The iPhone 5 on display after its introduction during Apple Inc.'s iPhone media event in San Francisco, California. Credit: Reuters/Beck Diefenbach
Samsung's new print ad listed the two handsets' features side-by-side as it
attempts to lure Apple customers. The ad copy says, "It doesn't take a genius," and follows that with, "The next big thing is already here, Galaxy S III."
The advertisement has featured the Galaxy S III's long list of trademarked smartphone functions doubling those found on iPhone 5. Besides, Apple's new lightning connector is mentioned in a negative light. Samsung described it as "a totally different plug" versus the Galaxy S III's "standard micro USB plug".
The ad didn't mention the numerous enhancements coming with Apple's mobile operating system (iOS 6). Some well-known features of the iPhone 5 like FaceTime, iTunes integration and iCloud were also not mentioned in the ad. Moreover, it also omit the fact that Samsung's handset uses old version of Android.
Samsung attacks Apple with iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S III print ad
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