These 5 Iphone X Features Will Soon Become Standard

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Face ID
By removing Touch ID, Apple has taken the iPhone X in a radical new direction. The company invented the fingerprint sensor four years ago, claiming it to be the safest guard against unauthorized access. The technology initially drew criticism from Data Protection bodies, but soon became widely accepted. The case of facial recognition will be exactly the same. It has existed for a while on Android and even Windows. But we've come to expect that Apple will deliver a better performance than its competition. It'll be interesting to see how well the system can recognize faces in dark lighting. If needed, you can always revert to the reliable (but comparatively insecure) PIN entry.
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Wireless charging
Apple has a justified reputation of preferring its own proprietary technologies over recognized standards. The fact that the iPhone still lacks a USB port is testament to this. But with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, Apple is changing its tune by supporting the Qi standard for wireless charging. Qi made headlines in 2012 when a deal was announced with Ikea to incorporate such wireless charging stations into furniture. The new iPhone will boost Qi and induction charging in general. Other manufacturers with devices like the Samsung Galaxy S3 or the Nokia Lumia 920 or the Google Nexus 4 couldn't do this. We hope that the industry will finally declare war on the issue of tangled cables.
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Augmented Reality
AR, VR and Mixed Reality were big themes at the IFA, and present at many stands. Against expectations, Apple hasn't introduced its own AR or VR goggles, but instead devoted itself to the software side of things with ARKit. At its presentation, Apple demonstrated various scenarios where the iPhone X could be used for AR and other applications. This enterprise from Apple will shake the industry, and many companies even outside the circle of hardware manufacturers will observe what happens closely.
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(Almost) Bezel-less displays
The iPhone X hasn't earned the coveted 'bezel-less display' stamp any more than the Galaxy S8, LG V30 or Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. There'll always be a slight frame around the display. But it's clear to see there is a movement among manufacturers to increase the display surface area in relation to overall phone size. The iPhone X will lend this movement wings. Other manufacturers will also incorporate a notch or cutout at the top around the earpiece and front camera, as we've already seen with the Essential Phone. The bezel-less trend torch is already being taken up by Wiko, for example. At IFA 2017, the French manufacturer introduced the entry level Wiko View smartphone with even thinner bezels than before.
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Animojis
"Animated emoji" are snappily contracted into the word Animoji. These can use the front camera to superimpose your facial expressions onto an animated symbol. But they won't only stay on the iPhone. Animojis have a great potential for fun that Android manufacturers will also want to capture. Whether this works just as well as the iPhone X, with its versatile front camera, remains to be seen. But in one form or another, we'll see Animojis soon on Android smartphones and on messenger apps like WhatsApp or Telegram.
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Source: https://www.androidpit.com/iphone-x-features-soon-to-become-standard
 
What's funny to me is the Wireless Charging bit...

Wireless charging
Apple has a justified reputation of preferring its own proprietary technologies over recognized standards. The fact that the iPhone still lacks a USB port is testament to this. But with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, Apple is changing its tune by supporting the Qi standard for wireless charging. Qi made headlines in 2012 when a deal was announced with Ikea to incorporate such wireless charging stations into furniture. The new iPhone will boost Qi and induction charging in general. Other manufacturers with devices like the Samsung Galaxy S3 or the Nokia Lumia 920 or the Google Nexus 4 couldn't do this. We hope that the industry will finally declare war on the issue of tangled cables.
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Did they just compare the iPhone X to the android phones from 2012 to make it seem superior? :wtf: :crylaugh:
 
faniebraai said:
What's funny to me is the Wireless Charging bit...



Did they just compare the iPhone X to the android phones from 2012 to make it seem superior? :wtf: :crylaugh:
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That's because it's equivalent to those devices.
 
faniebraai said:
What's funny to me is the Wireless Charging bit...

Did they just compare the iPhone X to the android phones from 2012 to make it seem superior? :wtf: :crylaugh:
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No, I think what they're saying is that having wireless charging iPhones will increase the standardisation of Qi charging stations and things like integrating the mats into furniture.
 
cerebus said:
No, I think what they're saying is that having wireless charging iPhones will increase the standardisation of Qi charging stations and things like integrating the mats into furniture.
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I know that's what they are saying, but why even say "oh but these phones can't"
 
faniebraai said:
I know that's what they are saying, but why even say "oh but these phones can't"
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Not how I read it. They’re saying companies like Samsung can’t do as much as Apple can to make this mainstream. Not the actual phones... I tend to agree.
 
Look, they meant to qualify their claims, with "these 5 iPhone X features will soon become standard FOR IPHONE USERS". The rest of us already have these standard features since 2 or 3 generations ago.
 
reactor_sa said:
Look, they meant to qualify their claims, with "these 5 iPhone X features will soon become standard FOR IPHONE USERS". The rest of us already have these standard features since 2 or 3 generations ago.
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And yet, in a year or three, your choice of Qi accessories will have increased exponentially. It'll be in every new car you buy. It'll be in airports, hotels and restaurants... That's the pull Apple have. You don't have to like it, but it is what it is.
 
Face ID
By removing Touch ID, Apple has taken the iPhone X in a radical new direction. The company invented the fingerprint sensor four years ago, claiming it to be the safest guard against unauthorized access. The technology initially drew criticism from Data Protection bodies, but soon became widely accepted. The case of facial recognition will be exactly the same. It has existed for a while on Android and even Windows. But we've come to expect that Apple will deliver a better performance than its competition. It'll be interesting to see how well the system can recognize faces in dark lighting. If needed, you can always revert to the reliable (but comparatively insecure) PIN entry.
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Not first done by Toshiba in 2007? Well I wonder what the hell they were selling?
 
greg0205 said:
And yet, in a year or three, your choice of Qi accessories will have increased exponentially. It'll be in every new car you buy. It'll be in airports, hotels and restaurants... That's the pull Apple have. You don't have to like it, but it is what it is.
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It's more the loyalists that's allowing Apple to pull them along. Nothing wrong with being loyal, but that's the reason why Apple still continues to pretend, that what they offer consumers is better than everything else, when in theory it's not.

It's difficult for an Apple user of over 10 years, to suddenly get him to move to Android. An Android user moves easier to Apple than the other way, but that's more out of curiosity or looking to see something completely different.

Fact that there are only Apple devices running iOS compared to the tons of OEMs running Android, and you can understand why it's easier for 3rd party manufacturers to make Apple accessories quicker. It's a few Apple devices to test, rather than having to understand the various different hardware and software on Droids.

So basically, it's not so much the pull of Apple as a brand only, it's just a case of things being easier and simpler to implement.
 
Icemanbrfc said:
It's difficult for an Apple user of over 10 years, to suddenly get him to move to Android. An Android user moves easier to Apple than the other way, but that's more out of curiosity or looking to see something completely different.
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Lies. I can confirm. Took my 3 weeks to be bored and frustrated enough to take a 4k loss to move back to android.
 
Icemanbrfc said:
It's more the loyalists that's allowing Apple to pull them along. Nothing wrong with being loyal, but that's the reason why Apple still continues to pretend, that what they offer consumers is better than everything else, when in theory it's not.

It's difficult for an Apple user of over 10 years, to suddenly get him to move to Android. An Android user moves easier to Apple than the other way, but that's more out of curiosity or looking to see something completely different.

Fact that there are only Apple devices running iOS compared to the tons of OEMs running Android, and you can understand why it's easier for 3rd party manufacturers to make Apple accessories quicker. It's a few Apple devices to test, rather than having to understand the various different hardware and software on Droids.

So basically, it's not so much the pull of Apple as a brand only, it's just a case of things being easier and simpler to implement.
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You can't overlook that Apple have sold something like 1.2Bn iPhones in the last 10 years... Thats one tasty target market for devs as well as OEMs.
 
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