Recent content by tx517

Of course Apple invented the smartphone, with the iPhone. Very tellingly, while you claim it is not the case, you give zero specifics (no brand, no model name, no release date, nothing that can be remotely verified). From someone who brags about doing research, your complete lack of any...

@ DARKOMALEDICTUS Re. emulation, may you share the source or other that shows that current high-end smartphones are maxed out or that emulation will work better with more powerful CPUs? In other words, do you have any tangible point supporting this claim?

The title / core idea do not really mean much: these top-end smartphones are under-utilized, so adding more cpu power is useless and makes zero difference to the users.

@ BOBDUPUU " The Android rear fingerprint sensor never has taken up any screen real estate and it works and it is a more natural location" A rear located sensor is not ergonomic: how can you activate when your phone is on a surface? Also, with the sensor at the back and out of sight, how can...

@ BOBDUPUU The Google Pixel 2 XL has several serious issues, including very slow performance after many months of usage. Besides, Google only guarantees three years of OS and security update, much less than Apple and what users should expect given the high price tag.

@ LUISALMEIDAIT. Apple is not behind Samsung (this is a simplistic, unproven claim), and this misses the core point that Apple has invented the smartphone, copied by everyone else including Samsung. What device has Samsung invented? Going back to this article, where have you seen that Samsung...

The article starts by saying that the new Samsung aims to "solve the biggest problems we have with smartphones today: slow processors". Slow procesor is not an issue. Processors are very powerful, much more powerful than what users need to complete the vast majority of their tasks. How many...