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Samsung is hiding its ads that made fun of Apple’s removal of headphone jack
June 20, 2025
The company’s decision to remove the much-beloved smartphone port isn’t too surprising considering multiple other OEMs — includingHuawei,OnePlus,Google, and obviouslyApple— have already done so. However, Samsung was the longest holdout and also the most vocal critic of those other OEMs and their choice to ditch the port, especially when it comes to Apple.
Over the past few years, there have been multiple high-profile Samsung ads that heavily criticized Apple’s iPhone design limitations, specifically towards the removal of the headphone jack and the notched display on the iPhone X and XS. These ads are no longer onSamsung’s official United States YouTube channeland appear to be erased from other official sources as well.
One of the more prominent series of ads — known as “Ingenius” — center on an actor portraying an Apple employee as he tries to convince skeptical smartphone buyers to buy an iPhone. The customers all seem confused as they want certain things from the phone that it simply can’t do, including headphone jacks, microSD card slots, and notch-less displays.
Obviously, these ads would seem uncouth now considering that the Galaxy Note 10 ismissing those two portsand has a notch (albeit a different notch as compared to iPhones). That’s probably why these ads are no longer on Samsung’s official channels.
Luckily, you can still see all the “Ingenius” ads below. Be forewarned, though, that they areeven more cringe-worthythan they used to be considering most of the iPhone limitations criticized in the ads are now part of the Galaxy Note 10 line:
Another prominent Samsung ad was called “Growing Up.” The ad shows a young man going through various iterations of the iPhone over the years, getting increasingly frustrated with the limitations of each one. A memorable scene in the ad shows him using his iPhone with a giant dongle attached to it so he can use his wired headphones and charge the device at the same time.
This ad also no longer appears on Samsung’s official U.S. channel. Luckily, you may still watch it below:
What do you think of Samsung removing these ads from its official U.S. pages? Will you be buying the Galaxy Note 10 even though it doesn’t have a headphone jack? Let us know our thoughts in the comments.
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