Samsung Launches $1 Trial Program for iPhone Users

[nburwell]

While I have no inclination to switch over to Android, I may actually particpate in this just to test out the device in comparison to my iPhone 6. So I would imagine since I'm with AT&T, they would ship the phone with an AT&T SIM? I'd still bring my iPhone with me everywhere and just keep the Samsung device at home. I don't want to swap my SIM card in my iPhone to the Galaxy.

EDIT: Visited the site from my phone, and shockingly they don't have any of the phone's available for me to test drive for AT&T. Bravo Samsung!

 

[Soccertess]

And how does this revolutionary wireless charger get its power?

Through the internet? Just kidding

I like induction charging, would be nice to just lower my phone down to a pad but it's still not that convenient. Maybe that is why Apple has avoided it until the Apple Watch.

Check out Cota from Ossia. Don't think it's ready and sounds like it has a weaker charge but it has a charging distance of 30 feet away!! (so in real life probably half that). But still super exciting!

 

[Roessnakhan]

Subjectively rubbish comment.

Dismissive, rubbish comment.

 

[iOSFangirl6001]

Wow, Samsung are desperate!

When haven't they been desperate in recent years? lol

Samsungs sales ( like London bridge in a certain song ) have been falling down falling down

 

[majkom]

You really think that not even one person trying this will switch? Don't be exceedingly naïve.

this is a bit exaggerating statement, but really, if there is target group for samsung S6, it is not among iphone users, samsung should target those android users and it is a shocker that samsung marketing team does not see that

 

[aarond12]

I have a Samsung S6 as my work phone. What a mess! It's on AT&T's network, and there is minimal bloatware from AT&T itself -- most of it is welcomed, like visual voice mail (which is surprisingly not integrated into the OS!). However, Samsung has duplicated almost everything on the base Android install. Two browsers. Two email clients. Two of pretty much everything.

It took me about 45 minutes to remove the duplicate stuff, keeping what I wanted (mostly ditching the Google stuff because I'm tired of giving my personal information to Google for free). It *strongly* reminded me of removing bloatware from a Windows PC. Finally, the phone ran decently and didn't have too many duplicate functions.

The touch screen is very good. Too good, in fact. The lightest brushes cause a "touch" event. Even holding the phone (the right way!) causes some touches around the periphery of the phone.

The LCD is great, but by default, is set to enable some high color saturation mode that, by their own admission, doesn't work with all Android apps. I disabled that and the LCD looked a lot more like the iPhone -- normal color saturation levels.

The camera is very good with a LOT of noise reduction. That can make some pictures a bit posterized and blotchy, but for the most part it does a very good job.

Android, the OS, is an entire other issue. I got the phone to develop a corporate app for the Android phone. Having written my own Android apps, I know why the OS and UX is such a mess. The dev tools are terrible! Of course the phone is going to be a mess when the dev tools suck.

Samsung should develop their own OS. Something without all the VM and Java mess that Android is. Their phones have a tremendous amount of power and it's wasted on an inefficient, bloated OS.

 

[iOSFangirl6001]

Subjectively rubbish comment.

Dismissive, rubbish comment.

Abstract , judgmental, rubbish comment ok I just joined to be silly

 

[admob71]

Samsung pay isn't better at all. Its less secure and it tracks your purchases. When asked what samsung does with this data, they wouldn't say. And you trust them? More fool you.

some body been buying some stuff they wouldn't want their mom to know about. lol. do you not think credit card companies track your purchases.. paranoid or what.. exactly what are you doing that you wouldn't want some algorithm on a server somewhere to know about...

 

[bunnicula]

Can't really get it to work, says everything is not currently available?

All I saw was Sprint S6 phones. Which is about the most useless phone they offered.

I might've tinkered with one otherwise.

Their "promotion" isn't very accommodating.

 

[Shirke]

Sorry Samsung I'm moving out from Note 4 to iPhone 6S plus.

 

[jtrenda33]

Through the internet? Just kidding

I like induction charging, would be nice to just lower my phone down to a pad but that still not that convenient. Maybe that is why Apple has avoided it until the Apple Watch.

Check out Cota from Ossia. Don't think it's ready and sounds like it has a weaker charge but it has a charging distance of 30 feet away!! (so in real life probably half that). But still super exciting!

"Wireless" charging would at least eliminate frayed charging cords. Those stock iPhone cables are garbage and so are the seemingly more sturdy cords from Insignia (Best Buy).

 

[admob71]

I have a Samsung S6 as my work phone. What a mess! It's on AT&T's network, and there is minimal bloatware from AT&T itself -- most of it is welcomed, like visual voice mail (which is surprisingly not integrated into the OS!). However, Samsung has duplicated almost everything on the base Android install. Two browsers. Two email clients. Two of pretty much everything.

It took me about 45 minutes to remove the duplicate stuff, keeping what I wanted (mostly ditching the Google stuff because I'm tired of giving my personal information to Google for free). It *strongly* reminded me of removing bloatware from a Windows PC. Finally, the phone ran decently and didn't have too many duplicate functions.

The touch screen is very good. Too good, in fact. The lightest brushes cause a "touch" event. Even holding the phone (the right way!) causes some touches around the periphery of the phone.

The LCD is great, but by default, is set to enable some high color saturation mode that, by their own admission, doesn't work with all Android apps. I disabled that and the LCD looked a lot more like the iPhone -- normal color saturation levels.

The camera is very good with a LOT of noise reduction. That can make some pictures a bit posterized and blotchy, but for the most part it does a very good job.

Android, the OS, is an entire other issue. I got the phone to develop a corporate app for the Android phone. Having written my own Android apps, I know why the OS and UX is such a mess. The dev tools are terrible! Of course the phone is going to be a mess when the dev tools suck.

Samsung should develop their own OS. Something without all the VM and Java mess that Android is. Their phones have a tremendous amount of power and it's wasted on an inefficient, bloated OS.

you are a developer, but you don't know that it isn't a LCD display.. and you tried to adjust the settings to make it look like a inferior iPhone 6 display.. wow, is this a wind up post or what.. someone on the look out for thumbs up...

 

[jtrenda33]

this is a bit exaggerating statement, but really, if there is target group for samsung S6, it is not among iphone users, samsung should target those android users and it is a shocker that samsung marketing team does not see that

Perhaps this is a way for them to make some sales by hoping that people end up damaging them and having to pay for the whole device.

 

[Mlrollin91]

"Wireless" charging would at least eliminate frayed charging cords. Those stock iPhone cables are garbage and so are the seemingly more sturdy cords from Insignia (Best Buy).

Wireless charging would eliminate frayed cables but that's because you can't use the device while charging. Cables fray from you tugging on it while using the device as it charges. Not really possible with wireless charging. Also, Apple is very good about replacing frayed cables while still under warranty.

 

[jtrenda33]

you are a developer, but you don't know that it isn't a LCD display.. and you tried to adjust the settings to make it look like a inferior iPhone 6 display.. wow, is this a wind up post or what.. someone on the look out for thumbs up...

Just because one may know all about the software, doesn't mean they know all about the hardware. Those are two different fields.

 

[jtrenda33]

Wireless charging would eliminate frayed cables but that's because you can't use the device while charging. Cables fray from you tugging on it while using the device as it charges. Not really possible with wireless charging. Also, Apple is very good about replacing frayed cables while still under warranty.

That is a good point. Edit: Although, I guess my thought was that you can pick it up while its charging, thus interrupting its charging, use it for a minute and then put it back down to charge again and there wouldn't be any of that tugging going on.

 

[Mlrollin91]

Just because one may know all about the software, doesn't mean they know all about the hardware. Those are two different fields.

Completely agree with you. I know nothing about software but I've been building computers since I was 6 years old.

 

[Kirb112]

Just tried the promotion. None of the devices are available. Fail.

 

[admob71]

Oh we all know this don't worry. The thing is though, being a supplier does not mean as good profits as selling the final device itself. If Samsung mobile keeps losing sales like they do, it'll hurt them a lot in the long run. Also, the more power Apple has over Samsung, the more they'll force them to cut their profits on manufacturing.

of course, when samsung say off you go, get your displays, motherboards, chips etc, processors etc from someone else then in such high quantity, and high volume.. so naive..

 

[penajmz]

I was able to get an Edge for AT&T this morning. Have they ran out?

 

[cheapa55]

It looks like there is nothing available anymore from ANY of the carriers.

 

[mejsric]

But who wants to use Android/Samsung? Even if they paid me I would use my iPhone still and use the S5 or S6 as a TV remote.

Sounds like Celebrities. lol

 

[H2SO4]

Yes, because the overall user experience of a phone is a fair comparison to seeing the first 2 minutes of a movie

The overall user experience of anything is difficult to discern inside of two minutes Danny boy, just forget that we are talking Apple for a few seconds here and think the drivel you’ve posted.
You really are trying so hard and failing. It’s not a good look.

 

[H2SO4]

I would NOT Trust it for a moment. Would NEVER Put my SIM into a phone not tailored to a branded Data plan nor put a SIM into a phone if the plan tied to it doesn't specifically allow smartphones ( which I'm 99% sure old Unlimited plans DO NOT )

Why?

 

[aloshka]

I have a Samsung S6 as my work phone. What a mess! It's on AT&T's network, and there is minimal bloatware from AT&T itself -- most of it is welcomed, like visual voice mail (which is surprisingly not integrated into the OS!).

Really? AT&T has the most amount of crap. I think it's like 7 or 8 apps, all of which are "trials; actually I think more, they are spreadout and some aren't in the AT&T folder.

The camera is very good with a LOT of noise reduction. That can make some pictures a bit posterized and blotchy, but for the most part it does a very good job.

That's what that was.. I couldn't put my finger on it. Camera felt/looked great, but when you zoom in it was blotchy.. Could never figure it out. Thx

Android, the OS, is an entire other issue. I got the phone to develop a corporate app for the Android phone. Having written my own Android apps, I know why the OS and UX is such a mess. The dev tools are terrible! Of course the phone is going to be a mess when the dev tools suck.

I'm an iOS and .NET developer, I really wanted to develop Android. But after waiting 10 minutes for the emulator to pop up, I pretty much uninstalled. I tried Xamarin which was about 20x faster but the layout for older phones turned me down. Didn't want to develop new apps for 3-4 year old OS and ignore the new OS because no one has it.

Samsung should develop their own OS. Something without all the VM and Java mess that Android is. Their phones have a tremendous amount of power and it's wasted on an inefficient, bloated OS.

Please no! You think Google doesn't respect your privacy? Their new TVs are insane.. they aren't "smart" TVs. They are creepy TVs, and now they have camera's.

Abstract , judgmental, rubbish comment ok I just joined to be silly

Well you had to ruin it? It's just 1 word before "rubbish comment"; not 2.