Technically the iPhone 7 doesn't even exist yet, since it hasn't even been officially announced. Yet there are threads that it's the worst update ever. This place just finds new ways to amaze me.
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Worst iPhone "Update" Ever
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I prefer a smaller form factor to be comfortable in my pocket. Even if the device had small bezels, you could put a huge case on it with big handles so you can comfortably hold it. You could even build a big wooden frame to go around it or get a wrist strap if that helps you.
Sure there's a small percentage of people who will have difficulty holding on to it with small bezels, but you can easily add bezels to the phone. For the large majority of us who manage to hold on to it just fine without man-handling the front of the phone, we can't easily remove bezels from the the phone.
Small bezels= everybody wins.
Edge to Edge is a gimmick. I hated it on my Note and S7 Edge. I have issues when holding it and I am typing it gets in the way. I prefer the iPhone screen. More realistic colors.
A better screen on android, some may feel, is like a big beautiful window facing a brick wall. Others are perfectly happy with it.
Outside iPhone I prefer Xperia, which rarely has the best screen but I still prefer it. My pals have amoled stutter. All good.
Outside iPhone I prefer Xperia, which rarely has the best screen but I still prefer it. My pals have amoled stutter. All good.
I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you? But in the context of things the 2g,3G and 3GS weren't necessarily huge upgrades.
Granted back then there were no standards set yet, but if you compare feature for feature what we get now ... those updates weren't really that big...
You thought or think they were big because at the time no standards had been set...
[doublepost=1473111356][/doublepost]This is true! The Sammy displays are brighter and it looks like the colors are "stronger". But it`s not natural. I can transfer the same to hifi. Some likes the sound of heavy bass and lots of treble, and some likes the audio like it was made original. This is very subjective but I can see what the author of this tread mean. The sammy displays are very flashy and seems "better", but they have increased colors and contrast.
Love my iPhone 6+, and my wife loves her 6s. I switch sims back and forth between my 6+ and S7 Edge. I live in San Diego and it's sunny out. I have my s7 edge today and just walked outside with my wife's 6s. Put a youtube video on on both devices. Looked better on my s7 edge... but the 6s didn't suck under the sun.
I like both screens for different reasons. I do like the color more on the 6+ and my wife's 6s indoors... especially if I'm looking at both screens side by side. I'm still wow'd by the S7 Edge AMOLED at times when watching quality videos.
As for resolution, both look great to me... but found it interesting that my 6+ looked better in my Gear VR watching 360 videos over my s7 edge. I enjoy both devices... both have certain qualities that stand out over the other... but nothing to complain about.
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All I was saying an independent website found the 6s to have the best screen in sunlight. Ymmv.
This. Aren't these screens CONSISTANTLY rated in top 3 screens on the market at they time they are released?
I love the Samsung hardware. Anyone who doesn't believe that the display and screen to bezel ratio are legitimate advantages over the current iPhone design are in denial. OLED > LCD any day of the week.
That said, software trumps hardware which is why I remain firmly entrenched in the iPhone camp (although windows 10 mobile is my fav but we know how well Microsoft is supporting that front /s)
That said, software trumps hardware which is why I remain firmly entrenched in the iPhone camp (although windows 10 mobile is my fav but we know how well Microsoft is supporting that front /s)
I'd argue that the iPhone 4 through 5s (and now SE) had pretty much the same screen. Exactly the same ppi, just slightly elongated and outside of any standard we had seen before.
The iPhone also had the same screen as the 3G and 3GS. And in fact there was much less difference between the original iPhone and the 3G than any other phones after; literally everything was the same exept
For the addition of a 3G radio (I'm discounting the case because really, that isn't what makes a feature in a phone).
This isn't really in defense of Apple though. Buy what is worth your money. I'm very likely to skip this device. Air pods have me intrigued, believe it or not.
The iPhone also had the same screen as the 3G and 3GS. And in fact there was much less difference between the original iPhone and the 3G than any other phones after; literally everything was the same exept
For the addition of a 3G radio (I'm discounting the case because really, that isn't what makes a feature in a phone).
This isn't really in defense of Apple though. Buy what is worth your money. I'm very likely to skip this device. Air pods have me intrigued, believe it or not.
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I've got drawn into the Samsung hype so many times. I've owned S1,2,3,4,5 and each time I've come back to iPhone, I finally saw sense after the S5 and won't be going back.
Yes the screen on these devices is out standing but the biggie for me is the trade off in performance. Touchwiz just slows everything down. The Note 7 couldn't beat the 6S and SE in speedtests, Samsung just throw more RAM at devices and hope if fixes the sluggishness, it doesn't. Then we have battery life, Hammer a Samsung and you'll be lucky to get through the day, My SE on the other hand I leave everything on and at the end of the day I have at least 40% battery left.
Yes the screen on these devices is out standing but the biggie for me is the trade off in performance. Touchwiz just slows everything down. The Note 7 couldn't beat the 6S and SE in speedtests, Samsung just throw more RAM at devices and hope if fixes the sluggishness, it doesn't. Then we have battery life, Hammer a Samsung and you'll be lucky to get through the day, My SE on the other hand I leave everything on and at the end of the day I have at least 40% battery left.
Isn’t Samsung one of the Apple suppliers for their screens? Apple does not produce their own screens, so the Samsung argument being a better screen is a moot point.
To my knowledge, no. Samsung only provided RAM and manufactured the A9 chip.
Even so, your logic is flawed. Just because Samsung manufactured an Apple product, doesn't mean Samsung's products are the same. Samsung designs its products and then manufactures them or has someone else do it to Samsung's specs.
Apple is the same: it sends such specs to a manufacturer to produce.
A very crude comparison would be a screen-printing company. They design and sell shirts, or you can design your own, and they will use their facilities and machinery to print yours for you.
Sounds like the next iPhone could cure cancer, but because it doesn't have an OLED screen to make your WhatsApp and Facebook experience better, you'd still call it the laziest and poorest iPhone release from Apple.
Seriously, if you're primarily only using those apps (and whatever you use to revise your exam questions), and you don't care about the speakers, modem, WiFi, bluetooth, camera/flash, storage, or the design, why don't you get an OLED Android phone that makes your happy?
God, you make it sound like your eyes bleed after looking at the iPhone screen for 10 seconds.
I think the phrase for his side of the pond is "horses for courses".
I love how the bezels and expandable memory are contributing factors to people's ideas that apple are 'years behind'.
I'm pretty sure it's not because they haven't figured out how to make the bezels smaller or add expandable storage. These are very deliberate decisions. They know what they're doing.
It's simply not true that apple are 'behind', they just decide against some of the things that you might think matter, but really don't.
Ok so I accidentally pre-ordered the iPhone 7 jet black 256gb.
I am still disappointed but I ordered because they gave me a good deal.
I heard the phone I ordered has 2gb ram, that is a shocker truly.
Its still disappointing that screen wise I will be behind my friend's who have Samsungs for at least 1 or 2 years.
I am still disappointed but I ordered because they gave me a good deal.
I heard the phone I ordered has 2gb ram, that is a shocker truly.
Its still disappointing that screen wise I will be behind my friend's who have Samsungs for at least 1 or 2 years.
If you're so worried about catching up with your friends' screens why not just get a Samsung? I don't get it.
Also, how do you "accidentally" pre order?
I preordered black 128 gb. It was no accident. The battery life of my iPhone 6 is just plain LOUSY. The fact that Apple sells an Apple branded ugly as ---- battery case tells you Apple knows they screwed the pooch. That's the main thing I'm getting in the 7: longer battery life. Also I finally get optical image stabilization. And faster processor. And more storage (I had 64 GB). And who knows, maybe I won't have to buy a new leather case this time!
Like he accidentally entered his credit card, click submit, pick his iPhone size and color out. It wasn't an accident more like a regret.