goji26
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Thank you, I want to make this S9 work. This camera has to be better than it is right now for me.
Thank you, I want to make this S9 work. This camera has to be better than it is right now for me.
The main gripe on the Samsung camera app actually is that as a point and shoot, it's good, but it's not as great as the Pixel when both are in auto mode. You have to know what you're doing and making a adjustments to get the best possible picture with the given hardware. It would be awesome if the camera can default to pro mode with your own setup but, oh well.Thank you, I want to make this S9 work. This camera has to be better than it is right now for me.
Yeah, and I'm definitely not a camera expert so I don't know what most if the settings are in Pro mode. I'm in the process of figuring out what each one means/does.The main gripe on the Samsung camera app actually is that as a point and shoot, it's good, but it's not as great as the Pixel when both are in auto mode. You have to know what you're doing and making a adjustments to get the best possible picture with the given hardware. It would be awesome if the camera can default to pro mode with your own setup but, oh well.
...There is one thing I'll miss. That's the squeeze function to bring up GA. I already miss that but it's a small price to pay
I can't think of one thing about that phone that has an advantage over the 9+.
Does the Pixel 2XL have an IP rating? Isn't the S9 duo IP68? I respect the rest of your points but not sure I quite agree with them all, ie., not sure everyone would agree that the Pixel has better build materials and why stock Android appeals to some I'm not sure everyone feels it's better than Samsung's feature-set. I know I'm not the only one Ito enjoy niceties like Samsung's themes. Security? Yeah, everyone not running stock Android needs to up their game.Pixel 2 XL has a better camera, better build materials, better and more up to date software, better and more up to date security, is better for updates on both of those fronts, out of the box is better for user privacy, has a better FPS, 128 GB option is more widely available, has smoother performance despite less RAM, has better resource management, has better battery life, better charging solution (Samsung is still using QuickCharge 2.0), etc.
S9+ has a better display (for most users), arguably better speakers (though one of them is facing the wrong direction), wireless charging and Samsung pay, etc.
Really depends on what your priorities are to say which is best for any single person, but completely unfounded to say one blows the other out of the water. They have much more in common than the things they differ on.
Does the Pixel 2XL have an IP rating? Isn't the S9 duo IP68? I respect the rest of your points but not sure I quite agree with them all, ie., not sure everyone would agree that the Pixel has better build materials and why stock Android appeals to some I'm not sure everyone feels it's better than Samsung's feature-set. I know I'm not the only one Ito enjoy niceties like Samsung's themes. Security? Yeah, everyone not running stock Android needs to up their game.
I'm not sure everyone feels it's better than Samsung's feature-set.
Got it.100% agree in terms of what people prefer for default apps, etc. Example, Samsung Pay in my experience is a better payment app than Google Pay, on mobile. That's not what I mean by quality of software; I'm referring to the behind the scenes stuff, rather than the UI.
The S9 picture looks blown out. I can see more detail in the Pixel picture. Look at the wall alone. We're going to have to agree to disagree.
Yep, the S9+ is really amazing!
I'm enjoying it so much, what a great phone.
It's not free of problems obviously, but they are pretty minor and hopefully Samsung will fix them soon.
I was really unimpressed with the Pixel 2xl, and the whole "stock Android" thing is way overrated IMO. I actually prefer TW and Samsung's apps over Google's...
You can use a Bixby button remapper app (like bxActions) to open GA with the Bixby button, or you can add the squeeze functionality with this app:
https://youtu.be/3Nzz0MFg73E
2XL is IP67, which for all intents and purposes, in terms of real world scenarios, is exactly the same thing. The build materials, I mean that the aluminum back is stronger and more durable than the glass back. They're both the same glass on the front and the same aluminum frame, so no differentiation there.
Not really. If it was the same then they wouldn't have 2 ratings
Pixel 2 XL has a better camera, better build materials, better and more up to date software, better and more up to date security, is better for updates on both of those fronts, out of the box is better for user privacy, has a better FPS, 128 GB option is more widely available, has smoother performance despite less RAM, has better resource management, has better battery life, better charging solution (Samsung is still using QuickCharge 2.0), etc.
S9+ has a better display (for most users), arguably better speakers (though one of them is facing the wrong direction), wireless charging and Samsung pay, etc.
Really depends on what your priorities are to say which is best for any single person, but completely unfounded to say one blows the other out of the water. They have much more in common than the things they differ on.
The real world difference between the 2 means little. They're practically the same for phones
The main difference is how deep it can go. IPx7 means it can go up to 1m, IPx8 means it can go beyond 1m. Neither are protected from sprayed water from a nozzle though.Not really. If it was the same then they wouldn't have 2 ratings
The main difference is how deep it can go. IPx7 means it can go up to 1m, IPx8 means it can go beyond 1m. Neither are protected from sprayed water from a nozzle though.