Samsung’s new Galaxy S4. (AFP/Getty Images)
Teens claim Apple isn’t fresh.
New York teenagers claim they are converting from the iPhone to Samsung’s new eyeball-scanning smartphone because their generation is tech-savvy enough to brand-hop.
“The iPhone is overrated — people get it because it is the trend — but this is the real thing,” said 18-year-old Talik Harden of Lower Manhattan. “It’s the height of technology.”
He and other young people said Samsung’s new Galaxy S4, which stops videos when users look away, is perfect for his sometimes-attention-challenged demographic .
“I get distracted a lot and look away but [this way] I won’t miss anything,” said Dave Richards, 15. “I’ll take it over my iPhone 5.”
The smartphone switchers say they’re more willing change than their parents, who generally only use the gadgets for calling, texting and the occasional Google search.
“Parents only see the basic use of phone … They don’t care about the features, “ Deshaun Evans, 17.
Samsung-boosters say the gadget’s popularity among young folks could spark a tech shift similar to the AOL vs. Gmail phenomenon — in which allegiance to one brand an age giveaway.
Samsung’s marketing team would like that. The company has been touting that message for months in commercials, including one that featuring two uncool gray-haired parents waiting in line outside an Apple shop for the next iPhone upgrade.
Nine million people last year pre-ordered the Galaxy S4’s predecessor, the Galaxy S3, making it the fastest-selling gadget in history and beating the iPhone 5.
Samsung’s new model, unveiled Thursday, features a screen that’s 56 percent bigger than the iPhone 5, a camera that senses when a user is looking at the screen and a double-sided camera that shoots images of objects and the user’s reaction simultaneously.
The smartphone hits stores in the US in late April. Real fans can pre-order it online March 28 from the United Kingdom-based carrier company Everything Everywhere, which pleases young folks.
“I like Samsungs more. They have more apps and more things for me to do,” said 12-year-old Alicia Samms.
Her 36-year-old mom, Patricia Samms, said she’d stick with iPhones.