Apple Iphone Duo

There has been much hype about Apple’s first flip phone with its pre-order date 16th October and the official release date being the 23rd October and one of the talking points is the price. Compared to the latest Samsung flip, the Galaxy Z Flip8, with the same basic storage 256GB, the Apple flip is priced around £300 more than its rival. Is the higher price justified? 

Compare the iPhone Duo to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

• The iPhone flip is considered more durable as it has a IP68 rating for dust and water resistance which means it can stay underground or underwater for 30 minutes at a depth of 6 metres in comparison to the Samsung’s IP48 rating which allows a similar time and depth for dust protection but is not as protected under water. No mobile device should be submerged in water as it will deteriorate over time. We are not all underwater sea divers and generally speaking it will refer more to those who work outdoors on rainy days and often get their screens a bit wet occasionally. Likewise, the dust protection may be helpful to those who work on building sites or renovating houses were dust may accumulate. Again, it’s probably referring to a bit of dust, not placing your phone on the floor next to a wall your about to sand with an electric sander! A bit of common sense should be used when reading about dust and water protection if you want your new iPhone flip to last a while. The Apple Duo also has a titanium frame and cover which enforces its durability and makes it less likely to crack if dropped.
• The Samsung flip has a slightly bigger screen size at 5.5 inches compared to the Apple flip at 5.4 inches when closed but the same size when open at 7.6 inches.
• The Apple flip has A20 Pro chips making it faster and better for AI computations and gaming graphics and improves the speed of apps and enhances the phones battery life. Samsung do not use these chips but use other chips but Apple wins on this point as its chips allow for sustained performance with the longer battery life, up to 31 hours of video playback compared to Samsung’s flip of 28 hours.
• With an anti-glare and anti-crease Apple flip beats the Samsung for the crease line as the Nano texture makes it almost invisible when open. The matte texture reduces the glare from bright lights better than the Samsung flip as Samsung uses an anti-reflective coating which is glossy unlike Apple’s matte Nano texture glass.
• The Samsung flip wins with its resolution having a maximum of 8K compared to Apple’s flip of maximum 4K. Apple prefers high quality Dolby vision whereas Samsung prefers a higher resolution in its flip phones.
• The Samsung flip is slightly lighter and thinner than the Apple flip. Whether this is better depends on personal preference.

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