| I think I'm going to upgrade to a X. I smashed the screen on my 6 Plus again recently and don't really want to pay for repairs (it still works, its just ugly). The 8 Plus is too similar to the 6 Plus for an "upgrade" and too close to the X pricing not to just get that and have all the new tech. |
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Derblington 35,161 posts
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Fake_Blood 11,093 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI'm starting to think that the sole purpose of the 8 is to get people to buy the X. -
Pierre2k 1,468 posts
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Registered 9 years ago@quokka Can't comment on the pixel 2, but I finally moved to an Android phone less than a month ago after being an iPhone since the 3GS. A budget one at that (Moto G5 Plus - got an import model brand new for £185 SIM free. UK models were about £250 at launch a few months ago). My experience couldn't be more different than yours.
It's fast, it's reliable, everything works, it has never crashed etc. It takes a little getting used to the change in OS, but other than that it has been an incredibly smooth transition. No regrets at all -
Tonka 31,980 posts
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Registered 18 years ago@ozthegweat the last one looks nice.
The first two have been around since 2014. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYou can pick up a barely two month old 8 plus on eBay for £650. Madness. -
ozthegweat 2,978 posts
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Registered 10 years agoTonka wrote:
You mean in other products than the iPhone? Those were just examples of features only possible with such an authentication system (iPhone or not) to illustrate my point that in 10 years there will probably be hundreds more and it would feel like going back to the stone age if you went back to a fingerprint sensor.
@ozthegweat the last one looks nice.
The first two have been around since 2014.
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Tonka 31,980 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI'm starting to agree. At first I didn't get why Apple switched to gave ID at all. But reading the reviews it sounds like a nice thing.
Plus there are a few times a week, almost a day, when my fingers are wet and I can't use the finger print scanner. That and unlocking with gloves are two problems that will cease to exist. -
But if you’ve still got your gloves on after unlocking with your face you still won’t be able to do anything? -
TheSaint 20,950 posts
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Registered 16 years agoTonka wrote:
The wet finger unlock problem will just be replaced by the gloomy room unlock problem.
I'm starting to agree. At first I didn't get why Apple switched to gave ID at all. But reading the reviews it sounds like a nice thing.
Plus there are a few times a week, almost a day, when my fingers are wet and I can't use the finger print scanner. That and unlocking with gloves are two problems that will cease to exist.
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ozthegweat 2,978 posts
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Registered 10 years ago@binky There are gloves that work with capacitive touchscreens. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agobinky wrote:
I have those touch screen gloves. Fine for day finger gestures but not accurate enough to type in a passcode without pain
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Load_2.0 33,583 posts
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Registered 18 years agoFace ID is pretty average on the S8.
And you look like a knob. Trying to make it work if it doesn't work first time.
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Tonka 31,980 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMfolf wrote:
This. The wet fingers is when I'm cooking and want to set an alarm. I could buy a smart speaker I guess...
Control it with Siri. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoLoad_2.0 wrote:
I feel like a knob whenever i try to use Apple Pay on the tube gate and it doesnt work for whatever reason (usually because the reader is shit and nothing to do with my card)
Face ID is pretty average on the S8.
And you look like a knob. Trying to make it work if it doesn't work first time.
But it's optional so I'd rather have it than not.
This is just one more reason to feel like a knob, i'll l,ive -
Pierre2k wrote:
I made the switch to Android after the 4S. Never looked back, until the Pixel 2 XL started getting mixed reviews. Now I couldn't switch back to iPhone even if I wanted to because I'm so locked into the Google ecosystem.
@quokka Can't comment on the pixel 2, but I finally moved to an Android phone less than a month ago after being an iPhone since the 3GS. A budget one at that (Moto G5 Plus - got an import model brand new for £185 SIM free. UK models were about £250 at launch a few months ago). My experience couldn't be more different than yours.
It's fast, it's reliable, everything works, it has never crashed etc. It takes a little getting used to the change in OS, but other than that it has been an incredibly smooth transition. No regrets at all -
Load_2.0 33,583 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMy S7 was flawless with android pay on tube and everywhere else. My S8 is 50/50.
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years ago@GarlVinland
Complete opposite for me, I went iphone 3G, iPhone 4s, Samsung s3 and s5 then iPhone 6s and now iphone x
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Huggybear 1,807 posts
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Registered 19 years agoUncleLou wrote:
S6 doesn't have face/iris unlock, nor did it have any battery problems that I can remember.
@the_milkybar_kid They forgot "you now need to blink so people can't unlock your phone with a photo" and "occasionally explodes" on the S6.
Samsung in a nutshell.
It also doesn't have water resistance rating though, and yes the comparison picture is rubbish.
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@THFourteen Hate Samsung. Their screens are so oversaturated it's like staring into the sun, and the OS is a hot mess of bloatware. No idea why they are so popular.
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Tomo 19,566 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
What the heck do you do to your phones man?! My equivalent is iPhone 3G, inherited iPhone 4S when mum decided she didn't like it, Moto G3, iPhone SE.
Complete opposite for me, I went iphone 3G, iPhone 4s, Samsung s3 and s5 then iPhone 6s and now iphone x
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@Huggybear But we had endless fun unlocking a mate's Samsung phone by pointing it at his photo of our firm's website. Or was it a Galaxy S6?
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoTomo wrote:
Well i generally upgrade every 2 years, i dont think its that bad.... the only exception was the S5 which i got so sick of i sold on ebay and bought the 6s.
THFourteen wrote:
What the heck do you do to your phones man?! My equivalent is iPhone 3G, inherited iPhone 4S when mum decided she didn't like it, Moto G3, iPhone SE.
Complete opposite for me, I went iphone 3G, iPhone 4s, Samsung s3 and s5 then iPhone 6s and now iphone x
The 3G i sold and got money for, the 4s i gave to my dad, the s3 i sold to Dougs, s5 ebay and the 6s i am considering keeping because it might be useful for the kids...
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RedPanda87 2,169 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@quokka for what it's worth the Pixel 2 bugs are surprising and disappointing but will almost certainly be patched soon and aren't representative of Android. Google shouldn't have sent the phones out in that state and it's a shame that's your first experience of Android in years but it's not representative of the OS as a whole.
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Kay 21,321 posts
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Registered 18 years agoGarlVinland wrote:
I have an S7 and love it, tbh. There's very little bloatware on the phone, you can customise it to look however you want (mine is basically like stock Android now), and you can also turn the screen saturation down to make the colours look more natural.
@THFourteen Hate Samsung. Their screens are so oversaturated it's like staring into the sun, and the OS is a hot mess of bloatware. No idea why they are so popular. -
Fair enough, obviously enough people buy them that I'm in the minority. I always buy Nexus and now probably Pixel anyway just for the quick OS updates. Would possibly get an X if it wasn't a full £200 more pricey than the Pixel 2 XL. -
Not-a-reviewer 7,686 posts
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Registered 7 years agoIt's quite hard to get a phone that doesn't oversaturate as standard, most icons are even designed on that assumption.
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GarlVinland wrote:
I used to hate Touchwiz, but they went a lot lighter on it at least on the s6 and s7. No Bixby button bullshit either. Can't say I've had any issues with excessive bloatware on my s6 either, and my previous phone was a Nexus 5.
Fair enough, obviously enough people buy them that I'm in the minority. I always buy Nexus and now probably Pixel anyway just for the quick OS updates. Would possibly get an X if it wasn't a full £200 more pricey than the Pixel 2 XL.
That said, if I was in the market for a new phone, I'd probably rather buy a Pixel than a Samsung. Just trying to say Samsung phones aren't as shit as some people think when it comes to software.
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