Samsung Galaxy Note Super Bowl ad takes more jabs at Apple users - Page 9

Originally Posted by SolipsismX

Come on! I know you're smarter than that.

The Moto Droid RAZR MAXX has a 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED display. That means even with the lower power draw of the inferior PenTile panel it's still only 256 PPI to the iPhone's 326 true pixel PPI.

On top of that, and most important, the iPhone's display is only 28% smaller yet the battery capacity for the RAZR MAXX is 232% greater than the iPhone. You can see this in the other battery stats. The RAZR MAXX lists internet use up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi and video playback up to 10 hours. The iPhone 4S lists internet use up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi and video playback up to 10 hours. The same ratings despite a much smaller battery. They don't seem to lsit audio playback which is still surprising since smartphones are replacing the "Mp3 player. The iPhone lists up to 40 hours.

Now the RAZR MAXX beats the iPhone if using it just for calls but that's to be expected with any baseband chip that is dedicated to CDMA. Apple is trying to not keep the iPhones between their GSM-based partners and their new CDMA-based partners on par despite inherent network differences. CDMA/EV-DO will still use '2G' for calls even you have '3G' for data when off a call. Apple's use of radio-diverse world-mode chips means they are using less efficient baseband chips but that does keep their phones on par in the short run and likely keeps them ahead of their competition in the long run with economy of scale. Don't be fooled by their marketing of "the longest talk time of any 4G smartphone" because, while true, you are not making that call using LTE. Also, if we see a RAZR MAXX for GSM don't expect their '3G' talk time to come in at 21 hours. With a 3300 mAh battery I'd expect about 15 hours of '3G' talk time on GSM.

Originally Posted by Gatorguy

Of course it has a larger battery, which speaks to the statement that someone made that the Android phones have to be larger to handle a bigger battery. The MAXX somehow allows a much larger battery in a thinner device indicating Apple's not the only company that's figured out how the "pack the innards". As I said, the smartphone makers are getting better at designing for larger batteries, as well as better efficiency, which is all I'm making note of.

Originally Posted by nikon133

Do you really believe that? Because most people I know don't. True Mac and PC guys were embodiments of respective computers, but like in La Fontaine fables, meaning was much deeper.

Even Microsoft tried to counter "PC users are dull and boring bureaucrats type" with "I'm a PC" adds presenting people from various professional and social circles, claiming to be a PC users. Where and why do you think that came from?

Originally Posted by SolipsismX

I bet if you measure the internal space sans the battery usage the RAZR MAXX will still have more internal space to play with.

I'm not seeing any better power efficiency from the vendors. I'm seeing more efficient components and OSes as they mature and I'm seeing long lasting phones from the vendors as they grow in size to accommodate larger batteries, but not better power efficiency from the vendors.

Originally Posted by SolipsismX

OMG THAT IS HUGE!

Originally Posted by Galbi

You know what they say about people with small hands...

Originally Posted by Doctor David

It has a pen!? Hmmm, think I'll wait for the upgrade that comes with a sheet of paper.

Originally Posted by SolipsismX

OMG THAT IS HUGE!

Originally Posted by canucklehead

Wow, that was $10.5M well spent!

Stylus (pen)? A bunch of people singing and dancing for a reason that gets lost pretty quickly? A conclusion that admits the ad was "over the top"?

Who hired the ad agency and did (s)he know they were obvious Apple fanboys?

How embarrassing!

Originally Posted by SolipsismX

With every new product there is talk that Apple needs to counter it sooner rather than later yet we've seen Apple maintain a yearly upgrade cycle with the last one being 1.25 years yet they still dominate the sale per model, revenue and profits from the market segment. Apparently reacting to every newfangled gadget is not the answer.

As fuwafuwa notes, the Dell Streak was 5" and it didn't fare so well. In all fairness comparing a Dell product to Samsung is laughable, but I think the size is an issue for phone usage. Now Samsung has added the digitiser and created APIs for devs but is that enough to make the product so important to buyers that Apple would need to bring the 6th generation iPhone out earlier? I don't think so.

Originally Posted by eehd

I would laugh at anyone carrying a phone that big.

Originally Posted by blacklight

I have an iPad 2, but someone gave me a Tab 10.1 for Christmas. It's hard to put the iPad down, but harder to pick the Tab 10.1 up. After nearly 2 months, there is No decent software that I have found to install on it.

At New Year's 2011 I searched for "Best apps for galaxy tab 10.1", and the best and most recent link that Google's search could find was an article published 5 months earlier in JULY.

I have tried three downloadable "market" apps that are supposed to replace the standard Android market for more specialized apps focusing on tablets....guess what - there still isn't anything worth downloading.

So just a few months after the release of the Tab 10.1 what are the websites talking about - the upcoming launch of the Galaxy Nexus..... like they had already forgotten about the Tab 10.1

So the hardware might be good (at least on paper), but the poor user experience, the nearly non-existent app ecosystem and lack of supervision of the app market, the risk of viruses, the overall lack of care for customer satisfaction, make Samsung's tablets expensive paper weights.

On the one hand, I'm glad I didn't buy it, on the other hand, I feel sad that someone wasted their money buying it for me.

Originally Posted by Relic

Oh gosh that sucks, nothing worse then receiving a gift you don't want. If you need help with finding apps for it I'll be more then happy to help. There was a time where the ecosystem as you called it lacked a lot of the apps that were found on the iPad but now their pretty much equal. Except when it comes to games and music creation apps. The rest is pretty even. As far as Virus's go, well that is a gross over statement, it only happened to people who downloaded warez or crap software. Always keep to known brand software and pay for your apps. There is no longer a problem though as Google now checks every app that is uploaded and does so every day. I have never, ever had a virus or malware problem nor has 98% of Android users. Look up the statistics yourself, it's pretty much an old's wives tale.

I don't own the Galaxy 10.1 but I do own the 7.7" and I love it but that's because I already have a iPad for home and I wanted the 7.7" for my purse to take everywhere during the day. It fit's that need perfect and I have exactly the same software that I have on my iPad on the Galaxy 7.7", except for the music creation apps which are awesome. That being said though they both have their purpose, one for home and one for when I'm mobile.

Give the Galaxy 10.1 a chance, find just one use for it that the iPad can't match and you'll love it like multimedia, the Galaxy plays pretty much every codec out of the box. You can buy a Lacie DLNA adapter for your TV for less then 40 bucks that will allow you to stream HD content via a wireless connection from your Samsung tablet to your TV. All the software needed comes pre-installed plus most modern flatscreens have DLNA built in so you probably don't even need the adapter. This is an awesome feature by the way you can also play games like this.

You can use it as a dedicated Skype machine as Skype now supports 720p but the iPad front camera is still stuck at VGA where the Galaxy has a 2MP front camera. Oh my gosh if someone gave me a free Galaxy 10.1 tablet I would buy the dock for 35 dollars and use it as my bed side computer/clock radio alarm/multimedia station/TV.

Good luck, but whatever you do don't just put it aside and forget about it,