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It’s not often that you get to merge personal passions into a professional life, but that’s what Kellen did when he launched Droid Life in 2009. After working years of unsatisfying jobs in the medical and property management fields, he took a risk to try and create an online community while playing with the coolest gadgets on the planet each day, a risk that has turned out to be incredibly rewarding. Outside of Droid Life, Kellen is your typical Portlander who drinks way too much good beer, complains often about the Trail Blazers, and can be found out on the streets for a run, rain or shine.

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  • After all these years that Apple has been peddling their iWhatevers — every single person in the entire world who’ve spent small fortunes on a variety of iPhone/iPod/iPad docks, stereo’s, and every other Apple iPeripheral ever made will have to buy them all over again if they want to use their docks and peripherals as designed and intended for Apple products — because Apple just up and suddenly decided to change the their little. tiny. plug.

    BAHAHAHAHA! …follow the money!

  • Why does Samsung keep posting the SGS3 with a Gingerbread Ui screen shot on it I mean cmon lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • what an ignorant post on so many levels by the author. officially un-bookmarking droid life and never returning. what a hypocrite and what an idiot.

  • I can’t believe the iPhone doesn’t have a response to Palm Touch Mute Pause! What the hell were they thinking?

  • There are Android Users and I-Phone losers.

    (Why when you leave this page and then come back, has your post been removed?

    Did obama buy Droid-Life as part of his ever failing bail-pot purchases??????????)

  • Of course you need a removable battery!!!! after it cruhes due to a poor OS you need to take off the battery to restart!!! Droid owner for 4 years, taken the battery hundreds if not thousand of times. I will try the i*hone for the first time and will report back

    • The iPhone locks up more than Android devices in my experience. The removable battery argument is just uninformed ignorance.

    • Not sure if this will ever happen to you but my old iphone used to freeze at times as well and I had to manually restart via home + power button.

  • lol Apple had their turn I don’t see what the outage is about, have we already forgotten that 2 hour hostage situation Apple hosted to talk up the iPhone release? I eagerly read through the live blogs and downloaded the video on iTunes after, in summary it was little more than fantasy and imagination being marketed to their cult sheep, better known as iDiots (hopefully they didn’t already copy-write that one)

    I say good on you Samsung for fighting back with a few facts, even if a little biased, that is your right, Apple has been doing the same thing on a larger scale with no opposition for years.

  • By the way, it already started!!!!!! I was looking through my “Flipboard” app yesterday and there it was!! Someone or Something was talking about the S3 for some reason (can’t remember why but it doesn’t matter) and they wern’t compring it or anything. But the next sentence was “it has LTE like the I-Phone 5”
    I’m not good at writting but it was said like the S3 had LTE which the I-Phone 5 already has (even though it’s not out yet). I couldn’t beleive my eyes. Where do these clowns come from? How can these people be so naive? I’ve never seen anything like it.

  • The S3 is glorious yes, but am I the only one who isn’t crazy about that dandelion wallpaper that’s in every ad? The Moto and HTC wallpapers are always crazy vibrant in their commercials.

  • Next lawsuit will be Apple suing Samsung for using the word “genius” in an ad. If that lawsuit wins God help Mensa haha.

  • I dont understand the need for Facebook integration at the OS level. It’s not needed in Android as they have the Share function. If you write an app that can be called up from the Share function, it’s there. Facebook, Twitter, a lot of apps support this. I prefer this option then have some sort of direct “Facebook” code wrote right into the OS.

    • i think that’s the point. Android, by default, has as high a level of integration with ANY app as iOS only has with specially built-in apps.

  • BTW, just to F**k with them I would have listed: Rectangular shape, rounded corners, glass type screen, home page icons, because the Apple side looks a bit short … 🙂

  • It doesn’t take a genius (S3 vs iPhone 5). Indeed, it doesn’t. It doesn’t take a genius, why would you need to be when you can be damn lazy?
    Is there any innovation in Samsung S3?
    It offers you 4G LTE. Before you get carried away, it doesn’t have a chip that offers you LTE worldwide. There are many models of S3, each with different chipsets and processors. When Samsung offers you choice, this is
    what they mean – you can have 1 version in South Korea, another in Japan, a third in USA and a fourth in Europe and rest of Asia.
    So to give you the widest LTE coverage and 3G coverage, it combines two radio chipsets (lazy man’s way). And to power that, they have to put in a bigger battery (a liability that they claim to be an advantage!) and more RAM. To accommodate a bigger battery, they have to build a bigger phone – hence the bigger dimensions than the S2 and the bigger screen of 4.8in. These design flaws/ liabilities have been marketed as advantages – bigger screen, bigger battery. They forgot heavier and thicker. Where’s the innovation? None, whatsoever. Just pack it in and give consumers a bigger phone and market it as an advantage!
    The next S4 is reported to sport an even bigger screen. Looks like Samsung ‘innovation’ is on the right path.
    You want innovation? Show me a faster phone with the same screen, show me longer talk time with smaller dimensions, show me more storage space without taking the lazy way out by putting in a micro SD card slot (for customers to put in their own extra storage).
    You like a bigger phone with a bigger screen and longer battery life and a faster processor? Dude, we are already there – it’s called the iPad. For those who need a bigger screen for their eyes and their hands, you already have the answer!
    It doesn’t take a genius. Indeed. Lazy all the way =)

  • No, what was funnier was the lame Apple fanboys that tried (and failed) to come up with their own “response” ads, that didn’t even come close the hitting the mark like this original one.

      • You’ll have to wait until the jelly bean upgrade. Googles voice search owns Siri have it on my gnex and nexus7

      • Someone who actually used Siri? I asked all my iPhone friends and everyone of them said she sucks! I even asked my Dad who has no bias whatsoever and he said he would rather just type the message or do the google search himself.

        He demonstrated her while I was next to him and I timed how long it took for Siri to reply and it was 53.5 seconds from when she started searching to when she replied. Oh and I might add that she got what he said wrong causing her to start calling the wrong person.

        • You do need a good data connection, I’ll give you that. But at least it works when it works. I can’t get S-Voice to do anything worthwhile.

          • He did have a good signal but then again the 4S is still a 3G device and Verizon’s 3G is notoriously slow!

            S-Voice is a gimmick, even more so then Siri but once you get Google Now its an entirely different story! Google Now makes Siri obsolete!

  • Funny minus 90% of the GS3 features that are obnoxious and I would never use. Like S-Beam… I’ll use Android Beam all day, S-Voice… what a joke, it sounds creepier than Siri something straight of a horror film, and lets not forget tilt to zoom or any of the features like it such as adding widgets or icons to home screens talk about a freaking chore.

  • to me these ad’s just make samsung look pathetic. stop with the anti iphone ad’s, commercials, etc. just do your own thing and if the product is good enough it will sell.

    • In a perfect world, I agree, but this is the nature of advertising and competitive personal electronics.

      FWIW, and I know two wrongs don’t make a right, but Apple is notorious for bashing competitors — directly or obliquely.

  • I get what sammie is trying to do, but I think they delvalue themselves as a company by trying so hard to show people that they are better than apple… ads like this arent going to make the average consumer give up their iphone lust. Instead of telling everyone “hey look we’re so much better than apple” they should continue to push out quality devices like the galaxy series and their Nexus devices, and people will eventually take notice. Be original not a copy cat, and they have taken android and added some great features. disclaimer in no way do I support what apple is doing with their lawsuits and yearly upgrades. I want to see some originality from samsung, they dont need to be Mr. Me Too like pharrell/pusha T lol

  • Don’t worry, you can also purchase a very over-the-top real diamond and ruby case for the new iPhone 5. Very practical…

  • That’s right Samsung.. it doesn’t take a genius.. it only takes a con artist or a copycat.. both of which you certifiably are.

    • Yeah, just like all the pro-Android folks do. Personally I don’t see what everyone is arguing about. They’re both awesome phones in their own right, both with advantages and disadvantages. It’s all about personal preference and taste when it comes to making a decision on these two devices or Apple vs Android in general. The irony here is that half the posts on this site related to this article are every bit as defensive and sheep sounding as the iSheep they are attacking. I think the Samsung ad is funny, I think some of the Apple fan responses are funny and Samsung, Apple and Google are laughing at this fan boy nonsense all the way to the bank.

      • Honestly, the only reason I get mad at that causes me to argue with one of them is when they try to tell me how bad android is and how the devices suck. Its just that elitist mindset of them being better because of their choice of device just makes me lose it! It may be a personal preference but the Apple sheep believe that its a decision of social class and that if you don’t choose iPhone you are either poor or stupid which quite frankly couldn’t be more incorrect if they tried.
        Yes people on this website may seem just as bad as iSheep but this is an Android blog and what else would you expect? Most people may sound fanboyist on here but if they were to goto an Apple blog they would be open to what is being said and thats a million times more than what an Apple fanboy would do. At least when I try to tell someone they are wrong I make sure I know what I am saying unlike Apple fans who will just say whatever is on their mind even if it isn’t true.

  • No Facebook integration? Is that why when I hit the share button for pictures/videos facebook is option… My Nexus must have missed the memo… Silly nexus, stop being better than the iPhone — your pissing off the iSheep 🙂 I dont use twitter so IDK how that works. lol

    • EXACTLY! Any app can “integrate” on Android. We’ve been doing what the so called “Integrated Facebook and Twitter” do on iOS for years on Android. The app just has to register with Android to be added for sharing. People are completely missing this on so many blogs and news headlines. Keep reading iOS 6 Integrates Twitter and Facebook and Android doesn’t have that!… Nope it doesn’t have BUILT into the OS but the OS does allow any app to “integrate” without a new OS update required for every “integration.”

  • I think Apple should sue themselves cause their new phone looks too similar to their old phone and customers might get confused and take away sales from the new phone…..

  • The Apple Fans’ response ads and the one Windows Phone (me too!) ad are also freaking hilarious!!!

  • S Voice? Hahahaha, people will be sorely disappointed when they get their S3 and S Voice sucks. It’s too bad it didn’t have JB, they could have listed Google Now instead.

    • im hoping the JB delay is because they are trying to integrate the 2, that would be something worth waiting for

      • It doesn’t take much to be better than Siri, but based on tests S Voice isn’t much better, if at all. Google Now however, may have less features, but it knows what you’re saying more often and gets the relevant information to you faster and more accurately.

        • I personally can’t wait for Now. However, the ONLY complaint I have on s-voice, is setting an alarm. It automatically sets the “nature inspired” tweeting birds. To quiet.

  • It’s ALL about the software stupid!.. (even though in the hardware department too Apple is miles ahead of GS3).

  • The “New iPhone” .. same as the “Old iPhone”, except a bit bigger and a little bit faster … oh and a new connector, it’s so great!

    However that’s my opinion, thankfully everyone else has their own too. Use what you like, but stop dreaming that it’s something revolutionary when it isn’t

  • Honestly, I wasn’t interested in the S3 up till now. And not because of the iPhone thing, but that list of specs is pretty damn intriguing. Also, I really like the idea of a picture-in-picture. I’ll have to check this out.

  • Cmon. You can’t call your employees genius’ and be shocked people poke and have fun at it. That’s funny though.

    • I think the title of “genius” is more of a sarcastic title. As in “Well, dumb@$$, aren’t you just a f***ing genius?”

      • I find this to be the case, too my MacBook Pro in to the Apple Genius bar because the left fans started sounded like a grinder every time it reved past 3000 RPMs. I walked up to the guy signed in and everything but guess what? He said he couldn’t hear the sound even tho I had the fans all the way up at over 6400RPMs and the entire store could hear my computer grinding along. I was baffled, like do you need hearing aids or something? Lets just say I got a different rep and out of my hatred for what Apple has been doing to my beloved Samsung I made them replace both of them at their expense (it was still under warranty) so basically they had to eat the $130 repair price of both fans and the inspection the guy did where he cleaned the inside out and did a few other things. Glad I didn’t have to pay because that seems like high way robbery, $130 for 2 cheap plastic fans!

  • I saw this too over the weekend. I wasn’t that surprised that the other tech blogs didn’t like it, since it didn’t have their precious iPhone look good.

    • I know, right? So many tech blogs are so blindly pro-Apple that they would decry an Android-powered phone that unlocked the secrets of the universe or cured a major disease.

        • I used to love Engadget, but I rarely even browse their blog anymore. The constant pro-Apple butt-kissing sickens me. Occasionally, you’ll find an un-biased report, but I try to stay away from them as a general rule.

          • I’m currently in a battle with an entire herd of iSheep trying to tell me the iPhone 5 is a better device than the SGS3! I’m just about to leave because there is no getting it through their head that the SGS3 is 6 months old and yet IT STILL BEATS THE IPHONE 5! I feel bad for them once the HTC quad core S4 device with a 1080p display is released, they will all take back every word they ever said about Android sucking!

          • No, they will insist that it is still worse than the iPhone. Why would a bunch of ignorants suddenly come to an educated opinion?

        • Come on man….. I usually respect your opinions and all but do you really think anyone on this Site has a handle on fair and balanced debate between the two platforms? This Site is so anti-Apple that any other sites complementing Apple’s devices will seem radically pro-Apple by comparison.

          • Lets compare, Droid Life was welcoming of the iPhone 5 hoping that it would innovate and make other companies innovate and make better products now not taking into consideration the comments I would say they are fair in terms of accepting competition even if they may never buy that competition’s products.
            Now Engadget the day the iPhone 5 was released they posted over 20 different post about how awesome it was and they were completely biased, most of them didn’t even have any real facts or knowledge behind them, just the editor wanting to say how much he liked the device. Compare that to when the Droid Razr HD was announced, they did 3-4 short posts that were full of information but not once did they ever say it was a great device, etc because they didn’t know how the device would perform due to them not having a unit to test, however with the iPhone 5 they did’t even care about a test unit, they went out and said it was the best. They are clearly biased towards Apple and I think its because they are generating revenue from the comments of all the android fans going off at the Apple fans and vice vera.

          • I have both the iPhone 5 and the galaxy s3. While bargain wise i would say the sg3 is a good phone, i wouldn’t totally agree with myself speaking about usability.
            i love my games particularly fifa 12. So far, all EA sports fifa releases on the android have been totally fucked

          • I love fifa 12 as well and even on my tbolt it was smooth as silk. I had an iPhone and I hated it. Iphones went out with Myspace. Plus it’s a girls phone;)

      • And best believe that if the rolls were reversed, suddenly the iphone would become the laughing stock of the cellular universe.

  • Wait….Android doesn’t have Facebook and Twitter integration?? Does my Droid Charge know cause I have icons, which work, for BOTH applications.

  • I love how absolutely lopsided the stats are. I genuinely view the SIII as the superior device…but this add cracks me up 🙂

  • I’m surprised that they advertised that the iPhone 5 is lighter on there. There’s no mention of thickness, hah. I also like the “a totally different plug” spec.

    Also, does the S3 really have 790 hours of standby times?! Is that like if you put it in airplane mode and have no apps running in the background..? =p

    • ” I like it. It feels faster, lighter, thinner.” Cause they all have to encase and protect their precious i*hones

      • Agreed, my Razr takes daily abuse and not a scratch with no case or anything on it. My friends’s 4S has a cracked screen from when he dropped it from his bed onto the floor and it WAS IN A CASE!

        • unfortunately for me i dropped my razr maxx from my bed onto the floor and shattered the screen… no case 🙁

          • Thats shocking, I have dropped mine from my desk, my bed, out of my pocked, out of my chair, out of the truck and just about anywhere else it is possible to drop it from and nothing but a few scuff marks on the back below the kevlar.

        • Oh come on, you can’t judge an entire line of devices based on one single personal experience. Maybe the glass screen on your friends phone had microscopic imperfections or some other negative variable we aren’t aware of.

          • You can also Google DROID RAZR screen spots if you want to find out some less than stellar stories about the aforementioned device he’s comparing to the 4S. I know from personal experience on my old RAZR Maxx. All these phones have some issues and are not perfect. I think it’s a little disingenuous to imply that there’s physical issues with the iPhone but not some of its competitors. Having used a number of smart phones from different manufacturers I feel comfortable saying I’d have no confidence in the results of dropping any of them.

          • I think everyone knows about the spots but we weren’t discussing the spots. We were discussing durability and honestly the spots aren’t noticeable unless the brightness is ALL the way down, you are in a dark area and you are at a dark part of a movie or game and even then they’re not that bad. If you would like I could direct you to google “iPhone Antennagate” or “iPhone Water test” or even “iPhone 4S Static During Calls”. I would rather have a few splotches on my screen then not being able to get service when holding the phone a certain way, not being able to make calls due to lots of static or even ruining my device with a few drops of water (Droid Razr has a nanocoating to prevent that). No device is perfect but Apple is not one of the top devices as far as quality and durability.

      • Yeah, it’s also not hard to be thinner and lighter when the phone only has one radio that is not capable of simultaneous voice and data. Pffff…

      • Iphones are the easiest phones to break, my freind broke his glass in his pocket of his pants. He has repaired 2 different iphones 3 times.

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