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Analysts change tune, now say $1,000 Huawei Mate 20 Androids are a bargain
Ummm. This phone has FaceID and an in screen fingerprint sensor. This is the most technologically advanced smartphone of 2018.tzeshan said:This phone is a fake. The notch is fake. iPhone X, Xs, Xr have notch because of the FaceID things. This phone has no FaceID so it is fake to cheat buyers thinking they are buying the same things on iPhone.
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HomePod, the iPod for your home
Do you know someone who needs a soundbar and doesn't already have one? That's the beauty of the Google and Amazon systems. They work with what you already have. You can just plug in a Echo Dot or a Chromecast and your off. Most people who would spend $350 for a single speaker already a have a surround system. Why not use what you already have? 5.1 surround with a $50 Dot will sound much better than a $350 single speaker, no matter how high tech it is.DanielEran said:
I think Alexa is a gimmicky fad. It's handy to be able to occasionally request common tasks by voice, but voice is not a primary UX. We've had the ability to talk to computers and use voice control since the 80s but it has never rivaled pointing and clicking. We've had dictation for years but only a few people use it very often. Siri opened up useful ways to interact with iOS, initially as a marketing gimmick, then becoming useful in accessibility and in specific cases such as HandsFree and CarPlay and with wearables like Apple Watch and AirPods as an alternative way to do things when your hands are busy.rogifan_new said:
And the market of people shopping for a shelf speaker that sounds good is how big exactly? I would argue Siri and voice UI is way more important than high quality audio and Apple should be gunning for Alexa and Google Assistant. I have no doubt that Apple will sell a good number of HomePods and people will gloat about Apple earning all of the profits in the smart speaker space. Meanwhile Siri and Apple’s voice UI efforts tred water.
I think there’s a context difference between what’s free in the box, and somebody shopping for a shelf speaker that they presumably want to sound good.
But Apple already has Siri everywhere, and is incrementally making it more useful for developers. Alexa is signing up lots of companies to do things that aren't really that useful. The majority of Alexa is asking to turn on Hue lights or stream music. Siri is fine for that. The fact that Amazon is trying to get Alexa into the car, 4 years after Car Play was launched, should give you an indication of who is actually ahead, even with the phony anti-apple propaganda channels that have been broadcasting false facts for decades now.
The market for home speakers? Potentially everyone with a TV. HomePod would make an awesome soundbar, and doubles as a AirPlay speaker and Apple Music streaming device. The primary reason Alexa is perceived as being better than Siri is that Echos have multiple listening mics while iOS devices are constrained by a small mic and battery limitations. Lets see Alexa working awesome on a phone compared to Siri. Oh wait, we can't because Fire Phone tanked, remember?
