HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that advert made me laugh 😂 thanks Samsung you made me smile today.
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'The Galaxy Awaits You' Says Samsung in Anti-Apple Ad Pushing Z Flip 4
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How's the battery life? Video stabilization?
I went from an 11 Pro to a Samsung Note 10+, but am wanting way less phone. The only phone that seems appealing is the mini.
Actually that Samsung mocking Apple have the opposite effect on me personally.
I found it to be childish and also arrogant and little of a bully.
So for me I'm not gonna buy a Samsung device because of Samsung's behavior🙂
I found it to be childish and also arrogant and little of a bully.
So for me I'm not gonna buy a Samsung device because of Samsung's behavior🙂
I've owned the Fold 3 since launch and the crease is a non issue, you don't see it if you look straight on.
Also, if you value size the Flip is amazing and for power users, the bigger screen and pen is very useful.
It's not a gimmick, and if you know how to use One UI, you can really change how you use your phone not just visuals. What is a gimmick is the Dynamic Island. It's a glorified notification center.
I can’t think of any other feature that Apple could bring to iPhone which would excite me more than a foldable display. Day 1 purchase for me, though I doubt it’ll happen.
Also bring back the Mini and make it Pro, you cowards.
Also bring back the Mini and make it Pro, you cowards.
After seeing the DankPods video where he had a load of Z-Flips with broken screens I’m not in any hurry for Apple to do a folding phone. The moment Apple does a folding phone and the screen breaks on one the media will be screaming about ”fold-gate” for the clicks.
I got a chance to play with one and they are really slick looking phones. They have a premium feel and gorgeous screen.
Yeah, "The Galaxy of Deceive".
In the last year several of my friends finally got tired of Android and switched to an iPhone.
Even those who were very stubborn at the beginning, finally switched.
In the last year several of my friends finally got tired of Android and switched to an iPhone.
Even those who were very stubborn at the beginning, finally switched.
Battery life has been quite good for me on more recent versions of iOS 16 (16.2 to 16.3 now). Way better than on my previous full-size iPhone 12. The battery health is still at 100% (I got it in March when the gorgeous green color came out) as well, which is worlds better than the 12's rapid degradation—at least 10%—over the same timeframe.
As for video stabilization, I'm not the one to ask, though I've never had any major gripes that I can recall. But yeah, I mostly take stills, and the mini's camera does a pretty bang-up job of those except for the lack of optical zoom.
Overall I would highly recommend this phone. It's now a more reasonable price and still a palpably "future-proof" (if there ever could be such a thing) work of engineering. I've flirted with both an iPhone SE (2022) and 14 Pro since acquiring the mini and although I did quite enjoy the SE (the 14 Pro's display made me feel ill), I returned both devices and I now await that fateful day when Apple releases another reasonably compact, forward-thinking phone.
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The Galaxy Awaits You?
I Remember the last anti-Apple Samsung add. I don't believe it went over all that well
I Remember the last anti-Apple Samsung add. I don't believe it went over all that well
I have had my eye on a Fold 3, used, for quite some time. I have been an iPhone user since the original and own Apple TV's, Macs, iPads, ect... I have been working for years to make all my tech independent so if Apple ***** the bed and becomes a company I no longer want to support I could switch. I think in many segments of the population foldable phones will become more and more common.
Odd choice that we barely get to see the product in this ad.
How am I supposed to feel the excitement that these actors convey when I can't clearly make out what a Flip 4 looks like?
How am I supposed to feel the excitement that these actors convey when I can't clearly make out what a Flip 4 looks like?
I think the flip is cool yet my perception of reality says that there isn't a widely used OS as capable, as clean/crisp looking, as reliable, as secure, as long-lasting as iOS.
I was playing around with a new and popular android phone recently because I wanted to like it, cause I like tech, and one of the first setup screens said that apps might be installed and uninstalled on the phone without permission, like what?! That's like someone saying, "I might walk into your home, take and leave stuff some stuff, maybe even setup some cameras and microphones in your washroom, bedroom and all your private areas, but don't worry about it, you won't see me do it LOL"
No thank you, not for me.
I was playing around with a new and popular android phone recently because I wanted to like it, cause I like tech, and one of the first setup screens said that apps might be installed and uninstalled on the phone without permission, like what?! That's like someone saying, "I might walk into your home, take and leave stuff some stuff, maybe even setup some cameras and microphones in your washroom, bedroom and all your private areas, but don't worry about it, you won't see me do it LOL"
No thank you, not for me.
I expect these ads are pretty effective for the down-market, anti-apple demographic they're aiming for. Ignoring the fact that those phones simply wouldn't exist in the form they do without Apple's design leadership. And obscuring the extent to which those phones are security-compromised and commoditize absolutely everything you do on the device.
I don’t know, maybe I’m the problem here but has anybody else noticed both Samsung and Microsoft have used irritating black man in their anti-Apple ads? It’s weird and I don’t know what the intention is. They could be fall guys or simple pandering to the black demographic.
Also, Microsoft made their ad private 😆😆😆 I had to find a screengrab from an article!
Also, Microsoft made their ad private 😆😆😆 I had to find a screengrab from an article!
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Samsung constantly trying to make fun of iPhone users is such a rush.. I’d be sad if they were ever confident enough in their own phones to leave us out of their advertising 😂
Don't buy 300 iPhone 13s in NYC at 1am
Thank you so much.
Battery life was always one of the main topics I've been worried about even with how well the new chips.
When I was contemplating the 12 mini a few years ago, so many reviews stated that the batteries just couldn't keep up. I'm really glad it doesn't seem to be an issue with the 13 mini.
If I'm able to find a better deal on a 13 mini in the next few months, I'll definitely make the switch back to iPhone even though it is relatively cheap.
I agree with you 100%. Apple should push for more innovation into the smaller form factor and keep offering it, even if they do make "limited batches" for each iteration. Maybe next year they'll release a 15 mini with a steel body structure? We can all dream.
Anyone who thinks an iPhone is cool in 2022 has no clue. Sure back in the days of the original iPhone-iPhone 5 yes. But now everyone and their mom has one. It's not cool it's basic. hahaha
I have an iPhone and iPad because they do what I need and do it better than Android based devices -- for me.
I have a Windows laptop instead of a MacBook because Windows does what I need, and a Mac no longer can.
People who fall for this kind of advertising (from anyone, including Apple), or are legitimately concerned with peer pressure over a product ... deserve what they get, whatever it is.
I have a Windows laptop instead of a MacBook because Windows does what I need, and a Mac no longer can.
People who fall for this kind of advertising (from anyone, including Apple), or are legitimately concerned with peer pressure over a product ... deserve what they get, whatever it is.