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Synaptics Debuts New Fingerprint Sensors Capable of Scanning Through Display Glass
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I'll take it. Samsung will give me a check for full retail price and maybe more for return.
What do you get in return for iPhone touch disease defect? You pay $149 out of pocket and it's recurring expense should it happen again. Or, iPhone battery defect that shuts down at 40%? Oh, your serial # is not covered and you have to pay $79 out of pocket.
Ugh, just because fingerprint sensor can be behind display glass does not mean the same thing as being behind the display. The only thing this offers is a sensor that can be "hidden" instead of one that is easily found. Useless.
Agreed on 3G/3GS being the most comfortable. I used a case back when I used a 3G and then the 3GS, but I still have those phones, and I now realize I should have gone case-less with them because they are so comfortable to hold without a case and have plenty of grip.
I'm sure it means a lot more than a "hidden" sensor to those who dare to imagine all sorts of possibilities in design.
I think you had a repeated typo in the article. You said 2017 iPhone 8; it should have said 2017 iPhone 7s. I can't see Apple breaking their own naming convention pattern just for an anniversary.
Unless Apple wants a world of hurt to come down on them and their stock later this year, they'll release something that doesn't look like an iPhone that came out in 2014. I do see them trying to have their cake and eat it. They may release a same design 7s with the A11 and dual cameras lifted from the 7 Plus as their new "lower priced" offering while trying to push those of us who want a new design to their larger, redesigned "iPhone Pro/X" with a 5.8 OLED screen, curved body, wireless charging at a price increase of $200. I'm sure Tim "Upsell" Cook would approve.
That's not that hard these days. Even brands I've never heard of before come up with the same or better solutions than Apple does. I think Apple will see a hard time selling their iPhone 7/plus after the new badge coming out in February at the mobile world congress in Barcelona next February. Expect to see plenty of buttonless phones and edge to edge Amoled displays. Apple will introduce an iPhone 7s/plus with the same look and feel as today's 7. On top of that there will be the 8 with a big price increase. By the time we see the 8 it's already common design and I expect even foldable phones from other brands by then. But hey, there is still a 0,0001 % possibility Apple will surprise us
.Anyone noticed why they won't report the amount of visitors in there stores anymore? I just wonder why
Remember folks, this is Apple. Just because all of this magic is possible does not mean they will (nor should) lump it all into one mega device - anniversary or other. That's typically the role of their competitors, often at the risk of performance and/or user experience - if not, company health. "Look over here at our shiny object... That's right people, we crammed in both the bells and the whistles."
Apple obviously knows what they're doing. Over the years, they have established and mastered (for better or worse) the upgrade cycle/cadence [for the sake of this thread, let's not apply that statement to other areas of the business as there are more than enough threads dedicated to/hijacked by those areas). While maybe one of the sexier aspects of the game, imagining what is possible is but one aspect. And I'd argue, one of the smaller aspects. Any monkey can have an idea. But knowing how to effectively implement and roll out an idea in a way that secures and expands an already significant user base is a whole other aspect of the game few of us mere mortals have the courage to try and understand. Big boy stuff. Thus, Apple always has to be mindful of how to introduce just enough new features to excite the base, but also have something left over to excited the base again in a year. Fine freaking line.
As an example: I could see aspects like edge-to-edge design and buttonless tech landing next fall. But then something like wireless charging might be held off until the s-cycle, or later. And we forum members will feel the wrath of the slighted. Regardless (as always), it will be interesting to see where this nets out next fall. There is a lot of pressure on Apple here. So much has been made by the media and on social channels about the 10-year anniversary. But that's their function in all of this. It's what they/we do. It's a disease. We set standards/expectations that neither Apple, nor anyone, can possibly uphold/achieve. Because this disease prefers "Apple drops the ball" headlines to the "Apple is amazing" headlines. Again, its sick.
If history is any indication, Apple will be able to release just enough pressure (with whatever they announce) to both shatter sales records and still have viable iterations in the pipeline. It's what they do. It's who they are. Like it or not.
Apple obviously knows what they're doing. Over the years, they have established and mastered (for better or worse) the upgrade cycle/cadence [for the sake of this thread, let's not apply that statement to other areas of the business as there are more than enough threads dedicated to/hijacked by those areas). While maybe one of the sexier aspects of the game, imagining what is possible is but one aspect. And I'd argue, one of the smaller aspects. Any monkey can have an idea. But knowing how to effectively implement and roll out an idea in a way that secures and expands an already significant user base is a whole other aspect of the game few of us mere mortals have the courage to try and understand. Big boy stuff. Thus, Apple always has to be mindful of how to introduce just enough new features to excite the base, but also have something left over to excited the base again in a year. Fine freaking line.
As an example: I could see aspects like edge-to-edge design and buttonless tech landing next fall. But then something like wireless charging might be held off until the s-cycle, or later. And we forum members will feel the wrath of the slighted. Regardless (as always), it will be interesting to see where this nets out next fall. There is a lot of pressure on Apple here. So much has been made by the media and on social channels about the 10-year anniversary. But that's their function in all of this. It's what they/we do. It's a disease. We set standards/expectations that neither Apple, nor anyone, can possibly uphold/achieve. Because this disease prefers "Apple drops the ball" headlines to the "Apple is amazing" headlines. Again, its sick.
If history is any indication, Apple will be able to release just enough pressure (with whatever they announce) to both shatter sales records and still have viable iterations in the pipeline. It's what they do. It's who they are. Like it or not.
5 years ago I would agree with you. But the Apple of today isn't the one you are talking about now. Apple of today is stagnating on all fronts and scrambling with buggy hard- and software in trying to keep up. Apple used to be about the best experience one could have. It just work(ed)s. The Android of today is on par and even exceeding iOS on many fronts. Taking into account the services like maps, cloud and AI I think it's fair to agree to say Google is ahead of them. Seeing that the same Google is expanding their ecosystem with good quality routers, chromecast, etc. for a reasonable price and seeing Apple abandoning lots of related hardware what made their ecosystem great. You've to start to wonder in what direction they're going. Mobile first? Well, the state of the iPad isn't that great and I don't believe the iPhone will sell well a few months from now. Besides that, technology is changing by the day and one could at least expect a change in products once a year. If not, decrease the price. It's an total embarrassment what Apple is still asking for example the MacPro. Most computers from Apple today aren't recommended as a buy today and even their new MacBookpro don't receive the best reviews. its time for change so I'll be a proud Apple user again and can justify the price without feeling to be ripped off. Hope 2017 will bring the much needed change.
It's not Apple.
BTW, this is the sensor strongly rumored to be incorporated in the new bezel-less and button-less Galaxy S8, to be unveiled in a couple of months.
you're going to switch ecosystems because of a virtual home button? yeah, cool story bro. have fun with your fire hazard...
You mean to say SOME people right? Not all people are asking for a bezel-less edge to edge screen.
Gonna need an embedded arrow soon to tell which way is up.
It's almost like that now on some phones. Only the speaker slit gives it away.
Unless manufacturers simply allow the mike/speaker to swap as well, and then orientation will no longer matter
It's almost like that now on some phones. Only the speaker slit gives it away.
Unless manufacturers simply allow the mike/speaker to swap as well, and then orientation will no longer matter
Gonna need an embedded arrow soon to tell which way is up.
It's almost like that now on some phones. Only the speaker slit gives it away.
Unless manufacturers simply allow the mike/speaker to swap as well, and then orientation will no longer matter
Some phones already do this like the Alcatel OneTouch Idol series by autorotating the screen. Phones already have multiple mics for noise cancellation. 3.5mm already gone on some. Just need stereo speaker configuration which the Alcatel OneTouch Idols have but fanboys will say Apple did it first.
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Well, yea. Specifically, the people in this thread claiming it's now possible. I see it as a form over function feature.
You're right!
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/09/27/xiaomis-new-mi5s-glass-ultrasonic-fingerprint-sensor-cool/
Now that's thinking differently.
Doesnt matter. It will be "magic" and "never has been before" when Apple releases it.
Like the thing with the live photos from Nokia and many other stuff.
Like the thing with the live photos from Nokia and many other stuff.
Was also a common feature on consumer DLink web cams in the early 2000s. It was part of the motion trigger feature where you could view video or pictures prior to and after the event but fanboys or shills claim Apple did it first.