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This is the Samsung Galaxy S6 Unpacked
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Posted on 01/29/2015 5:39:36 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

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To: Kennard

I’m afraid I know nothing about it, other than a few things I’ve read, so I can’t really give an informed opinion on it.


101 posted on 01/29/2015 10:33:44 PM PST by dinodino
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To: edh
Very true, but they come in handy for :

There is plenty of use for unsecure SD card storage. I would hope that Google would support SD cards for general data storage only (not application or “critical” data). While data access to the cloud is certainly better these days, it’s nowhere near “perfect”.

You and I are somewhat on the same page on this.

102 posted on 01/29/2015 10:43:33 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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To: Red in Blue PA

I’m in love, come home soon. They finally listened to us, the market. YES!
...


103 posted on 01/29/2015 11:04:59 PM PST by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Well that looks about 10 years more advanced than my Android phone, especially the innards, but that’s OK, I’m happy with mine.


104 posted on 01/29/2015 11:48:10 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Swordmaker

Only geeks count specs ......says the person defending the inferior specs product.


105 posted on 01/30/2015 5:03:38 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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To: Red in Blue PA
To quote the FAMOUS phrase from SNL, Dan Aykroyd" Jane you ignorant slut.....""
It's posted...THAT SETTLES IT. Kinda like the libs say for a FACT that global warming is enhanced by humans. They said it so that is a fact!!!! Time to move on and accept your position in life....and we are OUT OF HERE[ hat tip to Dennis Miller from SNL ]
106 posted on 01/30/2015 5:57:31 AM PST by Paul46360 (..)
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To: Paul46360

I notice your post never answered my question from post #9.


107 posted on 01/30/2015 7:03:24 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Well it is OBVIOUS that you don’t get SARCASM and that I don’t give a $hit about either of it...


108 posted on 01/30/2015 9:23:51 AM PST by Paul46360 (..)
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To: Red in Blue PA

“Funny you should mention that.

The government is able to spy on people through their phones microphone, even if the phone is turned off.

Only one way to disable that.....remove the battery.”

As with many of the other tidbits you’ve posted in this thread, this isn’t accurate.

If you’re paranoid about your phone being tapped, you can just put it in a metal box (Faraday cage). Much more convenient than removing and replacing the battery too!


109 posted on 01/30/2015 12:39:41 PM PST by PreciousLiberty
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To: Red in Blue PA
"In what area of the spec sheet is the Apple product superior to the Samsung I posted?"

Mainly the fact that one can actually buy an iPhone 6 today?

"PPI on the Samsung is far greater."

I think you mean "will be".

It's also meaningless, since ever since Apple debuted the Retina Displays, the pixels have been indistinguishable at any reasonable viewing distance. Granted the Samsung amoled displays have extreme color saturation, which some people like.

"The Samsung has 8 cores versus Apples 2."

I think you meant "will have".

There are a ton of other variables, such as whether the silicon real estate could be better spent on other types of hardware acceleration, overall clock speed, memory architecture, cache, amount of throttling and so on.

"I could go on and on."

Do tell...

"How is the Apple product superior? Please point it out to me."

There's a wide consensus that iOS is superior to Android in many ways. First, there is UI consistency across every app. Samsung phone apps use three different UI toolkits. There is no bloatware/crapware with iOS. There is a wider selection of apps. Finally, Apple is committed to protecting your privacy and data, whereas Google makes it's living exploiting both.

Next, let's compare the current phones (iPhone 6 Plus versus Galaxy S5), instead of speculating on future hardware that may or may not arrive as advertised.

First the iPhone 6 Plus vs Galaxy S5 head-to-head review

You can read the whole thing on your own time, but here's the bottom line:

Overall winner: iPhone 6 Plus
Having won four rounds to the Galaxy S5's two, the iPhone 6 Plus is the clear winner of this head-to-head review. Featuring a larger screen, better battery life and more future-proof assurance regarding software updates, the iPhone 6 Plus is an excellent smartphone. However, with three rounds having resulted in draws and the Galaxy S5 offering a higher maximum storage cap than the iPhone 6 Plus, and costing a full £40 less, it was still a closely contested battle.

That review didn't do any detailed performance testing, so here's a iPhone 6 Plus vs. Galaxy S5 performance review from Tom's Hardware.

Here's the summary:

That's a quick look at how the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus compared to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5s. The S5 displays more of the color gamut, but Apple's smartphones are by and large much brighter. In general, Apple's newest handhelds also outperform the S5 on many tests, making them the more powerful devices.

One one particularly telling 3D test, GFXBench Manhattan, the iPhone 6 Plus scored just under three times as fast. Interestingly, the S5 performance was definitely impacted by the number of pixels the GPU has to push. We'll see how much the S6 closes the gap, considering its extremely (and unnecessarily) hi-res display. ;-)

110 posted on 01/30/2015 1:08:41 PM PST by PreciousLiberty
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To: PreciousLiberty

Actually that statement was 100% accurate.


111 posted on 01/30/2015 2:29:40 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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To: Red in Blue PA; All
Actually that statement was 100% accurate.

Doubling down on ignorance is a bad idea.

This is a Faraday cage. It was discovered in 1836, and is rather well understood at this point.

Here's a product you can buy today that completely shields any device inside from any sort of radio signal.

The Silent Pocket® Suit Pocket is a privacy and security case for your phone or electronic device. By putting your device inside you are blocking ALL radio frequency (RF) signal transmissions. This includes blocking all signals from Cellular, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, RFID, NFC, etc. This does not harm your device and renders you completely out of service.

Once inside a Silent Pocket® case you are unhackable, undetectable, and untraceable.

Don't bother to thank me, I'm happy to educate you. :-)
112 posted on 01/31/2015 8:41:46 AM PST by PreciousLiberty
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