Android watch dancing ad good or bad?

[KauaiBruce]

I looked at that ad again and saw it on TV tonight. It seems to be trying for the message that everyone should be an individual but it seemed to me that they were all different in the same way. Seems like the target is kids and young teens.

The Apple watch seems targeted to young adults , athletes, and older more affluent people. I guess I just see myself in the latter group.

 

[FlatCable]

Those kids are too cool for Android...

 

[Rogifan]

What a horrible ad. Horrible music, horrible dance moves. Btw, this ad on Android's official YouTube account has 94K views. In comparison, Apple's Watch ad has over 1M views.

 

[camtechman56]

What??????
Are you on crazy pills?

I believe the OP is saying that some people are MISTAKENLY thinking an Android ad is for Apple Watch. Just like some of the Surface ads seemed to show the iPad in a way that didn't make it look bad, like they were attempting. The point here is that, competitors apparently can't help but accidentally promote Apple products in their own ads.
Nobody here thinks that Apple is "using" an Android ad, nor that Android "did it", but it was dumb... Did what, exactly?? Are you saying that there's an Apple commercial that seems to be promoting Android? If so... please show it.

I literally understood 0% of your post.

My Apologies, if the op would have posted a link, I would not have jumped to this assumption. after viewing both links posted there is no way that that was a Apple video. it wasn't classy enough, and if a person has eyes they no way could have ever confused those watches with the Apple watch. I just get tired of all the bashing. both Apple and Android could be useful, just to different people and situations. I am here to learn what I can about the Apple watch, not to worship

 

[MonkeySee....]

Here you go. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ql0Z8Il73s

jeez. Thats a million times better than the Android ad. I had no interest in buying the watch but that actually tempted me.

All the Android one does it make me want punch something/someone.

 

[Tycho24]

Why be so bloody serious and think they're bashing Apple? Manufacturers routinely make fun of their competitors...it's a tradition, and it's no big deal.

Lol, how does nobody understand the SIMPLE point of the OP??

Nobody is being "bloody serious" & is irritated with this Android commercial, poking fun at Apple.

EXACTLY to the contrary... we are all having a chuckle about how these little strategies backfire & all they end up doing is giving Apple free press!!!

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Was interesting to see a couple of watches which are not even out yet (the last two in the list going clockwise from upper left):

• Upper left = Moto 360
• Upper right = Asus Zen
• Lower right = LG Urbane
• Lower left = Huawei Watch

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What I find interesting (& amusing), is that this represents the very finest in Android Wear devices available right now! Wow.

 

[hemolyzer]

Not only is the Android Wear ad pretty irritating but it doesn't show any of the functionality of their watches either.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Link to ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybg5klCxQGA

The 1980s called; they want their outfits back.

 

[mrex]

it is ad for "android wear" and pretty good one too. certainly not targeted to me, but i think it works as it should...

 

[KauaiBruce]

I am not surprised if people are confused by that ad and think it could be apple at first. We here who have probably studied the watch closer than most were not confused but the rest of the public that has not see the Apple ad but heard about the watch could be confused.

I wear a Pebble. I have been asked 10 times in the last week if it is the Apple Watch.

 

[campingsk8er]

That said, I'm not a fan of the music or the format of the Apple Watch ad. Especially using those renders of the product in the first part of the commercial. I hate them: they make the watch look fake and bloated. It amazes me that Apple hasn't created something that looks more like the physical product, because the physical product is gorgeous by way of comparison.

I agree with you on the renders vs real physical product. You're right, it genuinely looks far better as a real physical product than any of the renders. They should have showcased it as the actual physical device in all of the marketing.

How can you guys tell the difference between the renders and the actual product? I watched it a couple of times knowing it was a render and then looked at the actual product and I still can't tell the difference.

 

[Piggie]

Really. Can't tell the difference eh?
Apple watch looks just as good in reality, if not even better than the faked renders eh?

Ok, let's take a look shall we?

Fake Render by Apple:

Fake Render by Apple:

Real photo of what the above product actually looks like in reality:

 

[ericgtr12]

While I agree that competition is good for all involved, it's going to take Apple to bring this accessory into the mainstream, as it has done with most of it's products thus far.

Nothing against Android but they put out their watch right after learning Apple was working on one years ago, look how well it did. I don't think it's unrealistic to predict that Apple will outsell all of them to date on their opening day.

 

[Presonance]

The ad doesn't get the viewer interested in the product at all. Looks like a promo for an obscure dance style. People won't look twice, as they will with the Watch ad.

 

[kdarling]

What I find interesting (& amusing), is that this represents the very finest in Android Wear devices available right now! Wow.

Surprise. I partly agree.

For one thing, they should all at least have a speaker so they can be used to answer the phone from another room.

Also, more should include NFC.

Interestingly, it seems that some/most already include WiFi capability, and a coming version of Android Wear is going to turn it on.

 

[HelloMikee]

It's a cute ad and I'm sure will make kids want to buy them but I tried a moto 360 and it felt rather cheap to me, esp. for something I plan to use daily.

I feel like Android and Company = get it out as fast as they can, while Apple = Research and develop then launch product.

 

[dannyyankou]

Really. Can't tell the difference eh?
Apple watch looks just as good in reality, if not even better than the faked renders eh?

Ok, let's take a look shall we?

Fake Render by Apple:
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Fake Render by Apple:
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Real photo of what the above product actually looks like in reality:
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Crappy image quality.

Here's another real photo:

Here's another one. Screen is dusty obviously.

 

[Sharkey311]

That Android Wear ad was nauseating. I can't stand the music they and Microsoft choose for their ads. They are so damn annoying.

 

[valleian]

Anyone have an actual Apple Watch commerical to show, so we can see a comparison? Is there even one out yet?

Apple released an Apple watch commercial, quite a good one IMHO. Here's the link:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ql0Z8Il73s

I think it perfectly highlights the beauty and the functionality of the device without having to rely on gimmicky tactics that *may* appeal to one generation, currently the norm is to entice Millenials, like myself. This ad makes you stop, makes you wonder, lust and obsess over the watch. The Android Wear ad doesn't do that for me. It shows a bunch of kids all kind of line dancing or something and goes for the gimmick that all Millenials like neon colors and mixed diversity social groups and being different. That's what a lot of Android based things do, and for many, especially Milenials, we subconsciously want to conform, not differ. The ad also highlights very little of what the watches do. Sure they seem to bring a generation together for a greater cohabitation, and appear with a seizure inducing neon color scheme, but what else do they do? This ad also makes me think too hard, by which I mean, I spend far too much of the time that the ad is occupying trying to figure out what's happeneing that I miss the point (if there is one, like I said, it comes across as aimless and off balance) and the next time it comes on, I can't really be bothered to notice it, so I ignore it like most ads and continue on with my life. And just like that, Google lost out on a potential coustomer for their watches and obviously their phones.

Side note, I noticed that Google only began this Android Wear advertising once Apple Watch was on the horizon, and I only saw those Android adverts for the Operating System when iPhone 6 arrived. Weird to me...

 

[Tycho24]

Surprise. I partly agree.

For one thing, they should all at least have a speaker so they can be used to answer the phone from another room.

Also, more should include NFC.

Interestingly, it seems that some/most already include WiFi capability, and a coming version of Android Wear is going to turn it on.

I agree that there should be a much wider variance...
For all their "be an individual" talk, those look and act quite alike.

Not to mention the fact that only 50% of those offerings were from anything resembling the "big dogs" in cellular hardware. (& I'm being kind here to both LG and Motorola) Asus, is of course most famous for their motheroards... their phones have flopped. Their saving grace in this arena was Google tapping them to build a few Nexus tablets. While Huawei, at least in America, is a laughingstock. They have ZERO high end or even midgrade phones on any of the carriers & are solely known for their incredibly janky prepay offerings... They are synonymous with brands like Pantech and ZTE. This motley crew of companies shows that Google had slim pickings in high end Android Wear devices to show. This area is WAY more in its infancy than the "Apple is late to the game" crowd would care to admit. I feel like the game hasn't even really started... the refs are still sketching out & deciding on the rules!

Interesting wifi tidbit, btw.
It that some kind of wifi direct capability or full fledged wifi?

 

[kdarling]

Interesting wifi tidbit, btw.
It that some kind of wifi direct capability or full fledged wifi?

Don't know yet. The Verge only reported that WiFi would be turned in most Android Wear devices with the next big release.

(By coincidence, I had just noticed that the Moto 360 had a combo BT/WiFi chipset. Plus here's Motorola's cover letter to the FCC stating that it has WiFi.)

In related news...

"Along with the Wi-Fi update, there will be at least two additional, smaller updates. The first is gesture control. Users will be able to flick their wrist to scroll through notifications and Google Now cards, rather than needing to use their other hand to swipe on the screen.

"The UI will also get some tweaks, with easier access to both Android Wear applications and contacts. Finding applications in Android Wear right now requires either spoken commands or digging through an extra layer of menus.(*)"

- The Verge

(*) Unless of course you install a third party Launcher like most of us have, so apps are available with a single swipe on the clock face.

 

[AFDoc]

Was interesting to see a couple of watches which are not even out yet (the last two in the list going clockwise from upper left):

• Upper left = Moto 360
• Upper right = Asus Zen
• Lower right = LG Urbane
• Lower left = Huawei Watch

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Kd.... leave it to you to post something logical in the middle of an Android bash fest

I won't be buying one and the commercial in no way encouraged me to change my decision but I do like the many options available.

Really. Can't tell the difference eh?
Apple watch looks just as good in reality, if not even better than the faked renders eh?
Ok, let's take a look shall we?
Real photo of what the above product actually looks like in reality:
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Of course you're not making an apple to apple comparison! You take a crappy non-professional picture and compare it to renders...... why not choose a high quality professional picture and do the same? Not saying one shouldn't be able to tell the difference but if done well it should be difficult.

 

[Fanaticalism]

Crappy image quality.

Here's another real photo:

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Here's another one. Screen is dusty obviously.

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Umm... that's not dust but overexposure of the display itself and being off axis exacerbates the issue as LCD dips on contrast as you move off axis regardless of IPS.

 

[mi7chy]

Neither is better. One is a bad ad for decent products and the other is a decent ad for a bad product. Gladly for me ads don't factor into my purchasing decision but the product itself.