6 weeks to go for the announcement of the iPhone X plus. Can’t wait.
I would definitely switch to ee if I was on o2 it’s night and day.
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Samsung Ad Pokes Fun at Apple Genius Bar and Touts Faster Galaxy S9 LTE Speeds
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6 weeks to go for the announcement of the iPhone X plus. Can’t wait.
I would definitely switch to ee if I was on o2 it’s night and day.
When did macrumors.com get taken over by Samsung shills? Sheesh, I was trying to be charitable.
Frankly, reading the posts from some of you, many of you spend way too much time knee deep in the details. I was taking a step back, looking at the long arc. Let's be charitable again, since as I said, I don't know anything about Samsung's phones, (nor do I really want to, because their business practices speak for themselves), but, let's just say they'll have an edge in cellular networking speeds for a few years. It's not a fait accompli. They're right to run ads about their strengths. Apple runs ads about its strengths. What I said, and am still saying, is that anyone would be stupid to be so shortsighted as to switch platforms over this sort of difference.
This is a genius ad, since most Samsung/Android nerds believe anything. They are gullible that way. You can tell since they parrot the same bullet points over and over. lol.
What I don't get is why Apple doesn't go after them for using their logo without permission. The Apple logo is a registered trademark of theirs, so wouldn't Samsung have to technically get permission to display their logo all over their ad?
https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/appletmlist.html
https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/appletmlist.html
Ads like these are probably effective because they appeal to the segment of the population that hates Apple for whatever reason and think it's cool to hate Apple.
Ads like these also make it certain that if I ever switch to an Android device it will NOT be a Samsung.
Ads like these also make it certain that if I ever switch to an Android device it will NOT be a Samsung.
Of all the marketing drivel to come out of the Samsung camp, this one reaches a new level of insecurity.
I went ahead and fixed it for them...
Customer: So the iPhone X doesn't have the fastest download speeds.
Genius: It is faster than the iPhone 8.
Customer: But the download speeds aren't faster than the Galaxy S9. I thought it was the "smartphone of the future."
Genius (or anyone else with common sense): Actually, any LTE performance increase would likely be non-existent due to tower and network limitations, or barely noticeable at best in real-world use cases. You might instead want to focus on non-trivial factors, in which the iPhone shines. And of course let's not discount the fact that this entire conversation is taking place here in a physical store dedicated to assisting Apple users and servicing Apple devices (usually same-day)... good luck doing that with a Galaxy S9.
I went ahead and fixed it for them...
Customer: So the iPhone X doesn't have the fastest download speeds.
Genius: It is faster than the iPhone 8.
Customer: But the download speeds aren't faster than the Galaxy S9. I thought it was the "smartphone of the future."
Genius (or anyone else with common sense): Actually, any LTE performance increase would likely be non-existent due to tower and network limitations, or barely noticeable at best in real-world use cases. You might instead want to focus on non-trivial factors, in which the iPhone shines. And of course let's not discount the fact that this entire conversation is taking place here in a physical store dedicated to assisting Apple users and servicing Apple devices (usually same-day)... good luck doing that with a Galaxy S9.
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It reminds of me of this....never gets old. Still applicable and probably will be for a long time.
I disagree.
Nothing tops their ad comparing the 2014 iPhone 6 to the 2018 s9.
Guess they don’t want to mention the iPhone X.
It makes sense to compare to the 6 though. If they'd compared, say, single core performance of the US version to the 3 years older 6s instead then...
That is quite embarrassing.
Looks like some Samsung Galaxy s9 are starting to explode.
https://www.wptv.com/news/state/samsung-galaxy-9-phone-catches-fire-burns-florida-man
Not good after the note 7.
You mean back when Apple was desperately trying to sell Macs and they knew Windows was the big dog? Thanks for making my point for me.
People. Is there an ad making fun of, say, HTC?
Oh, right, you've successfully posted the bullet point: Android specs are better than iPhone. lol. Except that it doesn't run iOS and isn't part of the tight knit Apple eco system. Well done.
I typically see between 0 and 50, under ideal circumstances maybe 140 Mbit/s.
The ad is comparing a 1000 Mbit/s max iPhone X to a 1200 Mbit/s max Galaxy S9, while real life results will rarely exceed 10% of that.
That's basically the biggest non-issue you could pick for an advertisement.
The ad is comparing a 1000 Mbit/s max iPhone X to a 1200 Mbit/s max Galaxy S9, while real life results will rarely exceed 10% of that.
That's basically the biggest non-issue you could pick for an advertisement.
After 2 months mine was in the mail, traded into Decluttr to pay off the Samsung Financing program, because it was an overall failure as a useable device. So happy with my iPhone X now. Only wish I hadnt switched to S9 in the first place. Lost the sweet trade in discount from Verizon applied to my iPhone 7.
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^This. For the love of god this. Unfortunately the majority of the public wont understand this.
Such a misleading ad really. Perhaps faster cellular download, but not a faster phone. As benchmarked previously.
This is so funny.
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Still got my upgrade for the iPhone X plus ready with my carrier. Wasn’t going to loose that. I got the S9 plus unlocked so it won’t effect my upgrade.
I believe they are allowed because the law lets to use copyrighted material as 'satire' or something like that.