Of course, many Android
phone makers take inspiration from different aspects of Apple's iPhone — not just Samsung.
Not exact matches
Electronics
makers are
taking inspiration from the mobile -
phone business: offer cheap gadgets to lock customers into contracts.
To see which company is in better position to
take over as the clear - cut No. 1 smartphone
maker, we asked the next generation of smartphone users which they prefer: the Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy
phones.
There's plenty of blame to go around here — the (mostly) no - name cable
makers for peddling junk, retailers like Amazon for allowing it be sold, the USB Implementers Forum for not getting the word out all that well — but the end result is anyone with a USB - C device having to
take absurd precautions just to ensure they can use older accessories or spare cables without blowing up their
phone.
Bixby is the Korean
phone maker's
take on Apple's Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, but it didn't ship with Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8 + when the
phones launched in March.
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile
phone maker, has
taken a dive into the unknown on Friday, linking up with Microsoft in a bid to compete with Apple and Google in the fast - growing smartphone market.
One
phone maker looking to
take the world on with its products is Chinese - based company Xiaomi with its new funding announcement.
The prime minister
takes a photo with an Olympic volunteer on her BlackBerry
phone, as he meets Games
Makers at the ExcCel venue.
Though it
takes a while until
phone makers release official updates for their devices and here comes the CyanogenMod team with CM 10.1.
Google plans to use the event to
take a more prominent role as a
phone maker, all round consumer gadget brand, while
taking greater control of Android.
It would be Amazon's first shot at a smartphone, and with how much success it's seen in the tablet market, it's an entrant that existing
phone makers will want to
take seriously.
Phone makers are already playing the camera Megapixel angle despite its common knowledge that a well built 3 megapixel camera can
take far better pictures then an 8 megapixel camera with every little true useful features.
IF U
TAKE NOTE OF MY LAST SENTENCE I PUT BLAME ON THE
PHONE MAKER.
The five biggest cell
phone makers are finally
taking notice that this might just make a difference on cell
phone sales during the recent slump.
A
phone manufacturer that automatically blocks text without giving the user a say - so runs the risk of users
taking their business to other
phone makers.
The Essential
Phone was the first handset with a notch, but most phone makers have since copied Apple's take, which goes for a slightly broader cu
Phone was the first handset with a notch, but most
phone makers have since copied Apple's take, which goes for a slightly broader cu
phone makers have since copied Apple's
take, which goes for a slightly broader cutout.
After Android
phone makers collectively pointed and laughed at iPhone X and its «horns,» it's
taken less than six months for the first imitators to arrive.
Because it's unadulterated, that version looks and runs better than any of the tweaked
takes on Android other
phone makers include with their devices.
The iPhone 7 may benefit from better optimization, since app
makers need to account for only a handful of devices when creating software for iOS; in the Android ecosystem, developers need to
take into account hundreds of
phones and tablets with various CPUs.
It's time for the entire world to sit up and
take notice, because Huawei is now the
maker of 2018's best
phone and one of the best
phones overall.
While other
phone makers have
taken to giving their devices two lenses, Sony has stuck with a single camera on the back of the Xperia XZ1.
Honor has started
taking orders for the
phone, and if you place an order before Sept. 3, you can get a $ 50 voucher from the
phone maker.
If any
phone maker managed to
take visitors of this year's IFA by surprise, it was Huawei, which unveiled the Ascend Mate 7 at the Berlin show.
We
take a look at how quickly the many
phone makers (and carriers) in the Android world have been to update their devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Custom
phone makers and carriers can
take advantage of Device Stage for their devices.
One thing you might NOT want to
take away from this is the idea that any smartphone
maker is building bigger
phones because of the amount of screen time users
take part in.
Although buyers can
take advantage of Motorola's «Moto
Maker» program for customizing the
phone's removable back panel and accents, Motorola sent both
phones with a standard black back panel.
Take one of the best mid-range Android
phones ever in the Moto G, add in one of the most - loved options from Motorola with Moto
Maker for the Moto X, and combine the two together to make a lot of people happy.
A violet
take on Samsung's Android flagships was already rumored to be in the works for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus but was never commercialized, though the Seoul - based
phone maker eventually released a bright pink model of its 2017 smartphone duo.
Derek
takes a look at a $ 6000 Android handset from luxury
phone maker Vertu — a
phone for movie stars, oil barons and royalty.
One of the oldest cellular
phone makers is back with new owners and a dogged determination to
take the first place in the Android smart
phone race.
Barra threw shade at other
phone makers, Apple and Samsung, for their fingerprint sensors
taking up so much space — and for their camera bumps, saying that the company spent almost two years ensuring it would be flush with the back.
It's
taken a long time for the majority of Android
phone makers to ditch physical and capacitive buttons, with only a few holdouts remaining as of mid-2017.
Other
phone makers like Huawei have also gotten in on the pre-announcement trend of late,
taking to the stage at IFA 2017 in September to pre-announce the Mate 10 series, a month and a half ahead of the
phones» proper launch event.
With the Moto E, the smartphone
maker is
taking aim at the feature
phone market.
The
phone -
maker has also introduced its new Sense Companion which is HTC's own
take on the digital assistant.
The Chinese
phone maker recently confirmed that the OnePlus 5T will launch next Thursday, November 16th, with the unveiling being set to
take place in New York City.
British
phone maker Wileyfox has only recently arrived on the scene, but — presumably
taking the plunge before a feared deluge of cheap Chinese devices begins to hit western markets — the company is already making waves by offering well - specced devices at respectable prices.
It's
taken a while, but
phone makers are starting to get it.
Perhaps that's why the
phone maker included Auto and Voice Selfie modes for the front camera that let you
take a self - portrait without having to press a button.
We are here at Samsung's press event in New York City where the
phone maker just
took the wraps off of Sprint's brand new GALAXY S II smartphone.
The operating system features support for Google's Project Treble which facilitates the process of creating software updates for the device, though it remains to be seen whether the
phone maker ends up
taking advantage of its capabilities and keep the handset updated on a more regular basis compared to its previous products.
OnePlus, like every other
phone maker opting to go this design route, sees it as adding more screen real estate instead of
taking anything away.
Luxury
phone maker Vertu has
taken the wraps off of the latest version of its Signature Touch smartphone, bringing high - end specs to the pricey beast.
It
took a few months for the device
maker to put the flagship on the market, but now customers all over the world can pick up the
phone in different configurations.
In 2014, Chinese smartphone
maker Xiaomi made people sit up and
take notice in India when its 40,000 Redmi 1S
phones were snapped up in a fleeting 4.2 seconds.
LAS VEGAS — With displays
taking up more and more space on the front of your
phone, device
makers are in a rush to find a place for the fingerprint sensor on your
phone.
Still, USB - C is becoming more widely adopted among smartphone
makers — the LG G5, HTC 10, and OnePlus 3 are among the
phones to feature it — and Samsung will have to
take the plunge sometime.
Moreover, when a
phone maker or carrier release an update, sometimes it can
take a while until it reaches all the customers or subscribers.
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took an iPhone 8 dummy — basically a prototype typically used by accessory
makers to get a feel for the size and dimensions of an upcoming
phone — and stacked up it next to the Galaxy Note 8 just after Samsung's launch event this week.