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General Any other iPhone users glad the Galaxy S9 is reviewing well?
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Edited the title & added the below to the OP. This thread was meant to stay in the iPhone section...I guess the same principle can apply vice versa though. So long as people understand where I'm coming from.
Since this was moved away from the iPhone section, I need to clarify - thread is intended to be from an iPhone user perspective. It was my way of expressing how I embrace success of opposition phone manufacturers & an attempt to encourage others to look at it as a positive, not something to hate or be jealous about.
I think it's well known in these woods, never, ever, say anything remotely complimenting a Samsung phone. You can say positive things about the Pixel or any other android phone, just not a Samsung phone. But I agree with the point you're making. Do people here truly think Apple would have large screens if it wasn't for Samsung making the large screens so mainstream. Do people think the X would have an OLED screen if it wasn't for Samsung bringing costs down, by leading the innovation at such a neck breaking rate. The blind Apple follower takes personal offense when you say anything positive about Samsung, or anything remotely negative about Apple. Your thread was DOA for that reason. Here's a camera review of the S9. I posted this in the S9 thread. This is what will push Apple, and the competition to a better camera.
Journalists rarely bash phones and talk bad about any phone (except when it is REALLY bad). Their praise is worth nothing.
I liked the praise that iPhone X received on launch, but knowing the fact which I have mentioned before, I had to hold one in my hand personally and play a little bit with it, to decide and see if it is really that good.
I liked the praise that iPhone X received on launch, but knowing the fact which I have mentioned before, I had to hold one in my hand personally and play a little bit with it, to decide and see if it is really that good.
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Apart from the perhaps patronising use of the word 'addicts' (apologies if I misread the context), this is exactly what I'm saying.
@OP, Yes, I wait for Apple to catch up and Apple did like for the notification panel, reply notification and the control center... which Android had years ago... Apple's iMessage and Facetime is neat and all.. but it is still behind for my needs... and I do not think they will add features that Android phone notably the Note 8 is renowned for.
I do love my note 8 more than any other phone. It is not perfect though. I wish it had the rose gold color of my old iPhone (wahhhh, I am so form over function and this is more of a female issue and kind of pity I suppose) and I do miss iMessage to some extent because I replaced with many other options and recently I learned about pushbullet. I also love IFTTT on the Andriod phone so I really don't miss the iPhone at all.
My Apple Airpods actually works better on the Note 8! super stocked about this! on the iPhone- oftentimes, when I have the airpod (I was forced to get one since no headphone jack), when I get a call it does not automatically goes to the airpod (this is on an iPhone 7plus)... very annoying issue. Also its just not as powerful with the iPhone with IFTTT you can program to play music automatically or in Android you can just in the setting let the phone pickup automatically when you have the airpod! Brilliant!
I was just tired of waiting for Apple and I didn't like the new X design at all. I think galaxy 9 looks better... I wish they have a rose gold version that's all.
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I agree with you on Apple maps that it has improved and no map application is perfect. However, I do know that Apple maps taken me to the wrong location on more occasion than Google maps. I live in a big city and it is just from my personal experience. Other than that, I think Apple maps improved a lot!
I do love my note 8 more than any other phone. It is not perfect though. I wish it had the rose gold color of my old iPhone (wahhhh, I am so form over function and this is more of a female issue and kind of pity I suppose) and I do miss iMessage to some extent because I replaced with many other options and recently I learned about pushbullet. I also love IFTTT on the Andriod phone so I really don't miss the iPhone at all.
My Apple Airpods actually works better on the Note 8! super stocked about this! on the iPhone- oftentimes, when I have the airpod (I was forced to get one since no headphone jack), when I get a call it does not automatically goes to the airpod (this is on an iPhone 7plus)... very annoying issue. Also its just not as powerful with the iPhone with IFTTT you can program to play music automatically or in Android you can just in the setting let the phone pickup automatically when you have the airpod! Brilliant!
I was just tired of waiting for Apple and I didn't like the new X design at all. I think galaxy 9 looks better... I wish they have a rose gold version that's all.
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I agree with you on Apple maps that it has improved and no map application is perfect. However, I do know that Apple maps taken me to the wrong location on more occasion than Google maps. I live in a big city and it is just from my personal experience. Other than that, I think Apple maps improved a lot!
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oh thanks!!!! I actually very happy with a note and will not buy a phone w/o the s pen lol (I love to draw with the pen/ take quick notes with it and navigating the phone with the pen). so s9 won't work for me and I know I can do with a case. I have many cute cases but it is just not the same as having a rose gold phone out of the box! I know it's hard to understand. LOL. I ended up buying a pink samsung stylus. I will be adding a skin to it.
I hear ya but it is an option. I always put a case on mine no matter the color but i like the face to be white or something other than black. Just to make it even sweeter......just so you know you can if you want to do this. This below is for the S8 but im sure they will have them for the S9. I ordered a white one for S9 that i preordered.
https://www.cellphonecases.com/Sams...dium=cpc&utm_campaign=productads#.Wp7gOOdG3IU
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I already bought 2 from eBay- I don't know which one is better and I have not received it yet!
They are so much cheaper on there! I suggest you guys look on eBay for phone accessories- they are not bad at all. I did try a white one from Amazon and it works well but not with ALL cases only with low profile cases.I am going to be heading back to the iPhone this year. I briefly had a X for a month, when it first released. I really liked it, but couldn't get used to the tiny screen. If the rumors are true about a 6.3 inch X plus then count me in.
It's funny how everybody has different opinions on products (and luckily we have them).
I got me an iPhone 6 Plus the moment they got released and loved the screen, but hated the phone when it was in my pockets, way too big. I went to a normal iPhone 7 (skipped the 6s) and now absolutely love the iPhone X. The big screen I liked combined with the size of a normal iPhone (more or less). Funny you call it a "tiny screen".
You can always carry around an iPad mini btw
Just a reminder...this isn't an Android v iPhone thread.
It's actually closer to the opposite of that; Less rivalry, more...chivalry
It's actually closer to the opposite of that; Less rivalry, more...chivalry
I agree on Siri. It's the nature of Apple's approach to privacy that it would take a while for Siri to be as good as Google. Google has Google Voice, which has been transcribing voicemails for decades, so they have a ton of voice data. Apple started from not much. Understandable.
As for Maps, it depends on where you are. On areas where Apple has full support of maps, Apple maps is much better than Google's imo. However, Google has more geographic coverage.
Sure. I like competition. I am not quite ready to make the jump back to Android, but I am keeping a closer eye on Razer, Essential, Samsung as potential replacements for my iPhone 7+ (mom has started to ask about if she needs a smartphone) which could mean she inherits the 7+, or if we both just go Android. I don't know.
For me, it's more about the overall package, price and user experience. I am not a huge camera user and most of the bells and whistles just fall on deaf ears here.
I'll keep watching and waiting.
Not being a camera-buff aside, I am super impressed by the photos and super slo-mo I've seen from the S9 thread. And purple metal...kewl.
For me, it's more about the overall package, price and user experience. I am not a huge camera user and most of the bells and whistles just fall on deaf ears here.
I'll keep watching and waiting.
Not being a camera-buff aside, I am super impressed by the photos and super slo-mo I've seen from the S9 thread. And purple metal...kewl.
It’s Actually rumored to be a 6.5 iPhone X Plus. And in all likeliness, undoubtedly will happen along side the launch/announcement of a 6.1 LCD iPhone with X like features and of course the 2018 5.8 iPhone X predicted by Ming Kuo, Who is a fairly reliable analyst.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/13/kuo-three-new-iphones-2018/amp/
Samsung has been killing it the last couple of years when it comes to hardware. It is usually miles better than Apple. I am convinced that the hardware engineers at Samsung can run circles around those at Apple (except the silicon of course). But their software is where I have a major problem with. They suck at releasing software updates.
In the Android space, if Samsung prioritizes timely software updates, they will be able to solve most of Android's fragmentation problem since they are the largest Android vendor. As a consequence, quality of Android apps will also get a lot better.
In the Android space, if Samsung prioritizes timely software updates, they will be able to solve most of Android's fragmentation problem since they are the largest Android vendor. As a consequence, quality of Android apps will also get a lot better.
Being the largest vendor also creates a unique love hate relationship with Google.
For example, Google just started a new initiative called Android Enterprise Recommended. It showcases Android devices that are recommended for enterprise, meaning it has to be kept up to date, consistent, etc. Guess who didn’t make it on the list. Samsung. The recommended devices come from Blackberry, Huawei, LG, Sony, and even Lenovo Motorola. Considering Samsung was one of Google’s partners in the Nexus and Play store edition, and Samsung trying to convince enterprise how secure their Knox is, it is interesting that they are excluded from the list.