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What’s up guys, David here and the Galaxy S8 and the iPhone 7 Plus are two of the best smartphones in the world right now, but each of them bring their own unique advantages to the table. So in this two part video series, we’re going to be comparing them #phonebuffstyle, looking at a bunch of reasons why the Galaxy S8 could be considered better than the iPhone 7 in this video, and why the iPhone 7 could be considered better than the Galaxy S8 in the next video - which I’ll be linking for you down below. But before we get into the reasons, I want give a shout out to VideoBlocks for sponsoring today’s episode. So for those of you who don’t know, VideoBlocks has one of the largest stock video libraries on the web, with over 3 million stock videos, after effects templates and motion backgrounds. VideoBlocks is a great tool for anybody looking to make videos, whether you’re a professional filmmaker or you just make videos for fun. I’ve personally been using them for years here at PhoneBuff, and in the spirit of videoblocks’ Creator2Creator initiative, some of the clips you’ll see later on in this video I got using my VideoBlocks subscription. Right now VideoBlocks is offering you a free 7 day trial at the link below, where you save 40% off their huge collection of videos, after effect templates and all that good stuff. So check them out, create something special, and share it with #creator2creator. Alright, let’s get to the reasons. Reason #1: Infinity Display - Put the Galaxy S8+ next to the iPhone 7 Plus, and they’re roughly the same size. But turn their screen’s on, and it’s a completely different story. Samsung managed to squeeze in a huge 6.2 in screen in roughly the same footprint that Apple only managed to fit a 5.5 in screen in. Giving you all of the perks of having a bigger display, without a phone that’s any harder to hold in the hand. 2. Futuristic Design - With the display’s new taller aspect ratio, the curved edges on both the front and the back, and the overall glass and metal body, the Galaxy S8 just looks like it's a phone from the future. Which in comparison, kind of makes the iPhone 7 remind you of those old school TVs of the past. 3. Virtual Reality - Speaking of the future, thanks to its higher resolution display along with a partnership with Oculus, the Galaxy S8 and Samsung’s Gear VR offer a great virtual reality experience that you just can’t get on the iPhone. 4. Fast Charging - With Adaptive Fast Charging, the Galaxy S8 charges a lot faster than the iPhone 7 does. Just 30 minutes of charge time can add over 40% to your battery. Compare that to the 20% you get with the iPhone, and the S8 is way more convenient to have in situations like when you forget to charge your phone overnight. Reason #5: Wireless charging - In addition to Fast Charging, the Galaxy S8 also supports wireless charging, letting you charge the phone by simply setting it down on a charging pad. Eliminating the need to ever have to plug it in ever again. 6. Headphone Jack - If you have a car that doesn’t support Bluetooth Audio, the headphone jack is probably going to be an important feature to you. But even if your car does have bluetooth, and your headphones are wireless, having a headphone jack is still a nice thing to have. The headphone jack makes it easy to quickly play DJ in a friend's car without having to set up bluetooth first, and there are a lot of accessories out there that still rely on it to function. 7. MicroSD Slot - On the iPhone 7, the amount of storage that comes with your phone is all the storage you will ever have. Which might not be an issue for you if you buy the highest storage and most expensive model, but if you don’t want to spend all that cash up front for something you might never need, the Galaxy S8 has the option to expand your memory by up to 256GB with a relatively cheap microSD card. 8. USB Type C - The Galaxy S8 uses a USB Type C port, which is the new industry standard popping up on more and more devices, including Apple’s own Macbooks. And there’s a good reason for it. USB Type C offers faster data speeds, delivers more power, and in general seems to be a bit more durable than the thinner lightning cables for the iPhone. And bonus, Samsung includes a USB Type A adapter in the box, which allows you to easily connect things like a flash drive. 9. Iris Scanner - Samsung claims that the Iris Scanner is up to 100x more secure than the fingerprint scanner, which is great and may be important to you if you’re a secret agent or something. But I think the real value of the Iris Scanner for most people at least, lies in it being a convenient backup option for the situations when your hands are wet or when you're wearing gloves. Reason #10: Quick Camera Launch - From any screen, on or off, you can jump right into the Galaxy S8’s camera with a double tap of the power button. This not only makes it less likely that you’ll miss a great photo because you were fumbling around looking for the camera icon, but it also kind of encourages you to take more photos, at least it does for me. 11. Camera Features - The Galaxy S8’s camera comes packed with a bunch of features that you won’t find on the iPhone’s camera. Bixby Vision detects what you’re looking at and gives you relevant information, dual camera simultaneously takes photos and videos from the front and rear cameras, and face filters can remove blemishes and even slim down your face. 12. Customization - On the Galaxy S8, you’re not stuck the same old look everybody else has. You can truly make the phone more of your own with hundreds of custom themes and icons, that can change the way the phone looks system-wide. 13. Ultra Power Saver Mode - If you ever find yourself in a position where your phone’s dying on you and you know that you won’t have access to a charger for a while, the Galaxy S8’s Ultra Power Saver mode can extend your battery life from having just minutes of battery life left to potentially having several hours, by effectively turning your smartphone into a dumbphone. 14. Samsung Pay - So Apple Pay and Samsung Pay do roughly the same thing, they both let you pay for things using your phone. But the difference is, Apple Pay is accepted at about 5 million retail locations, which sounds like a lot.. Until you consider that Samsung Pay is accepted at over 30 million! The reason for the difference is the Galaxy S8 has technology that can mimic the magnetic strip on your credit card. So generally speaking if you can physically swipe your credit card somewhere, then you can probably pay using the Galaxy S8 - even when the cashier doesn’t think it's possible. Reason #15: Edge Panel - With the Edge Panel, you can take advantage of the curved screen on the S8 with panels of your favorite apps and shortcuts, so that way you can conveniently access them from anywhere with just a swipe, regardless of which app you’re in. 16. Split Screen Multitasking - The tall screen on the S8 and S8+ make them ideal for split screen multitasking. But my personal favorite multitasking feature on the S8 is Pin To Top, where you can pin any part of the the screen to the corner, and then jump into other apps, with the information you pinned staying in the corner until you no longer want it there. 17. Separate App Audio - The Galaxy S8 has the option to play audio from an app like your music app separate from all of your other apps. So for example, if you’re listening to music on a bluetooth speaker, and you want to check a snapchat really quick, the snapchat audio won’t interfere with the music playing on the speaker and instead will just play on the phone itself. 18. Smart Select - On the Galaxy S8, you can take a selective screenshot of exactly what you want on your screen without the hassle of having to crop anything out after the fact. You can extract text from screenshots, letting you copy and paste things you normally couldn’t, and scroll capture lets you take extended screenshots that automatically scroll the screen down - perfect for when you want to screenshot an entire article or when you want to share a text conversation with a friend. 19. Smart Stay - You know when you’re reading something or you’re watching a video on Instagram and you keep having to touch the screen every few seconds to make sure that it doesn’t turn off? Yeah, you don’t have to do that on the Galaxy S8. The phone knows when you’re looking at the screen, and will keep the screen on for as long as you’re looking it. Reason #20: Notification Cues - On the Galaxy S8, you know about your notifications before you even turn the screen on. A feature called Smart Alert vibrates the phone when you pick it up and have a missed message, while the physical LED light flashes app specific colors, like yellow for Snapchat or blue for Facebook, letting you decide if you even want to check your phone to begin with. 21. No Camera Hump - Unlike the iPhone 7 Plus, the Galaxy S8’s camera lens doesn’t protrude. Meaning you can use it while it’s lying flat on your desk without it constantly rocking back and forth like the iPhone does. 22. Create A GIF - Whether you’re watching your own video or a video on social media, you can turn it into a A GIF easily by selecting exactly what you want on your screen to be in the GIF and then just hit record - the phone takes care of the rest and automatically gives you a GIF that you can share with your friends. 23. Secure folder - Secure Folder uses defense grade technology to help you keep your more sensitive data, whether it’s a photo, an e-mail account or an app, private and completely separate from the rest of your phone. So for example, you can install app like Twitter in Secure Folder, log into an account, and that twitter app will be completely different and separate from the Twitter app you normally use outside of Secure Folder. This is great for when you want to keep your work stuff separate from personal stuff, or for things you just want an extra layer of protection for - like an app for your bank. 24. Scheduled Messages - With the S8 you can schedule your text messages to be sent at any time in the future. For example, you can schedule a text message saying “Happy Birthday” to a friend several weeks before their birthday, and have that message sent to them automatically on the day of. Or you can schedule a text to your kid on Trash Day reminding them to take out the garbage. It’s a great way to automate the messages you’re going to send anyway. And finally, reason #25: Clipboard - Going beyond just your basic copy and paste, the Galaxy S8 lets you copy up to 20 pieces of text or photos to the clipboard, and lets paste them in any order you want later on. Alright, so now that you've seen why the Galaxy S8 could be better than than the iPhone 7, click over here to see why the iPhone 7 could be considered better than the Galaxy S8. Don't be closed minded, watch both videos. After you do be sure to vote for which phone you thought had the stronger reasons. But outside of that, that is it for me in this video. Thank you guys for watching, and as always, I'll see you in the very next episode!