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Samsung Ad Pokes Fun at Apple Genius Bar and Touts Faster Galaxy S9 LTE Speeds
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I live by a reservoir/fishing-spot so I'm lucky if I can connect to the cell tower. I just find it funny how one specific thing that nobody(except those who benchmark EVERYTHING) cares about. Became the one tested thing to brag about. Much Ado s9, much Ado.
Oh wow, according to some other posters that shouldn’t happen with an iPhone.
I tried again and got about 130Mbps on cellular
It’s not bad for a 2017 device.
Lol the only samsung add that made me laugh so far. To the mass casual phone customers that's all they need to know "which phone is faster" at anything. Which camera is better? Whichever company says their camera is better.
Samsung should keep going after the fact that Apple phones have no ear phone jack. One companies loss is another ones gain.
Sheeple defending no earphone jack in 3...2...1...
Samsung should keep going after the fact that Apple phones have no ear phone jack. One companies loss is another ones gain.
Sheeple defending no earphone jack in 3...2...1...
This ad is because Samsung is tired of the X cannibalizing sales still lol
https://bgr.com/2018/07/18/galaxy-s9-vs-iphone-x-ad-lte-download-speeds/
https://bgr.com/2018/07/18/galaxy-s9-vs-iphone-x-ad-lte-download-speeds/
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happy now?
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ahaha... good one, to be honest it doesn't really bothers me the missing headphone plug, that really ***** me is the lack of commitment to the new technology, which means now i can't use the headphones that come with my iPhone X on my new MacBook pro Touch Bar... That really sucks... if you are getting rid of the headphone jack do it properly and implement it on all your freaking devices... now i need carry 2 sets of headphones one for my mac one for my iPhone....
Thats what samsung should be really focusing if they want to show faults on apple design... But i still think they should be focusing more on being better than themselves like apple does it... you never see apple comparing themselves with any other competitor, they are always better then themselves... and thats how you win the marketing game...
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it's on now check the date of the speed test, it wasn't done today... speed test says LTE...
what ever dude, believe it or not i don't care... even on wifi, there isn't a internet connection in Australia faster than 100mbps so can't be done over wifi
What’s the use of faster download speeds if I have to use a suck-ass pathetic excuse for an operating system like the ugly kludge that is Android?
Samsung's back to a familiar advertising tactic in its latest Galaxy S9 video - making fun of Apple. The new "Ingenius: Speed" ad shared this afternoon by Samsung pokes fun at the Genius Bar while touting Samsung's faster download speeds.
In the video, a customer at the "Ingenius" bar that resembles an Apple Store asks about the iPhone X's download speeds compared to the Galaxy S9's speeds, leaving the Apple retail employee unable to respond.
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: Um...
Samsung's new video, and its Galaxy S9 website, are touting its LTE performance scores on Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence Data from February to April 2018. Ookla, for those unfamiliar, uses real-world user-submitted speed test results and aggregates LTE speeds from a variety of devices.
In Ookla's spring speed tests, the Galaxy S9, which is equipped with Qualcomm's X20 LTE chip, was 37 percent faster than the iPhone X and 43 percent faster than the iPhone 8, on average.
The iPhone X is equipped with either Qualcomm's Snapdragon X16 or Intel's XMM7480 LTE chip, depending on model, which does indeed have lower theoretical maximum download speeds than the X20. While the Galaxy S9 and S9+ are faster than the current iPhones when it comes to download speeds, rumors suggest Apple is making improvements with its 2018 iPhone lineup.
Apple is planning to introduce improved antenna technology for faster connection speeds, along with dual-SIM dual standby functionality. Apple's new iPhones may use Intel's XMM 7560 and Qualcomm's X20 chips, both of which are faster than the LTE chips in the current iPhone X.
Article Link: Samsung Ad Pokes Fun at Apple Genius Bar and Touts Faster Galaxy S9 LTE Speeds
I am, as anyone who has read like, 90% of my posts can probably say, pretty critical of Apple, and nearly every stupid, awful thing it has done lately, but for Samsung to make an ad out of a straw man argument like that, hey... if Apple touts their latest iPhone as the iPhone of the future, no one can make anything that is in any way, shape or form superior to it ever, or it retroactively looses all right to that claim... the argument is absurd.
Try this on for size. Customer who bought whatever is Samsung’s latest and greatest phone walks up to the counter where they sell Samsung Galaxy S25s and says, “I thought the Samsung Galaxy S25” (or whatever) “was supposed to be the phone of the future, but this flashlight has longer battery life, and has a brighter, more focused beam, far better to use when looking for something in the dark, than the puny light built into a Galaxy Samsung 25S phone, (or whatever,) ... hmmmm?!? What now, huh? What NOW?!?
Then another customer walks in with a boom box, and complains that the Galsung Samsaxy 52S is supposed to be the phone of the future, but the puny, weak-ass little speakers are nowhere NEAR as powerful as the ones on his boom box, which sports 6” woofers, 2” midrange and a set of amazingly sweet little tweeters... while the Galohone Samsmart S25 has what, a little piezoelectric POS? WHAT A JOKE!
There’s such a thing as a good point, and Samsung needs to learn what that is, so when they eventually have one, they’ll be able to recognize it. This... isn’t it.
The counterpoint if you like is to point out that the Samaxy Galsung takes FOREVER to open an iOS application. In fact, I don’t think they can even do it. And that’s kinda the point. People don’t necessarily buy an iPhone because it’s the greatest in every conceivable way... it’s because it’s what they want, and I’ll tell you, from my last several experiences with the nightmare pile of pig feces that is Android, it will be a cold day in hell before I buy any phone running Android. I love Linux, (GNU/LINUX) and admire the hell out of what the FL/OSS community has done, but Android is... Android is like when a beautiful couple who are wonderful people have a kid that seems to have come directly from Satan and murders them, and all their friends, and then runs off into the woods to eat dead animals raw and cover himself in his own filth.
I hate some of the shenanigans Apple has pulled, but I still have an iPhone, because, in large part, it’s an iPhone. Not because it downloads something slightly faster, or because it’s bristling with superfluous rear facing cameras. It’s because it does what I need it to do. And it’s not an ugly, stupid, crappy Android PoGDMFs. Eff Android, and Samsung too, because this is BS.
OH HEY... I thought the Salamung Gamax25s Y was supposed to be the phone of the future, but my GE refrigerator is WAY better at keeping my fresh fruits and vegetables cold... see what a stupid, mindless “point” that is?
I can't stop laughing.
It's because Samsung knows the Google Pixel 2 is better lol (hint of sarcasm)
The performance of the Qualcomm modem Apple uses is limited in order to match the Intel one.
Samsung always uses the latest modem tech and their phones are among the most popular so yes they are among the first to be targeted by connection speed improvements carriers implement.
If you want to prove my claim false, prove that is false and don;t try to dismiss it with your false claim. But the thing is you can't prove false something that is true.
Irrelevant in respects to what I wrote.
That's just your assumption.
A blink of an eye? LoL
In the long run the iphones will still have an inferior modems and won't be able to take advantage of the internet speed improvements carriers are currently implementing. For example iphone modems lack 4x4 MIMO which improves both connection speeds and signal on compatible devices.
Your point is wrong because you try to mitigate as much as possible the simple truth that the S9 has a sizable advantage when it comes to it's modem in comparison to the one found in the latest iphones.
The simple truth is that android phones with better modems can get better signal and connection speeds that you would get with an iphone while the other way around is rarely possible. The ad simple presents this truth.
A better modem is not a subjective feature.
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The information presented bout the ad is true. What do you have to say about that?
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well i don't know about the failure rate but yes the fact that you can't get same day service is a big deal to many customers. and honestly is the speed really that big of a deal or are they just flogging over a number. i'm still rocking a 7 for my work phone and it's fast enough to keep me happy. at what point do the numbers stop mattering
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run away thermal event?
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under trademark laws they aren't. and apple will likely slap them with a cease and desist within the next couple of days. as required under the same laws. but samsung won't care because the video has gotten them press
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Mmmmm, well, the ad doesn't make sense already because the lady was there to ask questions about the iPhone, not get service at the genius bar...
you really think Samsung cares about the fact that Geniuses don't do sales.
Personally I think that everyone that commented spiteful stuff about this add but was/is able to laugh about the PC vs. Mac adds back in the day and thought they were genius should get a grip.
Nobody is buying the pixel.
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I think Jack was stalking Amy lol
Problem here is I think differences in Western and Asian cultures.
In their home market (Korea), mobile internet speed is now 300Mpbs. In their korean mind, slow speed and slow modem is unacceptable. Totally understandable to have such ad.
Meanwhile, we are still struggling to get decent speed here in the US.
Meanwhile, we are still struggling to get decent speed here in the US.
I cringe when I get asked for help with Samsung phones, and then those people go out a buy ANOTHER Samsung phone to replace the one that was not working! That's what I call "genius"!
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Apple did not "make fun" of Windows. The Windows guy made fun (ie. a fool) of himself. Big difference. Go watch the ads again. To make fun of something is a deliberate act. Apple's Mac vs. PC ads merely pointed out provable facts.