Winners and losers: Apple's 2018 iPhone event

16 September 2018
The good and the bad at Apple's 2018 keynote.

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Aniketsh, 16 Sep 2018Yeah let's see how's the performance of kirin 980It's gonna be fast..like 970. I dont care about the benchmark number or which one wins..
It still will be a fast cpu.

Judging which phone is the best by benchmark number or which has the fastest cpu is silly imho. There are still other aspects worth to see.

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    • 16 Sep 2018

    Well that's easy. Winners: Tim CRook. Losers: All customers (Not just CRook's customers, but the ones using Android. Rising prices, notches, lack of 3.5mm jack, non-removable batteries. Everything bad in mobile industry comes from them and everyone suffers, whether he likes Apple or hates it).

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      • 16 Sep 2018

      Haidy, 16 Sep 2018Note9 is cheaper than iPhone XR (Take ur time, compare both... moreMan last words kudos for you.
      But imagine what Xiaomi can make for 1500 for price of most expensive apple.
      I really want to see at least once phone made by xiaomi for 1500 how it could be stats specs etc.

        Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018Huawei Mate 20 is the best phone of 2018Yeah let's see how's the performance of kirin 980

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          Aniketsh, 16 Sep 2018in india ip xr starts from 77k i.e roughly 1067USD and they... moreRather than apple or Samsung Note 9 would buy Pocophoe and for spared money a very nice holidays yeeeeeah.

            Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018Next iphone should remove charging port since having wires ... morePower button can't be onscreen. XD however, I do agree otherwise xD

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              • 16 Sep 2018

              ripoff price typical hype by apple

                Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018Samsungs note 9 is doa. Huawei is gonna steal so many cu... moreYeah, and the V40 if LG isn't going to cripple it again with measly low battery capacity and unsurprisingly average battery life.
                But let's just say, no one cares about the obnoxious-looking Pixel 3 XL.

                  Note 9 isn't a loser here!
                  Well, to ask honestly, is there something that the iPhone Xs Max has that the Note 9 doesn't??
                  Sure, processor isn't 7nm and isn't as powerful, and its chin is larger, but that's it.

                  Note 9??
                  -S Pen
                  -Fast Charging in the box
                  -3.5mm jack
                  -QHD+ display
                  -6/8GB RAM
                  -8MP AF front camera
                  -960fps super slow motion video recording
                  -Dolby Atmos audio
                  -4000mAh battery
                  -Samsung DeX
                  -Split screen multitasking (doesn't make sense for a large iPhone not to be able to do it, SMH)
                  -cheaper on all storage variants

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                    • 16 Sep 2018

                    Next iphone should remove charging port since having wires and ports seem to cause their users a huge amount of distress.

                    They could follow it up with onscreen volume buttons and have the power button be placed under the display in case physical buttons bother them as well.

                    Minimum storage next year should be 128gb follwed by 512gb and 1Tb.

                    People will still buy them anyway.

                      Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018Yea...thanks to Huawei, Note 9, and the LG V40 all selling ... moreThe Note9 has a better camera than last gen iPhone, and in all probabilities even this year's iPhones. Also, it "arguably" has the better processor, because the Androids this year (all with SD 845) all open almost all the apps, and even some games like Asphalt etc, faster than iPhone X, and will give tough competition to this years iPhones as well.
                      But yes, 1100 dollar priced iPhone has higher Geekbench score so it becomes somehow worth for the fanboys, even though it is objectively slower in most of the things they do on a smartphone.

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                        • 16 Sep 2018

                        Samsungs note 9 is doa.

                        Huawei is gonna steal so many customers with the Mate 20

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                          Aniketsh, 16 Sep 2018note 9 is the best phone of 2018 brotherHuawei Mate 20 is the best phone of 2018

                            Haidy, 16 Sep 2018Note9 is cheaper than iPhone XR (Take ur time, compare both... moreI think the same, though instead of defuncting Apple's mobile division. I'll just force them use Android with iOS's skin. Win win.

                              Geric.770, 16 Sep 2018True. It has more features and great value for professiona... moreiPHONE XS MAX with essentials removed, totally "MAXXED" fam...

                                Highly disagree on Note 9 being a loser. It HAS a 3.5mm jack, No notch, more affordable comparing to the iPhone XS Max and it's lighter. (201g vs 211g)

                                  Sushant Sic, 16 Sep 2018I don't think the Note 9 is a loser by means of anything...... morenote 9 is the best phone of 2018 brother

                                    I don't have much issue what the phones cost in the US but the real issue is what it costs outside. For instance iPhone XR, XS and XS Max in India cost around $1100, $1415 and $1575 which is ridiculously high while Samsung's ULTIMATE flagship NOTE 9 costs around $900 which is way better than paying $200 extra for cheap looking iPhone XR!

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                                      • 16 Sep 2018

                                      Yea...thanks to Huawei, Note 9, and the LG V40 all selling for cheaper with maybe not a better processor or cameras but with headphone jacks, beefier batteries, better displays, fast charging, expandable storage, more options via OS and, as dumb as it sounds, cheaper pricing, Apple may not have as good as sales as they did with the 7 and 8 for those who like the tradiotional look.

                                      Their pricing is out of line. The SE 2 would have been a good idea to ease the stupidity of the notch, removal of the headphone jack and dongle, and lack of fingerprint sensor. Oh well. There will still be people buying this stuff just because of the logo (and MAYBE the camera and GPU) when the specs-sheet is less than impressive.

                                        Sushant Sic, 16 Sep 2018I don't think the Note 9 is a loser by means of anything...... moreTrue.
                                        It has more features and great value for professionals.
                                        Max? I'll just say it's for flashy folks who are overhyped on the logo itself.