New Samsung Galaxy Ad Makes Fun of iPhone X's Notch, Lack of Stylus Support, Dongles, and More

[Tijdelijk]

The notch haircut was hilarious.

 

[Rommelnoodles]

Well they have a point I guess, although the majority of users probably couldn’t care less about a stylus.

Agreed. I had a note 4 and the stylus was so impractical. It's like writing with a tiny pencil.

 

[anthorumor]

This might appear to be a good ad for iPhone, but only MR users think that. The masses will respond mostly as Samsung thinks they would through relate-able scenarios (rice, dongles, lines) -features sell.
The notch hairstyle was a nice touch, though!

 

[Marshall73]

1. So does typing unless you have big hands or want to take a while.
2. If you use software writing it with fingers isn’t bad. Palm and Apple had ways to recognize handwriting and convert that to a contact.
3. Fair enough.
4. It’s called OCR, has been around for a while, but isn’t as accurate for hand writing. But it does work.
5. All of that is fixed via software.
6. Varies on the individual. If I’m typing a specific sentence, sure. But if I’m being creative and formatting stuff as I write, different story. I’m also way faster editing using handwriting.

I would have the number down before you got the spen out

 

[DoctrJ]

it would have been a cool ad up to Thursday, but it honestly looks a bit stupid post iPhone X launch.

Basically everybody is aknowledging the X as being the best, most innovative phone on the market. There’s not much Samsung can do around the fact that FaceID is a technological breakthrough that they simply do not have.

 

[MH01]

The notch haircut was hilarious.

OMG - missed that first time . And dman it, I thought the bloke looked really silly, I look at my X ..... arrrgghhh

 

[iapplelove]

I love my iPhones.

 

[decafjava]

Apple hasn't made the best smartphone for at least 4-5 years now. The iPhone X may be a revelation with edge to edge display and OLED screens for iPhone users. People who have been buying Android phones for years now have had that. But the iPhone hardware is still respectable. The problem is the OS. Google has made such great strides in AI and machine learning that it's this seamless immersive experience and workflow on Pixels that going to leave Apple gasping.

Google's stumbled out of the gate with the Pixel 2 XL display. And it's hurt their Pixel 2 by association. But in every other respect, the Pixel 2 is an outstanding phone. It will be much easier for Google to ramp up on hardware than for Apple to ramp up on software. The difference between Siri and Google Now has been bad enough. Google Assistant is going to simply exponentially increase that gap.

Your check is in the mail.

Seriously, the OS is Apple's strength - they are "behind" in AI because they are trying to protect user privacy, something the other tech giants only pay lip service to.

 

[balaplus]

Samsung deserves some credit here. They shamelessly copied Apple design to capture Android market share and decimate the likes of LG & HTC. By the time time Apple kicked their butt with litigation that they couldn't meaningfully enforce, Samsung had just just achieved that. But even the die-hard Apple fans cannot deny that Samsung has been leading hardware design for the last 5-7 years (despite android!), Note 7 misstep notwithstanding.
Make no mistake, Apple wouldn't have made Iphone X in 2017, if they hadn't felt cornered by Samsung designs.
A little bit of trolling is only fair!

 

[jadot]

can someone explain how writing down a contact is much better than typing it in?

- you need two hands
- you need a stylus
- looks wildly uncomfortable to write without some palm rest
- unless there's some "google magic" going on, you can't search for that contact (EDIT: yes i know OCR exist, but you need to take extra steps to file it as a contact instead of saving as a note)
- looks unorganized
- much slower to write vs typing

Some Answers (in order):

- You need two hands to type most things - one hand to hold the phone.
- A Stylus can be a very versatile tool - I'd love to have Pencil Support on an iPhone
- Doesn't look uncomfortable
- The search/handwriting recognition technology is there - don't worry about it.
- Depends how you file it - you still have to file contacts if you want to keep things accessible quickly.
- Not really - especially if you're typing with one hand as in your first point.

Bonus answer. You don't have to write with a stylus, but it's good to have the option.

 

[iZac]

...I didn't even notice the notch

 

[DoctrJ]

There is a better reason that Apple doesn't compare Iphones to Samsung Galaxy lines..... Why would any company compare to another if they are falling short in the comparison? Conversely it's why the Mac to PC commercial were so successful.

 

[Gryzor]

This coming from a company who's phones burst into flames, have far slower real-world performance (honestly, I rotated my mates GS8 to landscape to take a photo and I had to make a cup of tea while it thought about it), and the Android eco system is sooooo fragmented that apps are rarely optimised. Ultimately it's about the software, and the iOS eco system is far more user friendly and optimised with stable apps.

 

[purplehaze0]

Always despised negative advertising.

 

[DoctrJ]

Except it's been in Samsung phones for years, which is the point of this commercial, Iphones are always catching up.

 

[MH01]

There is a better reason that Apple doesn't compare Iphones to Samsung Galaxy lines..... Why would any company compare to another if they are falling short in the comparison? Conversely it's why the Mac to PC commercial were so successful.

Is Samsung not in the same position as mac was to PC? Apple is the giant in phones . So they are using humour to bring attention to their small markert share phones .

 

[alexgowers]

Pretty good ad I thought, really shows a lot of areas where Apple were a step behind. Things like water proofing, MicroSD expandable storage, larger display sizes etc - These are not areas where Apple came in later and did it better, they just came in late.

I would counter that most features are gained by phones naturally as manufacturers push for more selling points. Samsung isn’t any more ahead that Apple or most other brands. In fact smaller makers can introduce features bigger makers can’t due to quantity of raw materials.

I feel it’s both stupid and non sensical to suggest having something six months before another maker to be related to innovation or progress.

 

[Apples n' Stone]

Some Answers (in order):
Bonus answer. You don't have to write with a stylus, but it's good to have the option.

The Apple pencil strapped to the iPhone image reminds me of those memes where people 'find' guns or RPG's in their kid's halloween candy.

 

[AnthonyHarris]

they didn't... they showed the iPhone X ad at the end but.. never mentioned "notch" ... i think some X users are a bit touch about the notch... lol. if all apps would hurry up and update for it, the notch would never be spoken of again.

The man in the Apple store queue at the end had a notch fringe.

Pay attention.

 

[576316]

Only a company with product anxiety goes after another company's products directly. Confidence in one's own products, unrelated to anything that already exists, is what sells.

Samsung further cheapen themselves when they do this, exposing themselves as nothing more than Apple's jealous little brother.

 

[tx2005]

It’s all about the OS for me. I much prefer iOS vs Android. I think Samsung makes some beautiful looking hardware but I’m not a fan of Android.

Plus, now that I have an Apple Watch and MBP, I’m heavily invested in Apple’s ecosystem. Added to the fact that most of my family and friends are on iOS as well, no iMessage on Android is another dealbreaker.

 

[AnthonyHarris]

Cut the overwhelming bulk of your lame babble.

Steve Jobs: "If you have to use a stylus, it's a fail."

Tim Cook: "Buy our $100 Pencil!"

https://www.cnet.com/news/7-ways-the-iphone-x-copies-android-phones/

Enjoy your first ever non-bigass chinless, foreheadless, non-home button fresh design after 10 years of the -- all pun intended -- "same old song" design. Where would Apple diehards be w/out their hypocrisy & cherrypicked features? Zzz.

The Apple Pencil was introduced as a drawing tool for the iPad Pro and isn’t compatible with the iPhone so this comparison really has no place here.

 

[pepijnb]

Vey nice ad! It makes me nostalgic, looking back at all the beautiful iPhones.

 

[19callum93]

As much as Samsung anger me. Pretty nice, well put together Ad. Hates off to them Plus promo is promo, negative or not.

 

[MH01]

This coming from a company who's phones burst into flames, have far slower real-world performance (honestly, I rotated my mates GS8 to landscape to take a photo and I had to make a cup of tea while it thought about it), and the Android eco system is sooooo fragmented that apps are rarely optimised. Ultimately it's about the software, and the iOS eco system is far more user friendly and optimised with stable apps.

Do u see any irony on how the iPhone X user experience varies from other idevices? Apple is no longer immune to fragmentation , hardware and.softwaare