Reserve the Next Galaxy for free, and get $50 Samsung Credit. Follow us on Google news!

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

News For You
News For You
Notifications

Here’s why Jay Z and Martha Stewart use Samsung phones instead of iPhones

Phone
By 

Last updated: January 14th, 2014 at 15:28 UTC+01:00

Most Hollywood celebrities seem to use an iPhone, with Apple's flagship being so popular that even those Samsung teams up to market its products are often caught tweeting from an iPhone. But there are some, like Jay Z, Martha Stewart, and Dana Brunetti, who have switched to a Samsung phone and haven't gone back to the company's biggest competitor. Why? Well, these celebrities didn't go online or to a mobile store and choose a Samsung over the iPhone; instead, they were converted into Samsung users thanks to a Samsung program called “White Glove.”

White Glove is a marketing effort that Samsung has been using to convert Apple-using celebrities and influencers and get them to start using Samsung devices. The company will often send someone over to a celebrity, sit down with him/her and talk them through how the device works, and then leave the device with them as a free gift. In the case of Dana Brunetti, this resulted in him keeping both the Galaxy S III and the iPhone with him for a month of use, after which he put down the latter and started sticking with his S III, a device he says has many useful features that make his work easier, including widgets.

It's a pretty interesting program that Samsung has going, and the source article goes into detail of what makes it tick, letting the Korean manufacturer take away at least some high-profile celebrities away from the iPhone, so go ahead and give it a read.

Source

Phone Apple
Galaxy AI summarized

Scroll for more related content
News For You

You might also like

Samsung had the highest Q3 phone shipments in three regions

Samsung had the highest Q3 phone shipments in three regions

New market share reports for the third quarter of 2024 are coming in, revealing a year-on-year increase in shipments and the average selling price of smartphones. Shipment-wise, Samsung led three out of five regions and the global market on average. The recent Q3 2024 smartphone shipment report from Counterpoint Research suggests that Samsung had the […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 7 mins ago
Matter-certified devices automatically get SmartThings certification

Matter-certified devices automatically get SmartThings certification

Matter, which has long been portrayed as the solution to all the smart home confusion, didn't have the best of launches. When it launched a couple of years ago, it faced several issues. It even confused smart home enthusiasts like us. But things have slowly gotten better. Earlier, when you were out to buy a […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 days ago
Apple might have to open AirDrop and AirPlay to Samsung phones

Apple might have to open AirDrop and AirPlay to Samsung phones

In the last few years, the European Union (EU) has forced Apple to do a lot of things, including coercing it to shift from the Lighting port to the USB Type-C port for iPhones and modifying iOS to allow people to install apps from anywhere, including websites. While Apple resisted making those changes, it ultimately […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 6 days ago
Apple’s latest iPhone could copy from Samsung for a change

Apple’s latest iPhone could copy from Samsung for a change

The most loyal of Apple fans would accuse Samsung of always copying their favorite company while fans of the latter would make a similar accusation for the Cupertino outfit without skipping a heartbeat. That's largely been the discourse between the fanbases of both brands, even though it's often without merit. However, there's a new development […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 7 days ago
Android Switch can now transfer iPhone’s burst photos

Android Switch can now transfer iPhone’s burst photos

Google’s Android Switch allows you to transfer contacts, call logs, messages, alarms, calendar events, photos, videos, app data, and more from iOS to Android, making it easier for you to move from an iPhone to an Android phone. However, there are still many things that the tool can’t move from one platform to another. One […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 weeks ago
Samsung still working hard on the ‘zero-bezel’ iPhone display

Samsung still working hard on the ‘zero-bezel’ iPhone display

As the world's leading supplier of mobile OLED panels, it's no surprise that Apple sources many of the OLED panels that it needs for the iPhone from Samsung Display. The company is also working on OLED panels for the MacBook. Samsung Display has been developing a ‘zero-bezel' OLED panel for some time now, reportedly at […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 2 weeks ago