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Thanks!!! Now I have to decide if I want wait for note 8.Yes...but it can also be used at Walmart...
It is more than a 15% but yeah it was not a big jump in Performance. Their goal this year was sustained performance, reduce TDP ( power consumption), adding features and lowering the size of the chip. So if they deliver as it looks it is not that bad. Last year in the A10Fusion Apple increased the maximun power consumption in order to get more performance compared to the previous A9 and lowered the sustained performance. The 7 Plus drops 40% performance in the GPU run test and the increase in CPU frequency was too big to not get a hit in power consumption ( 2'34GHz vs 1'84GHz) at same 16nmFF+.
wait, they remotely break peoples phones!?@Oyeve: I must have missed something but how do you have the Note 7? I thought Samsung "turned off" those that are not returned.
They tried. Got most of em too. Me, I always use a Verizon branded phone with my tmo sim. Confuses the update servers, hence I have a fully functional note 7.wait, they remotely break peoples phones!?
If it's anything like my note 7 scanner it'll work fine with glasses. I wear glasses and have no problem. Just register without them and works well while wearing them.Tried them out at BB today. Fantastic phone and really well designed, minus the location of the finger print scanner. I don't even mind ones that are on the back, as I've been used to the one on the 6p for a while... but to put it beside the camera instead of below it and centered is simply mind boggling. It's like they put it in as an afterthought assuming you'll only want to use the iris and face scanner now, but I don't expect them to work well with my glasses. I couldn't demo the iris scanner either because in demo mode you can't register an iris, so I still don't know if it'll work or not. It's the one thing that makes me 2nd guess my preorder, but everything else is so nice I still don't think I'll cancel it. With the security tether on it I couldn't say 100% I couldn't reach it, but it sure didn't seem likely.
It was absolutely impossible to reach on the s8+. Not sure what they were thinking.
Well that's good to know. The eye tracking tech in my note 4 never worked right with my glasses so I was worried. That's a number of generations ago though.If it's anything like my note 7 scanner it'll work fine with glasses. I wear glasses and have no problem. Just register without them and works well while wearing them.
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From what I understand, they were trying to have the fingerprint sensor embedded in the display but that didn't work out, so they had to come up with a backup plan late in development. They couldn't put it in the center back because apparently that's where the samsung pay tech is, so the fingerprint sensor went next to the camera.Tried them out at BB today. Fantastic phone and really well designed, minus the location of the finger print scanner. I don't even mind ones that are on the back, as I've been used to the one on the 6p for a while... but to put it beside the camera instead of below it and centered is simply mind boggling. It's like they put it in as an afterthought assuming you'll only want to use the iris and face scanner now, but I don't expect them to work well with my glasses. I couldn't demo the iris scanner either because in demo mode you can't register an iris, so I still don't know if it'll work or not. It's the one thing that makes me 2nd guess my preorder, but everything else is so nice I still don't think I'll cancel it. With the security tether on it I couldn't say 100% I couldn't reach it, but it sure didn't seem likely.
It was absolutely impossible to reach on the s8+. Not sure what they were thinking.
From what I understand, they were trying to have the fingerprint sensor embedded in the display but that didn't work out, so they had to come up with a backup plan late in development. They couldn't put it in the center back because apparently that's where the samsung pay tech is, so the fingerprint sensor went next to the camera.
I still have a Note 3 so forgive my noobness - what are the practical uses for the fingerprint sensor other than unlocking the phone? Having it on the back is a problem since I'll have it in a case. I need a case for it that also holds a few credit cards on the back so the pickens' will be slim. I got rid of my wallet a long time ago. How are cases for these edge screens? The idea of exposing the edge seems counter-intuitive to their purpose.
I'm going to have to look at the S8+ in person too. I'm not convinced I can live without a physical home button since I use it to turn the screen on in the first place, the majority of the time. And are the software buttons active on every single screen regardless of app? If not, that will be another issue. I don't want to have to hit 2 times to do something that used to take 1.
From what I understand, they were trying to have the fingerprint sensor embedded in the display but that didn't work out, so they had to come up with a backup plan late in development. They couldn't put it in the center back because apparently that's where the samsung pay tech is, so the fingerprint sensor went next to the camera.
I don't think it's going to be much of an issue at all really, it's just a design gripe IMHO. I don't see many people complaining about smudging up their cameras right now with phones that have both the camera and sensor in the middle, so with the sensor being off center I think people will quickly adjust to its location.I can't help but wonder if that will be Apple's ace in the hole if the fabled OLED iPhone arrives this year: "we have an all-screen phone as well, but ours doesn't make you smudge your camera trying to find the fingerprint reader." Just put your thumb on the bottom part of the screen.
Not to disparage the S8 too much, though... even knowing Samsung's software habits (massively late updates, a tendency to bog down over time), it's a slick device.
I don't think it's going to be much of an issue at all really, it's just a design gripe IMHO. I don't see many people complaining about smudging up their cameras right now with phones that have both the camera and sensor in the middle, so with the sensor being off center I think people will quickly adjust to its location.
Its actually the main reason I couldn't use my LGv20. The one on the V10 was ok as you had to press the rear button in to use the FP sensor, on the V20 you just touched it so even if any part of skin touched or rubbed on it it would attempt to unlock. Was really annoying as the phone kept triggering in my pocket.I don't think it's going to be much of an issue at all really, it's just a design gripe IMHO. I don't see many people complaining about smudging up their cameras right now with phones that have both the camera and sensor in the middle, so with the sensor being off center I think people will quickly adjust to its location.
I don't think it's going to be much of an issue at all really, it's just a design gripe IMHO. I don't see many people complaining about smudging up their cameras right now with phones that have both the camera and sensor in the middle, so with the sensor being off center I think people will quickly adjust to its location.
But I don't think it's going to be an issue long term. The same way when the sensors were first being put on the back and people were saying that they wouldn't be able to quickly find it, that proved to be a non issue. I think it's the same situation here, long term it won't be an issue because people will quickly adapt to the sensor's location.The issue is that it's both off-center and difficult to identify by feel. On other phones with rear fingerprint sensors, it's typically below the camera (and thus more likely the thing you'll touch first) and sufficiently indented that you know you're touching the right thing. It's the difference between unlocking your phone by instinct versus having to put some thought into it.
Its actually the main reason I couldn't use my LGv20. The one on the V10 was ok as you had to press the rear button in to use the FP sensor, on the V20 you just touched it so even if any part of skin touched or rubbed on it it would attempt to unlock. Was really annoying as the phone kept triggering in my pocket.
But I don't think it's going to be an issue long term. The same way when the sensors were first being put on the back and people were saying that they wouldn't be able to quickly find it, that proved to be a non issue. I think it's the same situation here, long term it won't be an issue because people will quickly adapt to the sensor's location.
Oh I completely agree, it's definitely bad design, but I think that's because they couldn't get the embedded solution working in time and so they had to come up with something quick. But I do think people will get over it, and the Note 8 having it be embedded in the display will be a defining feature of that phone come later this year.It probably won't be a deal breaker, but it does strike me a poor design choice guided more by aesthetics than real-world use. Ideally, you shouldn't have to adapt -- it should be intuitive enough that anyone can grasp it quickly.