camera on the front display. On normal phones they wouldn’t release this
So which iteration of the iPhone front facing camera array was "perfect"? And why is "isn't a big deal for most people" considered "perfect"?
Again, every design decision is a compromise. Samsung decided to sacrifice video call quality to get a more satisfying display. Apple decided to sacrifice screen/body ratio to get their FaceID. (I doubt Apple is as far along in their under screen camera development, so they probably don't even have the option of making the same decisions Samsung has made.)
I'm not saying that any given person should want or need the same things from a phone that another person would. Video call quality on a phone is surely very important to some. But simply declaring a product "perfect" because of company that made it is silly, especially when that very same company will tell you they improve that product every single year.
2.5M shipped isn't much especially when you're talking about worldwide shipping. Microsoft sold 2M+ Zunes in 2 years and where are the Zunes? lol. This foldable stuff is nonsense and it just shows that Samsung has no power of innovation. These devices are thick, gimmicky, have obvious design flaws and are designed for the first kid on the block with one to show off.
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Actually if you get the new Google Pixel phones and load Calyx or Graphene on it, Samsung, Google, nor Apple can scan your photos.
Yeah I knew it was 2.5M phones shipped, especially since I did use the word SHIPPED in my last post, and I didn't use the $ when talking about the Zune. I"m sure you could see that $ was a typo.
Oh yeah BILLIONS because there's no R&D to pay for, no employees to pay for, no materials or manufacturing costs involved, no distribution costs, just pure profit. 🙄
We are talking about a new category of smartphones at the most premium prices so it's not really bad at all especially as Samsung met their sales targets each generation, Zune is irrelevant as a point of comparison with any Galaxy Fold.
Anyway Samsung's Foldable smartphones still sold in millions(so saying hardly anybody bought them is incorrect) and this year Samsung is expecting another big increases in unit shipments which is normal taking in consideration its the third generation.
Also its not 2.5 million dollars, it's units sold at above 1000$ each so we are talking about billions of dollars in revenue. And this is revenue generated by a new category of product that didn't exist 3 years ago.
Actually this remark of yours is nonsense.
So you are just complaining for the sake of complaining. Got it.
Anyway I still didn't at least get an idea of how would Apple make a better foldable. I suppose right from the start Apple's foldable smartphones won't be designed "for the first kid on the block with one to show off". LoL
Nope, I didn't.
Yeah, right, they didn't recoup the money the spent on development, that's why they didn't put out new versions...
I'm on my second foldable as soon as the new one comes in and it'll be replacing my iphone as my primary phone.
I hear you, but the Blackberry Pearl and Handspring Treo disagree with you.
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You knew it was a typo especially when I said SHIPPED in the post. Doesn't matter anyway, this product will be history and forgotten about at some point soon.