Sentences with phrase «gimmick than feature»

The Dell Venue 8 7000 is the sleekest Android tablet around with powerful performance and a beautiful display, but the Intel RealSense Snapshot depth camera is more gimmick than feature.

Not exact matches

To those who have grown weary of the CGI comedy and penguin onslaughts, the disc is worth at least a rental as a testament to how animated features can be more than shallow marketing gimmicks.

Unlike Sean Baker, who found great success in his 2015 street drama Tangerine, interestingly among the first few feature films to dabble in Apple, Soderbergh's implementation tends to draw attention to style and like the worst of found - footage (which this film mercifully isn't), ends up more as a gimmick than the product of creative budgeting.

Though just as much a gimmick as it was on the G2, the feature is a much better fit for the slate, since users are more likely to leave a tablet on a flat surface to use it than they would a smartphone.

The app also supports multi-touch but it more a gimmick than a useful feature.

The article calls the head tracking feature «more gimmick than breakthrough,» but I'm not so sure.

It seems the touch - pad features in Shadow Fall will have a greater emphasis than previous gimmicks.

The permadeath feature is also a missed opportunity — If an ally falls in combat and bleeds out before you or another teammate can reach them then they're dead for the duration of the game, yet if you die or even simply load up one of the many automatic checkpoints then you can completely bypass his, making it seem like more of a gimmick rather than punishing you for your actions.

I've not been all that sure about Kinect or the PS - Eye this generation, where the «features» were thrown down the player's throat with reckless abandon, but with the Xbox One's Kinect pre-packed, and the PS - Eye's Playroom coming preloaded on PS4, I'm somewhat hopeful the next - gen's camera tech will see less gimmicks, and more alternative ways to play, which enhance, rather than detract from the core gameplay.

While there is nothing wrong with 3D gaming, it certainly had its limits and felt closer to a gimmick than a real feature.

Pixel Buds are uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time, don't offer robust sound, and Translate feels more like a gimmick than a groundbreaking feature.

The overall picture and video quality is over-hyped, as the secondary camera seems to be more of a gimmick than an actual feature that you would use.

The camera is a feature that the Samsung Galaxy Gear has over its rivals but it's more of a gimmick than a winning feature.

Considering that this feature is included in almost every Android device that was manufactured within the last 4 years, it's less of a gimmick than you might think.

Dual - lens is more than just a marketing gimmick, as it can unlock new features such as lossless optical zoom, so it could benefit the Xperia XZ Premium 2.

It's a major improvement, and most importantly it makes the feature usable in everyday life rather than just another box checking gimmick.

In its non-LTE form, you lose calling and GPS as well, but being able to yell into your wrist like Dick Tracy is likely more of a gimmick than an actual frequently used feature.