Strange thing about Google Maps on iPhone Duo

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“**The two devices open the same Singapore area, but the number of location labels and construction d”
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- 1.**The two devices open the same Singapore area, but the number of location labels and construction details on the map are clearly different.** Techdroider just posted a photo of placing the iPhone Duo next to the Galaxy Z Fold 8, both opening Google Maps, and the difference between the two maps is immediately visible to the naked eye.
- 2.When we tried again, we also found that the Google Maps version on Android displayed less detail than the version on iOS.
- 3.In Techdroider's photo, two machines open a 3D map around the Singapore Flyer.
The two devices open the same Singapore area, but the number of location labels and construction details on the map are clearly different.
Techdroider just posted a photo of placing the iPhone Duo next to the Galaxy Z Fold 8, both opening Google Maps, and the difference between the two maps is immediately visible to the naked eye. When we tried again, we also found that the Google Maps version on Android displayed less detail than the version on iOS.
In Techdroider's photo, two machines open a 3D map around the Singapore Flyer. iPhone Duo displays more location names such as Cloud Forest, Flower Dome, Indian Garden or a culinary tour, with photo pins around the base of the wheel. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 only shows a few labels, and the building blocks look flatter. Techdroider believes that Google needs to explain why Android users have a poorer experience right on its own platform.
This difference is not only on iPhone Duo. Overall, the iOS version shows more location labels and retains more building details than the Android version in the same area.
Readers can try it now with Google Maps at the Singapore Flyer location: The iOS version always displays more detail than the Android version.
In contrast, the interface on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 has an additional "Ask Maps" chip and a camera icon in the search bar, while the iPhone Duo does not. The iPhone Duo screen also has a layout error when the clock and Wi-Fi icons overlap the row of suggestion buttons above. This is the problem of optimizing the application for the new proportional screen of the iPhone Duo.
Google Maps has just received update 26.44.4 to fully support both iPhone Duo screens, removing the black border and bringing the layout closer to the iPad version. Previously, when the iPhone Duo went on sale on October 23, this application could take advantage of most of the internal screen.
iPhone Duo currently has a listed price of 64.99 million VND, Galaxy Z Fold8 is priced under 40 million VND.


