Samsung Releases New Galaxy S III Ad Poking Fun at iPhone 5 Launch

MacRumors · Sep 19, 2012, 12:13 PM

As noted by The Tech Block, Samsung has released its latest smartphone commercial taking aim at the iPhone, this time promoting its flagship Galaxy S III by parodying Apple fans waiting in line for the iPhone 5.

The 90-second ad highlights several Galaxy S III features including S Beam file transfers accomplished by bumping phones together and the larger display. The ad parodies Apple fans' interest in the iPhone 5's relocated headphone jack and new Lightning connector, while also portraying the phone as uncool by showing one Galaxy S III user saving a place in the iPhone line for his parents.

Article Link: Samsung Releases New Galaxy S III Ad Poking Fun at iPhone 5 Launch

Caliber26 · Sep 19, 2012, 12:15 PM

Bitter, party of one, your table is now ready in the misery section.

And havent we been "bumping" for quite some time now? How the F is this new and cool?!

The Samurai · Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM

Oh dear.

lol

darkslide29 · Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM

LOL not this kind of ad again...

You mean to tell me Samsung wouldn't love this kind of devotion to their phones? A line forming for their galaxy phones? Yeah right.

HishamAkhtar · Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM

This is desperate. I get the idea but the execution is so bad.

DaBossIsHere · Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM

Will this start another "PC vs Mac" ads?

Bradllez · Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM

Samsung is right on this one.

(I bet you wish the downvote was still here)

TheOrioles33 · Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM

Samsung is like that friend who tells the same joke over and over. Not funny anymore and very stale and uncreative.

Menopause · Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM

A dog growls the most when it's cornered and scared. That's right. Be afraid Samsung. Be very, very afraid.

TheRainKing · Sep 19, 2012, 12:18 PM

Samsung's rage continues.

NStocks · Sep 19, 2012, 12:18 PM

Wow, Samsung sure are fast at putting out new ads... About anything but themselves. First it was the comparisons in the papers, now this. I don't think Samsung even care about the $1bn that just lost.

Good job iPhone 5's are selling like there's no tomorrow... at least this is some revenue for Samsung, selling parts to Apple.

JesalTV · Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM

To think I was tempted by the S3 a few weeks ago. You're actually just annoying me into buying an iPhone 5.

Maybe next year, Samsung!

Otterblue · Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM

Oh boy, this is funny!

Rodimus Prime · Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM

I always think it is funny when Apple fan boys stereo type is made fun of and how up in arms that same crew gets.

Dr Kevorkian94 · Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM

But wait what phone will sell more units again.....

smh samsung

JDee · Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM

They're worrying so much that they had to make an ad flaming the iPhone. Any other phone but it had to be the iPhone!

campingsk8er · Sep 19, 2012, 12:21 PM

way to entice iPhone users, by mocking them...

iParis · Sep 19, 2012, 12:21 PM

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. They actually tried to show of that "Samsung Beam" thing. Maybe it would have been better if you didn't have to be 1cm away, they just looked so awkward putting their phones up to each other. I also can't ever imagine someone waiting in line for the iPhone 5 and thinking "Nah, F*c* this, I'll go get a Galaxy S3."

Tango45 · Sep 19, 2012, 12:22 PM

I actually prefer the "Stuff Apple Fanboys Say" videos. Those are actually funny... and true. Nothing like laughing until something comes up that you've actually said.

http://devour.com/video/stuff-apple-fanboys-say/

http://devour.com/video/more-stuff-apple-fanboys-say/

chuckd83 · Sep 19, 2012, 12:22 PM

This ad is so true. Samsung has had these features for a while.

mbarriault · Sep 19, 2012, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodimus Prime

I always think it is funny when Apple fan boys stereo type is made fun of and how up in arms that same crew gets.

I think a major difference is that Samsung is doing this with zero humour. They're not trying to roast, they're trying to make Apple users feel and look inferior to Samsung users. When there's no humour, it's just insulting.

Mike Oxard · 12:34 PM

I'd watch the ad but I'm busy downloading iOS 6, the latest version of the iPhone operating system onto my 3GS, a three and a half year old phone. I wonder what version of android the Samsung will be on in 2016?

hirshnoc · Sep 19, 2012, 12:24 PM

Nobody in line for the iPhone talks like that, and nobody comes up with other phones to show them off. And the acting was really bad. And I checked the features of the Samsung that are supposedly different from the iP5 and all they are are labelled differently from what's already on the ip, but because they can't patent infringe, they call them different things.

Wait, they already DID patent infringe.

HangmanSwingset · Sep 19, 2012, 12:24 PM

Yeah, sure, go ahead and insult the people that have the money you want in your wallet. That'll get you far.

Seriously, because of these commercials, whenever I see someone with a GS3, I don't think "Wow, gee willikers! I wish I had THAT phone!"
It's more like "Get a load of this douche with the God complex..."

And as Caliber26 stated, we've been 'bumping' for a while now. And by 'we' I mean a whole 12 people.

keysofanxiety · Sep 19, 2012, 12:25 PM

"Oh my God, you can transfer playlists just by touching phones?"

Weird ... I saw an Android user who said: "Oh my God, you can download apps without frantically praying it's not malware?"

Sep 19, 2012, 12:13 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Samsung Releases New Galaxy S III Ad Poking Fun at iPhone 5 Launch As noted by The Tech Block, Samsung has released its latest smartphone commercial taking aim at the iPhone, this time promoting its flagship Galaxy S III by parodying Apple fans waiting in line for the iPhone 5. The 90-second ad highlights several Galaxy S III features including S Beam file transfers accomplished by bumping phones together and the larger display. The ad parodies Apple fans' interest in the iPhone 5's relocated headphone jack and new Lightning connector, while also portraying the phone as uncool by showing one Galaxy S III user saving a place in the iPhone line for his parents. Article Link: Samsung Releases New Galaxy S III Ad Poking Fun at iPhone 5 Launch
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:15 PM	#2
Caliber26 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Orlando, FL	Bitter, party of one, your table is now ready in the misery section. And havent we been "bumping" for quite some time now? How the F is this new and cool?! __________________ My happiness is measured by the battery percentage displayed on my iPhone.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM	#4
darkslide29 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Francisco, California	LOL not this kind of ad again... You mean to tell me Samsung wouldn't love this kind of devotion to their phones? A line forming for their galaxy phones? Yeah right. __________________ iPhone 5 iPad Wifi+LTE (3rd Gen) Mac Mini (2011) Apple TV 3 iPod Nano (2011)
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DaBossIsHere macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2012	Will this start another "PC vs Mac" ads? __________________ I'm da Boss
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM	#5
HishamAkhtar macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2011	This is desperate. I get the idea but the execution is so bad.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM	#7
Bradllez macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Orlando	Samsung is right on this one. (I bet you wish the downvote was still here) __________________ MacBook Air 13-inch, Late 2010 \| MacBook Pro Retina Base Model, Mid 2012 \| iPhone 4 GSM (Black) 16GB \| iMac 21.5-inch, Mid 2011 iPad (3rd Generation) White 64GB WiFi \| iPhone 5 GSM (White) 16GB
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM	#8
TheOrioles33 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2008	Samsung is like that friend who tells the same joke over and over. Not funny anymore and very stale and uncreative.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:17 PM	#9
Menopause macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011	A dog growls the most when it's cornered and scared. That's right. Be afraid Samsung. Be very, very afraid.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:18 PM	#10
TheRainKing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012	Samsung's rage continues. __________________ iMac 21.5" 2011 iPhone 4S 16GB
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:18 PM	#11
NStocks macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England	Wow, Samsung sure are fast at putting out new ads... About anything but themselves. First it was the comparisons in the papers, now this. I don't think Samsung even care about the $1bn that just lost. Good job iPhone 5's are selling like there's no tomorrow... at least this is some revenue for Samsung, selling parts to Apple.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM	#12
JesalTV Guest Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London	To think I was tempted by the S3 a few weeks ago. You're actually just annoying me into buying an iPhone 5. Maybe next year, Samsung!
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM	#13
Otterblue macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada	Oh boy, this is funny!
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM	#14
Rodimus Prime Banned Join Date: Oct 2006	I always think it is funny when Apple fan boys stereo type is made fun of and how up in arms that same crew gets.
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Dr Kevorkian94 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: # 12 Grimmauld Place	But wait what phone will sell more units again..... smh samsung __________________ ipod nano X3ipod touch 2 Gen 27 in aluminum ImaciPad 2 3G 16gb, iPad 64gb 32GB iPhone 4 S⃣ 10/5/11 Never Forget
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:19 PM	#16
JDee macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ireland	They're worrying so much that they had to make an ad flaming the iPhone. Any other phone but it had to be the iPhone! __________________ MacBook Pro, iPhone 5 & iPad 2
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:21 PM	#17
campingsk8er macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southern Maryland	way to entice iPhone users, by mocking them...
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:21 PM	#18
iParis macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Mexico	AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. They actually tried to show of that "Samsung Beam" thing. Maybe it would have been better if you didn't have to be 1cm away, they just looked so awkward putting their phones up to each other. I also can't ever imagine someone waiting in line for the iPhone 5 and thinking "Nah, Fc this, I'll go get a Galaxy S3." __________________ - AirPort Express Base Station 2012 - iPhone 5 64GB / Black & Slate / Verizon / iOS 6.1 - MacBook C2D 2.16GHz / 2GB ram / 120GB HD / 10.7.5 - Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz / 4GB ram / 120GB HD / 10.7.5
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:22 PM	#19
Tango45 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	I actually prefer the "Stuff Apple Fanboys Say" videos. Those are actually funny... and true. Nothing like laughing until something comes up that you've actually said. http://devour.com/video/stuff-apple-fanboys-say/ http://devour.com/video/more-stuff-apple-fanboys-say/
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:22 PM	#20
chuckd83 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2010	This ad is so true. Samsung has had these features for a while.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:23 PM	#22
Mike Oxard macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2009	I'd watch the ad but I'm busy downloading iOS 6, the latest version of the iPhone operating system onto my 3GS, a three and a half year old phone. I wonder what version of android the Samsung will be on in 2016? Last edited by Mike Oxard; Sep 19, 2012 at 12:34 PM.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:24 PM	#23
hirshnoc macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Whitefish Bay, WI	Nobody in line for the iPhone talks like that, and nobody comes up with other phones to show them off. And the acting was really bad. And I checked the features of the Samsung that are supposedly different from the iP5 and all they are are labelled differently from what's already on the ip, but because they can't patent infringe, they call them different things. Wait, they already DID patent infringe.
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:24 PM	#24
HangmanSwingset macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Everett, WA	Yeah, sure, go ahead and insult the people that have the money you want in your wallet. That'll get you far. Seriously, because of these commercials, whenever I see someone with a GS3, I don't think "Wow, gee willikers! I wish I had THAT phone!" It's more like "Get a load of this douche with the God complex..." And as Caliber26 stated, we've been 'bumping' for a while now. And by 'we' I mean a whole 12 people. __________________ Alienware M11x R1, 32GB black iPhone 4, 64GB white iPad 3 (WiFi)
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Sep 19, 2012, 12:25 PM	#25
keysofanxiety macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2011	"Oh my God, you can transfer playlists just by touching phones?" Weird ... I saw an Android user who said: "Oh my God, you can download apps without frantically praying it's not malware?"
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