Samsung's latest Galaxy S5 ad pokes fun at iPhone battery

Sooo what they are saying is people are using their iPhones a lot more than Samsung owners are using there's?? Got it.

As someone who owns an M8, and a 5S as well as my wife owning a Note 3....the iPhone battery certainly performs worse than the others. My LG G2 ran laps around all of them though. But my iPhone doesn't really hang with my M8.

Ok so what Samsung. It just shows iPhones rule at airports.

That's a very real depiction at airports. Maybe a little over exaggerated with the amount of people charging but the fact that people are sitting on the floor next to the outlet is true. Been there done that.

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I bet the same people who complain that they can't be bothered to carry a spare battery are the ones who carry their iPhones in giant mophie cases that make the device as bulky as the "oversized" Android devices. I have a spare battery for my Note 3 that I used to carry in my wallet. It's probably the same size as a few credit cards stacked on top of each other. I only stopped carrying it because I rarely needed it. 36-48 hours per charge is plenty, and it's easy enough to bring the spare battery when travelling.

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Funny Commercial. Even though I have both (5s and Note3), my iPhone is my go to device, but I must admit my Samsung has a MUCH better battery life.

Rubbish battery life, I have to waste life and time strategically turning off wifi or cellular / putting into flight mode to save battery life when entering dead zones or tube just to last 8 hours for calls forget using the device for 4 hours on a train streaming video ? Want slimmer ? > NO want 3 times the battery life ? > YES - my note 3 can handle it.

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If there's one thing I can't stand, is a bunch of sour pusses who can't admit a product has faults. Yes, the iPhone desperately needs more flexibility like this and for the record, I travel quite often in airports and I see just as many, if not more Samsung devices than Apple devices lately. I travel throughout the US and not in pocketed areas. Not sure why many are saying Samsung is desperate. Their market share and name recognition is growing immensely, unlike Apple's. Apple devices are not the end all be all devices. I can't stand that they don't have interchangeable components on any of their devices now and quite frankly it's mind boggling how people are playing "blind" to this issue because "it's Apple, and they know what's best for us."

I can pull articles from early on in the life of this website that are contradictory to the opinions it holds now as to "why Apple". Everyone changes their reasons why they buy Apple devices like soup du jour. you guys can't ever agree on this because you're always with your head up Apple's marketing department instead of opening your eyes and seeing the issues.

Quite frankly it was a creative ad and truthful. I miss the days of being able to swap my battery. Fast and effective especially if you're a road warrior.

Apple is getting a dose of their own medicine. A few years ago they had the PC/Mac commercials smacking around Microsoft. Well, the tables have turned, and now they need to amp it up and be creative and revolutionary again. Just making bigger screens doesn't do it. Let's see what the iPhone 6 brings. Mark my words though, if they have nothing spectacular to showcase, the iPhone is going to lose significantly more market share.

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Just a sad testament of WE humans.
Too FUCKING LAZY TO CHARGE OUR PHONES.
TOO FUCKING ATTACHED TO OUR PHONES.
DON'T WANT TO MISS THE NEXT BIG, N O T H I N G !
Pathetic.

iPhone users don't have to worry about their battery falling out when it falls out

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What I see in the ad is an airport full of people using iPhones.

There is some humour in this. Cos a medium to high usage user won't get thru a full day with an apple phone. HTC one gets me thru the day with some percentage left over! And sure Samsung can too

If I have an issue with battery life on my 5s, it's only because the games and apps on the App Store are freakin awesome, and I can't put the phone down. I've had to charge at the airport on a layover, but mostly because I'm, you know, actually using my phone. Plus, airports put USB chargers and plug in ports under chairs now, not only the walls.

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Who cares, the iPad Air is the Best gadget ever made, phones, blah.

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My friends with Samsung phones are always saying "oh no my phone went dead" and samsung is trying to make fun of iPhone batteries they have problems.

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LMAO....what a terrible ad! They aren't even trying to say that the Samsung battery lasts longer...????
If this was a car commercial it would be like this:
-We see cars from the competition at gas stations filling up
-Ad makes fun of the competition gas mileage
-"Samsung" car low fuel light is on
-Girl in Samsung car pushes a button that shuts off the air conditioner and automatically reduces the speed to save gas
-Guy in other Samsung car is almost out of gas so he pulls over and uses a jerry can of gas that came with the car

People have mentioned he Mac vs PC ads but they were successful because they pointed out flaws with Windows in areas that were superior with the Mac. They also (accurately) pointed out that people had more "fun" with Macs than PC based computers. I personally don't like ads that make fun of competition but at least those were done well and were true.

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hahaha... despite what reservations i have about Samsung phones; I must admit that was a pretty funny ad.

Though an avid Apple user for years, this ad was unfortunately true. iPhone batteries have been giving me lot of trouble

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Iphone experience is far better than android phones, I have a nexus4 and I love it, I have a Z10 and it's good for work and productivity but still using the iphone is a joy. Btw it has the best battery.

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Lots of truth to this except I carry around a boost case. My 5s batt life def comes in last compared to the other devices I've used. I.e z30 s5, note 3

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As an iPhone owner there is some truth to this, I just had my iPhone replaced due to you guessed it, battery issues. That freaking battery would from 20% to 1% instantly. With this replacement, I only see little improvement, which I know will fade away soon enough. Now am I defending Samsung?? hell no, I know someone who is pro Android and even he decided to go Nexus before Samsung, but to say the iPhone is flawless is HAH!!!! at best. I still have to bring my plug everywhere with me.

The iPad Air on the other hand, can easily last me 2 or even 3 days without a charge, with more usage than the iPhone. I seriously hope Apple doesn't make the Next Gen iPhone thinner, because it sure as hell will not amaze me.

Cute

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I've owned four Samsung phones, the Note 3, S2, S3 and S4 and apart form the S2 which I still have, the others have been just awful. Crashing, turning themselves off and refusing to turn on unless the battery is pulled, randomly turning on mute or whacking the screen brightness up to max.

I'm not going to buy another Samsung phone ever again. I'm happy with my iPhone and HTC One thanks.

I love how apple products are so well made and loved that they don't have to be sleazy with their commercials like Samsung. Lol. I love ALL my apple products!

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I cant brain this... Even if you travel a LOT, you should have brought a powerbank... Or just charge it when you're onboard the flight...the simple solution is to buy a powerbank that would only cost $50 on ebay...

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Got to love that gold s5 dumbphone on power saving mode! If samesung didn't have Apple to follow I wonder how many fandroids would boast about their non touchscreen calculator phone with physical keyboards.

? So is this supposed to make me pick a samsung phone over an iphone? Hell TF No.

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I don't like Samsung but I got a laugh out of this add, and yes my iPhone 5s battery is fairly bad. Iphone 6 with 4.7 inch screen plus ios 8 and hopefully a great battery then I'll be 100% happy

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I'm perfectly happy with my iPhone 4s battery life as I easily get between 12 and 24 hours depending on my data usage. Perhaps it is the proven fact that iPhone users use their phones much more doing the day than Android users.

So the only types of phones people see at airports are iPhones and Galaxy S5's? That doesn't make any sense. Also, I get great battery life with my iPhone. That ad was...a little drastic.

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Let's hope this ad will be ridiculous is 2 months.

I am finding it ironic, what is the point of having a smartphone if to use it longer you have to turn off all "smart" functions of the phone.

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I am finding it ironic, what is the point of having a smartphone if to use it longer you have to turn off all "smart" functions of the phone.

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"there are still plenty of people that are perfectly happy with their iPhone battery life"
And by plenty, you mean somewhere between 10 and 20?

Single worst thing about iPhone is battery life, hands down. I would pay extra for a phone that was twice as thick, twice as heavy, if it had twice the battery life. Here's hoping for a THICKER iPhone 6...

As I commented on this article on the Android side, I have no need for a removable battery, but pursuing thinness at the expense of everything else is getting old. How about they take this bigger iPhone and keep it the same thickness, while giving us a much larger battery? Either that or figure out a way to charge my phone using heat and kinetic energy from carrying it in my pocket.

Always have a 2nd battery when I travel to charge my iPhone or any other phone at any time. Morphine.

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I'm very happy with battery life on my iPhone 5s, but I'm at best a moderate phone user. When traveling I pack a portable charger. Friends who are heavier iPhone users have been happy using a battery case. There are many options for iPhone users that don't require wall hugging.

Step back a bit and remember that battery life is dependent on so many variables that anecdotal comparisons are meaningless. If you live in an area with poor cell or data reception and your phone is often roaming, then your battery life will stink regardless which phone you use.

Of course Samsung is going to poke fun at iPhone users. They can't very well poke fun at all the pre-GS5 Samsung LTE phone users out there with horrible battery life regardless of usage.

Completely agree, iPhone battery life for me has been crap ever since migrating to ios7, as it was fine under ios6 for my iPhone 5. Makes me reluctant to go to ios8 when it becomes available.

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Although the Ad is pretty entertaining, around our house it's quite the opposite. My iPhone 5s will last between 12 - 24 hours with a full charge (although I have it slimmed down quite a bit). However my wife and kids (who have all opted for various Android devices) seem to be constantly attached to a charger (we even have one in the car which I choose not to use because I don't want my circuits fried).

My wife has even commented several times how much she hates the arguments about who has which charger. Man...I'm so happy I have Apple products. I just look at her and smile...and of course I get The Look in return.

Hey they can make fun however much they want. Granted the battery life isn't the greatest on the iPhone. Not to long ago you could barely make it through the day on Galaxy phones themselves. But hey that's what companies do, stick it to the competition. Still not enough to tear me away from iPhone. Just not an Android guy.

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Honestly. I laughed pretty hard at this one. When the guy turns around and stares at the butt of the other guy at the water fountain...genuinely funny.

Apple can take a page out of Samsung's marketing. Apple's ads have become really heavy handed, and even a little dark and pretentious) your verse.) People like to laugh. It's just that simple. The "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" campaign was funny and quarky, and Apple marketing at its best...now they give us..."oh life! These are noble pursuits..." Horrible.

The truth doesn't matter. Battery life on my iPhone is fine, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that Samsung has funny and engaging commercials. Apple used to be king at ads. They are not anymore.

All this ad shows is that the majority of people still prefer to use an iPhone despite the need of having to charge it more often.

Quick note to Samsung's ad agency (and anybody else's ad agency, really):

You mention Apple in your ad, you lose.
It's that simple.

lol this is so true I have my charger with me all the time can't leave home without it

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Let them laugh about our batteries, at least we have a very stable OS, that works flawlessly with most apps.

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C'mon guys, I am the owner of an iPhone 5 and challenge anybody here to affirm they are happy with their iPhone battery life! I like my mobile phone and would not move to Galaxy S5 BUT, let's be frank; the iPhone battery life is total crap! I just hope they sort it out with the iPhone 6... And yes, the adds are fun AND truthfull.

It's crap, well every phone needs charging,., but no one goes that desperate! Ull find 1 or 2 not the whole room!... And ya! With this ad they shows every person except few use can iphone!

That airport scene is all too familiar to anyone who travels, and that's what makes the ad effective.

It's a good ad, and true if the iPhone is used much. But, I will still take my iPhone 5 over Samsung.

I don't have any issues with my iPhone 5 battery life.

Haha it's a funny ad though & unfortunately very true.

I thought Samsung had given up mocking iPhone users. Apparently not. Oh well.

I think aspirational ads are much more effective. Apple's do this and for the last couple of years, so do Google's. Samsung... well... we know they don't do creative, don't we?

Have to admit, that was pretty funny.

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