Comparing a brand new phone to a phone almost a year old when a new version of that phone will be out next month. Desperate much, Samsung?
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Samsung Shares New 'Ingenius' Ads Pitting New Galaxy Note 9 Against iPhone X
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I'd be more inclined to buy an Apple Pencil if it worked on more than one of my devices, yes.
I don't know... the ads are not funny. Samsung should stop focusing on what is Apple doing wrong and learn from it. Right now they are just like some "always-second crybabies". I liked the Mac / PC ads, because they were so true at that time, but those ads are just pointing on a few very specific "issues", which even might not be "issues" in the first place. You know, the Apple Pencil on iPhone? Ehm, maybe on the X Plus it could be useful, but on smaller ones?! Nope...
Call to action is marketing 101. If viewers are only supposed to mock competition, what should they do next?
Coke never mentions Pepsi in their ads.
How are those S9 sales doing? Ohhh that’s why we keep seeing ads like this.
How are those S9 sales doing? Ohhh that’s why we keep seeing ads like this.
"Alright Samsung, you convinced me. The iPhone is crap. I'm going to buy a Motorola flip phone instead."
Attack for the sake of attack in order to coral alxl your disenfranchised users together and hope they don't notice that you have nothing interesting yourself to offer.
Samsung today uploaded new ads in its ongoing "Ingenius" series that makes fun of the Apple Genius Bar and pits the iPhone X against Samsung's Galaxy devices.
In the first ad, called "Power," a customer tells the "genius" that the Galaxy Note is "really powerful." "You know what I think is powerful?" the genius replies. "Being able to unlock your phone with your face." "It does that too," the customer replies.
The genius bar then points out that on iOS 12, you can FaceTime up to 32 people. "Why would I ever want to do that though?" asks the customer.
In the second ad, entitled "Pen," a customer comes into the "ingenius bar" and asks about the difference between the Apple Pencil and the S Pen that comes with the Galaxy Note 9. "Well, the Apple Pencil only works on the iPad," says the genius. "Okay, so what can I use on my phone?" asks the customer. "Uh... your finger?" replies the genius.
Samsung's newest ads in the "Ingenius" series are promoting the Galaxy Note 9, a device that it launched just yesterday. The 6.4-inch Galaxy Note 9 is equipped with a Snapdragon 845 processor, which has been bested by the iPhone X, along with an iris scanner at the front and a fingerprint sensor at the back.
It works with the S Pen stylus, and while some rumors have suggested Apple is exploring an Apple Pencil option for the iPhone, it's not clear if that's something that will ever happen.
Samsung has shared several ads in the Ingenius series, making fun of the iPhone X's notch, lack of SD card, lack of multitasking capabilities, and the fact that there's no headphone jack, while highlighting the the faster LTE speeds and camera in the Galaxy S9.
Article Link: Samsung Shares New 'Ingenius' Ads Pitting New Galaxy Note 9 Against iPhone X
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Are they trying to make it obvious that they wish they were as good as Apple?
Samsung today uploaded new ads in its ongoing "Ingenius" series that makes fun of the Apple Genius Bar and pits the iPhone X against Samsung's Galaxy devices.
In the first ad, called "Power," a customer tells the "genius" that the Galaxy Note is "really powerful." "You know what I think is powerful?" the genius replies. "Being able to unlock your phone with your face." "It does that too," the customer replies.
The genius bar then points out that on iOS 12, you can FaceTime up to 32 people. "Why would I ever want to do that though?" asks the customer.
In the second ad, entitled "Pen," a customer comes into the "ingenius bar" and asks about the difference between the Apple Pencil and the S Pen that comes with the Galaxy Note 9. "Well, the Apple Pencil only works on the iPad," says the genius. "Okay, so what can I use on my phone?" asks the customer. "Uh... your finger?" replies the genius.
Samsung's newest ads in the "Ingenius" series are promoting the Galaxy Note 9, a device that it launched just yesterday. The 6.4-inch Galaxy Note 9 is equipped with a Snapdragon 845 processor, which has been bested by the iPhone X, along with an iris scanner at the front and a fingerprint sensor at the back.
It works with the S Pen stylus, and while some rumors have suggested Apple is exploring an Apple Pencil option for the iPhone, it's not clear if that's something that will ever happen.
Samsung has shared several ads in the Ingenius series, making fun of the iPhone X's notch, lack of SD card, lack of multitasking capabilities, and the fact that there's no headphone jack, while highlighting the the faster LTE speeds and camera in the Galaxy S9.
Article Link: Samsung Shares New 'Ingenius' Ads Pitting New Galaxy Note 9 Against iPhone X
I'm curious what % of iPhone users want a pen/pencil support. Personally I find no need for it on an iPhone. Maybe others do.
Also hilarious to compare Face ID to what Samsung offers for facial recognition.
Also hilarious to compare Face ID to what Samsung offers for facial recognition.
Sorry, but I can’t see any use for a pencil on an iPhone. It seems like it’s too
Wait!!
Dual-SIM? What iPhones have dual-SIM??
Exactly! People that unlike us don't hang on forums and geek out might get intreated to go how it actually looks and feels. It's smart but still cheesy...
The goal of any successful business is to make more profits not sell more stuff. There's an old joke about about an idiot businessman stating they loose $1 on every widget but make it up on volume. Regardless, Samsung competition does make Apple a better company - so I want to thank all the Samsung customers out there.
Maybe im in the minority, but as a consumer, I'd like you to explain to me why your product is good, not why the other guy is bad. Same with political campaigns.
Huh? Are you another poster that didn't watch the ad?
The text was shown for nearly 5 seconds.
Of course, why would one need a stylus?
Until...
Apple decides a decade (or less) later and comes in the phablet market and says, use a "small" Pencil. This Pencil will write your thoughts for you... Point it to your mind, and after a few seconds, point it towards your phone, and kaboom, your thoughts are printed.
Stylus serves its purpose, whether you like it or not.
Very very sad....the Apple Pencil is one of the greatest things apple created in the last years, it expanded the iPad audience incredibly and makes for an unbelievably great tool for digital artists.... to compare it to a meagre note taking stick is an utter nonsense and just shows how poor understanding Samsung have of what the competition created, or how they just plainly want to fool their customers convincing them that the two things are on the same level
How many apps are in the IOS app store which use the full power of the A11 chip currently?
I mean, the point is that you can FaceTime more than one person - 32 is just an arbitrary limit. Would you have felt better if Apple had said you can FaceTime 5 other people at once? Why not 32... what difference does it make. Why would more not be better?