To Pixel or not to Pixel, that is the question.

[LurkerJ]

Captain_Yuri said:

LurkerJ said:

Thanks for posting this and enlightening people  It gets tiring to refute claims about Apple being cheap with the iPhone components.

You should check my previous post since you seem to like Samsung products, even if you are not a fan of voice assistants, you should know that Samsung has acquired more than Viv, the talent and the minds behind Viv will surely put to use in other areas as well.

No worries. I always feel like Galaxy and iphone devices get unwarranted hate these days. Now don't get me wrong, when the company does something stupid like the lack of a headphone jack or Note 7's exploding battery, then sure, criticize them. But both Apple and Samsung have things in them which set them apart from the rest. And it is the biggest reason (apart from marketing) why its always iphone vs Galaxy and not iphone vs (insert other phone manufacturers). Both are great devices in their respective ways and both will continue to compete with each other because they are the best (subjectively and sales wize) that the industry has to offer.

Yup, not getting an iPhone 7 because of the lack of the headphone jack, when my 6s dies I'll reassess the situation. I obviously want Sammy to continue to improve and keep competitors on their toes, it's unfortunate the Note 7 image got tainted by unintentional mistake, I personally think it's the most interesting Android handset, from a hardware perspective at least.

The assistant is interesting but knowing Samsung and Google, most likely the Galaxy S devices will get both. Google will try to push their assistant to as many devices as possible because that is the entire point of machine learning. It needs to learn to be effective and it can't do on Pixel devices alone. So when Android N for Galaxy S devices come around, I am sure it will get the Assistant like how it has Google Now and S Voice currently. And then when Samsung is ready to launch their assistant, Galaxy S devices will most likely have both.

I think Samsung is in the best position to make the smart home vision come true, they already make some of the best TVs, fridges, washing machines, air conditioners, smartphones, robotic cleaners, more importantly, they also make the components that make these devices come to life (SSDs, RAM, CPUs, camera sesonsors, motors, etc). I imagine the next step is diving into A.I and implementing it into those products, they can rely on Android advancement of course, but they can also invest in Viv and accelerate those advancement or steer them in a way that compliments their vision better.... or I am just wishfuly thinking