is the Galaxy S 7 a real threat to iPhone ? how many here would switch ?

[MrWillie]

To me, the golden era of the iPhone was the 4/4S generation, and to some lesser extent, the 5/5S generations.

Now, with the S6 and S7, it's Samsung's golden era.

It's nice to not be beholden to only one platform.

Dammit man you made me spew coffee all over the place.

Where do y'all come up with this **** ???

 

[lowendlinux]

Dammit man you made me spew coffee all over the place.

Where do y'all come up with this **** ???

Because the iPhone 6 series is about a pretty as my foot..want to see a picture

 

[MrWillie]

Because the iPhone 6 series is about a pretty as my foot..want to see a picture

While I do have have a fetish for women's feet, I like geeky women. A true geek knows that single core benchmarks belong to Apple, and with 8 cores, the geek bench, score belongs to Sammy, however the geek knows that in real world testing, the iPhone walks all over Samsung, even with Sammy's 4 gig of ram. The geek would remember Samsung CEO saying how disappointed he was with S6 sales numbers and then slashed prices.

While some consumers get mesmerized by over saturated screens and photos, us pros like them more natural.

So I fail to see how that with the S6 and S7 it's Samsungs golden era.

No ma'am, I don't want to see your feet.

 

[macfacts]

MRU confirmed that Android cannot navigate to an address in your contacts by voice commands. And so did Fernandez21. ...
So here is my challenge to you: post screenshots showing the opposite of what MRU posted ....

This is a video of my Samsung Note 3 (a phone that came out same time as iPhone 5s) with zero updates, running 4.4 KitKat. Hands free navigation to an address in my contacts works fine.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

This is a video of my Samsung Note 3 (a phone that came out same time as iPhone 5s) with zero updates, running 4.4 KitKat. Hands free navigation to an address in my contacts works fine.

Yup, the keywords are "NAVIGATE" or "TAKE ME" which also works on the S7 edge.

If you say "go to", "drive to", and etc, it will take you to search.

Speaking on Google. Not S-Voice.

 

[MrWillie]

Yup, the keywords are "NAVIGATE" or "TAKE ME" which also works on the S7 edge.

If you say "go to", "drive to", and etc, it will take you to search.

Speaking on Google. Not S-Voice.

I had an HTC, hands free seemed to only work half the time..

Now I understand why.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

While I do have have a fetish for women's feet, I like geeky women. A true geek knows that single core benchmarks belong to Apple, and with 8 cores, the geek bench, score belongs to Sammy, however the geek knows that in real world testing, the iPhone walks all over Samsung, even with Sammy's 4 gig of ram. The geek would remember Samsung CEO saying how disappointed he was with S6 sales numbers and then slashed prices.

While some consumers get mesmerized by over saturated screens and photos, us pros like them more natural.

So I fail to see how that with the S6 and S7 it's Samsungs golden era.

No ma'am, I don't want to see your feet.

iPhone walks all over Samsung? In which alternate world?

Whether the S7/S7 edge or 6S/6S plus is faster than the other, it's by such a slim margin that it doesn't affect the user experience. And I've seen conflicting videos of speed results in favor of both.

When the only thing iPhone fanboys keep throwing out is the single core score and selective(ignoring the others) video speed results, that basically says it all.

 

[Truefan31]

To me, the golden era of the iPhone was the 4/4S generation, and to some lesser extent, the 5/5S generations.

Now, with the S6 and S7, it's Samsung's golden era.

It's nice to not be beholden to only one platform.

Idk about a golden era for either Apple or Samsung honestly. The mid tier market gets stronger every year. Until the Galaxy becomes the best selling flagship it's hard to say it's their era. They're getting better though, way better. But until they become the leader with mass consumers it's still the iPhone for now. But things can change definitely.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Idk about a golden era for either Apple or Samsung honestly. The mid tier market gets stronger every year. Until the Galaxy becomes the best selling flagship it's hard to say it's their era. They're getting better though, way better. But until they become the leader with mass consumers it's still the iPhone for now. But things can change definitely.

I don't think Samsung will have a golden era until foldable/bendable screens are put out to consumers. But when that comes, it's nice to know that in present day Samsung is already working out the software quirks.

 

[Blaze4G]

MRU confirmed that Android cannot navigate to an address in your contacts by voice commands. And so did Fernandez21. You are the only one who is saying that it can be done. And yet you have not posted screen shots showing us how. MRU posted detailed screenshots showing that it CANNOT be done. I would rather believe MRU than you. He is the most credible and balanced poster in this sub fora.

So here is my challenge to you: post screenshots showing the opposite of what MRU posted and then I will believe you. I predict that you will not do that because it does not work hands free.

I hope Jamezr doesn't mind but I took the initiative to create the proof you wanted. Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwjHxUriw3kaXzRDelZhUGJlZEk/view?usp=sharing

So are you still a disbeliever? Are you going to find some way to discredit the video I made?

I used my nexus 6p, no root, no mods, completely stock. I said "navigate to", "take me to" also works. Your prediction is completely wrong, sorry.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I hope Jamezr doesn't mind but I took the initiative to create the proof you wanted. Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwjHxUriw3kaXzRDelZhUGJlZEk/view?usp=sharing

So are you still a disbeliever? Are you going to find some way to discredit the video I made?

I used my nexus 6p, no root, no mods, completely stock. I said "navigate to", "take me to" also works. Your prediction is completely wrong, sorry.

S7 edge.

 

[Blaze4G]

S7 edge.

He should have enough proof now with our videos so lets see if he is finally convinced.

 

[Truefan31]

I don't think Samsung will have a golden era until foldable/bendable screens are put out to consumers. But when that comes, it's nice to know that in present day Samsung is already working out the software quirks.

If that happens I wonder at least early on how well it'll be implemented. I mean I think most like the fp sensors to unlock our phones/payments/logins etc. you can basically do it as ur taking it out of your pocket, or as you're picking it up. Seems like foldable screens present extraneous steps that might make simple things harder.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

If that happens I wonder at least early on how well it'll be implemented. I mean I think most like the fp sensors to unlock our phones/payments/logins etc. you can basically do it as ur taking it out of your pocket, or as you're picking it up. Seems like foldable screens present extraneous steps that might make simple things harder.

At 0:35 ..... I don't see that as a problem with this implementation.

 

[Truefan31]

At 0:35 ..... I don't see that as a problem with this implementation.

It's basically already out the pocket though. I mean just take it out, it's already unlocking before u even look at it. Seamless. What I can say though is u can have a watch for payments though.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

It's basically already out the pocket though. I mean just take it out, it's already unlocking before u even look at it. Seamless. What I can say though is u can have a watch for payments though.

I don't get what you mean.

 

[nj1266]

S7 edge.

So why did it not work on MRU's and Fernandez21 S7e? It seems to work on some phones, but not on others. I hope MRU would try again. He is the only one I trust in this forum. Try again with a video for us MRU if you please.

 

[Blaze4G]

So why did it not work on MRU's and Fernandez21 S7e? It seems to work on some phones, but not on others. I hope MRU would try again. He is the only one I trust in this forum. Try again with a video for us MRU if you please.

Wow so even after 3 videos proving to you you're wrong, you're still in denial. Not shocked.
You asked for videos / screenshots for proof of make you believe. We provide exactly that and you still don't. Ah well, can only do so much. You win.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

So why did it not work on MRU's and Fernandez21 S7e? It seems to work on some phones, but not on others.

Refer to my post #380 about 14 previous posts.

I hope MRU would try again. He is the only one I trust in this forum. Try again with a video for us MRU if you please.

If those videos some of us provided is not proof enough, then I don't know what to tell ya.

 

[Fernandez21]

I'm not sure why it work for some and doesn't for others. Here's one I just tried and you can see he is in my contacts but it just does a Google search.

 

[MRU]

So why did it not work on MRU's and Fernandez21 S7e? It seems to work on some phones, but not on others. I hope MRU would try again. He is the only one I trust in this forum. Try again with a video for us MRU if you please.

The guys aren't lying.

For some contacts it works right away with me and yet for others it asks a supplemental address question which I then have to interact with despite the contact only having one address in their contact listing. It's a strange quirk.

But as I say for others it does indeed work automatically, so as I outlined in my previous post it does seem to be dependant on the contact for me.

But that's for me.

For other users there's no reason to assume or presume it doesn't work each time, for them it may indeed do so.


There are of course other factors in this such as voice recognition languages. It's entirely possible that Google search handles different languages and search results slightly differently based on language settings. English United States for example my have more features in recognition software than English Ireland.




And here's a video to show how quirky it can be. My S7e (with action launcher)

Same person, first time it asks, second time it goes straight to.

1. Sorry quickly shot on my iPod ... It asks address question (yet the contact only has one address in their contact address book)

2. Shot on iPhone .. Asked again this time just jumps straight to it.

So in parts everyone is right, but there is no denying that for some it works without issue - there's enough videos now that this subject should be finally dropped. It's time to

"Let it go, let it go, be one with the wind and snow'... Damn Frozen !!!


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Besides ....

I don't even use Navigation ... I generally know where my friends and contacts in my address book live

 

[jamezr]

I hope Jamezr doesn't mind but I took the initiative to create the proof you wanted. Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwjHxUriw3kaXzRDelZhUGJlZEk/view?usp=sharing

So are you still a disbeliever? Are you going to find some way to discredit the video I made?

I used my nexus 6p, no root, no mods, completely stock. I said "navigate to", "take me to" also works. Your prediction is completely wrong, sorry.

Thanks for posting the videos! It works for me and has for a long time. I don't know why that guy nj1266 refuses to believe after conclusive video and collaborating posts from several other. He got all bent out of shape about this and other posts and end up stalking me for a while. But now there is video proof from 3 different people.

 

[MrWillie]

iPhone walks all over Samsung? In which alternate world?

Whether the S7/S7 edge or 6S/6S plus is faster than the other, it's by such a slim margin that it doesn't affect the user experience. And I've seen conflicting videos of speed results in favor of both.

When the only thing iPhone fanboys keep throwing out is the single core score and selective(ignoring the others) video speed results, that basically says it all.

You use the term fanboys, me personally, I have a hard science background. I'm looking for the facts. Fact is, iPhone uses a superior CPU, Samsung uses more cores of a lesser architecture. I even mentioned the Sammy wins the multi core bench marks. I've seen people p&m about Apples use of 2 Gigs of ram and praise Sammy for 4, yet all of the videos I've seen make it a moot point.

My main gripe though was the comment about it being Samsung's golden age due to the S6 and S7. Samsung's COE publicly stated that they were disappointed with the S6 and then promptly slashed their prices. It appears that due to marketing cost, they may have even lost money on the device.

S7 is still new, but after wading though the Android fanboyism, it appears to be another less than stellar device.

So with the less than stellar Sammy devices, coupled with fact that Apple takes in 90% of the smart phone profits, I fail to see how it can be the golden age for anyone but one company, and that company sure the hell isn't Samsung.

 

[Klyster]

Profits! Single core performance! Wow......

 

[lowendlinux]

Profits! Single core performance! Wow......

And that single core performance is what keeps it competitive and at times faster than an Android flagship. Apple doesn't make slow phones by any stretch