Cook's Apple, on the other hand, is a tech giant — the largest company in the world — with enormous advantages
over its rivals in terms of what it is able to pull off.
And a few things stand out to us that could give it an edge
over rivals in the entry - level market — as well as addressing pain points from previous Honor phones.
Kirin 950 might not be as fast as the very latest chips from Qualcomm (in our testing it falls somewhere between a Snapdragon 652 and the newest 820), but it's a capable processor, and something that gives Honor (and Huawei) phones a unique hardware feature to boast
over rivals in the $ 400 - 450 price point.
But it could give the company a badly needed edge
over rivals in the coming 2016 smartphone showdown.
Despite its shortcomings, Siri has an advantage
over its rivals in the smart home context because it supports more languages than they do, said Jonathan Collins, a research director at ABI Research.
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.
L'Oreal has purchased leading beauty tech firm ModiFace for an undisclosed sum to bolster its digital - technology effort, giving it an apparent edge
over rivals in augmented reality and artificial intelligence for beauty.
By throwing, shaking, or swinging your arms to launch your items, you can gain the competitive edge
over your rivals in high octane single or multiplayer races.
Its desktop processor lends it a performance advantage
over rivals in its price range, but given the heft, weak battery life, and excess of heat, serious gamers can find better options elsewhere.
These imposing performance figures give the «Type 12» powerplant a clear edge in terms of output and torque
over its rivals in the series - produced saloon engine market.
Maximum motoring fun and the most economical fuel consumption — a two-fold victory in terms of performance and efficiency has helped the latest MINI models to score top marks
over their rivals in comparative tests regarding engine technology and driving performance.
In D5 form as on the XC60, the engine makes a solid 235hp and 480Nm of torque, giving this version a heads - up
over rivals in the class.
Genesis is already demonstrating an edge
over its rivals in finding places to put all of the controls and screens demanded by modern infotainment features, while still keeping its interior designs relatively clean.
The 2014 Honda Odyssey does have a competitive
over its rivals in having the only built - in vacuum in its class.
They have also gotten the better of Barcelona already this season with a 5 - 1 aggregate win
over their rivals in the Spanish Super Cup.
We beat Antonio Conte's men in the FA Cup final last season and quickly topped that with a win
over our rivals in the season - opening community shield clash although, we won via penalties.
It was a cruel blow to Everton, who really should have secured an early blow
over their rivals in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
# 19m could be enough to persuade Real to let the talented 21 - year - old leave, and the Red Devils will be hoping to get one
over their rivals in this particular transfer battle.
To be fair to Zinedine Zidane, he does not need his Real Madrid side to win today's El Clasico clash away to Barcelona, as Los Blancos already have a six point league
over our rivals in Spain's La Liga table.
If they have access to the Mercedes qualifying map, then they could gain an advantage
over their rivals in qualifying.
The Frenchman is seemingly set to be sidelined for up to 6 weeks whilst he recovers, but in the meantime, Rangers will have every hope that they can triumph
over their rivals in such a high stakes occasion.
We must seek further for the reasons for the victory of Christianity
over its rivals in the Greco - Roman world.
The CETA will be Europe's first comprehensive economic partnership agreement with a Western developed country, giving Canadian companies a significant «first mover» advantage
over their rivals in the U.S. and elsewhere.
To understand how TD built the strongest banking brand in Canada — one that consistently towers
over its rivals in our survey — you have to go back to 2001, when Toronto - Dominion bought Canada Trust.
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R - Bay Ridge - Southwest Brooklyn - Staten Island), who is locked in a primary race with former Congressmember Michael Grimm, has a large lead
over his rival in a new poll, according to his campaign.
Duo win key mandates alongside De Brauw and Cravath as oil major takes
over rival in bid to boost its production
Not exact matches
Enough that the brilliant minds behind Crispr - Cas9 — University of California at Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna, her academic partner Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
in Germany, and
rival Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard scientist Feng Zhang — and the various biotechs affiliated with them are embroiled
in an ugly, global patent spat
over the rights to the tech.
The California - based toy maker on Tuesday confirmed it won the key toy license for the Jurassic World property beginning
in the summer of 2017, taking
over a business that had previously been owned by
rival Hasbro (has).
My dad was a bartender; my mother was a maid,» and a polished defense when erstwhile front - runner Jeb Bush criticized Marco Rubio
in the last GOP presidential debate
over his attendance record, helped nudge the Florida senator ahead of many of his
rivals.
On the Democratic side, the appeal of stronger gun laws was evident
in Clinton's attacks on
rival Bernie Sanders
over his past votes against background check laws and for limits on lawsuits against gun makers.
For years, Canadian UAV companies have had an edge
over their American
rivals because our regulators have been more permissive
in allowing drone flights, and don't require operators to have a pilot's licence — an expensive hurdle.
A Perth company that has become a global leader
in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main
rival Blackboard takes
over two of its biggest partners.
As
rivals like McDonald's ramp up their own efforts to take
over the $ 100 billion delivery business, it's about time that the chains made an investment
in figuring out how to deliver fast food.
Delta is currently
in the middle of a trade dispute between Boeing and its Canadian
rival Bombardier
over an earlier airplane order.
Ripa's several mentions of «Today»
in her lead - up to the Seacrest announcement may have been a thinly veiled reference to the competition and the
rival show's history of passing
over Seacrest.
Source code is sometimes inspected during lawsuits
over intellectual property, and the Justice Department noted that Apple won permission to review some of
rival Samsung's code
in one such case.
In stark contrast,
rival Lyft responded to the ban by donating $ 1 million the the American Civil Liberties Union
over the next four years.
Emmanuel Macron, the investment banker turned politician, has been the surprise
in French politics
over the past few months, gathering more popular support than his center - left
rivals.
When Harford took
over troubled, debt - laden Orbitz Worldwide Inc.
in 2009, he became one of his former boss's chief
rivals.
Iran has caused international concern
over its frequent naval drills
in the strait, seen as intimidation tactics against its
rivals.
The retailer, looking to get any new advantage it can
in grocery delivery
over Amazon.com (amzn) now that its biggest
rival has bought Whole Foods, is testing the idea
in Silicon Valley only for now and restricting it to August Home customers who opt
in.
With the widened spread
in oil prices between Edmonton and tidewater, however,
rival customers from Washington, California and Asia are now fighting
over the cheaper Canadian crude.
Over the past week, two advisory firms recommended TMX Group shareholders vote
in favour of the proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange on June 30, and reject the
rival takeover offer from the Maple Group.
Enel shares outperformed a falling European stock market on Monday on a report Germany's E.ON could buy shares
in its Italian
rival as a bargaining tool
in their battle
over Spanish power firm Endesa.
But at a SXSW keynote Monday afternoon
in Austin, Green tried to claim some bragging rights
over his company's larger, better - funded
rival.
Boeing (ba) and Bombardier (bombf) traded barbs on Monday
over the U.S. planemaker's claim that its Canadian
rival benefited from billions of dollars
in illegal government subsidies and dumped its newest jetliner
in the United States at below cost.
News emerged
over the weekend that the two retailers had opted out of Apple Pay
in favor of a
rival system that roughly 50 chains, including Wal - Mart and Best Buy, are developing for
in - house use.
Singapore's Global Logistic Properties (GLP) agreed to be acquired by a Chinese private equity consortium backed by senior GLP executives for about S$ 16 billion ($ 11.6 billion), choosing it
over a
rival bid
in Asia's largest private equity buyout.
That's the tough position the toy maker finds itself
in after it gave up Walt Disney's (dis) Princess license to
rival Hasbro (has), which officially takes
over the business
in 2016.
The result is that Facebook can't use the rollout of access as a way to entrench its dominance
in social networking and mobile messaging, its operator partners can't use free Facebook to gain an advantage
over their
rivals, and the same kind of behavior is off - limits to everyone else too.