Verizon's latest Droid ad's 'no princess'

Lets try (here's the key: TRY) breaking their points down here:

1. Should a phone be pretty? or Fast? - (They claim they chose fast rather than pretty, apparently you can only choose one or the other). If i recall correctly, the 3GS has a faster processor than the droid (and hey, i'm not going to complain that its also a very well designed, good looking phone)

2. If the iPhone is just a "tiara wearing, digitally clueless, beauty pageant queen" Why on earth would every other smartphone manufacturer (including Motorola) try to copy it and then try to convince everyone that they are the true "iPhone Killer" - without realizing that by doing so they are only recognizing that the iPhone IS the best.

3. Other than those attempts at proving something… the rest just seems to mumble on about odd/random things such as princesses, robots, porcelain figurines, hair do's and cutting through ripe bananas. 

Conclusion: Interesting ad… not very good at proving anything though… better luck next time guys.

I don't own a droid... I have an iphone... I have played with and used a droid quite a bit in the last few days. I can honestly say the screen is noticeably better than the iphone. Makes the web browsing easier. As for software, the iphone excels on everything. period! The one thing the droid absolutely blows the iphone out of the water in.... Making calls! Excellent reception and voice quality! I know different networks, right? Probably... but the iphone has one of the worse phone radios I've ever experienced! If you're having problems with your ATT call connections, don't be so quick to say the network sucks... try this: go to walmart and buy one of those pay as you go phones from ATT... The $30 nokia... swap your sim card... make a couple calls in spots known for not so good coverage... thank you. Apple, fix the radio in the iphone! Please! 

so basically they are excluding all the girls and gays that like a pretty phone, STUPID! Millions turned away! 

The ad is trying to appeal to the demographic that thinks Apple makes overpriced toys; toys that only fluffy irrelevant people use.  Whereas this product is a proper industrial tool.   Whatever that means.  I think the message is pretty shallow but it probably appeals to someone.  

I wonder how much they paid Lucas for the rights to use the word "droid".

"King of the Hill", everybody attacks Apple's iPhone, which is at the top of heap. Apple must be doing something right. However, I and I'm sure most iPhone users are not going to switch to another phone over night. I've seen this over and over for the past few years, "the iPhone killer", a lot fizzle and no pop. Talk is cheap, keep trying...,

People need to realize there are various types or categories when it comes to marketing and advertising.  I don't think Verizon is trying to sell you on any specific features of the Droid (there are/will be other spots for that).  Rather, VZW is implying the Droid is a 'tool' and not a 'toy' when in comparison to other smartphones, particularly the iPhone.  I don't think VZW really thinks it's going to lure iPhone users away from AT&T.  Rather, they're targeting users who are in the market for a smartphone that feel the iPhone is not a serious device.  Whether or not those users' perceptions are flawed is another question, but it's clear Verizon's direction is to market the place the Droid in the category of a serious, no-nonsense device.

I live in New Jersey. I had Verizon for years, but left for Cingular to buy a RAZR for considerable less than what Verizon wanted to sell it to me, even with the discount ['new every two']. I found no difference in phone service, but Cingular customer service was better than Verizon, and service did not change when they became ATT. Now I have an iPhone. I almost never get dropped calls, and the rare occurance was simialr to my Verizon service. Also, voice quality is no different than my old RAZR or Treo 650, than it is with the iPhone, or my old Verizon. Therefore, it can nly be your location, hence ATT service, that yield different experiences with dropped calls and voice quality. I have 5 friends with an iPhone with the exact same experience. In fact, three of them haad a Treo as well. They ATT 3G map is all green in my area, which probably makes the difference.

I really don't like the image of carrying around a horse that is strapped to a missle. This commerical looks like It was conceptualized in the early 90's

Ok.  I have a Droid.  I LOVE IT.   I don't know if it is better than an iphone, I haven't owned one.  I suspect the iphone is a very good phone.   Anyway,   the Droid's design is such that most people who are interested in sleek, pretty styling won't like it's looks as much as the iphones.   So, the ads they have been running are designed to make it seem like a kick ass, industrial tool that gets things done.     Using generalizations, men would be most attracted to that.     A new survey done by YouGov's says it's working.

Let's face it a single phone can't be attractive to all market segments.  There will be many more Motorola Android phones (and other companies) coming out each month.   All markets will targeted, and the advertising will follow.

Wow the first phone designed for  bigots and rednecks. Way to go Motorola.

I listened to the ad at about :15 8-10 times. The speaker definitely says "cicular" saw, not "circular" saw.