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New Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Commercial Attacks Apple for iPhone 6 Plus

Treydor said:
No problem :)

Thank you for taking the time to read my first post, checking out my profile, quoting my post and then adding your two cents to it!

Yeah, I jumped on the bandwagon late. I had a 3g, then went to the galaxy s2. Got the iphone 4 and returned for the s3. Now i've had the 5s and had the battery issue. I absolute love apple hardware (build quality and materials) but the software is killing me. I hate having to virtually no customization on iphone and the iphone 6 really seems to underwhelm (spec wise) when compared to flagship android phones.

Now that android phone makers are putting priority on vanilla OS's and upping build quality I don't see any reason for me to stick around :(
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The 5S didn't have the reported battery issue; that was the 5 sold between November 2012 and January 2013, so you may have a different battery issue.

Also, when it says "newbie" on the forum ranking, it almost begs for inspection, and the fact that you signed on to post once trashing the iPhone, plus other circumstantial evidence of Samsung trolls doing likewise (I know how this works; in political forums, people do this all the time; the "poop and scoot" mentality), I just was calling you out on it.

Thank you (this is sincere) for your well thought out response, and countering my points, as this is a good thing that the android is doing plain vanilla builds, to let users decide on what they want on their phones. This does bring up an interesting dilemma, where the phone companies put that stuff on there for (let's just say) noble reasons, so the inexperienced user can get going quickly, but the more experienced users don't need the apps. I know on my work phone (non-google or iPhone), the crapware just sits there, because every time I touch it, I get this message that tells me that "data rates will apply, are you unsure that you do not want to not do this?" Heck, I'm an engineer, and I have to parse out what they're saying.

Anyways, I do hope you stay. I'll be hoping for a 6+ on Friday.
 
ArcaneDevice said:
Since when is that a negative for them?

People camped out for Harry Potter books, Cabbage Patch dolls, Justin Bieber tickets, the movie Avatar and $100 off a TV at Walmart on Black Friday.

Just because something is stupidly popular (emphasis on "stupid") and people will sit outside for days, says more about the user base than the company.
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Actually people queued up for the S5 launch day in the UK and the Netherlands.
 
yansun said:
Microsoft was not "the only company making PCs and PC software", but Microsoft Windows was the operating system on like 99% of every PC back then. So Microsoft was indeed synonymous with the term PC and so the ads were clearyl targetet at Microsoft. Because if you talked of a PC you just meant a PC running Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and so on... "Cmon".
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Yes but Windows alone does not make the PC experience. Its all the other software as well. Yes, I agree they were making fun of PCs, but they were also touting things like crunching numbers, Word processing, etc (as good as PCs did) which for the most part was Office / Excel for Mac, made by Microsoft.

Why would they make fun of Microsoft when Microsoft was providing the business software they were saying "yeah, we run that too". Get it. It wasn't about making fun of Microsoft exclusively. It was about plugging in HW and "it just works". It was about plugging in a printer and having the mac say "Hey cool, nice printer, lets print something" as opposed to the PC, saying... "DUH, whats that? Go find me a driver" I personally, don't think it was ever Apples intention to just say... Look, Microsoft Sucks, but rather, Macs Just work.

Samsung however has resorted to name calling exclusively mentioning Apple. But hey, I;m ok with that. I doubt they have changed anyones mind. Most people who have owned a smart phone are already stuck in their particular ecosystem for the most part. If they have never had one, they just ask their best bud, parent, or whatever the cool kids they hang with are using and buy that. SA isn't going to change very many minds and the fact that they already had a commercial out 48 hours later means that they are spending a lot of money in the wrong place.

Samsung isn't trying to convert Apple Fans because it ain't gonna happen. Samsung is trying to keep their already established customer base from switching.
 
AnonDP said:
"It just works".
Say that to my iPhone 4, it'll turn off it's wifi and drain your data until you get notifications from your carrier that you are well over your data limit.

Say that to my iPhone 4 that now 'just works' for half a day before the battery is rinsed to 0% (mild use).
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Got it. My 3GS is having the same problem, so we keep them tethered, and use them for the kids' movies and as a remote for the :apple: TV.

That is one thing I'd change would be the non-removable battery, but for $80, I'll just let Apple replace it. However, I think we're coming from it from two different perspectives. I change my device every 2 years, and it looks like you mind your money better and change yours every 4(at least).
 
yansun said:
So what says my forum ranking about me? I'm a "Macuser" since 2002/03.
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Hush! If we don't have ways to compartmentalize users into different groups that can be hated and discriminated against, there's no point in being here. :p
 
thering1975 said:
Yes it will but your point is what, there is one manufacturer of ios device and as i said in the other thread if there was only 1 manufacturer of android device then how do you think your stats will hold up? Android users have more choice so iphone sales figures will always look great on a per unit basis, but would look pretty damn small if the above scenario was true.
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Bookmark. Check back in 12 months. Could be interesting.
 
SirJankovic said:
I'll say this as an apple fan: Samsung has a point. Apple has done nothing new with the new iPhone and what Samsung has done before.
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I agree.

I was a bit astonished after I've seen Apple's keynote. Of course, the expectations where sky-high and not entirely fair on some aspects. But Apple was also responsible in creating these expectations.

First the iPhone, it's simply literally in lot's of technicals spec's not the best smartphone out there any longer. You can argue that it's not all about technical aspects and that the overal experiance is where it is all about but fact remains that the iPhone 6 in technical aspects isn't the "best" phone out there.

The the iWatch. All tough one can't argue about "taste" one can argue about technical aspects. The watch does't appeal to me at all in that category. First of all, battery life. I will never buy a electronic watch that I need to power up each single day. Second, i love to track my walks, but to be able to do this with that new apple watch I need to bring along my iPhone. Godthanks i've got one because tracking will not work on other smartphones... It's not waterproof and only measures your heart rate and the amount of steps you take, again with the combination of your iPhone....

That's such a disappointment. From a sport-watch I at least aspect the following:

- able to swim with it
- take it along for several days, at least 2 because 1 day means half a day most often
- gps (!) onboard
- able to track your gps and able to show afterwards all the health related details, heartbeat, amount of calories you've burned, distance, height in distance etc....

The current watch does't have any of that and what it does have requires an iPhone to come along with it.

I'm a huge Apple fan, working on Mac Pro's and very happy with my current iPhone 5, but I aspected something really new with the iPhone 6 and Apple didn't delivered. Only in words, that this iPhone is the best out there etc. But that's all silly PR talks that does't affect me at all.

It doesn't mean that the iPhone 6 is rubbish. It's a darn good device or rather smartphone all tough I think the cameralens that's sticking out is asking for problems. But it's just not the leading cutting edge phone out there any longer and yet it's the most expensive one. I just don't get that. I've a 2 years contract that is almost done, we, my girlfriend and I are thinking about to get a new 1 year contract, sim only, so we will need to pay about 50% of what we are currently paying a month and wait what next year will bring. Because IF we decide to go along with a new bigger phone then I prefer a screen that's more scratch resisted then the current generation phones.
 
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yansun said:
So what says my forum ranking about me? I'm a "Macuser" since 2002/03.
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*sigh*

Did you read the rest of the post? I was trying to be nice and give the original poster their due, after the original poster's well worded response to my accusation of making their first post on MacRumors essentially, "I'm outta here.".

I guess I failed.

(Sorry... I thought you were the O/P that i was conversing with. That one problem with doing this on an iPhone 5)
 
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Interesting.

Did Samsung ever make an ad thanking Apple for providing them with the blueprint to their current smartphone lineup? They were copying Blackberry prior to 2007.

Even their most recent flagship S5 includes a fingerprint scanner since Apple popularized them.

Stay classy Samsung.
 
cdmoore74 said:
No more iwatch rumors.
No more sapphire glass rumors (this year at least).
No more 5.5" iPhone rumors.

The only thing left are iPads but with a 5.5" iPhone half the people who cared aren't interested and a larger iPad is ridiculous. So basically a good 75% of their bait articles are dead.
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They said that about a larger iPhone as well.
 
TAUSMC said:
Have you heard of Google Wallet? Google Wallet has been out for a while now. There are already companies out there in the US like McDonalds and other companies that Apple has mentioned you can use your phones to pay the bill for the past couple of years now. Yes, that means Samsung phones have had the capability to pay by using your phone with Google Wallet too. Japan and South Korea have been using phone NFC payments for 5 years now. Apple didn't invent the pay with your phone. Apple just wants you to think that they invented the pay with your phone.
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That's BS your acting like google wallet is main stream! Far far from it!!!!!
 
Manzzle said:
The specs on the Note 4 beats the iPhone 6 Plus.

The only thing that stop me from buying a Note 4 is the Android operating system.

I bought the Note 3 when it launched while still having an iPhone 5 and I ended up selling the Note 3 with-in a week of having it because of Android.
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But I bet the iphone runs faster
 
Lol man the reaction of the samsung fans in this thread is hilarious. I'm amused. You can see the insecurity shining through. Samsung is a crap company and their sales and profit will continue to decline.
 
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