Wireless powershare for my Airpods would be excellent. I am forever forgetting to charge them. Also, Airpods needs a charge indicator on it's case.
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The Best Features in Samsung's New Galaxy Note20 That Apple Should Adopt
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Apple should totally copy that Samsung has Microsoft Xcloud.
This is the problem with Apple Fanboys. You can learn from anyone and good ideas are not monolithic. While I am a super duper happy Apple iPhone 11 Max user, I will never jump ship but I am willing to not bury my head in the sand and am willing to learn something.
Ohhh yes they do. The pen and display features alone put the iPhone to shame. God and that notch/bezel design Apple is about to be rocking for the FOURTH year in a row...yeah, no thanks. I'm holding out to see what tricks Apple may have up their sleeves next month for the 12, but tbh I'm probably going to be leaving the annoying Apple walled garden for non-Apple devices across the board, starting first with mobile.
These guys just aren't good anymore at what they used to do best, unfortunately. And no it's not because StEvE jObS iSn'T aRoUnD aNyMoRe. They had some bangers under Cook with the watch and AirPods (a product I'll probably keep using long after leaving). No, now it's:
- How do we only make the most money possible/keep the most control over developers and customers
- How do we keep people from ever leaving (which ties directly into #1)
No, pls don’t adopt power share feature. The last thing I want is for family and friends to be coming up to me constantly asking if they can bum off of my phones charge.
Been trying to get Apple to add a video rotate button (similar to youtube) when you needing to view the video in landscape mode. Never gonna happen.
Implementing side-by-side multitasking without a big deep (and difficult) redesign results in a UI mess and inconsistency (it’s Android, so the inconsistency comes by default).
About DEX, it’s a typical great theoretical idea for some, but in reality **no one** uses it because it lacks a real use case. Not to mention that, as with multitasking, Samsung just throws the functionality to see if it works, there‘a not a deep work behind it.
The rest, more or less, are fine, and will probably make it to the iPhone in the future - it’s a matter of compromises.
About DEX, it’s a typical great theoretical idea for some, but in reality **no one** uses it because it lacks a real use case. Not to mention that, as with multitasking, Samsung just throws the functionality to see if it works, there‘a not a deep work behind it.
The rest, more or less, are fine, and will probably make it to the iPhone in the future - it’s a matter of compromises.
Apple needs to:
1. redesign the notification center. It's ridiculous.
2. add haptic feedback to the keyboard, and make it possible to customize different intensities to your heart's content. It's crazy that you have no feedback whatsoever if you're typing and have the phone on mute.Those who are concerned with battery can just turn it off.
3. make it possible to adjust volume for independent apps and settings and not this general thing they're doing, forcing you to do it while the thing is being played, such as separate volume control for keyboard volume, music volume, ring volume, system volume.
4. add suggestions from the address book when you're dialing a phone number. Common now Apple.
5. make it possible to customize the texting app in every conceivable way. Font size, bubble size shape color.
6. make it possible to schedule a message to be sent at a certain time/date.
7. make it possible to move the icons anywhere you want to.
8. Use an OS-wide clipboard and make it not expire. You should be able to copy text now and paste it tomorrow if you want to.
9. Give us an option to NOT go to the next email but back to inbox after deleting an email.
1. redesign the notification center. It's ridiculous.
2. add haptic feedback to the keyboard, and make it possible to customize different intensities to your heart's content. It's crazy that you have no feedback whatsoever if you're typing and have the phone on mute.Those who are concerned with battery can just turn it off.
3. make it possible to adjust volume for independent apps and settings and not this general thing they're doing, forcing you to do it while the thing is being played, such as separate volume control for keyboard volume, music volume, ring volume, system volume.
4. add suggestions from the address book when you're dialing a phone number. Common now Apple.
5. make it possible to customize the texting app in every conceivable way. Font size, bubble size shape color.
6. make it possible to schedule a message to be sent at a certain time/date.
7. make it possible to move the icons anywhere you want to.
8. Use an OS-wide clipboard and make it not expire. You should be able to copy text now and paste it tomorrow if you want to.
9. Give us an option to NOT go to the next email but back to inbox after deleting an email.
There are two features that have me really looking at the Note. 1 is Dex. Let's face it, phones are more than powerful enough to run as small computers for the majority of mobile business needs (email, word processing, spreadsheets and internet). The other is the S Pen. So many apps now require pinpoint precision on the screen and I end up having to use my iPad so I can use the pencil. I don't need it all the time, but I would love for the pencil to just be compatible.
No, still don’t need any tips from Samsung.
The difference is that DEX provides a desktop-like experience as seen on the picture, when iPhone just mirrors its screen on a big display.
Except that iPad isn't a phone and you'll need to buy a phone anyway.
DEX-like feature is the future. Maybe far future, but it's the future. More and more people will use their phone as a single device for everything and with a proper implementation it can replace the desktop computer.
I don't need nor want pay for yet another charger or earphones. Just sell them at cost at time of purchase.
Why would you not want an integrated stylus? I would've bought an iPhone 11pro instead of my Note 9 if it came with Apple Pencil support. Having a stylus inside the device is so convenient. I'm sure the reason for Apple not adopting iPhone stylus support is because they'd lose money. People would just buy the largest iPhone instead of an iPhone and an iPad. That's also the real reason, imo, why they're no longer including a charging block. If you're a new user, you're forced to spend the extra money on a charger. It's decisions like those that have kept me from buying an iPhone. (I do have an iPad) I'm definitely considering an iPhone this fall. I'd like something that "just works" for a change. I'm really starting to value simplicity, consistency & security over most everything else. Those rumored battery specs do worry me though!
All three of those would be fantastic on an iPhone. I really like the Note phones especially the S-Pen.
Multitasking on any phone is terrible period. Small screen cant be fully utilised for any sort of truly useful multitasking experience. I don’t think 6.7” is large enough to multitask anything. 11” or 12.9” can, or some of those folding phones.
Apple Pencil support on iPhone is kinda debatable as most apps have large enough buttons etc to press. I’m ok to have it but I don’t feel the need to use it outside of annotating photos.
DeX? If macOS can somehow run on iPhone maybe, otherwise it’s going to be limited to Apple hardware and not going to be very useful.
Wireless reverse charging on iPhone? iPad makes more sense to have this feature thanks to much larger battery and iPad running out of power is more forgiving than iPhone running out of power. Remember, iPhone still need to be a PHONE, not also a portable power pack.
Apple Pencil support on iPhone is kinda debatable as most apps have large enough buttons etc to press. I’m ok to have it but I don’t feel the need to use it outside of annotating photos.
DeX? If macOS can somehow run on iPhone maybe, otherwise it’s going to be limited to Apple hardware and not going to be very useful.
Wireless reverse charging on iPhone? iPad makes more sense to have this feature thanks to much larger battery and iPad running out of power is more forgiving than iPhone running out of power. Remember, iPhone still need to be a PHONE, not also a portable power pack.
Please Apple, time to make the iPhone compatible with the Apple Pencil.
Powershare sounds great, at least once your Samsung becomes obsolete a year after release you can turn it into a desktop wireless charger 💁🏻♂️
No I wouldn’t want any of those features,
Samsung at the beginning of August introduced its new flagship Galaxy Note20 smartphone, which will compete with Apple's upcoming iPhone 12 models. We're going to do an in-depth comparison when the iPhone 12 comes out, but for now, we thought we'd take a look at the new Galaxy Note20 to highlight some of its best features.
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Many of the Galaxy Note20's best offerings are major Samsung features that have been used in prior Galaxy devices, but they're what makes Samsung stand out as well as being features that we wouldn't mind seeing in a future iPhone.
Displays with 120Hz Refresh Rates
Samsung's Galaxy lineup, including the Galaxy Note20, is known for sharp, vibrant OLED displays with minimal bezels. The Note20, like some prior Samsung models, has a 120Hz refresh rate option that makes that super sharp OLED display even better. It's super smooth, as people who own an iPad Pro might be familiar with because Apple has had 120Hz maximum refresh rates on the iPad Pro for a couple years now.
Samsung hasn't quite perfected the higher refresh rate and it still presumably has a major impact on battery life, which is why it's limited to Full High Definition resolution (1080p) and does not work when the phone is set to the higher QHD+ resolution (1440p).
Apple is rumored to be working on 120Hz display technology for the iPhone, but as with Samsung's phones, battery life is a concern. There have been a lot of mixed rumors on whether the iPhone 12 lineup will support 120Hz ProMotion displays, but it may be a feature that Apple needs to wait to implement until there's more battery efficient LTPO display technology available. It's definitely a feature that's on the horizon, but we may not get it until 2021.
Wireless Powershare
For the past couple of years, Samsung devices have offered a Wireless Powershare feature, which is also included in the Note20. With Wireless Powershare toggled on, the Note20 becomes a Qi-based wireless charger and can provide power to other smartphones, headphones, smart watches, and more.
It would be nice to have this feature in an iPhone for charging up the Apple Watch and the AirPods, or even sharing power with other iPhones. There were actually rumors in 2019 that suggested the iPhone 11 lineup would include bilateral charging functionality, but it's not something that Apple ended up implementing.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo speculated that the charging efficiency of the two-way charging feature might not have met Apple's requirements, leading to it being scrapped. Whether this is a feature that will pop up in a future iPhone remains to be seen, but we haven't heard it rumored for the iPhone 12.
Multitasking Windows
Samsung's Galaxy devices have long offered a version of split screen multitasking, allowing multiple apps to be used at once, and the Galaxy Note20 is no exception. It's a useful feature on the 6.7 to 6.9-inch displays offered in the Note20 and Note20 Ultra.
Apple has long had a split view multitasking feature on the iPad, but multiple app usage has never been brought to the iPhone. That made sense when iPhones were smaller, but now that iPhone displays are getting larger and larger, many iPhone users would likely prefer to be able to use two apps side by side.
In iOS 14, Apple did add Picture in Picture support so you can watch videos or make video calls while doing other things on the iPhone, but there's still no true multitasking functionality.
S-Pen
The S-Pen stylus that comes with the Galaxy Note has long been what differentiates the Note lineup from the standard Galaxy devices. The S-Pen is pretty much akin to an Apple Pencil for the iPad, with super low latency and some useful note taking features.
The S-Pen attaches right to the Galaxy Note20, and popping it out lets you automatically start writing a note even when the display is off. The S-Pen also lets you do things like create a note, write on the screen, select elements on the display, translate selected text, and more.
There's been a rumor here and there over the years that Apple might add Apple Pencil support to the iPhone or develop an Apple Pencil specific to the iPhone, but there's never been any concrete suggestion that a stylus for the iPhone is the plan. It would be nice to have the option to use the Apple Pencil with the iPhone, though, for those who already have an iPad and an Apple Pencil.
DEX
Samsung devices have this neat feature called DEX that lets you dock a smartphone to a PC or a Mac to turn the smartphone into the computer, allowing for direct control with a mouse and a keyboard.
Early versions of DEX required a dock and an external monitor and keyboard, but now you can just plug a smartphone like the Note20 into a computer and finish working on something that you started on the phone.
Apple has Handoff and Continuity features that work in much the same way if you have multiple Apple devices, letting you start something on one device and pick it up on another, but that's limited to Apple devices and it would be nice to just be able to plug in to access what you need without having to fuss with Continuity, or connect to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse for a MacBook-like experience on the iPhone.
Would you like to see any of these Samsung features in the iPhone? What's your favorite Galaxy Note20 feature that you wish Apple would implement? Let us know in the comments.
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Never seen anyone charging anything on back of a phone. Have a iPad Pro so hard to tell difference of promotion, I already forget the other awesome features