For perspective, the Galaxy S9 + finished with 4,634, while the iPhone
X led the smartphone pack with 4,994.
Not exact matches
The upcoming iPhone
X smartphone, available on Nov. 3, may be having manufacturing problems that could
lead to a more limited availability at launch than investors had hoped.
The
smartphone market is mature, and soft demand for the $ 1,000 - plus
X model suggests the company
led by Tim Cook has maxed out on pricing.
Lastly, Apple showed that it's willing to be at least a bit experimental with the iPhone
X, and may be hoping to rekindle earlier days when it used to
lead, and not follow in the
smartphone market.
iPhone
X's rear - camera earned 97 points from DxOMark, a
leading source of independent image quality measurements and ratings for
smartphone, camera, and lens, just behind the Google Pixel 2 with 98 points.
Apple has gained a two - year
lead over its rivals in the
smartphone industry in the area of 3D sensing technology, according to a new report on Tuesday.Following talks with three major parts suppliers, Reuters estimates that Android phone makers will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple's Face ID security, which debuted last year in the iPhone
X.According to parts manufacturers Viavi Solutions Inc, Finisar Corp and Ams AG, bottlenecks on key parts will mean mass adoption of 3D sensing will not happen until next year, disappointing earlier expectations.That means that China's Huawei, Xiaomi and others could be a total of almost two years behind Apple, which launched Face ID with its iPhone
X anniversary phone last September.
Hot on the heals of the news that Asus has announced its very own
smartphone with a display notch ala the iPhone
X with the arrival of the ZenFone 5, we also have news that another popular Android
smartphone maker appears to be set to follow Apple's
lead in making a flagship phone that has a notch at the top of the display, allowing for an almost bezel - free phone while still having somewhere for all those important sensors and camera lenses to live.
Huawei is still a world -
leading smartphone manufacturer first, but its laptops are also getting better and better, as proven by the MateBook
X Pro at MWC 2018.
Kuo went a bit further, saying that with Apple
leading the way on facial recognition tech, he expects Android
smartphone makers to step up their game to compete with Apple's flagship iPhone
X, which opens for pre-order on October 27, and will be released on November 3.
In fact, it has been touted that the rumored Samsung Galaxy
X could
lead the way in terms of this technology, with some pundits pointing at a 2017 launch for this type of
smartphone.
Broken
smartphone screens are the
leading cause of
smartphone failure and repairs can be eye - wateringly expensive — Apple charges $ 279 to replace the iPhone
X screen, for example.