So, here are my thoughts:
Apple is a very concealed company in that their products are not even leaked to the public. For this reason, the public had a very high expectation for iPhone 5 for mainly two reasons:
1: Android devices have been improving at a rapid rate.
2: It took them 16 months to announce.
Because of this, I believe Samsung got a bit defensive. They have been sued up the rear end by Apple, and they wanted to do something that differentiated them. In addition, I think that Samsung was kind of afraid... The public was making it seem as if iPhone 5 was going to be released, and that it would be thinner than iPhone 4, faster, lighter, etc. So my thought is this:
Samsung worked on the Nexus Prime to compete with the iPhone 5 the public created.
This is good for us by every means. They expected a super device from Apple, and instead, were confronted with only an "S" upgrade. While the iPhone 4S is a powerful device, its design was underwhelming and the hardware is largely the same as we have seen. The same chip that is used in iPad 2, as well as the same display as the iPhone 4. Not to mention that it didn't help them that iOS 5 was announced separately from iPhone 4S. If they were announced together, I think they would have had a larger impact.
So I think Samsung employees are celebrating that their device is going to be a superior feat of engineering. I may be wrong about this.... However, I don't think I am because it takes quite a bit of confidence to put out a teaser to a device the day after the world's most popular smartphone is announced. I think Samsung is very confident in what they designed, and I can't wait to see it!
Apple is a very concealed company in that their products are not even leaked to the public. For this reason, the public had a very high expectation for iPhone 5 for mainly two reasons:
1: Android devices have been improving at a rapid rate.
2: It took them 16 months to announce.
Because of this, I believe Samsung got a bit defensive. They have been sued up the rear end by Apple, and they wanted to do something that differentiated them. In addition, I think that Samsung was kind of afraid... The public was making it seem as if iPhone 5 was going to be released, and that it would be thinner than iPhone 4, faster, lighter, etc. So my thought is this:
Samsung worked on the Nexus Prime to compete with the iPhone 5 the public created.
This is good for us by every means. They expected a super device from Apple, and instead, were confronted with only an "S" upgrade. While the iPhone 4S is a powerful device, its design was underwhelming and the hardware is largely the same as we have seen. The same chip that is used in iPad 2, as well as the same display as the iPhone 4. Not to mention that it didn't help them that iOS 5 was announced separately from iPhone 4S. If they were announced together, I think they would have had a larger impact.
So I think Samsung employees are celebrating that their device is going to be a superior feat of engineering. I may be wrong about this.... However, I don't think I am because it takes quite a bit of confidence to put out a teaser to a device the day after the world's most popular smartphone is announced. I think Samsung is very confident in what they designed, and I can't wait to see it!
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