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Samsung S20 series vs iPhone 11 series
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:23 am
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:23 am
Posted before about considering the S20, but held off. Now that the old phone is paid off, curious about any opinions on this.
I go through Xfinity for my phone service. It's incredibly inexpensive (service for my phone and my wife's is about $24 after taxes and fees). We don't use cellular data much; just WiFi on hotspots and at home.
Still want something with decent horsepower. Have a work phone that's a Samsung S10, which I'm perfectly happy with. I am considering the iPhone because I do tech support and a lot of the execs have iPhones, which I don't get to work in much. Makes it a bit annoying trying to remember how to navigate to certain things.
The iPhones are less expensive, and there's a $200 off bonus if you're upgrading your device. I know the S20 series seems to be a good bit more powerful, and the S20 Ultra has an unbelievable camera. The iPhone 11's camera is no joke, I know.
Is the Samsung S20 series worth the increased cost, or the iPhone 11 a better "bang for the buck"? Thoughts?
I go through Xfinity for my phone service. It's incredibly inexpensive (service for my phone and my wife's is about $24 after taxes and fees). We don't use cellular data much; just WiFi on hotspots and at home.
Still want something with decent horsepower. Have a work phone that's a Samsung S10, which I'm perfectly happy with. I am considering the iPhone because I do tech support and a lot of the execs have iPhones, which I don't get to work in much. Makes it a bit annoying trying to remember how to navigate to certain things.
The iPhones are less expensive, and there's a $200 off bonus if you're upgrading your device. I know the S20 series seems to be a good bit more powerful, and the S20 Ultra has an unbelievable camera. The iPhone 11's camera is no joke, I know.
Is the Samsung S20 series worth the increased cost, or the iPhone 11 a better "bang for the buck"? Thoughts?
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:38 am to skrayper
iPhone 11 is the perfect bang for buck device if you value camera. It’s consistently taking better shots than my Pixel 4 XL. Video is supreme on iPhone.
Samsung camera software is poor and smooths out images which decreases detail. It’s been that way with the S7, S8, Note 9 , S20 for me.
My iPhone 11 is my go to device. My pixel 4 just scratches my android itch.
Samsung camera software is poor and smooths out images which decreases detail. It’s been that way with the S7, S8, Note 9 , S20 for me.
My iPhone 11 is my go to device. My pixel 4 just scratches my android itch.
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:44 am to skrayper
The iPhone will most likely be supported with updates longer.
There is no debate, Apple's CPU architecture is best in class. I'm sure the S20 beats it in other categories, but in raw horsepower it does not.
Lol at the downvotes. For the haters, Anandtech's iPhone 11 and A13 SoC review Anandtech's iPhone 11 and A13 SoC review
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I know the S20 series seems to be a good bit more powerful
There is no debate, Apple's CPU architecture is best in class. I'm sure the S20 beats it in other categories, but in raw horsepower it does not.
Lol at the downvotes. For the haters, Anandtech's iPhone 11 and A13 SoC review Anandtech's iPhone 11 and A13 SoC review
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In the face-off against a Cortex-A55 implementation such as on the Snapdragon 855, the new Thunder cores represent a 2.5-3x performance lead while at the same time using less than half the energy.
This post was edited on 7/20/20 at 11:46 am
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:45 am to skrayper
Me and the GF both recently upgraded. GF to the Iphone 11, and I went S20 Ultra.
Obviously neither are worth their price but both are great phones.
Both devices will give you great performance. On paper the Iphone 11 may even seem less "powerful" but remember Apple gets to tailor their full OS to the hardware which helps greatly. So that said, I never care to compare an Iphone to Samsung phone in terms of performance. In the end they are really close anyway.
The deciding factor IMO comes down to two things. What works best for you and cost.
If you are constantly working with Iphones, specially for tech support; The iphone may be the better choice.
If you want more freedom, and like to tinker the Samsung is the better choice.
I am obviously an android/Samsung Galaxy fan boy. I wouldn't consider myself brand loyal though.
Samsung has had me since the first Galaxy. I've had the 1,3,5,7,9 and now 20. They have always been great phones, great quality, and have lasted considering the abuse I put them thru. I have always hated Apple for their business principles but respect that they are marketing genesis and make quality products.
For the first time I will say I bought the latest and best Galaxy phone (GS20 Ultra) and it is not worth the price, just my opinion.
Obviously neither are worth their price but both are great phones.
Both devices will give you great performance. On paper the Iphone 11 may even seem less "powerful" but remember Apple gets to tailor their full OS to the hardware which helps greatly. So that said, I never care to compare an Iphone to Samsung phone in terms of performance. In the end they are really close anyway.
The deciding factor IMO comes down to two things. What works best for you and cost.
If you are constantly working with Iphones, specially for tech support; The iphone may be the better choice.
If you want more freedom, and like to tinker the Samsung is the better choice.
I am obviously an android/Samsung Galaxy fan boy. I wouldn't consider myself brand loyal though.
Samsung has had me since the first Galaxy. I've had the 1,3,5,7,9 and now 20. They have always been great phones, great quality, and have lasted considering the abuse I put them thru. I have always hated Apple for their business principles but respect that they are marketing genesis and make quality products.
For the first time I will say I bought the latest and best Galaxy phone (GS20 Ultra) and it is not worth the price, just my opinion.
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:51 am to LSURep864
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Samsung camera software is poor and smooths out images which decreases detail. It’s been that way with the S7, S8, Note 9 , S20 for me.
I wouldn't say poor. IMO my S20 Ultra takes better detailed pictures than my GF's Iphone 11 Pro. Now (also my opinion), her camera does have better color accuracy.
The only thing that really pisses me off with my S20 camera is the auto focus. It's fine for 95% of pictures. The one time you need to take a quick snap of something very close up in detail it will for the love of god not focus worth a shite. Constantly have to move back and forth and tapping. I hope Samsung releases a patch for this.
Posted on 7/17/20 at 11:27 am to southern686
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The only thing that really pisses me off with my S20 camera is the auto focus. It's fine for 95% of pictures. The one time you need to take a quick snap of something very close up in detail it will for the love of god not focus worth a shite. Constantly have to move back and forth and tapping. I hope Samsung releases a patch for this.
Fair enough. I’m mainly snapping photos of kids and dogs which don’t sit still. So all photos with my Samsungs going back to 2017 have been shite.
The actual camera hardware is good. However for my use case the iPhone 11 generation (older models sucked) and Pixel series are best.
Posted on 7/17/20 at 12:20 pm to LSURep864
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The actual camera hardware is good. However for my use case the iPhone 11 generation (older models sucked) and Pixel series are best.
Will 100% agree with this.
From all that I've read yes the hardware is phenomenal. Samsung does and has been somewhat lacking in the soft side of things. Post capture image processing, and the actual soft side control that actually controls the camera functions (my example of close ups is a perfect example of this).
I just find both to have their pros and cons while holding them in each palm, and looking at sample shots afterwards.
I can also attest the "100X SpAcE ZoOm" is terrible.
It does work, but it's laughable.
Posted on 7/17/20 at 2:17 pm to skrayper
Iph 11 is a cheap China made device. It is not a flagship phone. It is the iPhone XR with a new camera.
People who purposely buy China made products when there are alternatives are complicit.
Why would you get a 4G phone that will be dated extremely soon? Get the 5G device that isn't made in China.
People who purposely buy China made products when there are alternatives are complicit.
Why would you get a 4G phone that will be dated extremely soon? Get the 5G device that isn't made in China.
Posted on 7/17/20 at 2:38 pm to skrayper
Note series >>> S series
Unpacked Event is Aug 5th if you want to wait they'll probably discount other models.
Unpacked Event is Aug 5th if you want to wait they'll probably discount other models.
This post was edited on 7/17/20 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 7/17/20 at 3:53 pm to BhamDore
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Iph 11 is a cheap China made device. It is not a flagship phone. It is the iPhone XR with a new camera.
It seems, from what I've read, that it has a more powerful processor that is a good bit more energy efficient.
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People who purposely buy China made products when there are alternatives are complicit.
... Complicit in what? Sending money to China instead of Vietnam?
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Why would you get a 4G phone that will be dated extremely soon? Get the 5G device that isn't made in China.
It will likely be a long time before 5G is available in my area. I don't live in the middle of nowhere, but I'm not in anything resembling a large city. Also, I don't make use from much in the way of mobile data. I'm usually on WiFi from hotspots or at home.
Posted on 7/18/20 at 2:44 pm to skrayper
I have the iPhone 11 Pro Max and the S20 Ultra 5G.
I like the iPhone a lot better for 2 reasons:
1.) The battery life is great.
2.) The default keyboard is better for me.
I don’t really care about pictures. I also liked the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G better that the S20. One UI blows chunks IMO. Samsung has too much bloat that eats up battery.
As far as everything else is concerned, they’re both phones at the end of the day. It’s not the end of the world. If you’re used to something and it gets the job done, go with that.
I like the iPhone a lot better for 2 reasons:
1.) The battery life is great.
2.) The default keyboard is better for me.
I don’t really care about pictures. I also liked the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G better that the S20. One UI blows chunks IMO. Samsung has too much bloat that eats up battery.
As far as everything else is concerned, they’re both phones at the end of the day. It’s not the end of the world. If you’re used to something and it gets the job done, go with that.
Posted on 7/18/20 at 4:18 pm to BigD45
I placed the order for the iPhone 11 Pro Max, 256GB version though I admit I probably won't use it.
Was going to get an Apple Watch with it but they didn't have the size screen and color combo I wanted so I'm holding off on that.
Was going to get an Apple Watch with it but they didn't have the size screen and color combo I wanted so I'm holding off on that.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 7:46 am to skrayper
Swapped to samsung, after 7 years of iphone and never went back. Everything is faster, the camera is ten times better, and im not locked into "apple" shite. Much more apps, and more freedom with my phone.
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