What I thought was educational was the comments regarding the number of crashes of the apps in android that caused the filming to be restarted. Consumers usually aren’t fooled by these types of videos.
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's New Galaxy S10+ vs. Apple's iPhone XS Max
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I don’t use Gmail or Google Maps. I use YouTube without login and don’t have the app. I have zero Google Apps.
Forget the security hype nonsense for a moment, why do you make the claim you do - please flesh our your argument in more detail.
I run both iOS and Android and I just don't get the iOS is great Android is bad argument at all - truly, explain it to me.
If anything the IOS is just very restrictive and boring
Hopefully IOS 13 changes that but currently it’s a different OS but not a great one
We are talking about the galaxy s10 with it's one ui OS. Tell your wife to get a samsung.
Not hard at all.
Apple does what it does best: take an emerging product category with a frustrating user experience and deliver a polished product made possible by its control over both the hardware and software.
So what people are paying Apple for is Apple’s expertise in putting all this tech together in a manner which offers a great user experience. For example, airdrop is simply Bluetooth and WiFi plus Apple’s own software stack. But Apple is able to preload it on every device they own and integrate it on a system level.
That’s their special sauce. Everyone knows it, but not everyone can replicate it, for the simple reason that they do not control the underlying OS, nor do they own their own ecosystem.
On the flip side, Samsung might have this awesome folding screen tech, but it’s useless if they can’t implement it in a manner which makes sense for the end user.
In my view, foldable displays make more sense in form factors used predominately in sedentary applications. This may seem counterintuitive since companies are positioning foldable displays as a way of fitting more screen real estate in mobile form factors. However, you aren't likely going to use that additional screen real estate in mobile settings (one hand usage), which kinda defeats the whole point. Plus repeated folding and unfolding looks like it will eventually take its toll on the integrity of the display.
This is why I am ambivalent on the whole folding phone craze. I still think Apple is more likely to have screens become smaller and placed on our bodies versus screens becoming larger via some aspect of unfolding or unrolling.
But we will see.
I don't really care for all the Android vs. IOS discussions on Macrumors the past few years.
It's still an Apple-oriented website and I used to like coming to a place that didn't have all the os comparison bs topics being so popular.
OS preference is personal (to a large degree) and the discussion over which is better is extremely old, extremely boring and always ends up in the most idiotic arguing. It used to be all windows vs. osx and has shifted to all android vs. ios.
It's pathetic really.
What I also don't see a lot of people factor in, are the prices on the 2nd hand market.
I usually buy a new iPhone each year, because I can get so much money for my year old phone 2nd hand.
I check the prices regularly (might be a regional thing) and the Android flagship phones don't even retain a fraction of the original price compared to iPhones.
I sold my iPhone X for 85% of the price I paid for it when it was new, which is probably a better result than what you end up with if you'd hold on to an iPhone for 4 years, not able to sell it further and have to pay full price for a new one.
The caveat is that your phone must be kept in pristine condition, which isn't all that difficult nowadays ...
I've used an Apple leather case on my iPhones for the past 3 generations and nothing else.
I realise how I use my phone is not how everyone uses their phone, but I'd bet it is for at least 70% of people.
It's still an Apple-oriented website and I used to like coming to a place that didn't have all the os comparison bs topics being so popular.
OS preference is personal (to a large degree) and the discussion over which is better is extremely old, extremely boring and always ends up in the most idiotic arguing. It used to be all windows vs. osx and has shifted to all android vs. ios.
It's pathetic really.
What I also don't see a lot of people factor in, are the prices on the 2nd hand market.
I usually buy a new iPhone each year, because I can get so much money for my year old phone 2nd hand.
I check the prices regularly (might be a regional thing) and the Android flagship phones don't even retain a fraction of the original price compared to iPhones.
I sold my iPhone X for 85% of the price I paid for it when it was new, which is probably a better result than what you end up with if you'd hold on to an iPhone for 4 years, not able to sell it further and have to pay full price for a new one.
The caveat is that your phone must be kept in pristine condition, which isn't all that difficult nowadays ...
I've used an Apple leather case on my iPhones for the past 3 generations and nothing else.
I realise how I use my phone is not how everyone uses their phone, but I'd bet it is for at least 70% of people.
And I have outlined what they are. Read them, dismiss them, it makes no difference to me. I have said my piece, and I stand by everything I have said.
At Apple events, the takeaways often end up being related more to how Apple is setting the stage for the future. Certain announcements and features make much more sense when you think about what Apple will likely unveil the following year. At Samsung events, I just don’t see any coherent vision for the future.
The reality is that sales will likely continue to decline. Samsung is suffering from both a longer upgrade cycle just like everyone else, in addition to market share losses, and the S10 lineup does nothing to change that.
Samsung has no clear wearables strategy either. The market for dedicated fitness trackers is imploding, and I maintain that a circular watch face simply makes no sense.
The fold is likely not going to sell well either.
So yeah, continue to argue that the S10 has a headphone jack while the iPhone doesn’t, or some other gimmick which nobody is going to use (is Dex even taking off?).
It will make no difference in the end.
You are clearly drunk on the kool aid to the point that you refer that a headphone jack is a "gimmick". can't take anything you say seriously.
I wanna hear him say reverse wireless charging is a "party trick" when it come to the iPhone.
Seriously, there is nothing gimmicky about the fact that I can leave my Samsung smartwatch charging stand at home when I travel for more than a couple days. I can even top it off while on a flight. The same can be said for the free Galaxy Buds I'm getting.
If you have a Samsung SmartTV. You can mirror the TV to the Phone. I'm able to do that on my S9+ One UI. They had that feature before, but took it away, and now it's back.
The new Bixby update allows you to map the Bixby button not only to other apps, but to a command tasks as well. You choose to single or double press.
View attachment 824094
Received my Note 9 pie and One UI update today and it allows Bixby button remapping........this is with T-Mobile...thankfully ...set it up to open Google single press and Bixby double press......really sweet and the UI is nice and of course customizable.
Definitely will wait for the Note 10 or 11 now.......not missing anything
I use an Android device daily at work (Samsung Tablet) for testing our software. The Android experience is a mess compared with iOS.
you mean the marvelous excellent keyboards of the Macbook and MacBook Pro's 2016-2018?
yeah, you're right, that's why Apple started the Apple Keyboard Service Program, probally because of the ''polished'' product that keyboard is.
And ofcourse the excellent 2018 Macbook Air with a beautiful screen, just a very dimmed/dull screen.
Last edited:
Samsung's new Galaxy S10+, announced on February 20, is set to ship next week with all of the latest technologies Samsung has developed over the course of the last year.
We were able to get our hands on an S10+ early, and we thought we'd take a look to see how it measures up to the iPhone XS Max.
Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
Samsung's Galaxy S10+ uses the design that we've come to expect from modern smartphones, with an edge-to-edge display and slim bezels designed to maximize available screen size. The Galaxy S10+ uses a 6.4-inch 3040 x 1440 OLED display and rather than a notch, there's a hole punch-style cutout that Samsung calls the Infinity-O display.
On the S10, it's a single little circle, but on the S10+, which has a dual-lens front-facing camera, the cutout, located at the right side of the display, is a bit wider. It's an odd location, but like the notch, it kind of blends in and you forget it's there with regular use. The OLED display looks amazing with bright, vibrant colors, as does the iPhone XS Max display, but the display of the S10+ curves down towards the edges.
At 6.4 inches and with these curved sides, the S10+ is not a one-handed device, but then neither is the iPhone XS Max. Rather than using facial recognition like Apple, which Android device manufacturers have yet to master, Samsung implemented an under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. It's neat and works well enough, but it's not as fast or as accurate as Face ID.
Apple's iPhone XS Max has a dual-camera setup, while the Galaxy S10+ is equipped with three cameras: a telephoto, a wide-angle lens, and an ultra wide-angle lens. This is the same general setup that we're expecting in the 2019 successor to the iPhone XS Max, but for now, Samsung has the edge here. We're going to be doing a deeper dive into the S10+ camera, so stay tuned to MacRumors for that.
Samsung implemented a unique "Wireless PowerShare" feature that lets the Galaxy S10+ charge other Qi-based devices like the Galaxy Watch, the Galaxy Buds, and even the iPhone. It's quite a neat feature and one that Apple is also rumored to be implementing in the 2019 iPhone lineup. 2019 iPhones should be able to charge the rumored AirPods with wireless charging case that are in the works and other Qi-based devices.
The Galaxy S10+ brings an updated One UI Android skin, which is similar to the stock Android installation on Google Pixel devices. It's quick, fast, and has a system-wide dark mode, which is something that's also rumored to be coming to iPhones in 2019 with iOS 13.
As for internals, the Galaxy S10+ is using either a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip (in the U.S. and China) or its own Exynos processor. Benchmarks have already suggested that the Galaxy S10+ is slower than the iPhone XS Max, but in practice both smartphones are so fast that there's not going to be much of a noticeable difference in performance between the two.
Samsung's Galaxy S10 and S10+ are certainly some of the best Android devices available right now with innovative features and top of the line specs that aren't included in current iPhones. We'll need to wait for September to see what Apple has in store for its own 2019 device lineup, but rumors so far are promising.
Are you impressed with the Galaxy S10 and S10+? Are there features you hope will come to Apple devices? Let us know in the comments.
Article Link: Samsung's New Galaxy S10+ vs. Apple's iPhone XS Max
I mean like the airpods, Apple Watch, the ipad, the Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard, Smart battery case, as well as features like Face ID, airdrop, being able to unlock your Mac with your watch, continuity, iMessage, amongst others.
One or two missteps doesn’t automatically negate all the good Apple has done.
I don’t know why Apple thinks 4bg is sufficient to compete with phones that have 8gb and 12gb.
I don’t care how efficient your memory sub system is. It can’t hold twice the programs in RAM. Which means more refreshes. And makes the iPhone look slower.
Everyone knows 8gb performs better than 4. Except Apple it would seem.
Also the newest Samsung’s have UFS3.0 in devices like the Fold and no doubt note 10.
Also the lack of 5g phones until 2020. Im sure by the time 5g is deployed in more cities Apple will adopt it.
Don’t they get tired of leading from behind it looks like you have no original ideas.
I don’t care how efficient your memory sub system is. It can’t hold twice the programs in RAM. Which means more refreshes. And makes the iPhone look slower.
Everyone knows 8gb performs better than 4. Except Apple it would seem.
Also the newest Samsung’s have UFS3.0 in devices like the Fold and no doubt note 10.
Also the lack of 5g phones until 2020. Im sure by the time 5g is deployed in more cities Apple will adopt it.
Don’t they get tired of leading from behind it looks like you have no original ideas.
it's cute how you keep on defending Apple.
but the AirPods are indeed one of their best released products in years...I agree on that one
Thank you.it's cute how you keep on defending Apple.
but the AirPods are indeed one of their best released products in years...I agree on that one
Someone has to push back against the tides of darkness that seek to infest this place. The haters can descend into a seething morass of negativity and pessimism all they want. That should not drag down the tone and mood of this entire forum along with it, and so I continue to fight the good fight. Even if I am just one man against a seemingly unbeatable foe.
Because I believe.
*I stress once again that this “foe” isn’t the forum members I frequently have a war of words with, but the tendency for the mood of the entire thread to turn so negative and acerbic right from the get go, no doubt due to clickbait headlines leading to knee jerk reactions and something I call “Apple derangement syndrome”. I admit that I am not perfect myself and I do find myself dragged down into this quagmire as well, but I do the best I can.
Thank you.
Someone has to push back against the tides of darkness that seek to infest this place. The haters can descend into a seething morass of negativity and pessimism all they want. That should not drag down the tone and mood of this entire forum along with it, and so I continue to fight the good fight. Even if I am just one man against a seemingly unbeatable foe.
Because I believe.
*I stress once again that this “foe” isn’t the forum members I frequently have a war of words with, but the tendency for the mood of the entire thread to turn so negative and acerbic right from the get go, no doubt due to clickbait headlines leading to knee jerk reactions and something I call “Apple derangement syndrome”. I admit that I am not perfect myself and I do find myself dragged down into this quagmire as well, but I do the best I can.
Have you ever thought about working for Apple?
You woud do very very good in their Marketing team...for sure!
Have you ever thought about working for Apple?
You woud do very very good in their Marketing team...for sure!
I am satisfied being a HOT (happy, ordinary teacher).
Besides, would I still have any credibility left if you all knew I was under Apple’s payroll?
I can appreciate what you are trying to do and yes there are some people that are here just to start an argument, but you need to realise not everyone hates Apple, you will find many of us have been fans of Apple well before the days of iPhones and Airpods. Many of us just want Apple to produce great products for the people, Apple have become a juggernaut but they have lost some of the spark along the way that made me love Apple products to start with.Thank you.
Someone has to push back against the tides of darkness that seek to infest this place. The haters can descend into a seething morass of negativity and pessimism all they want. That should not drag down the tone and mood of this entire forum along with it, and so I continue to fight the good fight. Even if I am just one man against a seemingly unbeatable foe.
Because I believe.
*I stress once again that this “foe” isn’t the forum members I frequently have a war of words with, but the tendency for the mood of the entire thread to turn so negative and acerbic right from the get go, no doubt due to clickbait headlines leading to knee jerk reactions and something I call “Apple derangement syndrome”. I admit that I am not perfect myself and I do find myself dragged down into this quagmire as well, but I do the best I can.
Just because a company is making a huge amount of profit does not always reflect the quality of the products they produce nor the quality control standards. You can clearly see this with the Macbook lines keyboard and t2 chip issues.
Apple still do amazing things, for example their W1 chip in the AirPods and Beats X have AMAZING bluetooth range and unmatched ease of connectivity. The iPhone XS looks and feels super premium and has unmatched Haptic feedback The MBP still has the best trackpad out there, has the best OS in OSX and is still the best looking laptop available. I just think Apple can do even better, for example the AirPods do everything great but fall flat when it comes to sound quality, arguably the most important feature on a headphone. Then you have iOS which still lacks basic things like being able to organise your homescreen, this is basic stuff!! Then you have the MBP with its god awful unreliable keyboard for 3 years in a row!
Im critical of Apple because I think they can do so much better. The Apple I knew would have been the ones coming out first with a folding smartphone and absolutely nailing it!!
Last edited:
Your the one who doesn't have a clue. iOS has gone down the toilet since iOS 7. It lags, it crashes, its horrible on the eyes, and looks awful. iOS 6 and earlier versions ARE much superior than current versions in terms of fluidity and stability.
And many have noticed that through out the years. And I have personally observed this on the iPhone 4s, 5, 5S, 6, 6s, 7, and 8.