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Samsung Facebook campaign goes wrong as users pick iPhone instead of Galaxy S III

Samsung Facebook campaign goes wrong as users pick iPhone instead of Galaxy S III

Posted: 20 Sep 2012, 02:33, by Victor H.

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Samsung Facebook campaign goes wrong as users pick iPhone instead of Galaxy S III

Samsung is running a Facebook survey right now asking people on the social network “If you could only take one electronic device on to a deserted island, what would it be?” A big picture of the Samsung Galaxy S III gently tips users what answer is the preferred one, but surprisingly for Samsung most of the answers say “iPhone 5” instead of the Galaxy S III.

Looking through most recent answers nearly all of the respondents say they’d take the iPhone 5 with them and It seems like even the Nokia 3310 gets more votes than the Galaxy S III. Ouch!

The funny mishap comes right after Samsung released another brilliant ad making fun of iPhone users mindlessly waiting in line. So which device are you taking with you on a lonely island? (Forgetting there is no electricity to charge it there, and no network coverage!)

source: Samsung via BGR

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posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:37 28

1. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)

Hahaha this is hilarious :))) nice one apple fans :))

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:51 48

8. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2285; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)

What were those trolls, doing on a samsung page, too begin with... LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BEST THING, from samsung :-) .. Gooo samsung !!!!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 03:26 3

11. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)

why you always put the blame to iFans?

you have no proof!

im sorry but this is immature and childish!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 05:30 15

21. Seymur (unregistered)

everyone is fandroid here

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 06:56 1

30. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)

oh this is just so cruel! maybe they should just change the website to androidcentralultimateapplehaters.com

coz this is so unfair!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 07:44 8

34. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)

no offence but you cant act the voice of reason when he says ifans but when someone says fandroids you say nothing

either go at both or say nothing

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 08:39 1

38. Mittal (Posts: 494; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)

lolz.... look at u!!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 12:47

49. SugarShockFrantic (Posts: 73; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)

and proud of it ! XD

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 16:32 1

52. JunitoNH (Posts: 1934; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)

Yes, lots of Android and kids. You can always tell by the immature responses. Where as The Verge and Engadget people from both side ingage in intelligent exchange of ideas and opinions. Having said that, their responses keep me amuse.

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 09:05 9

39. rd_nest (Posts: 1656; Member since: 06 Jun 2010)

Samsung gives you the option to voice your choice. You may select iPhone or Nokia or HTC. If it was an ad by Apple, you won't even have option to comment. Just check any apple videos on youtube. All videos have comments disabled. somebody is afraid that you will say something that they don't want!

youtube.com/apple

posted on 22 Sep 2012, 14:15

64. satanrules (Posts: 19; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)

Waiting for the next cheap plastic.

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:40 26

2. Basicallyevolve (Posts: 10; Member since: 01 Aug 2012)

of course they would. 99% of iphone users are on facebook lol.

I admit i have a facebook but i probably go on once a month if that.

I personally would take my Samsung Galaxy S3 hand down.

Its hard for samsung to compete on facebook as a high percentage of iphone users only use their phones to make calls, take pictures and socialize on facebook!

So... samsung.. you picked the wrong place to place that poll!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 04:21 9

18. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4292; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)

That's Samsung Mobile "USA" for you...try that survey on Samsung Mobile Korea...and you might get a different comment!! :D

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 06:29 2

26. Hemlocke (unregistered)

LG Optimus G?

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 12:38

48. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4292; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)

It's between Sammy and iFruit!!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 09:31 1

40. Aeires (unregistered)

This. Run the same poll on Google+ and get different results. While it is embarrassing, I wouldn't put too much into it.

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:40 6

3. Fayeznoor (Posts: 72; Member since: 15 Nov 2011)

there is problem with this pic. having liked this page, i know when samsung posts something it gets 1000's of comments in no time even before getting likes. this pic shows 40,000 likes and only 7 comments. probably morphed pic.

and i did check the page 2 days ago when this news went viral. even though the post was weeks old, it still got comments by users saying Iphone5 which showed it was underattack from apple fans.

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:41 7

4. Mittal (Posts: 494; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)

Public Embarrassment for Sammy... Lolz..

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 12:12 4

47. Rayvelynn (Posts: 124; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)

its' a public embarrasment for Iphone users why are you subscribed to Samsung Mobile to begin with? lol

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 17:02

53. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)

you know that you dont need to suscribe to read it right?

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:45

5. Nookie4u (Posts: 133; Member since: 13 Aug 2012)

Haha, the irony!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:49 11

6. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)

40,000 likes with 7 comments from iphone fans..........go figure

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 06:30

27. Hemlocke (unregistered)

3687 of the last 5000 were iPhone or iPad comments. Sammy finally shut it down.

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 06:36

28. Hemlocke (unregistered)

My bad, it's still up, and still being filled with iPhone 5.

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:51 7

7. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)

Trolls ...trolls everywhere

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 03:13 2

9. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

iPhone 5 is the correct answer, just ask Siri

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 07:06

31. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)

why people didn't found it funny? dont people read other news and get where this idea is coming from? GAWD