Apple has sued Samsung for blatantly copying their products, while Samsung has counter sued Apple for infringing patents related to mobile-communications technologies.
So while that patent war has been playing out in the court rooms, Samsung is expected to start airing a new Samsung Galaxy S II TV ad on Thanksgiving that mocks Apple's iPhone users.
In the ad, Samsung highlights the bigger screen and support for 4G network as the key advantages of Samsung Galaxy S II over Apple's iPhone 4S and also makes references to the iPhone 4S not-so great battery life and the fact that it looks like iPhone 4.
Here's a description of the ad:
fans are shown lining up outside an Apple Store-like location nine hours before it opens. “Someone just left,” says one woman. “Why would they be leaving when we’re only nine hours away?” asks her male companion. “Uh oh,” says another guy in line, reading off his phone. “The blogs are saying the battery looks sketchy” then one guy asks "if it looks the same how would people know I upgraded"
Just then, a cool group of young men and women come into the line’s view sporting a Samsung Galaxy S II. The crowd is drawn to the phone, although one guy haughtily dismisses it. “I could never get a Samsung,” he says. “I’m creative.” “Dude, you’re a barista,” his friend replies. The ad also makes much of the S II’s 4G compatibility (iPhones are still on 3G), which leads to the kicker: “The next big thing is already here.”
What do you think about the Galaxy S II ad? Do you think Samsung's approach of mocking Apple fanboys work? Please share your views in the comments section below.
[via Mashable]
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Not impressed at all, IPhone the best phone ever.
Samsung suck!!!
Don’t want a phone with too big of a screen, it doesn’t feel right in your hand. iPhone size is perfect, fits right in your hands and pocket.
They might have 4G on the Samsung galaxy S2, but iPhone will still outperform any Samsung phone.
I must agree about the size, but when it comes to “outperforming”, no man, try to be a little more objective. Iphone needs a lot of improvements on the next iphone, if it wants to really compete with Galaxy SII or maybe Galaxy S3
it does? what imporvement does it “need”. sure there are thing they can just throw on there to eat battery life but really what do they need to improve on? the os runs smove on an underclocked processor. andriod users have to over clock to get consistant performance and hurt their already sh**ty battery life.
Next time do some research before blindly saying iphones a better phone. when it comes to hardware the samsung galaxy s2 is far better in almost everyway. i agree apple has the better software. but from a hardware perspective the galaxyS2 is a superior phone. apple has a lot of catching up to do
So are you saying if Apple released iPhone 5 with a bigger screen it will “suck” because it’s too big to fit in your hand?
get bigger hands you homo.
You must be stupid or retarded to leave such a comment.
How in the world would someone get bigger hands?
Next time think before you post, f***ing dumbass bitc h.
Firstly, some iphone parts are actually made by Samsung, secondly you are a retard if you think the iphone 4g out does the Samsung Galaxy s2. Check you tube you will find lots and lots of videos proving this. Oh and one more thing, you should really stop buying your phones as a fashion statement without actually reading up on them first, because you are wasting your pocket money on a over advertised hunk of junk.
Speaking of “phone” only- maybe . But those devices are not anymore only phones, face it. The “phone” as device is dead . People need all-in-one device in the pocket. And “Phone” is only another app. But iPhone can not do anything else then phone with 3.5″- am I right?. Only the Messiah helps still the sell
The add shows you perfectly iSheeps
So you are judging a phone base on it screen size?
Last I check a phone screen is just a display, it doesn’t make or break a phone. What’s counts is how the phone is built and what performance it has.
In this case, what other phone has a better camera then an iPhone 4s?
At the release of every iphone, I see a huge line of people waiting to get there change in line to buy one. I never see people waiting in line waiting to get a new Samsung phone or android phone or any other phone in this case.
Alot of phones out there have similar or better camera. HTC Sensation XE has a pretty good 8mp camera.
the camera on the sensation is 8mp, however, the aperture on the lens and the lack of brightness from the duel LED flash makes it a worse camera. I honestly think my 4s would give my 14mp compact a run for its money.
and yes, the SII may have better hardware, but… iOS doesn’t need that power as the software is so light and will run perfectly on even less power than it is currently getting from the A5 processor.
I agree that it is very narrow minded to come out and say ‘iphone is the best, end of.’, but everyone has they phones that they feel suit them, or give them what they need from a phone. I have an iPhone 4S because personally i think you get everything you need from a phone… and more.
Rant over.
I’m happier with the iPhone 4S then the SGS2. Samsung are technical good, but the rest sucks. I have 4 Samsung product and had big problem with two of them, will never buy a Samsung product again. Customer Service is horrible
I’m an iPhone fanboy and it would take a lot more than bringing up iPhones worst qualities to pursuade me to purchase any other brand.
Cheap digs do not sell phones, reputation does
What he said
Samsung Galaxy is for people that couldnt afford an iphone…
Actually… I changed from iPhone 3/3GS and then 4 to now an S2.
Why? Simple, I’m a hacker and love programming things etc including logic boards and rewriting code for the UI etc is fun.
I can happily afford an iPhone. Hell the S2 is about the same price from where I am.
I remain firm in my view that for people like me, the S2 is awesome. However for normal users who don’t want to code or anything, iPhone is what they should get.
iPhone = Best normal user experience
Android = Best hacker user experience
btw… it needs to be at the least a decent android spec for god sakes.
like 99.99% of andriod users are casual users. why would someone want to do someone else’s job they got paid for just so their device can work the way its expected? why is that a good thing? by the way the, I thought hackers liked challenges? fiddling with something open book, that’s what hackers like to do? you sure about that? why have so many hackers spent countless hours of their lives cracking ios software then?
i also second this opinion. average users don’t use android operating systems for penetration or such and android doesn’t have the Apple powerhouse–which incorporates simplistic functionality of otherwise not so easy feats such as wireless streaming and home entertainment remote controls into point click operations–thus power and ease of operation appeal more than the tech savvy crown needed to follow an android exploitation uprise. yayuh
I think your some way right. But i like programing to. And think even a Galaxy is to small for that. I got a MacBookAir. But even realy love iPhone and iPad because the “Just work”, and that’s in some way even magical.
I agree with you. iPhone is the best phone ever made starting from 2G till 4GS. Apple is the best.
They can laugh at us (Apple users), but we still rule the world. Without Apple, we could still be using phones with keypad.
Lol
So if there was not Ainstein we well not know about gravitation now?
Besides not Apple invented tuchscreen phones. They invented almost nothing but miths
The add shows you perfectly iSheeps
It was Newton not EINSTEIN that developed the theories on gravity. So if we are iSheeps then you are what dumb assdroids?
Hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahhaha!
Suck eggs fanbois. No big screen nor 4G for you.
With a name like ‘Zig’, how could I ever respect anything you say? The biggest screen in the world can’t fix a sh**ty OS. From a design point of view, iOS beats all.
comeon… iOS is missing alot of features.. and just with iOS 5 finally have some features that other phones had for a long time….
Apple is behind on bringing things to the phone.. as they always been with the iPhone… starting with the original iPhone.. no MMS, no copy/paste, the list goes on… any piese of junk phone at that time had those features but Apple iPhone?! NOPE
I have a slide projector hooked to a t3 wifi connection but I can’t understand why the big screen and fast connection aren’t as fun as my 40″ LCD with basic cable. I guess i should rethink my priorities. I know.. an 1989 Bronco with a big block motor vs a BMW i300 series. You can’t trade a small upgrade in visibility with a huge increase in speed for an intensely tweaked view space with average speed. iPhone or no phone.
Apple can mock back by showing how lag and unsafe about android,no offence btw…my phone that has same speed as 3GS,but in gaming(like angry birds),my android phone always lag while iphone stay fast…and reports have said that android is attacked by alot of malware
And no offense btw, have you tried the root application setCPU? You can happily overclock the phones… To a point obviously for safety reasons…
As well then add cyanogen rom? It’s one of the fastest Android implementations.
Also, even stock, the S2 don’t lag from what I saw, and once I changed the kernel/ROM and overclocked the thing… well… let’s just say my phone is faster than netbooks at the moment.
and watch your battery drain awaaaaaay weeeeeeee
obviously you’ve never had an android. ive owned at least 5 since the original, and might i say that its battery life doesnt drain as fast as you may think with it being overclocked, or while running a custom rom.
this biggest point with having an android over an iphone is customization in my opinion. that being said i own both a samsung vibrant galaxy s and an iphone 4. they both have their pros and cons. it really just boils down to the users preference
one word. jailbreak.
second word. simplistic
third word. powerful
fourth and final. boner-city
Nice ad. Very funny…. That’s what called marketing
Nice ad. Very funny…. That’s what called marketing
I think most times it’s a matter of money you have to spend. For me it was never a problem to buy a unlocked iPhone (im in Italy, where it is not always usual to have a phone with a simlocked contract). So if someone does not have the money for a iPhone then they search for reasons why the 4S is not so good then a SG2S for instance….
I had the Galaxy several times for testing purposes here in my hands. Well it’s not bad, but it looks “cheaper” made for me….. The whole thing is plastic and the display looks for me to have a blueness touch…….
I think the commercial is AWESOME, I had a 3G, 3GS, 4 and skipped the 4S for the Samsung Galaxy SII, way better phone, the screen is amazing and blows the 4s away.
Now if the 5 ever comes out with bigger screen and better processor and better batter life I will probably go back, but I am not upgrading just for a dual core, and lame Siri.
do know how stupid you sound when say the the iphone needs a better processor….why? just to say it does? when it runs smoother than any other os.
iPhone has Apple (marketing genius’ and billions of funding) to get their hands (apps) into everything from Viper Alarms to Home security systems and make it safe and reliable. Android has a bigger screen and faster connection?? Well androids do come with free malware and such. The iPhone 3gs is fast as hell on the right firmware–in comparison to todays 4 and 4G–and the 4G runs like silk on a factory issue safely clocked chip. It’s just no contest.
do you know how stupid you sound when you say the processor runs better than any other os ???? lol, nice one f***-o
besides that you missed the posters point entirely. He is saying that if the 5 comes out and has a larger screen/better processor he will consider going back. However, for now will opt not too since the 4s upgrade merely consists of a better processor/siri
Which smartphone os runs smoother then ios then? I have every major reviewer of mobile tech backing me. I totally understood his post which is why I responded Asking him why does he need it to have a faster processor. You apparentlly can’t understand mine f***-o
Whats really funny all Android phones try to take a jab at the iPhone in their ads, while the IPhone doesn’t even try, they’re like non existent to Apple.
really Eduardo? Name one ad that “try to take a jab at the iPhone”. I’d really like to see it.
As for Apple, they’ve been doing attack ads for years (“i’m a mac, i’m a pc” anyone?). Sorry dude but comparing apple to any other tech company out there, Apple wins as the most arrogant one there is. Period.
that was the point of his post…..he’s saying they are arrogant and thats what he likes about them…
iphone = point click winner
mac = point click winner but no games
pc = point click meets freedom meets compatibility plus GAMES
who cares who slanders who. if you’re going to slander..make it worth the mud.
more specifically this is Samsung taking a jab at apple has nothing to do with android.
we bought samsung in past, twice..and i regret for every single penny i gave to that company that has 0 support. not impressed, not tricked again, ever. samsung never again.
Samsung have been a blatant copycat and they want to mock iphone now..screw you samsung..
I think it is a great ad to be honest, it’s good to see friendly competition and it is true that people are willing to wait days for a product like the iphone. I love my phone, but it has its flaws and maybe just maybe the iphone isn’t the best phone in the world. Having a healthy competition will push people to make bigger and better products!
All phones have flaws. I have owned all the phone based os’ and not one of them have been as smooth as iOS. I know practice makes perfect and the day will come when Android is like iOS, it just works.
iPhone lacked basic features for years. pissed me off. as i look back im thankful they focused on basic reliability and security of my pr0n data. now they are cranking out the features with a good foundation.
I like how the iphone screens are live, and the s2 screens are mocked
Got to say… They nailed iPhone users in that ad.
yeah, they made lots of valid points as to why S2 is superior. for instance the inability to be seen with an upgraded phone. thats IMPORTANT in my book. who cares about a zillion secure apps when you got a big screen and mofos saying “DAAAMN HE GOT A NEW PHONE SON”
I believe the ad was not trying to make a point of the fact that the 4 and 4s are identical, more a point of how petty& gullible the users are.
Samsung needs to grow up!
their TV’s are second to none i think..or is that Sony?? IDK. maybe it was microwaves they did well. it’s not phones because apples and lemons cant be compared. booya
I love my iPhone 4s but you people who say the screen size is perfect must have small hands.
I enjoy the size because of my pocket. Sometiems i wish it was bigger…but then again the HTC is too big IMO.
I got a Samsung and maby it’s good, because now i know, I NEVER will buy one again. Service is horrible. A cheap copie. There are some smal different’s and you can say you like that more. But Android is like Vista and iOS is Apple magic.
Lmao.. RON PAUL
Fanboys Really Sucks!!! Make me feel Sucks…! :^/
dast fanny boys sucks! that’s not even an argument. Android is spread amongst to many hardware platforms. Apple focus’ on one to four very similar platforms at a time (touch,ipad,iphone,whatever) and therefore can guarantees safety of data and reliability. I hate to follow the crowd because I was NEVER a macintosh fan and always will prefer a PC. But the best phone starts with a lowercase i.
Wow. All the droid fanboys posting in here about the 4s running on 3G, it’s STILL a more reliable device hands down. The s2 May be a good phone but it’s not better than the
4s, my shopmate just bought one and it’s very chopy here in Tucson. And when the next iPhone comes out and looks new and crushes all other phones when it runs on a 4g network. I like to have my phone just as much as the next but I also like an amazing end user experience. The display, Siri ( and you know that if siri was released first on an android you would be holding it over the heads of iPhone users, so suck it!) the smooth operation of re os and the high end look and feel will ALWAYS beat out other smart phones. Have fun getting viruses and running the
Equivant of norton antivirus on you PHONE. Suckers.
devol u rule. norton blows and android is mediocre. Samsung needs to stick to televisions.
Android users can say ” get 4G”. Well let me tell ya, 4G is only good in select cities. 3G on AT&T? Just about everywhere. I like that seeing how I travel everywhere. When 4G comes to iPhone? AT&T will probably have 4G everywhere. Android,… still hangin on to select cities. It’s fine if you live in a city. There is a device for everyone. Play ground talk gets you no where (except maybe your face in the dirt). In other words let em mock, talk or even poke fun. In the end everyone will know which device or os will dominate. Or will they?
Just a video still no match for apple.. Apple rocks!
The sgs2 is for hackers… Nope,it’s for people who wanna “feel” like hackers. I’ve just gone from android to iPhone 4s and I ain’t going back. The commercial is lame and clearly points out the average intelligence level of the sgs2 user… Fight time!
I just like how it took the piss out of that hipster.
SGS2 is simply awesome, love the ad
sure it is. the ad was comical at best. targeted at the masses with simple adjectives and one uncommon noun. i bet the SG2 does kick ass..but lets not put em side by side cuz we all know iPhones can do it all except purify water.
I like the S2 because it has big screens and big means good. I also like it cuz 4g is one number higher than 3g. Obviously you cant do math because if you could, you would know that bigger and faster is better. Nobody cares about track records and customer service. Oh and people are sooo over security. I’m done ranting here. i 4 life
Yup
It’s all about what you the individual wants . Not got an iphone ? Want an Iphone , then buy one. Want an Android phone , then buy one .
Apples Iphone was not the first touch phone out there . Microsoft had touch phones out before Apple . What Apple did that MS didn’t was create an OS designed for touch screens, with an easy set up that didn’t need high levels of knowledge etc to get it to do things .
Apple funnily enough use Samsung to manufacture chips , seems a strange set up but Iphone or Android users will only suffer from these two companies trying to screw each other over . Its not about the customer anymore its all about domination . Seems very dictative to me and not customer focused at all
Hahahaha. I’m so stupid
HaHa, I love the add. I had two android phones before the iPhone4, its totaly just a better phone, sound is better, gfx better, os better and most of all, i dont want to walk around with a massive phone is my pocket. RIP Steve Jobs, just wish you were here to kick their ass.
Steve
Ha this ad is very good! Made me laugh though Siri didn’t see the funny side! Gosh you Apple enthusiasts need to lighten up and give credit where it’s due! The world is full of outstanding tech from lots of different manufacturers/developers and for that I am truly grateful.
This commercial didn’t make sense to me. First, it looks like an iPhone. Second, they are calling people they are trying to win over stupid. Third, why do you need to bash another company to sell your product?
It’s funny how people bad mouth Samsung when they make components and chips for the iPhone and even displays. I only like apple more cuz it has more apps like 400,000 more apps and of course that means more bad ass video games have u played modern combat 3 it looks like modern warfare 2 and has all the games and weapons even go online and do domination if you video games and you even have killstreaks like airstrikes for customization there pretty much tied I got android ported on iPhone as dual boot which is f***ing awesome but I do like the speed on sg2 freaking fast and I love widgets which apple hasn’t perfected yet and u got to love there navigation On the road voice guided which is free and better then apples so the way I see it I need both cause apple is my iPod touch for games and entertainment and Samsung better for a phone with better gps but I believe Siri will become smarter and improved in the iPhone 5 to become the king
LoLs! i like the part when he says….’if it looks the same, hw wld ppl knw that i upgraded!’ that’s freaking hilarious! xD but that wasn’t a healthy way of promoting stuffs alright….
All I have to say is I’ve never seen a line in any country waiting for the release of a Samsung phone. Case closed!
I’m definately an iOS guy (ipad), but…it’s obvious the Galaxy S2 way better phone in every-way when comes to hardware. iOS indeed was way better apps than android, but lacks of most important BUILT IN things that android has. such as: file browser, word editor, pdf reader, zip compression and decompression. These things are built-in all current operating systems wether pc or mac, rather and downloading or paying for it.
apple horrible move releasing iphone4S, rather than releasing the infamous iphone 5 which would of compete with the galaxy S2. Iphone 4S is not threat to Galaxy S2, and samsung currently selling more phones than apple due to apple’s unwise release. But very aware apple is gonna come out with some incredible gadgets next year.
I actually have owned the Sprint Galaxy SII and the IPhone 4S. Regarding size, while the galaxy screen is significantly larger than the iPhone, I did not find it to be too large. The phone is about the same thickness and fit just as easily in my pockets. In my screen resolution comparisons, I called a draw (based off of actual observation and use, not mere specifications). Overall, both phones perform excellently but one thing I must say is the Galaxy SII has a clearly superior battery!! Not sure if is the iPhone 4S battery drain problem but my Galaxy outperformed my iPhone battery to the point that it would be embarrassing to give actual numbers. All that being said, I currently use the iPhone because my wife’s phone broke while I was testing the 4S and she absolutely hates iPhones.
“I could never get a Samsung, I’m too creative” hahahahhahahahahha great line hahah
Yea was a funny line , but you can only create what apple lets you unless you jail break the device . Again its dictatership on apples part.
@Javeezy
But we are not talking here about “phones”, we are talking about all-in-one devices , which iPnone can not be with 3.5″. Isn’t it?
And G S2 is the smallest of the kind. Not as usefull as the biggest Galaxy Note for ex. But there is choice in between also.
Wow. Just makes me not want to buy a Samsung phone. Talk about alienating a potential customer…
Very good point … Who creates an add to laugh at his consumers???
I wonder how they plan to approach the recent increase in Android malware…
As for 4G and speed of your phone…
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1266774999001_0,00.html
Lol — lots of the internal components of the iPhone are made by Samsung… So what does that tell ya…!?
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-makes-26-of-the-iPhone-4s-components-says-infographic_id21206
iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II. Both phones hardware wise are great. The OS part iOS vs Droid is a tossup. Pros and cons for each…
Droid OS is open and is not restricted but is easily compromised by malware.
iOS is not open and is restricted which helps protect you from malware.
So it is just a matter of preference for what device an user chooses.
Love the ad. I have an iphone 4 and an ipad and they are great, but fanboys do need to made fun of sometimes haha. Everything they say in the ad is true.
Iphone maybe great but for those who like to be treated like sheeps , u can t do anything without apple s permission u do what apple say , no open os ,no memory card u make me laugh all those people , i used to have iphone 4 but now i am free i use android do what i want with my phone
iPhone is NOT the best phone unless it’s Jailbroken. iPhone need to catch up with the big screen thing. If iPhone 5 doesn’t get a bigger screen I might leave the dark-side. I have been an iPhone user since the 1st Gen.
Just gonna say as Steve Jobs once said…
“They just don’t get it”.
Lol iv used the galaxy s 2 and it sucks. For something with high graphics to work you need to shut off all ram and then it will still lag