Samsung recently left us all speechless due to the launch of the Galaxy S8. The latest phone from the South Korean company is set to command the league of smartphones for many months. And is that no device presented during the Mobile World Congress has been able to do not even spare in many aspects. That is why we cannot stop looking at that endless screen while we think about the special iPhone that Apple will launch during this year 2017, thinking how many things Apple should write down to manufacture its device. There are some aspects in which Samsung is ahead of the Cupertino company, and today we are going to emphasize them.
One by one we are going to look at the things of the Samsung Galaxy S8 that we would like to see in that iPhone that Apple is going to give us for the tenth anniversary of the launch of its smartphone. But so that my dear Apple Fanboys do not get angry with me, we are also going to leave the occasional scourge of Samsung in terms of usefulness in the Samsung Galaxy S8, things that we would not even remotely want to see in an iPhone Let's go there!
Design and materials
We start with the most obvious. If we take into account that the iPhone 6 and later are not exactly the most beautiful that the company has launched, and that Samsung put the batteries (or Lithium batteries) with the arrival of the Galaxy S6 wanting to give a total twist to the design, the obvious is obvious. The South Korean company is committed to a completely innovative front facing the front of the screen, approximately 85% of the front of the Galaxy S8 is screen, come on, that the frames are strictly necessary to include the front cameras and sensors, nothing more.
But there is also a lot to aim for behind. Samsung gives its high-end devices a glass back, what memories of the iPhone 4 and its implicit touch. Well, nothing, Apple decided to make the devices entirely in aluminum, while a camera stood out and the plastic lines so as not to interrupt the coverage were here to stay, despite the fact that in the iPhone 7 they have known how to make up a little. Samsung, on the other hand, presents us with a glass with slightly curved sides that feel incredibly good in the handThey invite you to touch it, and what is better, they invite you to show it to anyone around us, a true jewel.
The screen and curved glass
It's hard to believe, but today Apple still uses LCD screens. It is worth that Apple uses the best LCD with IPS technology on the market, and that perhaps it is strictly necessary if it wants to be accompanied by 3D Touch technology, until now impossible to imitate by any other company or manufacturer. Nevertheless, We find it hard not to get fooled when looking at the Super AMOLED panel of a Samsung Galaxy S8, infinite colors, contrast, pure blacks and above all, a respect for the autonomy of the battery that would be significantly improved with the arrival of this type of panel to the iPhone.
The curved glass now becomes the only option if you want to get a Samsung Galaxy on duty. However, it is almost more of an aesthetic function than a real one. Yes indeed, You can't take your eyes off that screen combination with infinite sides that Samsung has been tempting us with for a long time. On the other hand, Apple went on to present a 2.5D panel that tells us practically nothing, in fact, we dare to say that lovers of tempered glass in the past have created more headaches and screen breaks than anything else. (No broken screen for now, and we hope it stays that way for much longer).
Another aspect of the screen is the resolutions, we are not going to complain about the "retina", but an iPhone 7 offers us 1334 x 750 with 325 PPI in full year 2017, somewhat disconcerting if we look at the competition, a 2K resolution, with a range of 2960 x 1440, resulting in no less than 568 PPI, almost double the resolution. That we could say that in such a size it almost affects the battery more than daily use itself, but who has enjoyed the Retina screen of a MacBook Pro knows what I am talking about, you do not know the difference until you feel it, and in actually it is there.
Of course, we hope (and we wish) that Apple does not choose to place the fingerprint reader in a place that is not as successful as it is useless, and that is next to the camera and so high up it seems completely uncomfortable.
Leave our mouths open with some new function
It is true that Apple is the queen of innovation in many respects, but the reality is that iOS and the iPhone in general is leaving something to be desired in recent years, especially if we take into account that The best we have seen in recent years is that the iPhone screen became 4,7 inches and that the iPhone 7 had two sensors, one of them with a spectacular portrait mode, but that we are going to use little to nothing by the general public. He thinks that most users prefer the front camera of their iPhone to upload the selfie of the moment to the «Insta», with a very low quality of processing and image, not only because of the camera itself, but because of the compression of the social network.
Instead, Samsung is progressively including possibilities, although in some cases useless and inefficient such as Facial Recognition, but in other interesting ones such as the Iris or DeX Scanner. The new system that turns Android into a desktop system is going to become the only PC in more than one household. Meanwhile, Apple still wants to clearly differentiate between iOS and macOS. I don't blame them, they would actually break my productivity if they had the great idea to unify them, but Offering more alternatives to users shows only an interest and an effort that is generally appreciated in the form of purchases.
Wireless charging and the possibility of connectivity
While it is true that the Apple suite generally offers unparalleled comfort, an integration that will make you more productive in general, especially if you dedicate yourself to a profession in which you are surrounded by technology. Nevertheless, everything turns dark when you have an iPhone and no or few other Apple devices. Connectivity with a television, a PC or any other type of medium becomes extremely difficult. In fact, even an indispensable device like the Chromecast loses a lot of sense combined with iOS, on the other hand the USB-C of the Galaxy S8 and its own Android community will make it compatible with almost everything.
But what atrocities you say .. curved screen sucks! Use an s7 edge and I would never use a device with a curved screen again, very uncomfortable to grip, glare that interferes with visibility, distorted images, videos and texts, extra fragile to breakage. Anyway I hope and believe Apple does not include a crappy curved screen that is useless. And as for wireless charging there is not yet ONLY by induction which is not the same, you need to support the equipment on a base connected to the wall and you cannot move it or use it .. and I see that the biometric fingerprint sensor, 3D Touch screen with pressure sensors, stereo speakers (although it was not the first), reversible charging connector, CPU with desktop computer power, video recording in slow motion at 240fps, Airplay, etc. They have not been innovations .. instead Samsung has not it has no more innovation than a couple of malfunctioning gimmicks.
Amen
I completely agree with you, I have tried some of these curved screens, and not only are they uncomfortable, but they lack usefulness, unless in samsung, they do not create an internal frame so that the photos, videos and applications, do not come out of that frame , leaving the curved part for accesses and other utilities, but without distorting the image ...
Applause for Miguel Hernandez! It takes courage to make that type of post (very interesting by the way) on a portal mostly focused on apple fanboys, I really don't know why other people close so much and more when another company of the competition presents something very relevant and impressive, for those who criticize samgung, it is not about saying that the S8 + or the S7 Edge are better than any iPhone, it is simply about taking the best of other companies, a clear example is what you comment, 240 videos fps when Sony with its Xperia XZ Premium already does it at an impressive 960fps, the super amoled screens are incredible, the fast charge is a plus that helps you a lot and is well used by the autonomy of the android devices, usb on the go very I practice for when you only want that, transfer a file very quickly and that it would take longer to upload it to a cloud service and that due to the size you could not attach it by mail, in short, many functions that other smarth have phones and not only exclusive to Samsung, I know both operating systems very well and I could tell you that iOS is lagging, excellent work Miguel!
Wawww. At last. An article without fear of saying that Apple is not perfect, and that like any company, it has things to improve. And more if you do not want to eat your toast, as it is already happening, and above with the most expensive equipment on the market, which you have, without reason.
Thank you
I would like to know what you are based on saying that they are the most expensive on the market ... I suppose that in what is said through ignorance ... a basic iPhone 7 (normal) costs € 769 and the galaxy s8 (normal) € 809 (prices taken from each one's own website) and as can be seen, the samsung is more expensive than the iphone, and if we go to the plus + versions, both the iPhone 7+ and the galaxy s8 + have a cost of € 909 With what can be seen, that in this case it is not the most expensive either, (nor the cheapest) since they cost the same, (here I have only compared the two big ones, but I know that HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony ... they have terminals that are not exactly the cheapest,) so even if you buy a last generation iPhone, it is not suitable for any pocket, it is not more than any other of the competition, as long as you want a cutting-edge terminal technologically speaking of course ...
How about Abeluko, I think my namesake was referring to the expensive in the cost-benefit ratio, the same price but for example lower quality screen, lower quality materials, lower level camera, etc, etc.