Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Samsung Continues to Poke Fun at Apple Fans in Super Bowl Ad
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I'll give a crap about Samsung when they suck up their pride and provide 'Ice Cream Sandwich' for the Samsung Galaxy S instead of them currently right now refusing to provide it.
Buy a Samsung phone for a grand and find that in 6months you're left high and dry with no software support.
Buy a Samsung phone for a grand and find that in 6months you're left high and dry with no software support.
881 replies on MacRumours says that it's a rousing success.
Ads during the super bowl are about strengthening branding and putting on a little show for current fans, not selling the product to new. Sure, they may get a few new folks, but that's not the point of paying extra for the most expensive TV time of the year.
This ad was meant to make fun of Apple owners, some of them. And to make Android owners happy, all of them. Guess it met its goal.
BTW, the only folks dancing about success of these ads are NFL owners.
Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.80 (Android 2.3.6; Linux; Opera Mobi/ADR-1202011015; U; en) Presto/2.9.201 Version/11.50)
The Note has a pressure sensitive (256 levels) Stylus and Screen? Didn't even notice that. For example if I use the stylus (which I hardly do) then I can see a thin line when I draw onto a pic or a slightly thicker line when I press harder. That's it. LOL.
Big plus on this device is the screen size for those who need or appreciate it like me. But instead of producing embarrassing commercials I would rather see Samsung getting their act together to provide ICS to the masses soon. Maybe then I have the chance to get smooth scrolling on ANY other browser than Opera. Despite all the processor power, RAM, etc, my ipad 1 beats the crap out of the Note in this regard.
Have to agree with some other posters here: the best commercial was probably when the football players pulled out their iPhones at the end to snap the trophy. That probably says it all.
While Samsung is trying to poke fun at the fanboys lining up, it is also terribly hypocritical. Don't ever think Samsung would not want to have a loyal customer base like this (and more millions in the bank).
The Note has a pressure sensitive (256 levels) Stylus and Screen? Didn't even notice that. For example if I use the stylus (which I hardly do) then I can see a thin line when I draw onto a pic or a slightly thicker line when I press harder. That's it. LOL.
Big plus on this device is the screen size for those who need or appreciate it like me. But instead of producing embarrassing commercials I would rather see Samsung getting their act together to provide ICS to the masses soon. Maybe then I have the chance to get smooth scrolling on ANY other browser than Opera. Despite all the processor power, RAM, etc, my ipad 1 beats the crap out of the Note in this regard.
Have to agree with some other posters here: the best commercial was probably when the football players pulled out their iPhones at the end to snap the trophy. That probably says it all.
While Samsung is trying to poke fun at the fanboys lining up, it is also terribly hypocritical. Don't ever think Samsung would not want to have a loyal customer base like this (and more millions in the bank).
Indeed, I'm getting sick explaining to people that it doesn't need a stylus and the stylus isn't an ordinary capacitive stylus that you can get for any phone with a capacitive screen.
But anyway, what is there to expect in an Apple-oriented forum? People know a lot of about Apple's own products but not the products of its closest competitor.
Nobody said the main feature of the Note is the processor. In not one piece of advertising material does it state that one of the main selling points was the processor. They mention the screen, the s-pen, the unique software features, yes, but not the processor. It's one of the features listed but not the headline feature.
Apple otoh advertise the dual-core chip in the 4S heavily- just take a look at their home page- the first line is 'Dual-core A5 chip'- because there is nothing else to advertise.
Actually, basing my facts based on what they say is more reliable than basing on the past. They never stated (in the past) that they would release an update until they were ready to do so. Sure, most of the time, that was pretty late in the game, but this time they're at the head of the pack in stating their ICS roadmap and you're still saying 6 months. Good job.
I suppose you were also thinking, 'hey SE never released the 2.2 update for the X10, so I think they're lying about their plans to release 2.3 for it!'?
Umm... take an English comprehension course (along with a mathematics course) and re-read my statement. You assumed something in this case, and I brought up another case of you randomly assuming things in the past. It wouldn't have mattered if it were concerning a MacBook or (in this case) the ranking system.
It is a relevant point because you wondered about the upgrades to the Note. I assumed you meant in comparison to the iPhone, since there was no Note0.5.
The Note's battery life is excellent- it's on par with the iPad. I'd say, even with LTE on, it'll still get battery life on par with normal phones.
See above- nobody ever said that the processor was the main selling point. You didn't see Apple fans in the ad screaming, 'oh my gosh look how fast that 1.5GHz dual core processor is' did you?
Completely unique casing, large high resolution SAMOLED screen, pressure sensitive stylus, unique software features, 1080p video recording and 4G LTE support. I'd say that's a pretty unique phone. The second point is the main part that separates it from a Galaxy S II or HTC Sensation.
What kind of upgrades would be necessary for you to see it as an upgrade?!?
Larger hi-def screen, S-pen, 4G, unique apps, humongous battery. So yeah I'd say this is a bigger deal than the 3G, 3GS, 4 or 4S. Not combined, but if you look at the iPhones one-by-one you'll find that there are more upgrades here than in each iPhone update.
I don't even bother with the buttons, it's pretty childish. But go ahead and clicky clicky if that's what you enjoy.
----------
So you don't like to draw. Some people do care about that. Personal preference.
Have you updated it to the latest firmware? Mine is as smooth as my 4S and it is completely stock at the moment. Tried out the custom ICS but decided to revert to stock since official ICS will be launched in less than two months.
Yup, in what phone that you can get a 1280x800 Super AMOLED screen. It has the same resolution as my MacBook and now that's a feat.
Along with that, you get a dual-core Samsung Exynos chipset along with one of the most powerful mobile GPUs (ARM Mali).
Also, you nailed the X10. Sony Ericsson had no intentions to upgrade the X10 beyond 2.1 but they did release an official 2.3 update later on...
But his point was not about "making fun of the competition", it was about "making fun of another company". Interesting difference, methinks.
Yep, and the ad was not making fun of Microsoft, but of Windows. Don't you think?
Ahhh.
Possibly more, but oh well.
Right. But this has been going with some other ads that Samsung made, and I think that Apple only did one.
Possibly more, but oh well.
Saying that they didn't make fun of Microsoft is like saying than an advert making fun of iOS doesn't make fun of apple, absurd.
I'm not making excuses for Samsung - nor do I have the specifics to their rollout plan. However - it might not be Samsung that's causing the delay (at least not solely.) There has to be approvals from both Samsung AND the carriers before it's rolled out. And it's possible that Samsung wants to wait until all the carriers have approved ICS (Samsung's skinning) before rolling it out to everyone as to avoid customer grumpiness on one or more carriers that are still pending. I don't pretend to know. It's doesn't behoove Samsung to delay more than they have to though, does it?
No, Samsung doesn't updates the Galaxy S because they don't want to do, talking about the hardware limitations is an excuse.
But the OP is also wrong when talks about six months, the Galaxy S is a 20 months old phone
Maybe ICS + TouchWiz on the Galaxy S might spell disaster. It can run on the Nexus S because it doesn't have a custom skin.
Who knows? There's always 3rd party ICS ROMs, there are loads of them.
Sorry - I wasn't referring to that model/series. I was referring to the s2 and skyrocket which were "promised" in q1 of 2012
Saying that making fun of iOS is making fun of Apple is like saying that product and producer are the same. Like saying that action and actor are the same.
And that is called "ad hominem" fallacy.
Geez.... this ad is not making fun of Apple/iOS/Iphone, its making fun of retards around the world that queue overnight for product launches.
And then, (most of) the retards go instead and get another phone on a whim.
Funny no matter how you cut it.
You're right, no one said the main feature is the processor. Neither did I. What I said was they focused only on the "pen" in the commercial, and not on anything else. The point is the pen and the big screen seem to make this thing special for you, but a new processor, new OS, and a new camera is a "poor upgrade". Be objective.
Camera, Siri, new OS and the processor, yeah nothing else to advertise.
Be objective.You must be new to android (or in denial). Of all the Android OEMs, Samsung is the worst when it comes to updates. Second, they don't have to announce a delay for an update to be delayed. Do you think the people who owned the Charge (which is a 4G phone that came with Froyo...last year), who are in the know about these things are saying "It's ok they never announced a delay" when they got Gingerbread 7 months after the phone's release? Or those with the Fascinate were cool when it got Froyo, a full year almost after the phone's release? In fact, iirc, some people started a class action suit against Samsung for delaying their updates on the Vibrant. I don't know where that went, but please don't say that announcing a delay is the only way to say that an update wasn't delayed. If that's the case, the 4S was right on time, because it was announced 2 weeks before it's release.
All that being said, Samsung did announce AND delay updates before in the past. http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-infuse-4g-finally-gets-official-gingerbread-update-20120201/ So let's not say Samsung never announced something and delayed it, because that's just silliness...
Umm...take an English comprehension course. My statement was that Samsung is slow to update their phones, and you, for reasons unknown to me, seem to be in denial about that.
Ok, that's fair. And you're assuming things too. So, where does that leave us?
I don't know how to make this more clear (although I have a feeling this is along the lines of "My toaster should be a PC too", which is being obtuse for the reason of being obtuse). I don't think there's a Note 0.5 somewhere in some country that everyone is using and that the Note that was advertised is the upgrade to it. What I was saying (and I hope you're not flabbergasted again) is that Android OEMs compete with each other to put out phones that offer better specs in order to one up each other. The Note has a bigger screen and a stylus and that's the only thing that differentiates it from other Android phones already available. If a bigger screen and a stylus impresses you, then say that, there's nothing wrong with that. But you haven't explained why a new processor, a new camera, Siri, and a new OS in the 4S didn't impress you.
Assuming? Sounds like it. http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-note-battery-life-test-over-matches-the-nokia-n9/ There's the Galaxy Note's battery life. Keep in mind it has a 2500mAh battery, compared to 1450 on the Nokia, and 1430 for the 4S. So yes, if you stuff a huge battery into a phone it'll get good battery life. With LTE on we've yet to see, but I somehow doubt it's going to improve rather then regress given the history of phones with large screens and LTE (although yeah I know, you don't go with history...)
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-1039199/review?artc_pg=9 More reading for you.
So again, the only thing special about it is the large screen and a pen.
Fluff aside let's look at what you're saying. Large screen, and pressure sensitive stylus. K. Unless you'd like to elaborate on "unique casing" and "unique software features", what exactly are you talking about? Just don't say "it has really cool things" also. What "software features" does this phone have that make it unique? To your other points, 1080p video recording is not unique, plenty of phones have it. 4G LTE is not unique, plenty of phones have it.
I dunno, I don't care how many processors and how much RAM is in my phone. I just care if it works. But, Android OEMs and android fanatics love to say their phones are better because of the specs or that the 4S isn't better because of lack of specs. This phone doesn't really have unique specs.
Right...screen and pen. I get it.
Good, I agree. I assumed, and was wrong, that you were one of the passive aggressive people here you use the downvote as some sort of validation to what they're saying. Since we both agree that downvotes mean nothing, that's cool.
No, Samsung has said they are not going to provide ICS on Samsung Galaxy S because it doesn't have the space on the ROM for ICS + TouchWiz even though ICS no longer requires third party enhancements such as TouchWiz. Long story short, you spent a small fortune on a phone that is now little more than a security riddled giant paper weight. Congratulations - you've experienced Samsung's so-called 'customer support'. If you don't mind me I'll be sitting over here enjoying my iPhone knowing that I'll be receiving regular updates without the lame excuses attached as with the case of Samsung.
And Galaxy S owners have been receiving regular updates since almost two years ago