Samsung Thinks You’re a Loser If You Lined Up for the iPhone 4S [Video]

By Gary Ng on November 22nd, 2011 69

Apple and Samsung are currently embroiled in an endless array of lawsuits over patent disputes. Samsung has previously agreed to not block iPhone 4S sales in South Korea. The legal battle continues and no end is in sight.

In their latest marketing campaign, Samsung pokes fun at people who waited in line for the iPhone 4S. Forget the iPhone 4S, you need a Galaxy SII!

The best line from the ad?

“I could never get a Samsung, I’m creative.”

“You’re a barista.”

Ouch.

Did Samsung go too far? Or was this just a clever ad?

(You can’t see this, but a slow tear just streamed down my face. Damn you Samsung, damn you…)

[via Mashable]

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  • Anonymous

    Couldn’t find a 4s for 3 weeks after launch in my parts. I’ve tried palm, windows mobile, blackberry. Just got tired of crappy software. I like the closed system with apple phones. Things just work. I know a few people with android phones, more regret getting it than don’t. I know over 25 people with iPhones. You couldn’t pry it away from their hands if you wanted to. Lol. To each his own I guess, but I’ve had every iPhone since the first…. I ain’t going back.

  • Anonymous

    They will. Look at how much publicity it is getting already. There are a lot of sheeple out there that don’t realize there are other alternative to an iPhone.

  • Anon

    I can think of several reasons.  No Jailbreak, small screen, no 4G or LTE support.  Hardware wise, S2 kicks ass.  4G LTE ready, HUGE 4.5″ display, slightly better 8MP camera, to name a few.  It’s also very intuitive and “idiot proof” as well, so it’s an easy transition for iPhone users.  No “headaches” what-so-ever.  You can buy over-the-counter exchange warranty at your local BB or FS for peace of mind.  I’m using both right now, so I can see the differences.  You don’t know what you have, until you have something better to compare it to.

  • Kraken

    To add – S2 also has a faster 1.5Ghz dual-core CPU.  And this is something that was released many months before the 4S. When the S3 is released early next year, will anyone even want a 4S?

  • blaaargh

    *shrug* Samsung owners are Baristas…got it.

  • Anon

    Now that Steve is dead, and all the Apple execs are giving themselves huge bonuses… I have a feeling it will be the other way around.  Apple lost a strong innovative leader.  We all know what happened to Apple the last time that happened.

  • IPhoney

    The humungous 4.5″ screen would be my reason to change.  Bigger is better.  A microscopic 3.5″ display just doesn’t cut it anymore.

  • Anonymous

    A dying corporation? Sure their revenue fell slightly but their profits are over 3 billion quarterly. You do realize Samsung mobile market is only a portion of what the world’s biggest technology firm makes right? I doubt you did. As the Koreans say, QQ moar.

  • Anonymous

    I make more standing in line for iphones! Didn’t you watch the video you spammer :(

  • Hyperextension

    Looks like you have plenty of reason NOT to buy Apple products.  If I were you, I would “vote” with my dollars and drop it all.  It’s the best way to send a message and it gets rid of an obvious headache for you.  I, like you, am only speaking from my own experiences.  Apple “hooked” me in when I bought my first generation iPhone in the USA and unlocked it for use in Canada.  It was that awesome for me.  1st gen iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iMac, MacBook Pro, TimeCapsule, Apple TV2, MacBook Air and too many iPods to count, and I have had next to ZERO issues.  Everyone is different and you have to go with and do what suits your situation best.  Trust me…if my Apple products all start becoming lemons or Apple starts to handle any issues in less than stellar ways, I will not be purchasing any more Apple products.  As far as owning other products…Apple has not given me a reason to own them.

  • Anonymous

    That commercial is awesome.
    Lots of companies use these clever tactics by not naming their competitor but showing you something and you making the connection on who they are talking about.

    I like it.

  • Brad17

    you dont “need” a license just like you dont “need” an iphone, but theyre both fucking awesome so im willing to wait. 

  • Brad17

    ahaha “handful” :) so true. sammy is so desperate that they had to set up temporary stores outside of apple stores to try and lure people over. and the only people that left the apple line for samsung are the people that said “oh shit, look at how small that line is, i’ll just buy one of those to tie me over until there isnt a fucking huge line up for the new iphone.” ahahah dont get me wrong the GS2 is an amazing phone, but it really shows how desperate a company is when they set up a temporary store outside of their competitors’ store on a major product launch day. the main reason why im steering clear of android for now is because it takes months to update. my iphone 3GS got iOS 5 2 days before the 4S came out. i doubt ANY device will officially get ICS until a month or so has passed after the galaxy nexus is released.

  • Pisfor

    Pfft! Samsung is garbage! Had a phone and LED pico projector and both died 2 months after warranty expired. Samsung wouldn’t help at all. Apple is a much better company that will stand behind their products.

  • Phil

    I’m not surprised, that was brilliant. My kids freaked seeing the huge difference in screen size. Until then, they thought the iphone was biggest. That shot created “size envy” fo shure!

  • Arsenic

    Right.  You don’t need any of this junk.  Cool people take the bus and use the payphone.

  • Urdum

    Are you blind?  They were absolutely creative, and quite funny.   Just look at all comments.

  • Anonymous

    Just making a joke bud…

  • TimS

    My coworker and I both have new (less than 1 year old) smart phones and we’ve been having some friendly back and forth debating which is better, my iPhone 4 or his Samsung. The other day he (and this pained him) admitted to me that his next phone will be the iPhone 5. His Samsung is less than 6 months old and one thing after another has stopped working on it. The screen is pretty nice, but it does feel light and flimsy to me. It just seems like another failed attempt to compete with the iPhone. I won’t be switching away from Apple anytime soon, but I understand that now that they are so popular (I was an Apple customer when bankruptcy wasn’t out of the question), it’s natural that their are a lot of Apple haters. Only problem is these products that are supposed to be “better than the iPhone” come and go and as forgotten as the Zune in time.

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