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It's pretty pathetic too after they release a whole slew of ads making fun of Apple's design choices... Only to unashamedly copy them in the next iteration.
by Puer 8y ago
It's pretty pathetic too after they release a whole slew of ads making fun of Apple's design choices... Only to unashamedly copy them in the next iteration.
- hunta2097 8y agoIt's like Google looked at the iPhone X and said "yep, people really seem to dig those notches - we'll make our's EVEN BIGGER!" The Pixel 3 XL leaks looked so bad, I really thought it would end up being a troll. Nope. Nothing compelling or exciting, yet so many questions... o Do people really need a tablet that you can't take with you? o Why the notch and that huge chin? o Can't phone speakers be thinner? o So, you're just going to keep those underwhelming ear-buds from last year? Google, stick to Software.
- euyyn 8y ago> a tablet that you can't take with you What do you mean?
- bdcravens 8y agoGoogle specifically? Or are you thinking Samsung? (they of course have no notch and still have a headphone jack)
- dan1234 8y agoGoogle’s Pixel adverts mocked Apple’s lack of 3.5mm jack. https://youtu.be/Rykmwn0SMWU?t=42 https://youtu.be/Rykmwn0SMWU?t=42
- Puer 8y agoGoogle. https://youtu.be/Rykmwn0SMWU?t=40 https://youtu.be/Rykmwn0SMWU?t=40
- patrickmcnamara 8y agoA slew of ads or just a small part of that one ad?
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoYeah, I honestly appreciate Samsung for not jumping on those trends just for the trends sake. Samsung really lead on the thin bezels, and hasn't adopted another of the more ridiculous fads.
- pjmlp 8y agoIf they at least were more serious about keeping their devices up to date. Not everyone has budgets for buying S models all the time. As it is, I will probably go with Nokia, even though they are now on USB-C as well.
- rconti 8y agoI'm looking forward to Samsung's NotchPhone coming out some day. I have an iPhone X and think the notch is a non-issue, but I didn't realize Android phone makers had started coping it until the past few weeks when I noticed lots of billboards for Android phones while traveling, all of which had the notch.
- gehsty 8y agoOnly the didn’t copy the edge to edge screen or m the faceid system. The Pixel 3 XL looks awful. The regular pixel 3 looks balenced at least.
- Klathmon 8y agoWell Android does have a "face-id" kind of system built in that works with the camera alone. It's not as advanced, but Google's thing is using software to really make it a nice product, and the face unlock works really well for me on my pixel 1 XL.
- rootusrootus 8y agoIsn't the point of the infrared mapping that Apple does on the iPhone that it is significantly more difficult to fool than camera-based solutions? Android has had face unlock for years but you can fool it pretty easily. Anything Apple introduces to replace Touch ID must be more secure than that.
- Klathmon 8y agoYes, but it's not as bad as you think (i can't fool my pixel with a picture for instance), and it's never unlocked for anyone else. It also disables it if there are any failed login attempts, and requires a "something you know" method every so often anyway. >Anything Apple introduces to replace Touch ID must be more secure than that. And that's the key, on android face-unlock doesn't replace fingerprint, it adds and additional option if you want it.
- gehsty 8y agoIt only doesn’t replace a finger print sensor because it is not as secure as faceid. Fairly sure if you could remove the finger print sensor entirely you would. I don’t buy the convienience arguement at all, look at Picard on the enterprise, he doesn’t use a finger print sensor, the computer just knows it is him, faceid is much closer to this future than touchid..