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Samsung's New Galaxy S10+ vs. Apple's iPhone XS Max
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One has a headphone jack and the other doesn't.
But seriously, I would have rathered a notch or a larger bezel at the top on the Galaxy. That dot I can't rub off the screen would bug the bejeezus out of me.
They're updating the always on display so that the fingerprint icon is always there apparently.
Also samsung listened to customers and you can now remap the bixby button to another app
thank god!https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...ixby-button-samsung-galaxy-s8-s9-s10-8-note-9
Yep, the human eye can't see more than 720p. Apple confirmed it.
Where is the objectivity here? Apple has been surpassed already. It's not all about having an A12 processor, FaceID, and an OLED screen.
Samsung and Apple are both having to up their game because Xiaomi, Oppo/OnePlus, Huawei are fierce competitors. The Kirin processors aren't slouches either. The Mate 20 Pro is an incredible product. We have seen Apple have to resort to aggressive marketing, higher trade in values, and more promos to get their XR moving.
Anyways, you can't call a product a rip off over the other and then start jumping into tablets without losing some credibility. Companies borrow ideas from one another all the time. That's why you have to work on patenting IPs that can be patented because that could be your product differentiation and unique value proposition.
As for the iPad, we all know that iPads are better products for the lower end price point. The $250 prices BF saw for the 2018 iPad were quite incredible, especially with an A10 processor and Apple Pencil support. How will Samsung compete with that type of value? They probably can't.
When you start getting into the iPad Pro 2018 prices, that's where iPads show their weaknesses. At those price points, Surface products feel so much more incentivizing due to an x86 software experience. You can do more with a Surface Pro 6 over the 2018 iPP.
Back to phones now, Samsung has surpassed Apple's multi-tasking eons ago. They had split-screen apps since the GS3, which came out in 2012. Google added split-screen apps later in like Oreo I believe.
I think you are confused there lol I think you mean the human eye can't see over a certain ppi, i cant recall the exact number off the top of my head.
Not really, actually the RAM consumption for apps on iOS on average is quite similar with Android apps.
iOS simply doesn't/can't keep many apps active at the same time so RAM requirements are lower in general.
The S10+ with 8Gb RAM base is a no compromise device from a RAM management point of view. I honestly don't understand how this could be viewed as a negative, especially when the S10+ is cheaper than Apple's competitor: the Max.
Samsung s10 and s10+ have 4k 60 HDR10+ video capture and the screen too, plus hdr10+ netflix support as well - to be specific
"The launch of the Samsung S10 and S10+makes them the world’s first smartphones to feature HDR10+ certified screens for 4K HDR video.
Expect better brightness, more vivid colours and a better sense of contrast with the smartphones’ AMOLED screen. The S10+ can also record video content in HDR10+ as well."
https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/what-is-hdr10-3294683
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-netflix-961657/amp/
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Are most of us cyborgs then I can even notice 2K to 3K to 4K....????
P.S found out this is sarcasm sorry
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Just making fun of the XR display.
The technology, both hardware and software, aren't there for FaceID to work w/o the display being on. Which could be a constraint to people. People like TouchID, especially how you can just press the home button and be into an iPhone. You may not want to trade FaceID for a FP sensor, but there are some readers that might want that option. I want both available in a phone, especially with 3D facial recognition and an under the display FP sensor. Both should get attention to be the best possible they could be. Some might not want both, which I can see an argument for because it means more resources devoted to something that could be freed up for other items.
If we're handing out credit for the fingerprint sensor, that credit should go to Qualcomm, not Samsung. Samsung deserves credit for 1. being patient enough not try to be first by using an optical sensor (which they had figured out how to make) and 2. recognizing Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sense ID chip was the truth.
You're 100% right though. Killer feature is subjective and differs for each individual.
Face ID is fairly transparent, with the only requirement that it be able to see [most of] your face. I've been very impressed with how well it works. You need to actually use it to speak about it with any authority.
Little confused because I thought I had bookmarked MacRumors.com, yet there's an Android review along with a request to provide feedback from people who use it.
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The other requirement is that you not be laying down, have the phone in portrait mode, and have your contacts in if you wear contacts. When all the criteria are met, yes it is faster than Touch ID.
As far as accuracy, I have never had Touch ID fail to authenticate, ever. Face ID on the other hand fails a few times a week.
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The other requirement is that you not be laying down, have the phone in portrait mode, and have your contacts in if you wear contacts. When all the criteria are met, yes it is faster than Touch ID.
As far as accuracy, I have never had Touch ID fail to authenticate, ever. Face ID on the other hand fails a few times a week.
It's all about clicks and web-traffic. Plus, the site could get buzz from its patrons since Samsung is considered the iPhone's biggest rival in many major markets. People could also determine what they want in their next iPhone and try to voice their opinions on Apple surveys or via feedback when prompted.
The new S10+ looks like a great phone. I'm happy in the Apple ecosystem so Samsung phone's are not for me but I know a great device when I see one.
The screen cutout is a great idea, IMO. But some things are in Samsung's favor as to why the two camera cutout is less noticeable than the iPhone's notch:
1. There are only two cameras on the S10+ and nothing else. The iPhone notch house also the FaceID elements and that makes for a physically wide, non-screen area.
2. The cutout itself requires less bezel around each component behind it so in theory if the iPhone's front facing components were behind a cutout, the notch would be smaller.
3. The cutout is not in the middle, which is prime real estate that draws the eyes. The iPhones notch, being so wide, is more aesthetically pleasing centered. And if Samsung were to pick left vs right to avoid the middle, the right side is the better side IMO (righties hold the phone in their left hands, camera is more centered, there are more righties than lefties, yada yada).
While the S9+ was a snoozer the S10+ is certainly not. I now wait for Apple to up their iPhone game. Not that I need a new phone, but since I'm on the upgrade program, I'm looking forward to something interesting.
The screen cutout is a great idea, IMO. But some things are in Samsung's favor as to why the two camera cutout is less noticeable than the iPhone's notch:
1. There are only two cameras on the S10+ and nothing else. The iPhone notch house also the FaceID elements and that makes for a physically wide, non-screen area.
2. The cutout itself requires less bezel around each component behind it so in theory if the iPhone's front facing components were behind a cutout, the notch would be smaller.
3. The cutout is not in the middle, which is prime real estate that draws the eyes. The iPhones notch, being so wide, is more aesthetically pleasing centered. And if Samsung were to pick left vs right to avoid the middle, the right side is the better side IMO (righties hold the phone in their left hands, camera is more centered, there are more righties than lefties, yada yada).
While the S9+ was a snoozer the S10+ is certainly not. I now wait for Apple to up their iPhone game. Not that I need a new phone, but since I'm on the upgrade program, I'm looking forward to something interesting.
Some would be happy with an LCD screen, but want a processor with very high peak CPU performance...maybe for use with mobile encoding?
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Android requires more ram because it's more inefficient than IOS.
At the end of the day, they're both excellent phones by excellent manufactures. Use what makes you happy, not what people around you think you should use.
I know the XR display is ‘knocked on’ from others on here, because of the (resolution and Apple still using LCD), etc., etc. But the reality is, I think the average consumer is perfectly fine with an LCD display, and the XR display looks really good from my own viewing. Keep in mind, if Apple had used an OLED display, that would’ve only increased the price of the XR even more, so in theory, the LCD display is perfectly suitable for the XR.
Plenty of people enjoy LCDs, don't get me wrong. But a lot of the major flagships have shifted to OLED. Apple, Google, LG are just a few to name.
Mobile encoding? That's probably a niche market if anything.
One runs iOS, the other Google's data slurping, privacy hating OS. That's all I need to know.
The average customer is probably perfectly fine with a $200 phone.
The XR price is already way above phones with much better OLED screens.
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iOS requires more CPU performance because it's more inefficient than Android.
(We can all say things that just aren't true.)
Yep! Any app that Samsung allows you to...They're updating the always on display so that the fingerprint icon is always there apparently.
Also samsung listened to customers and you can now remap the bixby button to another app
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...ixby-button-samsung-galaxy-s8-s9-s10-8-note-9
Which is not:
Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa
Microsoft Cortana
The S10E vs iPhone XR thread could be chaotic. I don't think the S10E should be compared to the XR because Apple made some interesting decisions on the XR: larger display than the X/XS rather than make the XR the smallest display in the family (5.8").
Rather, I think the XS and 10e would be a better comparison: 5.8" OLED screens, similar form factors, etc. But people will compare the XR to the 10e because of pricing and features being removed for a lower price tag.