6 Apple Features that Similar to Android
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3. Refocusing
This is something we’ve seen on rival phones for years now, though. It actually debuted on the Nokia Lumia series first back in 2013 via the Refocus app, while 2014’s HTC One M8 offered this feature thanks to a rear depth sensor.
But phones from the likes of HUAWEI (wide aperture mode), LG (Magic Focus), Samsung (Selective Focus), and more have offered this option over the years.
We have seen some Android brands drop this feature since then, and early takes on this feature did result in a very synthetic look. So we hope Apple offers a more polished take.
4. USB-C
Apple has finally switched to USB-C on its iPhones, almost seven years after the first Android phones shipped with the port.
The standard iPhone 15 models offer slow USB 2.0 speeds, in line with low-end and mid-range Android phones. But the Pro devices deliver USB 3 speeds, broadly in line with Google and Samsung flagships.
This is one feature we’re glad the company has copied, even if it was forced to do so by the EU.
It means that you just need one cable for all your modern gadgets, while also opening the door for an entire ecosystem of accessories (from flash drives to SSDs and more).
5. Portraits After the Fact
iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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Apple touted the rather nifty ability to go back to captured photos and turn them into portrait shots. But again, this isn’t anything new for Android phones.
Google Photos offers the ability to turn old photos into portraits through a blur background suggestion or portrait tool.
Google Photos offers a “blur background” suggestion for specific shots (e.g snaps of people with a well-defined background), as well as a dedicated portrait tool in the editing suite.
These tools work offline too, so you don’t need an internet connection to turn your existing snaps into portrait shots.
