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 Mocks iPhone Fans in New Galaxy S II Ad
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Nope no fail, it's ironic that apples new wiz bang notification pull down borrows or steals A LOT from Sammy's touch wiz pull down yet so many claim Sammy is ripping of the iPhone.
What do you call innovation when a bunch of the new features in its come from android and wp7 and web os? In apples case they take those things add them to iOS and claim invention not innovation and because the patent office gives away stupid patents like free candy apple gets away with it. I mean they sued Samsung overseas for a shape... A shape and stopped sales rather than compete.
Jobs was a visionary but his book shed a lot of light on his character, he was petty and vindictive and a lot of these lawsuits came from the petty side. But he was a legend so no one went after apple because of him but he is gone now so it's open season on the iPhone.
This ad was funny it hit at the common belief about iPhone users right or wrong to some those depictions are what people think and see when it comes to iPhone users.
It could have been a snl ad hell snl I think has made fun of iPhone users and some got mad at that too... Which makes these ads true in a way. Some iPhone users take themselves too serious and can't just laugh yet if apple put out an ad just like this the angry ones would cheer.
I'm an android user and we get joked on regular by the pro iPhone blogs and we laugh at it but a let iPhone loyalists get joked on and it's wrong.
That's why this ad is funny. It wasn't meant for the hardcore iPhone loyalist yet that's who is getting mad.
----------
No Sammy has things in their pull down not in other android phones. So I call it Sammy's pull down to separate them
Getting to like politics
Just like political ads everybody bashing the other. Creative or not, they're getting tiring. I make the decision on what to buy...period. The ad is funny, true. However, I'm a little taken aback by the fact that Samsung makes so much of the iPad (and other Apple internals) and yet they feel the need to create such ads. Not to mention that no matter how "huge" the screen on their phone is, nothing looks better than an iPhone screen. ( i have a thunderbolt btw). I wish each camp would stick to promoting their products on their merits and stop this politico style before it gets completely out of hand.
Just like political ads everybody bashing the other. Creative or not, they're getting tiring. I make the decision on what to buy...period. The ad is funny, true. However, I'm a little taken aback by the fact that Samsung makes so much of the iPad (and other Apple internals) and yet they feel the need to create such ads. Not to mention that no matter how "huge" the screen on their phone is, nothing looks better than an iPhone screen. ( i have a thunderbolt btw). I wish each camp would stick to promoting their products on their merits and stop this politico style before it gets completely out of hand.
...don't you mean 'I couldn't care less'?
It's amazing how many people make this mistake on these forums.
All this commercial proved is that you don't need to stand in line for a Samsung phone[lack of demand]. Kind of hurts Samsung in a way that their marketing team apperantly didn't catch.
It's really strange.
Strange because, people in Macrumors talk more about Samsung, Galaxy and Nexus more than they talk about iphones. duh!
I can see all the hipsters burnt and feeling the pain after watching the ad.
Point is this ad has already achieved it's purpose. People are talking about it. The video went viral. Million views just in 1 day. Question remains, how do apple reply now? Actually, it does not matter how it replies. Any reply would mean that they feel threatened by Samsung Galaxy series. Samsung would actually love a response from Apple. This would get them more mileage in the press and media.
Strange because, people in Macrumors talk more about Samsung, Galaxy and Nexus more than they talk about iphones. duh!
I can see all the hipsters burnt and feeling the pain after watching the ad.
Point is this ad has already achieved it's purpose. People are talking about it. The video went viral. Million views just in 1 day. Question remains, how do apple reply now? Actually, it does not matter how it replies. Any reply would mean that they feel threatened by Samsung Galaxy series. Samsung would actually love a response from Apple. This would get them more mileage in the press and media.
Well, I mean, the excitement is understandable. At a quick glance, I'd think that the S II was an iPhone also.
Good work, Samsung. Copy Apple, then try to convert the base with a look a-like that sucks. Clever.
Good work, Samsung. Copy Apple, then try to convert the base with a look a-like that sucks. Clever.
I disagree with this, most people don't think you need or don't want to stand in line to get the best product--only if you want it first. It makes it's point that appeals to others who won't stand in line outside on the first day of a new gadget before the reviews are in.
I do not like the ad though, it does not help Samsung in other ways. I am a marketer and I think it does put the product behind the product it is trying to compete with, even if it may be faster and has a bigger screen.
As others here have said, it doesn't show features and Apple is awesome at doing that in their commercials. I have both Apple and Android products with kids and wife owning the iPhones in the house.
The reason samsung doesn't tout features most likely is that by saying it can do something, they would have to pay money to the 3rd party app that allows it to be a feature, and the focus is on them rather than hardware and hard to explain OS features that allow it to happen. So they make up the generic exploding commercials targeting people who enjoy the hard edged wowness of technology and not the everyday use and hope they try the phone based on thin commercials. Windows is trying to do it with their new Windows 7 ads, but they are just not good in my opinion and show features no one would ever use in their home. This while Apple does excellent job of marketing what the phone can do for the everyday person because it has agreements with these apps to market their capabilities or they own them as in the iCloud and Siri. Both phones do the same thing, but I see why one side does not own the rights to market what it can do because it is all 3rd party app driven.
I was face chatting with the myTouch 4G with Qik since last Christmas non wi-fi, but I don't remember any equal marketing to that issue except by T-mobile who again was only comparing network speeds instead of some real life Dad's out of town and Mom would like to see his face. Yet I thought it is a huge step into the future and close to my Johnny Quest wrist video phone I've always dreamed about.
I was receiving texts from my son on my commute home via voice while replying back via voice that converted to text back to my son very reliably. Wow there's a commercial there but where is it? Maybe I have just DVR'd those out, but I haven't seen them. The commercial about Siri is a great job in showing how an iPhone can help make your life simpler and get the job done with voice recoginition.
Maybe all the marketing departments for these companies are already using Apple iPhones and they have never really done anything with their own products other than looking at the screen and seeing it's bigger. But reality says it is more that Android doesn't own the rights or don't care to market specific features as they are another company's property and would require solid 3rd party agreements.
Not saying one phone is better than the other because my wife's iPhone 4 (I know this from direct comparison)is better in some areas than the myTouch 4G and not in others (taking out the network issue of 4G completely, that's not a fair comparison of hardware and OS). I have found both to do the job of a smart phone quite reliably and usually people can make arguments about certain features being better one way or another on different phones. The reality is that overall the pluses and minuses for comparable phones even out and depending on other products you have and like that would tip the scale over to one side or another. (I.E Macbook/IPAD/Apple TV or PC/Android Tablet/X-Box 360, Windows Media Center).
I think the Ad could help Samsung a little to sway the independents, but Apple Marketing is doing it right by showcasing real life feature situations and as long as they keep that up and not rely just on the brand, Samsung and others will continue to follow.
Last edited:
This is a bit off topic, but because some of you posted about Mac vs. PC ads we've seen some time ago I'd like to say a few things.
In regard of that ad, you really have to thank John Hodgman (The "PC guy" actor). It's because of him that ads become somewhat lovable, funny and interesting.
Justin Long (The "Mac guy") is just the pretty boy, and truly he is not the center of the story itself. It's the PC we've been waiting for each ads.
If somewhat in one of those ads John didn't appear, that would be sad and felt empty. Not the case if the other way around, we can still enjoy John alone being the PC guy without Justin "the Mac".
And 2007 WWDC's opening video is truly funny because of him, Justin only take a couple of seconds despite being a Mac on an Apple conference
So .. yes, thank you "PC" for bringing a little smile for us.
On topic: Yeah .. I see Samsung really try hard to make the funny commercial, but this is truly fail and not memorable. I love iPhone and don't mind if iPhone being mocked for fun. I love good laugh much more than mere fanboyism, so .. please ... surprise me
In regard of that ad, you really have to thank John Hodgman (The "PC guy" actor). It's because of him that ads become somewhat lovable, funny and interesting.
Justin Long (The "Mac guy") is just the pretty boy, and truly he is not the center of the story itself. It's the PC we've been waiting for each ads.
If somewhat in one of those ads John didn't appear, that would be sad and felt empty. Not the case if the other way around, we can still enjoy John alone being the PC guy without Justin "the Mac"
.And 2007 WWDC's opening video is truly funny because of him, Justin only take a couple of seconds despite being a Mac on an Apple conference
So .. yes, thank you "PC" for bringing a little smile for us.
On topic: Yeah .. I see Samsung really try hard to make the funny commercial, but this is truly fail and not memorable. I love iPhone and don't mind if iPhone being mocked for fun. I love good laugh much more than mere fanboyism, so .. please ... surprise me
Funny, my PC Brother thought it was funny and better than the PC vs. Mac commercials (he sent it to me and my Mac Brother who didn't think it was funny at all). All in how close to home it hits I guess. Definitely not memorable in my opinion but funnier than either Mac vs. PC or T-Mobile Parody ads because it was closer to reality. I am a huge Star Wars fan, but I never laughed so hard at Conan's Triumph the comic dog making fun of Star Wars fans in line and this could've been funnier if using real people.
This wasn't very funny but "Dude you are a barista" was the only funny part to me.
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A405 Safari/7534.48.3)
I totally agree with what you said LTE and WiMAX or more of and evolution to true 4G Which is Advanced LTE, and WiMAX
BC2009 said:
I totally agree with what you said LTE and WiMAX or more of and evolution to true 4G Which is Advanced LTE, and WiMAX
Rumors Rumors...
Uhmmm... Those sound like the rumored specs of the failed iPhone 5. Except that the "10 seconds of battery" was the only thing that realized. At least it did not melt like the concept iPad with OSX.
Can't wait for the new Samsung Galaxy 3011 to come out.
The specs:
10-core Intel Xeon E7 @ 3.6Ghz
128GB ram
2TB HDD
10G (100000000000000 MBPS)
And the best part: 10 seconds of battery
Uhmmm... Those sound like the rumored specs of the failed iPhone 5. Except that the "10 seconds of battery" was the only thing that realized. At least it did not melt like the concept iPad with OSX.
I agree, they both suck.
----------
LOL, this got negged too?
There's just no room for rational thinking with some people.
I remember owning several samsung phones (my last one right before my first iPhone which was the 3Gs)...yea never again. I don't miss batteries that die a few months after use, or many missed calls because the phone failed to ring.
This commercial just shows that Samsung doesn't get it. Its not all about hardware. That Samsung phone can't wirelessly sync with my iTunes, or use Facetime, or let me watch video from a phone and transfer it straight to my TV with one button press.
Everyone things Apple people buy Apple just because of the name for some reason. The truth is they make great products that work together and that is why people buy them. No other reason. That is why people wait in line for the next new gadget. Many companies would kill to have that.
This commercial just shows that Samsung doesn't get it. Its not all about hardware. That Samsung phone can't wirelessly sync with my iTunes, or use Facetime, or let me watch video from a phone and transfer it straight to my TV with one button press.
Everyone things Apple people buy Apple just because of the name for some reason. The truth is they make great products that work together and that is why people buy them. No other reason. That is why people wait in line for the next new gadget. Many companies would kill to have that.
That's not the only feature of the iPhone and I know Android phones have other features too, but so often, you see people saying the iPhone is inferior just because the screen is smaller, as if that's what defines a good phone. Apple has coasted on iOS, which is the main feature of the phone.
iOS may not be the most exciting OS and it hasn't changed much, but that shows how much Apple got right the first time. Android is just now getting smooth animations and a decent keyboard (4 years later) which iPhone users have been enjoying for years.
I'm not saying Apple should rest on its laurels because they accomplished such a feat, but it seems many people forgot what it was like before the iPhone when no one considered a smartphone and the cool phone was a RAZR.
There are people who really think they are cool just because they don't use Apple products, just as there are people who think they are cool because they own Apple products. Equally annoying people.
Samsung is trying to capitalize on the former group, which I can see why. But just because they're competing with someone doesn't mean they have to be rude.
Samsung is trying to capitalize on the former group, which I can see why. But just because they're competing with someone doesn't mean they have to be rude.