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New Samsung Ad Targets iPhone's Lack of Built-in Turn-by-Turn Directions

Am I the only one that prefers the iPhone map app for navigation, even compared to the dedicated nav apps? It's smoother than all of them, and easier to manipulate the map zoom, etc. The turn list combined with your real time location and clear map is more than enough info for me and has never let me down. I would never blindly rely on voice alone anyway. I need to see my entire route ahead of time. For those than need on device maps, there's a ton of options in the appstore. Google maps for android doesnt save maps on the device anyway (it caches some), you still need internet access for reliability. I have a Nexus S and an iPhone4, and have used both extensively. Yes, Android version IS a bit better, but is not something I would base a purchasing decision on.

That being said, it's pretty much a guarantee than iOS6 will have built in nav, and no doubt will be a better and slicker implementation than anyone else. It's pretty much the last LOL iOS DOESNT HAVE X bullet point.
 
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paul4339 said:
blackburn said:
...Apple should have it incorporated long ago. It's a very handy feature...
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Agree, this is my biggest complaint about the iPhone. Yes, i know Apple wants to re-think the problem and 'do it right', but it would be nice if they kept up (with this feature) in the meantime.

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Yes, just like they "rethought" and "did it right" with notifications and just went ahead and copied Android.
 
Galaxy Note

Waiting to see this when it comes out, Apple or Samsung there both outstanding companies and everyone has there opinion's of either one.

Maybe with the next release of the iPhone they'll use a bigger screen, for me thats the deal breaker along with battery life, but then again the battery life on my 4S is less than desirable
 
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There are third party Apps on iOS which give the turn-by-turn directions; Wazes (free). While its built in Android it doesn't make it that much better.
 
Meh. Buy one on the app store. There are LOTS of great ones out there.

It really irks me when people say "Don't buy an iPhone because to get this one specific use you have to buy an app." So? Why not just have the iPhone come with a built in tip calculator and a default fart app? Some things are better done by third parties.

BTW, remember that the iPhone DOES have turn-by-turn GPS navigation, you just have to push "next" after you make the turn. (Yes, I agree that it is annoying, my point is that it is not worth buying a different phone because of it.)

Sorry if this post rambles, there is just SO much wrong with this ad that it is hard to make it all flow smoothly!

Matthew
 
I saw this and thought "wow, a positive ad campaign from Samsung; just highlighting why their product's great and bringing some Apple-style class to the table?"

Then I clicked through. Same old Samsung. Wouldn't know class if their chairman had to ask it for another presidential pardon.
 
lilo777 said:
How come? Android phones have everything iPhone does and then some. Navigation is just one example. Then there are SD cards, OLED screens, replaceable batteries, file system, NFC, LTE etc. The only thing they don't have is the glass back but, trust me, no one misses that. and, BTW, did you know that Samsung sells more smart phones that Apple?
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Who needs SD cards when you have 64GB built in?
Who needs OLED when you have at the best display in town, still?
Who needs replaceable batteries? Oh, that's right, people with LTE phones or Samesungs.
File system = jailbreak. NFC = bluetooth 4 has more functionality currently.

The only things the SG2 doesn't have are: better screen, bigger capacity, much much better camera, BT4, pentaband "world phone", polish (still no ICS), dual-core GPU, etc., no lag, etc. Not even a fair competition.

Samesung might sell more phones in general, but look at the top 3 smartphones being sold: 4S, 4, 3GS. That says something. It's also telling that Samesung is the 4th, as it shows Jonny Ive clearly designs for both companies.

I'd like to coin the term Samesung, as in, "Wow, looks like an iPhone! You got Samesunged.
 
As others are saying this is a completely stupid comparison since there are free navigation apps for iPhone and there are also much better paid navigation apps than are available for Android (e.g. TomTom). Many networks even give you a navigation app when you sign up with them. Plus Nokia's OviMaps (on WM7) is better.

Google navigation does have it's good points and might use it every now and then if it ever came to iOS, but it is not enough of an advantage to be shouting about.

And this whole thing does bring up another point, Google make money off advertising, they don't directly make much money selling Android. Android is just a portal to use their services. Yet to make sure Android has some things iOS doesn't, they probably won't ever release Google Navigation for other platforms. Which is all well and good, but if Google aren't careful they could take their eye off the ball and start locking other services to their platforms, which of course limits how many can use them and how much money they make from them.
 
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Samsung needs new internal and external marketing people.
 
lilo777 said:
How come? Android phones have everything iPhone does and then some. Navigation is just one example. Then there are SD cards, OLED screens, replaceable batteries, file system, NFC, LTE etc. The only thing they don't have is the glass back but, trust me, no one misses that. and, BTW, did you know that Samsung sells more smart phones that Apple?
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Keep in mind that without the iPhone as the starting point, Samsung would not be chasing after the iPhone. And your examples of things they offer may be considered by YOU as beneficial things, but I (and a lot of other people) could care less about SD card readers - I transfer things wirelessly, OLED screens - which count on over saturated colors to make them seem more "vibrant", but in reality make it hard to look at and they don't have the crisp resolution that Apple has perfected, replaceable batteries - so I can lose the back battery plate after the 5th time replacing the battery which is great..., and file system - have you not figured out that it's time to move forward with computing and not dwell on trying to access or even use, for that matter, the phone's file system.

You're clearly in a camp that will never give Apple credit (where it's due) and simply hold on to how it's been and "supposed to be" with computers and smartphones. Have fun living in 1995. When Samdung or any other phone manufacturer comes out with a phone or tablet for that matter that revolutionizes how we see and work with the smartphone and/or tablet, I'll be the first to give credit where it's due. I just don't see that happening, of course. It's criminal how these other companies really just seem to be waiting for Apple to release their next "thing" so they can rush to copy it. I bet the Android team crapped their pants when they saw the release of iBooks 2 and how Apple will own the education market now too. $5 says we will start to see Samdung, HTC, Moto, Amazon ads touting how their tabs have book readers too. Lame sauce.
 
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I don't see the big deal, both my cars have GPS build in.
And a dedicated unit is not expensive and has way more features.
But to each their own I guess.
 
Google maps on Android is just awesome. I was recently caught in 2 snow storms and it accurately knew my eta with snow and traffic. When I changed my route the time adjusted accordingly. It must be polling other Google map users. I saved at least 30 minutes last night on the route that I took.
And Google maps is very integrated with your contacts and searches. This is the one glaring problem with iOS. I love a dedicated gps solution but I love Google's approach even better.
Apple has enough money to buy Garmin and Google 20 times over but their too busy suing competitors and banking on their fanboy base. Gosh, it's been 2 years since Google maps with turn by turn was released on the original droid and Apple still does not have a solution. This commercial serves them right.
 
dukeblue91 said:
I don't see the big deal, both my cars have GPS build in.
And a dedicated unit is not expensive and has way more features.
But to each their own I guess.
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I actually use my cars GPS units much less often now, unless we're going to an already saved location. (*)

With an Android phone, you just tap and say "nearest coffee" and it gives you directions... and you can choose if you want directions by car or walking. There's no way to describe how convenient it is.

Plus Google stays up to date without having to buy and install new maps, which I bet very few people do with dedicated GPS units.

(*) Some might ask, why would you need a GPS in that case? If you traveled in the incredibly mixed up roads Northeast, you wouldn't ask that question: we use the GPS in case we hit an accident or traffic, and need to take unfamiliar side roads in a hurry. And if we didn't have the car GPS on, it's super easy to just ask the phone for directions and immediately get them by voice.
 
Voice guided, turn by turn directions are for idiots (AKA Android users). I don't need turn by turn. I look at the freaking map and know how to get there. Maybe I just have a better sense of direction than most. But I could care less about turn by turn. Seriously.
 
That's... oddly specific and selective. It must mean the iPhone is completely useless.

Perhaps Apple needs to make an ad targeting Samsung's lack of a "Designed in California" message on their phones.
 
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I don't care for the phones, but it's interesting to hear people squawking over Samsungs tactics in this ad - has e everyone forgotten the I'm a PC/Mac commercials? Super lame.
 
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Yes, just like they "rethought" and "did it right" with notifications and just went ahead and copied Android.
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actually they hired the guy who made it in the jailbreak community. nothing to do with android
 
I like the adverts...

I think they make a compelling argument. A lot of people will buy the next iPhone regardless of it's shortfalls (a camp to which I admit belonging to). Not saying there is anything wrong with iPhones (obviously considering that I own one :p), but there are alternatives out there that shouldn't be ruled out (note to self...).

No doubt people will jump on me and say that they have tried it etc and it didn't work out for them, fine...but honestly how many people would be perfectly happy (if not more so), if they gave the S2 a shot?

Keep it up Samsung and maybe you'll pry me away from the iPhone :cool:
 
The DRis said:
Voice guided, turn by turn directions are for idiots (AKA Android users). I don't need turn by turn. I look at the freaking map and know how to get there. Maybe I just have a better sense of direction than most. But I could care less about turn by turn. Seriously.
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I suggest you read what I wrote earlier in this tread, since you clearly passed it over I nicely quoted it for you in this thread. It kind of kills your argument. Top it off you go insulting and proving my point.

People who use voice guided with out generally looking over the direction is the incorrect way to use GPS. Better way is to use get the direction look it over and then let the voice to help alert you when upcoming turns are and for it to readjust for when you miss a turn/exit. On top of that it is safer because it lets you keep your eyes and mind on the road instead of trying to read the direction and figure out when your next turn is.

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If you want another useful example I was with some friends and meet up location changed pretty quickly while on route. I was able to tell my phone the new location by voice as well and while on route it handled all of it and had me direction. A single stop light was all it took me to verify that it was the choosing the correct location.

That and GPS navigation is quicker. As soon as you cross say 2-3 turns in unfimiluar area the GPS really takes over. Plus do not forget about the correction when the miss turn does happen.

I find it funny every single time someone uses the "read a map" argument which tells me they are jealous.
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I love how Samsung centers an ad not only on something so meaningless in the big picture, but also on something that they can't take any credit for. Samsung has nothing to do with Google navigation, the company didn't put a second of time or a dollar of money into creating that. 'Hey, buy our phone cause it contains a feature from an OS that we had nothing to do with!'. Google navigation would still be there on a billion other phones if Samsung didn't exist.

Now people might try to make an analogy with Apple advertising 3rd party apps in their commercials- which would be completely false, namely because:

1. Apple created the appstore, and the entire distribution mechanism.
2. Most of the apps it advertises are EXCLUSIVE to the appstore, iOS, and the iPhone. They are apps no other phones have, and most likely would not have come into being without Apple.

Well done Samsung. Maybe next time you can spend millions of dollars advertising something which you at least had SOMETHING to do with, not a random feature on an OS not created by you, available on every other android phone out there.
 
MacRumors said:
"We just got Samsunged."
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Remind me to few years ago my company replaced all ThinkPads with Dell Laptops. It become a common saying " don't work. I'm DELLed.". Lucky now we are back to Lenovo.

Overall I like the ad. This little bit of teasing is fine and funny. Though it will not make me jump the ship.
 
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Id wait in line for a third phone that looks like the iPhone 4. It'd still be the best
 
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