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You probably are bitter you can’t afford the X or you aren’t getting it on launch. Obviously lanay was bitter that other reviewers got the x a week ahead of him as he was one of the few bloggers who had less than 24hrs to play with the device before the embargo was lifted.
No offense to the Verge, but they have a tendency of over blowing issues that most people don’t have. The claim made about Lanay holding it wrong is true, it’s so clear the he is butthurt about not being one of the first reviewers it’s pathetic! holding the phone in unusual ways to authenticate your face is like using TouchID with the wrong finger, then claiming it doesn’t always work. I was also a little irritated in their review how much focus he put on apps that were not updated for the iPhone X screen size. It just seems strange to focus on that when you are reviewing a press release unit. You honestly think apps are going to be punctually updated for the new screen size? And i see no issues with how videos look on the X
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I think you should have just suggested everyone watch the whole video. I am surprised by the FaceID "not working so well outside or when there is other bright lights".
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I don’t see tabs in landscape mode in 8 too, are the tabs available for 6s plus only? If no how do i get tabs on iPhone 8
One of the reasons I have no trouble going from 7 Plus to iPhone X is that I noticed I am NEVER using my iPhone in landscape except for watching some short video trailers or youtube. In which cases I also couldn't care less about the notch, since it is just some stupid unnecessary video on a small screen anyway.
What I do hope though is that Apps are getting updated for iPhone X quick enough. The great thing now is, being in Japan and having Japanese app store, all these super old crappy apps are finally being removed or replaced by up-to-date ones. I hate it in the Japanese app store that everybody is using 3+ years old apps, that for today's standards look like ****.
Also I actually like that the language selection is now BELOW the keyboard, because I accidentally hit it every time on my 7 Plus, when I try to click the "special symbol" button. The blank space down there still looks odd, but could maybe be used for some special functions later on.
What I do hope though is that Apps are getting updated for iPhone X quick enough. The great thing now is, being in Japan and having Japanese app store, all these super old crappy apps are finally being removed or replaced by up-to-date ones. I hate it in the Japanese app store that everybody is using 3+ years old apps, that for today's standards look like ****.
Also I actually like that the language selection is now BELOW the keyboard, because I accidentally hit it every time on my 7 Plus, when I try to click the "special symbol" button. The blank space down there still looks odd, but could maybe be used for some special functions later on.
I know a lot of people don't like him and think he is more biased. But in the tech world, you do need to have a cynic once in a while that will point out the features or have opinions that others are not going to agree with. Not everything about the iPhone or any tech product for that matter, can be 100% positive, where we don't want to hear the downsides either.
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I agree. My issue with him is that he severely overstated what he claimed to be an issue in his review and then walked it back later. He mention Face ID failing, but then later admitted elsewhere that it only happened twice...while he was moving and holding the phone at a low and odd angle.
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Right....did you see the Verges coverage of the pixel 2?
They had to go back and downgrade the score because the display was crap and they were getting called out for glossing over it when retail units started getting in customers hands.
Cynicism indeed.
I don't watch every single review the Verge posts on a tech product, nor was my post in relation to the Pixel 2. But my point was and still is, in this specific review about the iPhone X, I don't necessarily disagree with everything that was stated. This is contrary to what everybody else wants to believe if it fits with their narrative or not. The Verge indicates interesting experiences that other tech reviewers do not. There is nothing wrong with having multifaceted viewpoints.
Yea, but you have to retain the integrity of your reviews or you’re just a clown talking. For instance with face i.d he held the phone downwards arms length and up against deli glass and claimed it didn’t work he also held it below him at full arms length outside and claim it didn’t work when Apple has said the the phone has to be held within a certain distance from your face to unlock. So it’s not that it didn’t work he just was holding it in unatural ways because he didn’t want the thing to work.
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Lanai, nilai w/e the important part is you knew who i was referring to.
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Maybe you should. Before expressing an opinion.
Might put it into context for you.
His acting is terrible.
But that's not the point that you made about the Pixel 2 and now you're reverting back to the iPhone X/Verge. Except the context that you're referring to was not what I was indicating in the first place. Nor does that subside away from my point that I originally stated that I don't watch every review based on the contradiction you made against the Pixel 2.
Furthermore, back to my original point, is that I don't necessarily disagree with everything the Verge says contrary to what everybody wants to believe that has to be positive about every piece of tech. The Verge can be a cynic, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's just it doesn't fit your narrative of what you want to read or hear.
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Same never used my iPhone 7 Plus in landscape mode beside for gaming or video watching. I didn’t even know there was a tab in safari. Only thing I use in. Landscape mode is my iPad.
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Reverting?
You claimed a reviewer should exhibit Cynicism when reviewing a product, it would show integrity and not bias.
Referring to the Verges initial review of the iPhone X.
I brought up the pixel xl 2 because the review didn’t show an cynicism. In fact they were gushing over the device and a couple of weeks later had to downgrade their score because their review didn’t correlate with real user experience.
If the verge had any integrity, thy would have been the one to break the story of the faulty displays in the pixel xl2.
Perhaps you should watch or read every review from a publication before coming out and defending their journalistic integrity.
Please, take the time to repost before you start making other assertions. Yes, you reverted from the Pixel 2 to the iPhone X and then back to the Pixel 2 again. So please pick a topic for the sake of discussion.
And you're incorrect, I never said tech reviewed "should" review were they exhibit cynicism, I stated the verge is one of those tech reviewers that does excerise this, Contrary to all the other tech reviewers who make a lot of the same points.
You making the broad stroke assertion that I should watch or read every review from a publication for journalistic integrity, which has nothing to do with the fact that you just don't agree with it. Nor is somebody going to watch every single review just so someone elses narratives fits with yours.
And you bring the Pixel 2, as it has nothing to do with my original point for the sake of discussion with the iPhone X, even if you continue want to reiterate something that is not of interest to me in this particular discussion. So, again, my original topic has nothing to contribute to that. Contrary to what the Verge says about iPhone X, reading opposing views doesn't take away from seeing both sides two a new product.
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Did the verge exercise cynicism when reviewing the pixel2?
Yes I’m reverting from one review to the other.
The correlating point is the verge
Why don’t you start by reading that review.
Your posts are extremely conflated. And you're also skipping so many points, you're not even answering the questions anymore that I asked you. I have reiterated to you multiple times I'm not discussing the Pixel 2 and its not even remotely related to my original post. Why I would I need to read the Pixel 2 review, when I'm not interested in That and I'm choosing to acknowledge the Verge review for the iPhone X. I'm not sure why you're trying to divert me to something else when that's not even the topic at hand. Again, please take time to read the entire post and answer the questions for the sake of discussion versus trying to push other topics that are not of relevance to this one.
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Right my posts are conflated.
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That's correct, almost all your posts on this thread have been and I stand by that. And you're apparently also in agreement that you're not going to answer the previous questions and copy and paste something that is the original topic at hand. And the Verge is a cynic, which indeed they have every right to be versus something they don't need to Acknowledge that every other tech reviewer does.
Thanks for the discussion anyways.