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

[Gilligan's last elephant]

Problem with that idea is that fast storage is necessary for the OS so things load quickly--many apps are up over 100MB now. SDcards are good for secondary storage, but once you go there, it adds complexity to the interface and the OS. Google knows this, so Pixel (and Nexus before it) also lacks a microSD slot. Android has been toying with moving away from this storage type since 5.0, because this storage medium can be easily removed and accessed outside of the device, posing security issues. Onboard storage, not so much. Also consider that MicroSD is not a very reliable storage medium. Of the 5-6 cards I've owned, about half of them have gone bad and failed to read anymore. It's not as simple as adding the slot anymore.

What complexity to the interface would I as a user see with a microSD card used for media?
64 GB internal storage is more than anyone needs at this present time for OS and apps.
Samsung learned to their cost not to remove SD card storage.
And don't skimp on SD card quality.

 

[Westside guy]

Say what you want, but that was an awesome commercial.

Agreed - maybe because it touched on a lot of the areas Apple has seemed weak to me personally. The shot with the dongle especially rang true.

Disclaimer: I have to admit that I'm not inclined to buy the latest and greatest Samsung phone either. I am likely in the minority, but paying several hundred dollars more for a flagship phone when a somewhat older model (like my 6S) still does everything I need my phone to do no longer makes sense to me. I can find better uses for my money.

 

[JOLoughlin]

Maybe Apple should restart the “Hi, I’m a PC” campaign but instead hire new actors. One for Apple, one for Samsung, one for Google.

 

[7eregrine]

The reason Google got rid of the card was the same reason Apple doesn't have one: to get you the buy the more expensive phone.

 

[tbayrgs]

Didn’t watch the ad nor read the entire thread but based on the criticisms, couldn’t it just as easily be making fun of Google’s recent phones? Nexus phones haven’t had expandable storage, nor do the Pixels. Same goes for stylus support, also removed the headphone jack, and only just added water resistance, a year after the iPhone. A little biting the hand that feeds you.

Heaven help Samsung if Apple was ever able to source all those hardware components from someone else.

Regardless of any elements of truth (of which there certainly are some), stuff like this just screams of jealously, IMO. How about focusing on the merits of your product and actually showing customers how they’ll actually improve their smartphone experience.

 

[hazeydavey]

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
- looks unorganized
- much slower to write vs typing

I’ll take the left any day of the week.

 

[JetLaw]

“I don’t particularly care for their products, but now that they’ve insulted my intelligence I just might give them a try.” -Nobody ever.

 

[Gaprofitt]

The reason Google got rid of the card was the same reason Apple doesn't have one: to get you the buy the more expensive phone.

This is incorrect. They do it to lock you into the ecosystem. They want you paying for icloud storage. What a ripoff.

 

[7eregrine]

This is incorrect. They do it to lock you into the ecosystem. They want you paying for icloud storage. What a ripoff.

Both reasons. iCloud and Google Photos. +power users needing more storage.

 

[MacBebe]

With the iPhone 8 series not selling as well as expected and the iPhone X readily in stock right after launch i would say the ad is not even needed, people are already moving away from the iPhone. (puts on flamesuit)

This seems contradicts the latest earning announcement.

 

[JetLaw]

Maybe Apple should restart the “Hi, I’m a PC” campaign but instead hire new actors. One for Apple, one for Samsung, one for Google.

I heard Kevin Spacey is available. Samsung could probably sign him for a really good price.

 

[fpsBeaTt]

Just... sad

 

[thadoggfather]

I actually like this ad

The notch hair cut at the end is funny

But it’s a bad strategy to slam apple cult to convince people Samsung cult is a better one.

You don’t see apple doing that w samsung’s Fan base. Bc
They’re still people. And their preferences aren’t always static over time

...And there is an Android “cult” too where people treat it like it’s their religion and get emotional over discourse and think they’re the corporate resistence for using google products instead

A sale for X is still good for Samsung (Display division) at least. They own that OLED part since no one else is producing panels for X

They’re laughing all the way to the bank

 

[Kabeyun]

This is incorrect. They do it to lock you into the ecosystem. They want you paying for icloud storage. What a ripoff.

I don’t see how. Sync locally to a computer. iCloud storage could still fill with your media library (iPhoto in the cloud, iTunes Match, etc.) but that has nothing to do with SD cards. Even the largest onboard smartphone storage schemes can’t contain even a modest media library.

 

[7eregrine]

But the ad DOESN'T slam anybody. Where did you see anyone getting slammed? ”oh, my phone's out of space". That's a slam? "Oh, my phone has no headphone jack" that's slamming the protagonist?
Come on. How does anyone watch that and think the hero got slammed? Get a thicker skin.

 

[mrr]

Competition is good. Maybe this will get Apple to support Pencil input on the iPhone sooner rather than later.

 

[7eregrine]

I don’t see how. Sync locally to a computer. iCloud storage could still fill with your media library (iPhoto in the cloud, iTunes Match, etc.) but that has nothing to do with SD cards. Even the largest onboard smartphone storage schemes can’t contain even a modest media library.

I support the phones in my office. Have for 10 years. Most of these people don't even use iTunes. When they come to me and tell me they can't do xx because iCloud is full I straight on tell them "well they dropped the price a few years ago and it's only 99 cents a month for a ton of space". Yea, they pretty much all have that 99 cents plan now. It's a lot easier to do that for Joe Average then screw around with iTunes.
/Edit/ oh, and my media library is a bit more then "modest". I get by just fine.

 

[JosephAW]

Apple needs to show the Galaxy with a virus and antivirus software.
I saw one once that was a disaster. They had to completely reset and wipe the phone in order to use it again.
[doublepost=1509933371][/doublepost]Time to bring back the two fellow.

Hello, I'm an iPhone, and I'm a Galaxy.
What happened to you Galaxy? You look sick?

 

[anthogag]

We are Samsung, we curved the phone screen sides because...we can \o/

What about making it useful?

Right, we'll stick some convenience things there.

Samsung is also Google's bitch running Android spyware.

 

[Hastings101]

The Notch deserves to be made fun of, though I'm sure it will appear in the Galaxy S9 or whatever

 

[sblemmy]

When I was in middle school (early 90s), we did a case study on the history of RC Cola, which had a respectable presence in the soda market up until the mid-1970s. Throughout the late 70s and early 80s, though, Coke and Pepsi aggressively marketed against each other. They portrayed themselves as bitter rivals looking to put the other out of business. In reality, however, they both benefited enormously from the joint market exposure. In the end, Coke and Pepsi very deliberately divided up the soda/cola market and essentially crushed the smaller, third party players.

Samsung v. Apple reminds me a lot of the Coke/Pepsi faux rivalry. As we know, Samsung makes an enormous profit selling components to Apple (I even recall reading an article saying that Samsung will make more money off of iPhone X than Galaxy 8). These ads remind me a lot of the Coke v. Pepsi challenge -- keep the conversation focused on two products that are, for the most part, effectively equivalent. Apple and Samsung both know that the real threat is coming from Chinese companies like Huawei, and that they need to keep public awareness away from them.

 

[JOHNGAETANO]

Same old Stuff. Samsung makes beautiful looking hardware but that Android OS, despite the freedom it allows, is just an abomination. I’ve tried it over and over. It’s just never a fluid feeling vs iOS.

 

[Harmonious Zen]

“I don’t particularly care for their products, but now that they’ve insulted my intelligence I just might give them a try.” -Nobody ever.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Wasted marketing dollar store in my opinion.
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Same old Stuff. Samsung makes beautiful looking hardware but that Android OS, despite the freedom it allows, is just an abomination. I’ve tried it over and over. It’s just never a fluid feeling vs iOS.

That’s because you don’t have one company running both hardware and software. And even when you do, like Microsoft, you don’t automatically create magic.

 

[jbekin800]

Samsung today posted a new video on its YouTube channel called "Samsung Galaxy: Growing Up," which follows the life of a young man as he purchases Apple devices over the course of ten years, and then decides to switch sides to Samsung on the eve of the iPhone X launch. The 1-minute commercial features the song "I'm Moving On" by Chyvonne Scott.

The video begins at the iPhone launch in 2007, and subsequent years show the main character facing storage issues when taking a photo and waiting in long lines under poor weather conditions for the latest iPhone. At one point, he drops his iPhone in water and has to place it in a bowl of rice, while his girlfriend's Samsung device continues to function.

Other points made in the ad center around the iPhone's lack of stylus support, as well as its need for dongles after the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack in the iPhone 7. The ad ends with the character's decision to turn off his iPhone and purchase a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, and he eventually walks past a line of people waiting for the iPhone X -- including a guy with a notch-like haircut -- without joining them.

The latest Samsung smartphone is the Galaxy Note 8, which launched in September with dual rear cameras, a 6.3-inch AMOLED 'Infinity Display', and a new and enhanced S Pen with improved pressure sensitivity. Many publications favorably reviewed the Note 8 prior to its launch, agreeing that the lack of an explosive battery made Samsung's newest device a step up from the Note 7.

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

 

[kopitedavo]

funny ad, i love the idiots who queue for a phone.