Reminds me of that first Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit on patent infringement where the judge held up an iPad and a Samsung tablet, and the Samsung lawyer could not tell which one is which.
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Samsung Asks NYC Street-Goers to Compare Galaxy Tab S and iPad Air in New Ad
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Good comments. Here are two true stories. Mate at work today talked about his Android, all he did was tinker, customise. Noting wrong with that, but don't the other side call Apple gear iToys? Thats all he did with his. Buggy apps, lag, ads, he switched. A woman at work would banter with me with her S3. her hubby bought her an iPhone, she was PI$$ED. Did not take long for her to love it, solid, no ads EVERYWHERE, no lockups and glitches. We can argue till the sheep come home, but the bottom line is the OS. Nice to have plenty of phone choice, but its the OS and what goes with it that is the UX
This reminds me of the coke vs pepsi taste test commercials done back in the 80s.
Its just marketing of course Samsung is going to edit out those folks who chose the Apple
That's a lot of editing.
We'll do! Apple has kept Samsung in the business more than Samsung themselves have.
Oh, and when your Touch ID fails again or you've been hampered by spam on your Samsung - don't forget that this was all part of your choice, when you favoured Korean copycats that persuaded you with specs marketing.
I manage the mobile product delivery for a pretty large company and the Android tablet segment is the least relevant market for us.
Oh, we make sure the App is available because those few users are the squeakiest wheels on the store reviews but they are insignificant compared to the iPad traffic.
Oh, we make sure the App is available because those few users are the squeakiest wheels on the store reviews but they are insignificant compared to the iPad traffic.
Here is why.
You can use a true productive machine, such as a desktop, laptop, may have a 15 screen or a 27. But on a handheld tablet the need to multitask is low. Watch two movies? Yes you may wish to browse MacRumours and have email up, but on a 9.7 inch screen thats making both UX poor. On my iPad Air, I swipe to switch apps. On Safari I swipe as well. Rumoured is an option to allow some apps to run in the background, that will be useful for some apps, but hardly a deal breaker on a teeny screen
Very clever, I see what you did there. I'm presuming your school never taught you understanding, tolerance and the fact of life that everyone makes mistakes
Do you see the irony? I do.
You mean the need for you to multi task is low. Thats the genius of having choice. If someone wants to multi task, they can. If you don't want to use it, you don't have to.
Its that magic word again - choice.
Just like Samsung made a mistake releasing this ad and believing the intelligent folk will believe it?Very clever, I see what you did there. I'm presuming your school never taught you understanding, tolerance and the fact of life that everyone makes mistakes
Samsung do not see it as a mistake but clearly it is.
What does the fact that they are Korean have to do with anything?
Either the phone is good or it isn't? I couldn't care less where it is made.
I did explain, but he still doesn't get it
Oh I got it, it just didn't make any sense or work as it wasn't comparable.
The thing is, I believe a marketing department rather then a group of members on an Apple forum in relation to what marketing works. Plus its worked already, its got people talking.
Fair points, I agree. iOS has lacked features, Android has them, and every iOS update there is a catchup of sorts. I have seen that gathering momentum as the post SJ era has gone on. SJ created the modern smartphone and tablet but his restrictions, were, well, restrictive. Thats over. iOS8/Yosemite are more important to me that whatever the iPhone 6 is, as my one, anecdotal example.
Samsung, and other Android devices, keep on missing the point: it's NOT about the technical specifications (smart phones are tablets are already more than powerful enough for 95% of the users).
Instead, it's all about the user experience, the apps, the operating system, etc, which is the real reason as of why people buy Apple products. And, in those areas, iOS is clearly superior to Android.
Instead, it's all about the user experience, the apps, the operating system, etc, which is the real reason as of why people buy Apple products. And, in those areas, iOS is clearly superior to Android.
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I do love these threads.
Pure entertainment watching all the Apple fans get upset! Calm down people!
Lets turn it up a notch shall we - "So it was ok for Apple to do it in the Mac vs PC ads?"
+1. I agree completely. The funniest ones try to 'analyze' the ad and provide some type of
logical reason why the ad is incorrect. One would think they didn't know the purpose of marketing. /grabs popcorn
Clearly those people are hired actors - they all prefer the Samsung!
No, they just ask 50 people, and 10 prefer the Samsung; those 10 show up in the ads.
Please try to appear informed in future posts.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/05/samsungs-other-weakness-logic-chips/
There are yes. In Android its heavy, in iOS its light, both in the volume of freemium games and in the screen area they take up
Those extra pixels wouldn't be an extra selling point for me. Every pixel above 1080p is just too much for mobile for me. Amoled is nice though, it's time apple starts looking into this technology. And yeah, since it's plastic vs metal, it should be lighter, so no surprises there. The selection of apps still is the main selling point for the iPad to me and I will not switch for the coming years.