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  • Consumer Reports ranks iPhone X behind Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 series in testing

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    GG1 said:
    LukeCage said:
    aenghus said:
    "The iPhone X has the best camera of the phones it tested. The iPhone 8 -- not the iPhone 8 Plus -- had the second-best camera."

    That's odd. I was under the impression that the iPhone 8 Plus camera was identical to the iPhone X camera.
    They are very close but not the same. Besides the front camera differences in the X and the 8 plus. Both back cameras on the phone have the same wide angle lens of f/1.8 aperture but differ in the telephoto lens. The X has a f/2.4 aperture while the 8 plus has a  f/2.8 aperture. I couldn’t tell you how much of differences a 2.8 aperture to a 2.4 aperture makes but that’s the difference. 
    I thought the X had optical stabilization on both cameras, while the 8 Plus didn't have it on the telefoto.
    GG1 you are correct but aperture is different than OIS. Aperture in laymans terms deals with how much light the camera captures while OIS counter acts the tiny shakes the camera sensor receives. 
    watto_cobra

  • Consumer Reports ranks iPhone X behind Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 series in testing

    LukeCageLukeCage
    aenghus said:
    "The iPhone X has the best camera of the phones it tested. The iPhone 8 -- not the iPhone 8 Plus -- had the second-best camera."

    That's odd. I was under the impression that the iPhone 8 Plus camera was identical to the iPhone X camera.
    They are very close but not the same. Besides the front camera differences in the X and the 8 plus. Both back cameras on the phone have the same wide angle lens of f/1.8 aperture but differ in the telephoto lens. The X has a f/2.4 aperture while the 8 plus has a  f/2.8 aperture. I couldn’t tell you how much of differences a 2.8 aperture to a 2.4 aperture makes but that’s the difference. 
    airnerdwatto_cobra

  • Target launches 'Wallet' mobile payments platform, continues to ignore Apple Pay

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    1STnTENDERBITS said:
    LukeCage said:
    It wasn’t too long ago that Target had a massive data breach. Can Target really afford not to use the best, the most popular and most secure forms of payment. I guess only time will tell. 
    Target caters to, and (pun intended) targets it's primary customers with programs like this.  They know what their customers like.  They know who their customers are.  They know their average customer is approx. 40 years old, college graduate, making $64K a year, and might have children.  They don't really, really care about the 5.5% of customers who use Apple Pay as a mobile payment solution, the 5.1% that use Walmart Pay, the 3.3% that use Samsung Pay, or the 1.8% that use Android Pay.  

    Besides, I bet you can easily find anecdotal evidence from customers who've actually used the feature that will show they are happy with the process and the savings.  
    I won’t deny that Target knows it’s custumers better than anyone, but a 40 year old with a college degree in the US would most likely have an iPhone. Meaning that a 40 year old would most like want to use something like Apple Pay. 

    That is, if those metrics are real. Are those numbers in your post Tenderbites real or was it an example? If not real, than forget about this post. 
    lostkiwiwatto_cobra

  • Target launches 'Wallet' mobile payments platform, continues to ignore Apple Pay

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    It wasn’t too long ago that Target had a massive data breach. Can Target really afford not to use the best, the most popular and most secure forms of payment. I guess only time will tell. 
    jbdragonchiaRayz2016StrangeDayspatchythepiratewatto_cobrakudu

  • Apple pushes out iOS 11.2 with Apple Pay Cash, 7.5-watt wireless charging, date bug fix

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    jmg8650 said:
    I just spoke with applecare.  If you were not part of the beta, apple pay cash is still not available even with the new update.  The person on the phone is saying they are getting flooded with calls about apple pay cash because the announcement was misleading. 
    Rene Ritchie at iMore says it'll follow in about a week. This is the week that Apple seemingly couldn't do anything right.
    It seems like this was always the plan but the bug pushed Apple to release early. Making sure the servers that will handle money transactions are ok to go is what smart mature companies do. Even if Apple were to delay Apple cash after next week that’s still not something to lose ones mind about. No one wants money they send to a friend not to get there. What Apple does do right is make sure critical things work correctly. 
    dr. xpotatoleeksoupwatto_cobra