http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/ Android anyway. Reception issues are for every network. Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T. The antenna in the iPhone 4 is pretty good and that issue about covering the left corner only affects a few people, most people have't been affected. The yellow stains are from the bonding agent used on the glass to attach to the underlying LCD panel. it hasn't been given ample time to dry completely. Flash is garbage, it crashes on computers Mac and PC. About half the usage of ads on the internet are ads. If you want more annoying pop up ads and ads on web sites, then go ahead and buy some garbage like Android. That being said, AT&T is the fastest network but with the least consistency. Verizon is a little slower but a little more consistent. Sprint is the worst, the slowest and the most consistency. AT&T and Verizon are pretty close. But iPhone is better. Android sucks.]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNmXrVNeGzs&feature=player_embedded

The Yellow stains just shows that Apple releases crappy products and rushes them out without any form of premium quality control.

If flash is garbage because your Mac can't handle it, over 90% of the websites use it and some illustrate it beautifully. Plus, it's my choice whether I want to use flash or not. And all you Mac boys have been begging Steve Jobs to allow it. Hey, I heard he read and replies to E-mails, maybe you should write him.

How dare you compare AT&T to Verizon, you must be crazy. You don't know what your talking about. Sprint has 4G network, AT&T doesn't. Go back and play with your stupid phone that doesn't work. Or better yet go call Apple and use "Face Time" and tell them how much you love them. You=Fail]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/no, I think most ads on the internet are ads :)]]>Jun 26th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
All phones have pluses and minuses, some people will like them for things which other despise them for. All networks have high and low points, it is about what works best for you.. ]]>Jun 26th 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
You really have to see it in person.]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/gonna have to agree, under a microscope the iphone wins but in real use they seem equal.]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Black bars and cropped video on my phone?
NO, thanks!]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/You don't get the real resolution, density, and color depth by viewing them through your monitor, but it still provides a fair comparison because both of the phones are being viewed through the monitor.]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
There's one exception to that: text.
Reading on the iPhone 4 is fantastic, because even when the text is tiny, you can still read it perfectly. No display can compare to that]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/This has nothing to do with PPI, and everything to do with the fact that the resolution on the Galaxy's R & B subpixels is HALF of what they are supposed to be at 800x480, leading to fuzzy text and discoloration on sharp lines.]]>Jun 26th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/10x0625qwelmljrtott.jpg

If you were viewing the text like this, of course you'd be dissatisfied...]]>Jun 26th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
i dunno why comparisons are made at pixel level. .
as long as they look good at normal viewing distance, i wudnt worry abt it..
]]>Jun 26th 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
It's not a fair comparison. Yes they both are viewed on LCD screen (for most of us) however, iPhone screen being LCD panel - nothing gets lost there. The SAMOLED screen on the other hand has a contrast and levels of black that our mortal LCD screens can not reproduce.]]>Jun 26th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
Yes the colours pop off the screen, viewing angles are sublime (perfect actually) and the contrast is amazing. However the visibility in sunlight is not even close to the iPhones and more importantly is the issue of how the Samsung renders both web pages and images/video. Basically it fails to take advantage of the higher resolution display and video seems to have a lower resolution than it should when played back compared to the OLD iPhone 3G.

That said I'm still fairly happy with the purchase, quite a mindshift going from Apple to Android though...]]>Jun 26th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
Under the microscope the iPhone wins? Huh?

Like cars, these reviews are like a Porsche 911 vs. Aston Martin Vantage. So under the microscope the 911 has nikasil cylinder liners... so it wins?

Overall, they both perform the same. It's an equal match.

As for the post:
"had a browser-specific brightness setting that we hadn't maxed out before setting off our camera hounds, "

Of course, I'm sure the Apple guys told you *how to use the phone*, were as the Samsung guys didn't even call you guys and left a Korean manual. Hence the problem with non-apple phones: the lack of any real advertising.


]]>Jun 26th 2010 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/That joke has been old for over a day
Come up with something actually funny and more exciting to say]]>Jun 26th 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/And no, I'm not watching a HD movie on a smartphone through a microscope. ]]>Jun 26th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
Not true. You are assuming that all LCDs are the same quality. This is far from the truth.]]>Jun 26th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/So if you could read txt on old iPhone, you could read on new one, and the Samsung Galaxy S would be readable too. All are therefore equal in real life usage as far as txt is concerned.

But the Galaxy S "outshines" in color display.
]]>Jun 26th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
We get it Engadget, the iPhone 4 blows everything out of the water. No need to keep rubbing it in. ]]>Jun 26th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/I dunno...a big problem is what other people have already pointed out, that you really need to see this test being done IN PERSON, not watching it from a recording...]]>Jun 26th 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/well as long as any type of screen, being filmed, is better than what you are watching it on then you can't tell, and it doesn't help much that none of us watch movies that macro
]]>Jun 26th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/It's easy. So the iphone can have some sort of an edge over the Galaxy. You're on engadget.]]>Jun 26th 2010 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Have you used any other phone other than an iPhone 3G in the last year or two? Most other phones have had pixel densities far greater than the iPhone 3G already. Wich means that on my Droid, I've been able to see small text great.

For iPhone users, the 4G is a HUGE visual leap. For everyone else not so much. Keep that in mind. It would be incorrect to assume that because the iPhone 3G looks like crap in comparison to a 4G that all other phones do too. ]]>Jun 26th 2010 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/No, the iPhone is easy enough to use so that there is one brightness setting over the entire phone. That's the advantage. The great customer support is good too, though.]]>Jun 26th 2010 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/What your experiencing is the same thing that happens when you watch standard def videos on an HD TV. It looks much worse on a nicer display. The samsung display is much higher resolution than the iPhone 3G. Thus the crappieness of a YouTube video for example is amplified on the nicer display. Same with low res photos.

Poor visibility in direct sunlight is a well known caveat with AMOLED screens. The Super AMOLED screen that the Samsung has is significantly better in direct sunlight but still not quite as good as LCD. ]]>Jun 26th 2010 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 26th 2010 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
How about a comparison in the dark?

What about deep blacks?

You know, where OLED really shines (or rather, doesn't)]]>Jun 26th 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
Are you authistic to look at the screen that closer ?]]>Jun 26th 2010 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
Stupid test,

why compare so close, those pixel won't be visible in human eye as would be camera. ]]>Jun 26th 2010 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/
Just glancing at that video on the Galaxy hurt my eyes. What is Samsung trying to pass off on innocent consumers? Samsung Galaxy owners who watch videos are going to end up walking around like Mr. Magoo.]]>Jun 27th 2010 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 27th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 27th 2010 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-vs-galaxy-s-part-deux-hd-video-playback-video/Jun 27th 2010 3:01AM