When other phone companies compare against Apple that means apple are still winning. They dont get this hahaha.
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Google's Humorous New Pixel Ads Argue the iPhone Has Plateaued
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LOL, this is great. There's 4 pages of naysayers that completely missed the point - iPhone is running out of ideas and stagnating.
Switching to Android on a Pixel last year has been a disaster for me. Grabbing an iPhone next month. Google's full of crap.
I’ll add Dex to that feature. It’s incredibly useful and something Apple could easily add to its Pro devices.
Cute, this style has definitely worked well for many things.
But I've never been a fan of attack ads, no matter how disguised.
But I've never been a fan of attack ads, no matter how disguised.
I tried the Pixel 7 Pro last year but I was very disappointed. The only things I enjoyed were the big screen and the night mode. The phone was supposed to be fast and smooth, but it felt slow and clunky. The user interface was not as good as Samsung's One UI, and the build quality was poor. The sound/speakers were way below average. The camera lens was subject to cracking in cold weather, the power, and volume buttons came off easily, and the warranty service was terrible with no local support and hardly any shops except the brick and mortar carry Pixel accessories. I gave up on Google and returned the phone. I don't think I'll buy from Google again. The quality et al. disappeared after the Nexus 7 2013 tablet.
Well, like with Trumpism and other cultists, they'll defend their "Messiah" at all cost. That's just how our dysfunctional is these days.
More like wishful thinking by Google 🤣
Google today launched a humorous "BestPhonesForever" ad campaign that pits the latest Pixel smartphones against the iPhone, painting the iPhone as an old, outdated phone that was once great, but can no longer keep up with the younger smartphones (via 9to5Google).
There are a series of five ads. In "Plateau," the iPhone laments being 14 years old and unable to keep up with Pixel features like 30x zoom, astrophotography, and AI. The Pixel smartphone comforts the iPhone by mentioning the iPhone's blue bubbles.
"The bubbles! The bubbles! Is all I have to show for all my years on earth the color of a bubble? I mean, millions of people have waited in line for me," bemoans the iPhone. Eventually, the iPhone runs out of battery, and the Pixel phone is left calling for a charger. "Ah quick! Somebody get a Lightning charger!"
In another ad, the two smartphones are star gazing and the iPhone is lamenting that it isn't able to see the stars like the Pixel can with its astrophotography mode, while a third ad makes fun of Apple's privacy stance on public WiFi.
"I'm freaking out! Quick, get off the public Wi-Fi," says the iPhone dramatically. "There are... hackers, in this place." The Pixel smartphone reassures the iPhone that the Pixel has a built-in VPN that keeps it safe, a function not available on the iPhone.
In a fourth spot, the pixel smartphone suggests shooting some videos before noticing that the iPhone has a dead battery. The Pixel uses Qi-based charging to charge up the iPhone on the fly. A final video sees the iPhone jealously recounting all of the Pixel's features. The Pixel shows off its latest feature, folding technology, and the iPhone faints in shock. "What year is it? Do we have flying cars yet?" asks the iPhone.
Google is using the "BestPhonesForever" tag with the new campaign, which is highlighting the Pixel Fold. Google came out with the Pixel Fold back in May, with the smartphone priced at $1,800. Apple has not yet come out with a foldable smartphone and there is no word on when the company plans to do so.
Article Link: Google's Humorous New Pixel Ads Argue the iPhone Has Plateaued
I note there wasn't an add about Privacy & Data harvesting 🤔
More Pathetic cringy than funny
You know, I was thinking… if Google is so triggered by Apple’s blue bubbles maybe they should make their products default to the same color blue bubbles and color SMS puke brown or something. That way they could say Apple’s texts are poop or something.
Bought a Pixel 7 pro recently to replace my 12PM. Yes, Pixel is a nice phone, I was glad to get back the functions I miss in my 12PM. But, I got some issues....
1) Battery could drain 25% in about 6-7 hours without doing anything.
2) Making calls to a keytone assisted numbers wouldn't work after 2-3 sub menus.
3) Using apps like Signal is a pain in the ass where in iPhone it just works.
I started using it as my second phone instead after 2 days of use. The camera is very good, functions like magic eraser is a joy to play with. Anyhow, I left it today to check the issues with battery. Wish I had spent that money on a small mirrorless camera instead.
1) Battery could drain 25% in about 6-7 hours without doing anything.
2) Making calls to a keytone assisted numbers wouldn't work after 2-3 sub menus.
3) Using apps like Signal is a pain in the ass where in iPhone it just works.
I started using it as my second phone instead after 2 days of use. The camera is very good, functions like magic eraser is a joy to play with. Anyhow, I left it today to check the issues with battery. Wish I had spent that money on a small mirrorless camera instead.
I’m an Apple fan, but making that comment from an Apple rumour website seems pretty ironic. These are entertaining ads from a company trying to sell its product, just like Apple is a company trying to sell its product.
haha those are actually good ads, the part about the friendly soccer coach was a real low blow 🤣🤣
I am not sure why the portray iphone as always being without power. Not in my experience and never heard complains.
None the less, as a privacy invader google hardware+software is an absolute no. Google ticked Apple and now Apple will public shame Google for their privacy invasive business model.
How is this even legal to mention your competitor in the ad? I assume you can get all kinds of law suits over it.
Do you work in marketing? I heard a marketing guy once say this exact thing. But the ads do mention the benefits like having a free VPN that protects you in public networks from hackers (true thing) and being able to charge other devices.
fixed it for you. Apple is no private. You want private get GrapheneOS . Apple does collect data, has the ability to open your icloud files, you do not know whats going on in the background of those closed source apps, shared Siri recordings, require iCloud account to use their phones, scans photos, list goes on.
good points but you can have system wide adblocking by using adblocking DNS or adblocking VPN like service like Adguard (not recommended) and blokada and automations I think could be done with shortcuts?!
I am not sure why the portray iphone as always being without power. Not in my experience and never heard complains.
None the less, as a privacy invader google hardware+software is an absolute no. Google ticked Apple and now Apple will public shame Google for their privacy invasive business model.
How is this even legal to mention your competitor in the ad? I assume you can get all kinds of law suits over it.
Do you work in marketing? I heard a marketing guy once say this exact thing. But the ads do mention the benefits like having a free VPN that protects you in public networks from hackers (true thing) and being able to charge other devices.
| iPhone = better Privacy | Google Pixel Phone = No Privacy |
fixed it for you. Apple is no private. You want private get GrapheneOS . Apple does collect data, has the ability to open your icloud files, you do not know whats going on in the background of those closed source apps, shared Siri recordings, require iCloud account to use their phones, scans photos, list goes on.
good points but you can have system wide adblocking by using adblocking DNS or adblocking VPN like service like Adguard (not recommended) and blokada and automations I think could be done with shortcuts?!
The only company with a history of long term support is Apple.
All Samsung are doing is promising, considering most of their phones las 2/3 years Max, it doesn't fill me with confidence, about their long term support.
You'll find a lot of android devices use battery and data in the background. There was a study by a university (I forget which one) that found a new android phone v an iPhone, the android phone used way more data and therefor more battery. It would send its location, what apps were open, etc. so frequently it would cost way more to run. The iPhone did not. Lots of bloatware, data harvesting, cheap devices that catch on fire don't really float my boat. Nice to have competition but if you give google all your data, you're the product.
Equally as good as the Mac vs. PC commercials from back in the day! Well done Google 🥳🤩
Everyone keeps trying so hard to do the Mac vs PC Apple ads, but lack the charm. Just show why your phone is so cool, make me jealous of your features. Don’t compare it to something I’m comfortable with, and remain loyal to.
Those videos were really cute. I have a Pixel 7 so I can test Android apps for work occasionally. The Pixel's build quality is really nice. I opted out of the background data and collection by using GrapheneOS on it instead of the regular AndroidOS. I like the idea that my iPhone 14 Pro and Pixel 7 are friends.
The lack of true multitasking is solid Apple. It is their roots. It just about killed them in the 90s. They brought back Jobs who used BSD to make it happen, likely under strong objection from execs still remaining after the reshuffle. With Jobs gone they once again have no clue. One day MacOS multitasking will stop working again too. Think I'm full of it? Watch and learn.
Android blows iOS out. The reason I'm stuck on it is iMessage, and all my friends with iMessage. That's it. Apple knows if they allowed iMessage on Android, iPhone sales would simply stop.
All of that can be addressed and turned off, one way or another, if the savvy user wants to on Android. Far, far more customizable than iOS.
