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by gammateam 2820 days ago
I used to care, but I appreciate how Apple doesn't just cram everyone onto a PCB just because it is possible.

Android phones consistently have features that won't be seen on Apple devices for 2-5 years, or never. When Apple announces something as if it is new, what they are announcing is a new integration into an ecosystem.

Iphone XS' image format will be usable, editable and parseable in OSX's default photo viewer.

It will inherit the live photo technology.

It will be transferrable without internet in short range wireless tech that actually works reliably and without any additional apps.

Thats what Apple announces when they don't pay homage to prior implementations of an existing technology.
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vinay427 2820 days ago
> It will be transferrable without internet in short range wireless tech that actually works reliably and without any additional apps.

I'm genuinely curious if you've tried Android Beam. It works very smoothly in my experience and much more fun to use with a tap between two phones, but if I recall correctly it transfers over Bluetooth so is not as fast as AirDrop. That being said, it can be used in many more situations to transfer URLs between browsers, map directions, etc.

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gammateam 2819 days ago
The last I attempted to try it was in 2014. I might have been too early.

Unfortunately the fragmentation of android hasn't been solved, and my current experience with android users is on vacation in places where none of us have signal, but the iphone users are able to share everything and the android users take amazing photos but aren't able to share it and their phone explodes in the heat before anyone can get it. Hard. Pass.

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bfred_it 2820 days ago
> short range wireless tech that actually works reliably

I suppose you’re talking about AirDrop, which for me happens to not be that reliable, especially when sending files from/to Macs. Bluetooth worked much more reliably back on Symbian and OS X Leopard, but we know Apple likes proprietary solutions.

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izacus 2820 days ago
Current tests show that XS is just catching up and not surpassing the year old Pixel 2 camera quality though.
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