Hasn't the Galaxy S2 been top dog for a while now? And as oppose to what? Apple's strategy of releasing a phone that's already technologically dated or lacking on release?
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Samsung Galaxy S II ad takes shots at iPhone/Apple hipsters
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Hasn't the Galaxy S2 been top dog for a while now? And as oppose to what? Apple's strategy of releasing a phone that's already technologically dated or lacking on release?
sixteen-bit
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I really love the commercial. I must have watched it 10 times by now.
HollovVpo1nt
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"I could never get a Samsung, I'm creative"
LOL
LOL
Best part of the entire commercial! haha
captmcblack
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This ad is amazing, and amazingly true.
I don't usually like cosigning ads that take those sort of potshots at rival products, but at least this one is grounded in reality.
I don't usually like cosigning ads that take those sort of potshots at rival products, but at least this one is grounded in reality.
JCreasy
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The stupidity of this is anyone who has seen an iPhone commercial knows exactly what it does. The commercials highlight a specific feature or group of apps and that is it. Contrast that with giant violent robots that do not even show the phone being advertised.
This type of campaign did not work well for Motorola Xoom and it won't work well for Samsung.
Blame that kind of advertising on Verizon, not Samsung? Which Samsung based commercials are you referring to by the way?
J Tourettes
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Yeah, sales of the GS2 are going nowhere.
I'm not referring to Samsung commercials. It's the focus on things other than phone features that is my point.
astroturfing
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i hate how phones have become a status symbol, i'm sometimes ashamed to take mine out in public 
it's just a fucking tool. i'm not cool or uncool because of the phone i have, neither is anyone...
that commercial is awful.
oh and Samsung can eat SHIT, my phone can't even receive text messages properly, sometimes takes up to 3 weeks for an SMS to pop up LOL (a known bug with Galaxy S they haven't fixed). plus my Kies is in the wrong language, because Samsung thinks Finnish people speak Estonian....
it's just a fucking tool. i'm not cool or uncool because of the phone i have, neither is anyone...that commercial is awful.
oh and Samsung can eat SHIT, my phone can't even receive text messages properly, sometimes takes up to 3 weeks for an SMS to pop up LOL (a known bug with Galaxy S they haven't fixed). plus my Kies is in the wrong language, because Samsung thinks Finnish people speak Estonian....
Wish the LOL smiley was still here.
J Tourettes
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Sarcasm on the internet is hard.
Wiktor
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baristas are way too creative though, they aren't potential samsung customers
Always-honest
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Great commercial for Apple.
AbsoluteZero
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That's hilarious. Should be funny to see all the offended Apple fanboys and hipsters get pissed over it.
I know, I knew it was sarcasm. I wanted to use the LOL smiley to show that I saw what you did there.
The funny thing about this ad is that it actually rings true. I hadn't told any of my friends that I bought a new phone. I probably said something on Twitter, but that's a maybe. Anyway, we all met up for lunch one day, and as usual, people were checking in on their online stuff while waiting to order.
Within 10 seconds of me pulling my phone out, they were pawing all over the thing just to check out the screen. Then they asked about the Internet speed, which is crazy, because normally all they ever do is just flat make fun of the fact that I have an Android phone. They started doing speed tests for loading pages and obviously the 4G smashed the 3G.
It's effective marketing. I think Samsung should keep needling Apple on where they're falling short. The world is moving to larger screened devices and Apple hasn't. 4G is becoming a standard, but Apple hasn't adopted it. Most phones allow you to use an SD card for additional storage, Apple still won't.
It's a lot like Nintendo. Holding onto older standards for one generation too long.
Within 10 seconds of me pulling my phone out, they were pawing all over the thing just to check out the screen. Then they asked about the Internet speed, which is crazy, because normally all they ever do is just flat make fun of the fact that I have an Android phone. They started doing speed tests for loading pages and obviously the 4G smashed the 3G.
It's effective marketing. I think Samsung should keep needling Apple on where they're falling short. The world is moving to larger screened devices and Apple hasn't. 4G is becoming a standard, but Apple hasn't adopted it. Most phones allow you to use an SD card for additional storage, Apple still won't.
It's a lot like Nintendo. Holding onto older standards for one generation too long.
The Bookerman
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BINGO!
By the way who's the chick with the white galaxy s2. I'm sure I've seen her face somewhere. She's pretty hot.
sixteen-bit
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4S is a small incremental update over the 4. Maybe when the 5 comes out?
Phoenix
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Deleted member 22576
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Wait I'm confused. Google wallet replaces your creditcard, right? And Google checkout is just an online payment service. How does it not make sense to merge them? The use case IS the same, you pay for shit with both. Only one happens in the digital realm and one happens in the physical realm. It makes a lot of sense to have them be the same thing.
AbsoluteZero
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So am I the only one that doesn't want the screen on my phone to be any bigger?
What I have now is perfectly sized. Anything bigger and I feel like I'm shoving a small tablet into my pocket.
What I have now is perfectly sized. Anything bigger and I feel like I'm shoving a small tablet into my pocket.
Sapiens
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It's pretty funny, but extremely negative.
Samsung wants to insult the same customers that they also covet?
Hmmm, whatever.
Funny, but I think it misses the mark.
Dude, haven't you heard? Bigger is always better. More is always better. Are you a successful hipster or an unemployed hipster? Nevermind that you may have certain preferences. Fuck apple, dood!
Samsung wants to insult the same customers that they also covet?
Hmmm, whatever.
Funny, but I think it misses the mark.
Dude, haven't you heard? Bigger is always better. More is always better. Are you a successful hipster or an unemployed hipster? Nevermind that you may have certain preferences. Fuck apple, dood!
"am i the only one..." no, you're not the only one.
I don't think anything bigger than 4" is better for most people and I sill think the iPhone's 3.5" screen proportions are the best out there. I'd be disappointed if they went to 4" next revision.
The Galaxy nexus screen would be great if it wasn't the absurd monster size it is now.
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Idk. I can't decide. Something about the idea of 4.5inches is really appealing. For ebooks, videos, graphics, etc. You accomplish a lot more. Like that recent Googlesearch iPad app. that wouldn't work on a 3.5 inch screen, but something pretty similar COULD be done on a 4.5inch screen. I REALLY like the idea of relying more heavily on graphics/objects for touch interfaces rather than scrollable walls of text. More real estate makes that a much more realistic prospect.
HOWEVER, I actually just lost .2 inches in screen size going from the Droid to the iPhone. And couldn't be happier. Since the AR is wider, err fatter, it actually "feels" bigger. I think 4inches even might be the sweet spot. I don't know. I think something larger has a multitude of benefits that probably outweigh the slight extra girth.
HOWEVER, I actually just lost .2 inches in screen size going from the Droid to the iPhone. And couldn't be happier. Since the AR is wider, err fatter, it actually "feels" bigger. I think 4inches even might be the sweet spot. I don't know. I think something larger has a multitude of benefits that probably outweigh the slight extra girth.
samus i am
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Funny commercial, it won't change anyone's opinion though.
Bookmarked. You and everyone else knows that the time is coming when Apple goes to an at least 4" model.
Have you used a larger screen? Have you carried one around? I went from a G2 to a GS2 and it's much, much better with the larger screen. Apps are more comfortable to use, it's way easier to type, media is nicer to use, and browsing is a million times better. They're not any more uncomfortable than any other phone in your pocket, but they're a thousand times more comfortable to actually use.
I wouldn't bother, he has already twisted from his original statement which was just flat our wrong. He isn't interested in rational discussion. Thread has run its course, isn't even about the ad anymore, just people getting emotional.
None of that shit changes that you said it was axed, and it was not. Period. Your just flailing at this point. All people said, is that your statement was wrong. And it was.
Sapiens
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Horizontal typing on an iPhone would greatly benefit from a 4" screen. Everything gets cut off as it is.
I have no doubt in my mind that Apple will have a larger screen in iPhone5.
Yeah, I know where you're coming from.
FWIW, I don't think that screens over 4" shouldn't be used by anyone. I just think that it's not an obvious win to have a bigger screen like some people here think. that bigger isn't always better and isn't the best for everyone (or even the majority of people).
Used a Nexus S for about 3 weeks. what is that? 4.3"? 4"? I don't remember. anyway, typing on that wasn't better than typing on the iPhone's smaller screen. why? cuz the iPhone has better keyboard software. apps didn't look better or work better on the larger screened nexus because they were all inferior designs to iPhone apps.
webpages didn't look better but that's cuz the nexus S had the older OLED screen with lower res. I will grant you that you can see more of a webpage (without needing to zoom in) on the newer, high res galaxy nexus 4.6" OLED screen than on the iPhone.
But that doesn't seem to be worth the trade-off of how large these >4.5" screens make the device and how they're harder to operate with one hand unless you're shifting the device around in your palm
@andycapps. bookmark all you want. I suspect the screen size is getting bigger but I don't think 4" will be better than the 3.5" they use now
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Funny commercial.
LOL Phone wars...Alexander Bell would be proud.
LOL Phone wars...Alexander Bell would be proud.
No, you're getting emotional, and it's making me mad.
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NinjaFridge
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Its hard to go back to a smaller screen after using the S2. It seemed a bit stupid at first, but now i thinks its awesome.
tfur
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Yes, and you are correct. It was not canceled, he is now just trying to spin the fact the he is uniformed.
The ad was funny, although some of the reactions are just sad. I guess it hits a little too close for some.
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Deleted member 22576
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You know what, none of that is relevant. Policies change all the time, just because its not the best right now doesn't mean it won't be. Frankly, I'm not concerned with the technical details in the least. I just interpreted your post as being fundamentally opposed to having Google integrate it's two payment services when it makes nothing but (common) sense.
That article is also already 6 months old.
It's funny you say that as one of the advantages of the iOS platform is the way the apps utilize the hardware available. The iPhone may not be as strong of a hardware platform on paper, but when you use it, it FEELS faster and more capable. 3D games look better and run smoother, the OS moves at a more consistently high framerate, and the general user experience is just fast.
The Galaxy SII is a great phone, no doubt, but I don't feel that the apps being released for Android really take advantage of it properly.
AbsoluteZero
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Maybe I'm just a tiny gadget guy. Stuff like the Game Boy Micro and the PSP Go are massive improvements over their larger brethren.
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