Video: Samsung PR wants you to think the GS4’s design is special when it’s really not

BY

Published 29 Apr 2013

NSFW AI Why trust Greenbot

We maintain a strict editorial policy dedicated to factual accuracy, relevance, and impartiality. Our content is written and edited by top industry professionals with first-hand experience. The content undergoes thorough review by experienced editors to guarantee and adherence to the highest standards of reporting and publishing.

Disclosure

Screen shot 2013 04 29 at 2.03.30 PM

Companies love making aspirational videos. You know the kinds of videos I’m talking about, the ones that show shooting stars, children laughing, and a perfect world that you can only reach by opening up your wallet and buying whatever new widget they’re trying to sell you.

Samsung has just produced such a video, and it’s live on their YouTube channel. It’s roughly four minutes long and it shows an army of Samsung employees trying to convince you that the design process for the GS4 was an incredibly intense effort that required levels of creative talent that the human race has yet to know are achievable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cUiRThvCp8E

Why I am sharing it here? So you know how to watch out for this stuff. Samsung, and other phone makers, want you to have an emotional connection with their devices. Because if you treat a smartphone like just another commodity, then you’ll buy the smartphone with the biggest feature list for the lowest price tag.

This video, for lack of a better words, is public relations propaganda. And friends don’t let friends get fooled by this sort of lovey dovey wishy washy content.