Five Of The Best Smartphone Features Seen In 2017

By Tamara Clarke | edited by Aby Sam Thomas | Dec 15, 2017
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Our resident tech expert Tamara Clarke has brought out a countdown of the best smartphone features she’s seen in 2017. Here are the top five. Do you agree?

#5 Multi-Window – Samsung Note 8

Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Image credit: Samsung.
the Galaxy Note 8.

#4 360 Camera – Moto Z2

Moto Z2. Image credit: Motorola.
Moto Z2

#3 Animoji – Apple iPhone X

Apple iPhone X. Image credit: Apple.
Apple

#2 Face recognition – Apple and Samsung

Both Apple and Samsung ushered in a new way to secure your smartphone using biometrics. The iPhone X uses Face ID, technology that unlocks the phone by using infrared and visible light scans to uniquely identify your face. Face recognition is just one of the security features Samsung offers on the Note 8. You can also unlock the phone with your fingerprint or use iris scanning. You will have to choose between iris scanning or facial recognition, though, because the Note 8 can’t support using both methods at the same time. We’ve reached a new frontier, where simply looking at your device can unlock it and that’s why facial recognition is near the top of this list.

#1 Bothie – Nokia 8

Nokia 8. Image credit: Nokia.
Nokia 8

This article was originally published on The Global Gazette and has been reposted on Entrepreneur Middle East based on a mutual agreement between the websites.

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Our resident tech expert Tamara Clarke has brought out a countdown of the best smartphone features she’s seen in 2017. Here are the top five. Do you agree?

#5 Multi-Window – Samsung Note 8

Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Image credit: Samsung.
the Galaxy Note 8.

#4 360 Camera – Moto Z2

Moto Z2. Image credit: Motorola.
Moto Z2

#3 Animoji – Apple iPhone X

Apple iPhone X. Image credit: Apple.
Apple

#2 Face recognition – Apple and Samsung

Both Apple and Samsung ushered in a new way to secure your smartphone using biometrics. The iPhone X uses Face ID, technology that unlocks the phone by using infrared and visible light scans to uniquely identify your face. Face recognition is just one of the security features Samsung offers on the Note 8. You can also unlock the phone with your fingerprint or use iris scanning. You will have to choose between iris scanning or facial recognition, though, because the Note 8 can’t support using both methods at the same time. We’ve reached a new frontier, where simply looking at your device can unlock it and that’s why facial recognition is near the top of this list.

#1 Bothie – Nokia 8

Nokia 8. Image credit: Nokia.
Nokia 8

This article was originally published on The Global Gazette and has been reposted on Entrepreneur Middle East based on a mutual agreement between the websites.

Related: The New Huawei Mate 10 Series Of Smartphones Dazzles

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