You do realize the design is meant to fit seamlessly with external cases to be flush, right?
Not everyone uses a case and not all cases are that thick to make the camera housing flush or recede. A thick case just makes a big phone even more bulky.
You do realize the design is meant to fit seamlessly with external cases to be flush, right?
I don't know, I still marvel at the design of my jet black iPhone every once in a while... it looks like a perfectly symmetrical onyx stone or some kind of futuristic alien technology.
I'd also argue it's about hardware and software and the integration of the two. Other than OLED, Samsung has trailed Apple in hardware for the most part... CPU, GPU, M9, secure enclave, dual lens camera, Touch ID and soon, hardware for facial recognition (that's actually secure) and possibly AR. Their hardware is good for Android though.
How can you talk about anyones back when the iphone will have that ugly vertical camera hump on the back and its ugly on every color. At least the note 8 has a black version that completely blends the back and its more gorgeous than any iphone 8 back.....furthermore the note 8 has a flushed camera...no one wants a buffalo hump.
Then why do they bother offering different colors?You do realize the design is meant to fit seamlessly with external cases to be flush, right?
In Asia Hardware trumps, not performance.The Note 8 is a great piece of hardware, but the iOS experience sells me over Android any day. The Hardware euphoria eventually wears off, it eventually comes down the software experience.
I'm pretty sure that Samsun didn't patent narrow bezels, anymore than Apple has a patent on the vertical camera alignment, which I strongly suspect will make its way into the next Samsung Galaxy dual camera phone as Samsung strengthens their VR platform.Looks like Apple is stealing Samsungs infinity display. I hope they get sued.
ABSOLUTELY! WHAT ON EARTH IS APPLE DOING WITH THE NOTCH AND PROTRUDING CAMERA!???Protruding camera is getting out of hand Apple, it's ugly as hell.
People who don't use cases for example.Its going to get covered up in a case, Who cares?
The bump on the proposed new iPhone design just bugs the hell out of me. It just looks so crude and abrupt. Like a big, black, camera wart.At least it has no camera ugly bump
Compared to the other ugly back this so called new design that iPhone will have? Both are bad but apple takes the cakeNote 8 has a really ugly back.
They intentionally made them narrower so it's easier to hold in your hand. Having sampled the new Galaxy 8's, I think it's a smart move (and I have huge hands).Why are Samsung' new phones so long? And why do they have a weird aspect ratio?
The Note 8 is a great piece of hardware, but the iOS experience sells me over Android any day. The Hardware euphoria eventually wears off, it eventually comes down the software experience.
Not everyone uses a case and not all cases are that thick to make the camera housing flush or recede. A thick case just makes a big phone even more bulky.
Samsung has had both HEVC and VP9 for a while, but that is typical of Samsung - they throw everything but the kitchen sink into their phones, regardless of need, as if there was no plan whatsoever - just do it because you can. Apple has always been different - they implement technology when they have a need. HEVC was added (lets face it - there was no chance that Apple was going to add VP9) now that there is a VR roadmap and an upcoming 4k AppleTV. Apple wasn't going to add a new codec to replace H.264 unless it was ubiquitous across their platform. So, why pay to license a codec you don't need yet? Wouldn't that be foolish?iPhone 8 is literally a dumb phone next to the superphone Galaxy Note 8. Even for basic consumption iPhone lacks HEVC media decoding until IOS 11 is released because Apple wanted to squeeze more profit from not licensing the codec. Something that Samsung devices have had for years. It doesn't have pen for paperless workflow, productivity and creativity. And, IOS on iPhone is still limited with regards to split screen multitasking and background multitasking. iPhone 8 is still a blown up iPod with calling capabilities.
With that said I'm disappointed the Galaxy Note 8 didn't come with Windows 10 DeX to make it a god phone that eliminates the need for a work and home PC and justify the nearly $1K price tag.