If Apple could stop for one second making their phone thinner, this should be easily solved.
I've never heard anyone complain about the 9.3 mm iPhone 4 being too thick, and yet here we are with a 7.6 mm iPhone 5s...
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Samsung Bashes iPhone Battery Life, Calls Users 'Wall Huggers' in New Galaxy S5 Ad
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I've never heard anyone complain about the 9.3 mm iPhone 4 being too thick, and yet here we are with a 7.6 mm iPhone 5s...
You can.....
call the people with a rival product as you like (and the law and education allows you) but in the end, you lose trials about IP and are a recognized copycat on most key technologies......So you must be:......
.....And get your act up and sell a 20 inch-screen smarthphone.....
call the people with a rival product as you like (and the law and education allows you) but in the end, you lose trials about IP and are a recognized copycat on most key technologies......So you must be:......
.....And get your act up and sell a 20 inch-screen smarthphone.....Completely agree.
And I also think that the iPhone 2G was the most comfortable device to pick up. You've got to let your nails grow to pick up an iPhone 5s from the table.
OMG look who's talking about the battery life . My Galaxy S3's battery doesn't last for half a day in standby , I had to keep it turned off all the time . And if I remove the battery and place it again , it drops about 40%.
( this was after the super laggy , unstable android update to 4.3) While the much older iPhone 4 outlasted the s3 . Even now the battery life on my 5s is the same as on my S5 .
Btw how many variants of this phone will they launch ?! ( S5 zoom , S5 Active , S5 LTE-A , S5 sport , S5 mini , S5 prime... )
.( this was after the super laggy , unstable android update to 4.3) While the much older iPhone 4 outlasted the s3 . Even now the battery life on my 5s is the same as on my S5 .
Btw how many variants of this phone will they launch ?! ( S5 zoom , S5 Active , S5 LTE-A , S5 sport , S5 mini , S5 prime... )
10% has 1 day in stand-by? Then what? You use it and it last an hour?
Samsung has replaceable battery and what? Buy a Morphie Juice or one of those other million third party battery pack.
I'm not going to switch from iPhone to Samsung over this thing.
If your iPhone has battery problems, check this guide: http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-drain
Samsung has replaceable battery and what? Buy a Morphie Juice or one of those other million third party battery pack.
I'm not going to switch from iPhone to Samsung over this thing.
If your iPhone has battery problems, check this guide: http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-drain
Lovely how they bash Apple specifically for what is essentially a type flaw with smartphones in general. Not only that, but Apple isn't even that bad and the only reason why more recent Samsung Galaxy devices beat iPhones is because they're physically bigger and can thus pack a battery up to twice as big.
Once Apple releases their new bigger iPhones with space for a bigger battery we're probably going to see this advantage melt away, so I guess it's only to be expected that Samsung use this in their advertisement while they still can.
Actually, I think that's probably exactly why they went ahead with this ad at this time! It's better to use whatever ammunition you have, no matter what it is, than let it expire. So way to go Samsung! Keeping up the non-existent standards in your advertising!
Once Apple releases their new bigger iPhones with space for a bigger battery we're probably going to see this advantage melt away, so I guess it's only to be expected that Samsung use this in their advertisement while they still can.
Actually, I think that's probably exactly why they went ahead with this ad at this time! It's better to use whatever ammunition you have, no matter what it is, than let it expire. So way to go Samsung! Keeping up the non-existent standards in your advertising!
An amusing advert, but in my experience Samsung devices suffer just as badly in regards to battery life. I only had my S5 for 3 weeks in the end but the battery life wasn't much different to that of my iPhone 5s, which is funny considering the S5 has a battery capacity that's almost double that of the iPhone 5s. I appreciate it's a removable battery and the phone has a larger screen, but still.
Also, I think Samsung products are good enough now that the company can still do decent advertising without having to specifically target Apple.
Also, I think Samsung products are good enough now that the company can still do decent advertising without having to specifically target Apple.
My iPhone 5s would go flat everyday if I didn't have a charger at work. At a music festival I had to buy a charge battery back (15000mah - great piece of kit). There are ways around it, despite putting my phone in airplane mode for most of the day the battery is still ****. My buddies do all joke about going back to Nokia bricks
samsung users simply don't use their phones that much
samsung users simply don't use their phones that much, hence the power remains in the battery
samsung users simply don't use their phones that much, hence the power remains in the battery
Well, yes, until we see battery improvements we wont be able to talk to you -- your phone will be dead.
OT: these new emoticons are really stupid
I don't understand. So what Samsung tries to say is that Apple's battery dies so fast, oh hey we (Samsung) have the same problem too, but at least we can change the battery na na nah na na na!?
To be fair, in general, both their battery dies at the same rate. A lot of users carry power bank and a charger around anyway. The only different that I can think of is; Samsung users need to swap the battery in order to charge both batteries. It would be ridiculous to think that Samsung have their own charger device for extra battery pack.
This ad is done well, but the logic behind is simply retarded. Apple might as well created similar ad and the meaning will still applies.
To be fair, in general, both their battery dies at the same rate. A lot of users carry power bank and a charger around anyway. The only different that I can think of is; Samsung users need to swap the battery in order to charge both batteries. It would be ridiculous to think that Samsung have their own charger device for extra battery pack.
This ad is done well, but the logic behind is simply retarded. Apple might as well created similar ad and the meaning will still applies.
I've never had an issue with battery life, just use the phone with common sense. You don't have to run it on full brightness all day if you're expecting to be busy and unable to charge it.
I've gone into work with 76% of my battery kept the brightness down and managed to stretch the battery life through my whole work day without an issue on moderate use and walked out with 19% of my battery left.
There may be a number of cases where people have to charge their phones midday, but iPhones aren't the exclusive victim of this. My coworkers were constantly charging their GS3's and GS4's.
I've gone into work with 76% of my battery kept the brightness down and managed to stretch the battery life through my whole work day without an issue on moderate use and walked out with 19% of my battery left.
There may be a number of cases where people have to charge their phones midday, but iPhones aren't the exclusive victim of this. My coworkers were constantly charging their GS3's and GS4's.
No need to engage Winni. He usually dumps his extremely opinionated load into the thread and does a hit and run
The irony is that Samsung (and many Android phones) have much larger batteries than the iPhone, yet have to resort to power saving measures to get better battery life. Without it, their battery life is atrocious. I have used many Android phones, including the various Nexus', HTC One, Xperia phones, Samsung phones and tablets, and Motorola. The only phone that can probably rival the iPhone in power management without resorting to "battery saver" or "stamina" mode is probably the Moto X.
Many of those battery saving modes are misleading anyway. They usually do it by disabling background cellular data, which defeats the point of having a smartphone. Then you end up having to white list apps and whatnot. The lay user doesn't have time nor the knowledge to micro manage those. The OS and phone should be good enough by itself. Samsung should actually get rid of its bloatware, and they probably won't need the battery saving mode.
Many of those battery saving modes are misleading anyway. They usually do it by disabling background cellular data, which defeats the point of having a smartphone. Then you end up having to white list apps and whatnot. The lay user doesn't have time nor the knowledge to micro manage those. The OS and phone should be good enough by itself. Samsung should actually get rid of its bloatware, and they probably won't need the battery saving mode.
When I saw their ad for their water resistant feature with "wouldn't you want a water resistant phone?" I chuckled because no I'd want a waterproof phone which sony has been selling on some of their (better then the gs5) phones for over a year.
As for this ad, well I think when a company focuses more on the competitors product during their own ads, it's telling the audience they are trying to beat a superior product. I think more effective ads are where the companies products are highlighted, in this case the good battery life. I will say it was clever though to show people charging at the airport as that has been about the only times I've needed to charge my phone outside of my home or car.
DAMN STRAIGHT...
Double the damn battery, make the phone 2 mm thicker and a tiny bit heavier screw this anorexia kick apple , its time for an intervention !!!
Double the damn battery, make the phone 2 mm thicker and a tiny bit heavier screw this anorexia kick apple , its time for an intervention !!!