I'm replying to this eMail again with some further thoughts.
Okay you have Samsung and Apple, suppose as you say that they're the
biggest players in the game, well that doesn't mean that either company
has the best ideas and this is where I think it a worthwhile thing for
any purchaser of a phone to do some reading as to what's out there.
I don't subscribe to the idea of buying the cheapest phone, going down
that road is bound to cause problems.
So taking my first statement into acount you're left with premium
high-end phones and from that pool there are a lot of choices, different
ways of doing things and ideas some of which may appeal to a particular
user whilst others do not.
Take my Sony xPeria phone for example which I believe to have one of the
best security function sets I've seen on a phone.
The first thing you notice when it comes to security is the very
conveniently placed fingerprint reader which is placed - in my view -
exactly where a fingerprint reader should be,in the power key itself so
therefore you press the power key to wake the phone and leave your
finger on the key for another quarter of a second or so to fully unlock
the device with your fingerprint.
Now that's damn handy particularly if you're a very busy person who
wants access to your phone the moment you pull it out of your pocket.
On the other hand if you're starting out and want an incredibly good
value for money phone packed with practical features, technology and the
latest Android then the Samsung Galaxy S6 is still worth a look.
Given that the S6 is an older phone prices have dropped considerably
which makes it a bargain purchase.
I must write up a comparison chart between the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the
Sony xPeria X-Performance at some stage.
On 3/06/2017 4:18 AM, Gordon Smith wrote:
I was referring to the battle specifically between Apple and Samsung who, I
think it’s safe to say, are the two most widely sold phone manufacturers. I
won’t comment on other manufacturers as I’ve no experience. Regarding MacBook,
they use USB3.0 and the new Thunderbolt 3.0 standards. Although USB3.0 is, as
you know, significantly faster and more powerful than USB 2.0, Thunderbolt 3.-
is, so I am told, around 50% faster than USB3.0. Reputedly, with the new
Thunderbolt 3.0 drives which are now becoming more popular with Mac users, it
is possible to transfer up to 4.5GB of data between the machine and the
Thunderbolt device per minute. That is going some, and I can’t wait to see it
first hand.
Getting back to the iPhone, I’m glad I never yielded to the temptation to
invest in an iPhone6 or iPhone7. I’ll need an iPhone8 so that I can train my
future clients when I assume my new role as CEO of my new company later this
year. So we’ll see. But I’m quite excited about the future of Android, given
all of the devices that will support the platform.
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On 2 Jun 2017, at 17:42, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hmm.. interesting.
From my perspective - having deliberately made the decision to use another
brand outside the square when it comes to Smart Phone - I nod my head in
agreement but I would also say that I don’t think any particular company has an
edge here and really the people who do have an edge are the consumers given
that they have so much to choose from.
My Sony xPeria X-Performance has many qualities I wish my Samsung S8 had, a
nicer set of stereo speakers make a world of difference to simple tasks such as
listening to speech feedback provided by Talkback.
Audio support is better for Bluetooth and other connected devices.
I’m not saying the Samsung S8 is bad, far from it, a superb machine but I will
say that - even compared to my older Samsung Galaxy S6 - the iPhone 6 clearly
shows its age.
I often wonder why Apple didn’t choose to work with USB C earlier given Apple
MacBook machines now use that standard as I understand it?
On 2 Jun 2017, at 11:40 pm, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote:
Hello everybody
Apple’s new 4.7 and 5.1-inch iPhone 8, to be released in September or October
of this year, will feature a new glass body, front-facing camera, no Home
button, USB connector (replaces the Lightning port, which Apple is phasing
out), wireless charging and new A11 processor for faster responsiveness.
With Edge-to-edge display, fingerprint sensor and varying capacities, Apple is
now following Samsung, it would seem. As I understand it, they are also trying
to make the iPhone thinner and lighter. That’s why they are ditching the
Aluminium case.
|The home button, again, as with Samsung’s new S8 Galaxy, has been dumped. I
also understand that, as with the iPhone 7S and 7S+, there will be no dedicated
audio connector.
Clearly, the battle of the smart phones is now hotting up. Seems to be that
Samsung has the edge, if you’ll pardon the pun, from where I’m standing.
It will be interesting to see what’s coming in iOS 11, scheduled for release
around the same time as the iPhone8. Definitely time to dump my old iPhone 5S I
think, and super-definitely time to dump my old third generation iPad. I
actually have a first generation iPad sitting in a drawer, but it doesn’t work
any longer. I just haven’t had the heart to dump it, as it was the second
device on which I learned to use iOS. Ah well, let battle commence!
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My complements and kindest regards
Gordon Smith:
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Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist..
Contact:
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• UKFree Phone – 0800 8620538
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