Samsung Galaxy Note ad reuses old segments

Samsung has posted a teaser video (below) for its Galaxy Note Super Bowl ad that has already triggered some concerns about its success. The spot now appears to recycle scenes from the original ad of November, including the complaints about how the iPhone 4S looks too much like the old model and the "sketchy" battery life. Most of this apparent first half of the 90-second ad shows the Apple fans bored with waiting.

Regardless of reception, the ad is a big gamble for Samsung. It's believed to have cost as much as $6 million for its single airing and is advertising a $300 minimum device with a very large 5.3-inch screen. Also, it now faces an ironic reversal of its position from 2010 and earlier, where the Samsung device is now only on AT&T and Apple's is on multiple carriers.

The Galaxy Note's primary advantages over the Galaxy S II Skyrocket on the same network are the display and the pen, whose built-in use is mostly limited to Samsung's own S Memo drawing app.

By Electronista Staff