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Samsung Bashes iPhone Battery Life, Calls Users 'Wall Huggers' in New Galaxy S5 Ad
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Good observation. If I were one of Samsung's ad exec, I would fire the idiot who green light this ad. The last thing I would want is to alienate potential customers by insulting them. iPhone users are potential future customers. All bets are off now.
This "wall hugger" (an ancient Galaxy S 4G) will pass on any Galaxy machines now. This ad pushes me more and more towards the Nexus.
Anker could use this ad to promote their lipstick charger.
Samsung appear to be unwittingly branding their customers as gullible fools which is bound to have a backlash.
Samsung appear to be unwittingly branding their customers as gullible fools which is bound to have a backlash.
Now the GS5s battery life may or may not be better... but I have to agree.
Battery life is still pure **** on most modern smartphones (including the iPhone).
I think after 7 freaking years It would not be asked too much to make the battery last a full day on heavy usage - just as the iPad does. I want to get through the day no matter what I do with the phone (well except gaming - i can accept that)
Battery life is still pure **** on most modern smartphones (including the iPhone).
I think after 7 freaking years It would not be asked too much to make the battery last a full day on heavy usage - just as the iPad does. I want to get through the day no matter what I do with the phone (well except gaming - i can accept that)
Funny how Samsung chooses the right words and images to maximize the emotional impact and that is "comparison", while MR is engaging in hyperbole when doing the same. It seems to me that MR is using the word "bashing" to "compare" a comparison ad to the actual ad. As you say, it does not matter if it's true or not.
I'd say both are hyperbole. It's irrelevant that one is an ad and the other is misunderstood as news. Whether hyperbole is actually hyperbole is not dependent upon who is using it. You could argue that one is generally accepted while the other is not - but hyperbole is hyperbole.
The article you quoted as your proof says that the vast majority of mobile malware is targeted towards Android. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you actually know what the bold portion really means. Correlation does not imply causation. Again, if I am wrong, I apologize. I just don't think I am.
LOL this is so true.
They also occupy sidewalks.... and stadiums
My god.... wouldn't having one of these be A LOT more convenient than being chained to the wall?
It's weird that people would plan far enough ahead to carry a power brick and a cable... but they haven't thought about carrying a tiny external battery and a cable.
A fully-charged iPhone and a 3000mAh battery like the one above would more than get you through the day. And you can walk around.
Phone released 7 months later with 80% bigger battery gets 20% more battery life. Not very impressive to me.
It should be impressive after you compare screen sizes. (Screens use most of the power)
Haven't there been multiple web log analyses that confirm this? The Samsung battery is going to seem awfully good when you barely use it because of how poor the experience is.
Yet Samsung couples their hardware with horrific software..
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1750905/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1750905/
I have no complaints about the battery life on my iPad mini with Cellular. At the end of a typical day, it has 80% battery left. Maybe 50-60% left if I've used it a LOT.
It really feels like infinite battery life, since I can use it as much as I want to and never run out (until the night when I recharge it).
It really feels like infinite battery life, since I can use it as much as I want to and never run out (until the night when I recharge it).
It does suck when my fully charged iPhone has been sitting on my desk at work all day and I haven't even touched it and then the battery is dead before I get home, I feel like it kind of sucks to not have a phone in case of an emergency for the most risky part of the day: the late night commute home. But of all the features a smartphone has, the ability to make a call is probably the one that can save your life. I think that one feature should be preserved at all costs.
A great solution would be to simply duct tape an old Nokia to the back of your smartphone, that way no matter what, you can always have a working phone with you.
Ahh... I miss the days of just charging your phone twice a month and not giving a damn about when your battery will die. I think the most important thing would be to get back to that level of battery life, and not just introduce more features that only make battery drain worse. It would be hugely important to make sure that your phone will work for 24 hours, no matter what. There are times when you're stuck somewhere and need help, and those are usually the times when you've been away from a charger for too long. So the times when you need your phone the most are the times you're the least likely to be able to use it...
A great solution would be to simply duct tape an old Nokia to the back of your smartphone, that way no matter what, you can always have a working phone with you.
Ahh... I miss the days of just charging your phone twice a month and not giving a damn about when your battery will die. I think the most important thing would be to get back to that level of battery life, and not just introduce more features that only make battery drain worse. It would be hugely important to make sure that your phone will work for 24 hours, no matter what. There are times when you're stuck somewhere and need help, and those are usually the times when you've been away from a charger for too long. So the times when you need your phone the most are the times you're the least likely to be able to use it...
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Dunno...I have been like this for a long time with my HTC One X. Even with powersave on it lasts about 8 hours with very light use. Going back to iPhone when 6 is released.
Yes but the other posters "friends" have have Samsung phones so case closed! Thats all the proof I need
My boss has an S5 and has that thing plugged into the charger half way through the shift. I have never seen anyone there with an iPhone that has had to plug it in.
Sitting next to a wall outlet all day on an iPhone is still a much better experience than using a Samsung android phone lol
That makes no sense, that means that there should have been tons of malware back when iOS was dominant. It's more that Android is more vulnerable than iOS is (with the exception of when you jailbreak on iOS).