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Video Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S9 vs. iPhone X
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Android doesn't even have a home button it has always used in screen virtual buttons, only some OEMS were including the middle home button.
I can't wait to get rid of the headphones jack. They will have to at some point. Apple always sets the standards, and Samsung will follow. Eventualy.
It's not just Macrumors, it's all the tech sites. Android sites are hesitant to come out clearly and say it blows away the Pixel. When Samsung had RAM management issues on prior Galaxy S models, all the tech sites had no issues pointing it out and inflating the issue. But now the tables have turned, Samsung addressed those issues, and nobody is talking about speed tests that show the S9+ blowing away everyone. Samsung is in an odd space where, Apple followers hate them because of their beloved iPhone, and Android followers hate them because of Google and their Pixel. Other OEM don't get this hate because they're not a threat to either Apple or Google.
When seeing the homescreens side by side for me it shows how dated and messy iOS looks compared to the clean look of Oreo.
You can't predict the future without understanding the present. Android does not necessarily need a home button, every manufacturer is free to choose their own control scheme. Some use a physical home button with two sensor buttons, some use only sensors, some don't use buttons at all, relying on onscreen controls.
The search bar on the home screen is a search bar. No one is forcing you to use Google's services. You can keep your Android completely google-free
It's a partnership, just like KitKat was. There were some limited edition Oreos for the launch, it makes the OS a bit friendlier and it's a marketing opportunity for Nabisco.
"When it comes to performance, Samsung's Galaxy S9 doesn't quite measure up to the iPhone X in terms of benchmarks, but in day to day usage, the difference isn't noticeable."
^^ This is the type of quote you see all the time in the tech press regarding the iPhone having a significant advantage for performance, and yet the tech press treated temporary performance drops for the iPhone shutdown prevention feature as if it were a serious problem for users. Seriously, if the phone you start out with is already significantly faster than the competition and that's "not noticeable" vs. a slower phone, then how would it be noticeable if the performance dropped a bit to prevent a shutdown?
^^ This is the type of quote you see all the time in the tech press regarding the iPhone having a significant advantage for performance, and yet the tech press treated temporary performance drops for the iPhone shutdown prevention feature as if it were a serious problem for users. Seriously, if the phone you start out with is already significantly faster than the competition and that's "not noticeable" vs. a slower phone, then how would it be noticeable if the performance dropped a bit to prevent a shutdown?
Using Samsung's software, it can only be enabled or disabled. Some apps on Google Play claim to be able to reassign the button with a decent amount of work required by the user.
Samsung's phones cost just as much these days. Besides isn't the SE the poor persons iPhone.
You honestly think the notch is the differentiating factor between the two? Notch or no notch, the experience on the X would be eaxtly the same. The differentiating factor is software. Hardware is becoming less and less relevant. It comes down to the OS that brings the best of performance, security, privacy, apps, ecosystem, and support. Apple leads here and provides the best all around experience. Whether or not the phone has a notch means nothing to me and other Apple users.
I have to agree. Who really thinks something like this except for the insanely insecure?
I don't usually get feature lust, but 960fps slow-mo? I want that. I need that.
Slow-mo fps has been stagnant since the iPhone 6 released 3.5 years ago. Come on, Apple. Samsung can have 960fps. Make it happen.
Slow-mo fps has been stagnant since the iPhone 6 released 3.5 years ago. Come on, Apple. Samsung can have 960fps. Make it happen.
Videos Dean, or it didn't happen.
It can't be hard to do seeing you are doing video encoding tests, why not throw a video up to verify while you're at it.
While I do dislike the notch, I think the edge screen is worse. Especially in such a tall device. The phantom touches have been an issue for me with each iteration. If I were presented with these two as my only choices, I'd go for the iPhone X.
Well it's not an Apple channel and he is biased. He's been a Apple cheerleading for nearly 20 years.
It's no a fallback and there is no slaughter for me to have to resort to a fallback.
But keep on keeping on, someone needs to safeguard Apple's reputation and you're doing a valiant job, Steve would be proud.
I can't speak for him but I haven't really seen the S9 but the S8 is not that hot IMO. I always think Samsung's phone look cheap, even compared to some of their Android competition. Then again, beauty or aesthetics are in the eye of the beholder. It's just personal preferences or tastes. Neither is right or wrong. It's just an individual's opinion.
I find Android confusing but I've been using iOS since 2008. There's nothing more advanced about either. A inclusion or absence of a single feature here or there isn't going to make or break the overall experience. It's splitting hairs.
I live comfortably in the Apple ecosystem with a Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, HomePod, etc. That's me. These reviews are worthless. The majority of consumers don't look at such reviews. Once they make their initial decision they likely aren't changing.
Not only it's ugly, those stupid edges distort the content and create extra glare. Form over function at its worst.
They've gone downhill since the S7 and the Note 5 in my opinion... but they didn't look as cool so...