Apple fans furious over new Samsung ad that mocks their iPhones

SAMSUNG is back to its mischievous ways of lampooning iPhones and Apple fans aren't happy.

The Korean manufacturer's latest ad continues its hilarious streak of ripping its rival's flagship blower, this time detailing a woeful day in the life of an iPhone owner.

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Samsung's new ad is all about Apple's slowed-down older iPhones

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The man with the notch haircut is back! And he's brought a mini-me with him.

Specifically, it blasts Apple's revelation that it slows down older handsets with knackered batteries.

While the gaffe may be old news, it's sprung back into the spotlight after customers accused Apple of ripping them off over battery swaps.

They told BBC's Watchdog that the firm was charging them over £200 for the £25 job by claiming that their handsets required extra repairs.

Samsung's ad stars one of the devices Apple admitted to throttling, an iPhone 6, whose female owner has her day ruined by her dodgy blower.

I hate when I see Samsungs ads about switching to a Samsung from IPhone, FYI Andriod, Apple is still better than you!!

— Young Swagz (@young_swagz17) May 19, 2018

@SamsungMobile Your “Moving On” ad is an embarrassment. If your going to compare phones, compare apples to apples. Your comparing the brand new Galaxy s9 to the 5 year old iPhone 6. I hope to god your brand new $700 flagship is better than a discontinued phone. Embarrassing.

— Frank Borrelli (@faaborrelli) May 21, 2018

Lol that Samsung ad is bashing an iPhone from 2014 (iPhone 6) with their latest 2018 flagship (S9)🤣

Says alot about Samsung

— #HMIMA  (@Mgeepa) May 21, 2018

New Samsung ad compares Galaxy S9 to iPhone 6, for some reason: Samsung's latest ad aims to persuade iPhone owners to ditch their Apple-made handset in favor of its flagship Galaxy S9 handset. So why did the ad feature a four-year-old iPhone 6? https://t.co/RGJRRaaDQo pic.twitter.com/3YJR8c2lpC

— Abinmbr (@abinmbr) May 21, 2018

in the samsung's american ads the samsung's company is like throwing shades to the iphone, but it's like super petty tbh idk

— 𝓂𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃 𝒹'𝑒𝒶𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓊𝒸𝑒 (@icekth) May 21, 2018

Samsung released a new ad mocking the iPhone for its throttling issue. It's a very valid point - but a risky one for Samsung to make. That's because it leaves them open for Apple releasing an ad, "At least our phones haven't burst into flame. Or gotten banned on planes"

— Robert Elisberg (@relisberg) May 18, 2018

The sluggish phone lets her down at airport immigration, on an aeroplane, and in an Uber taxi, forcing her to take it to an Apple Store.

While there, she's told by a fake Apple employee that she could “turn off the performance management feature but it may lead to unexpected shutdowns.”

Or, he adds, “you could just upgrade it.”

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An actor playing an Apple Store employee tells the iPhone owner that she should upgrade to a new iPhone.

She goes with the latter, only opting for a new Samsung Galaxy S9 instead of the £999 iPhone X.

And the bloke with a notch haircut (featured in Samsung's previous Apple spoof) also makes an appearance with a mini-me in tow.

Unsurprisingly, Apple fans don't see the funny side.

Taking to Twitter to defend their fave smartphone, people slammed Samsung for unfairly comparing an old device (the 2014 iPhone 6) to this year's Galaxy S9 flagship.

One person also noted that the Korean electronics giant has also suffered its fair share of embarrassments, including exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones.

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The controversial ad arrives amid the backdrop of an ongoing $1 billion patent litigation lawsuit between the fierce rivals.

Apple sued Samsung back in 2012 claiming that it had produced and sold phones that infringed several of its patents.

A jury is set to conclude the legal saga very soon, meaning Apple could have the final laugh.

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