Did Samsung pay people to attend its S6 press conference in China?

05 April, 2015
According to Shanghai-based news outlet The Paper, half of the 1,000-strong audience was hired.

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  • Danny
  • YTJ
  • 05 Apr 2015

Apple has done it for the launch event of iphone 5, 5s, 6 and 6 plus with 1 monthe full home expense for everyone's family who attended. Where as samsung had to control the huge 200,000 people who were not even invited and rushed int breaking the security. The invited delegates had a hard time among the crowded people.

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    • AnonD-316450
    • w0@
    • 05 Apr 2015

    darkraver, 05 Apr 2015Seems there is an inhouse fight going on :-D Anyways this... moreExactly i thought ,
    this one of my fav (may be all time fav) except hyping whatever samsung do.
    Now prev bend test and this article making me feel good :D

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      • AnonD-328637
      • ubI
      • 05 Apr 2015

      Apple is really desperate.

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        • Anonymous
        • XMF
        • 05 Apr 2015

        AnonD-361638, 05 Apr 2015Thanks for this news.bcoz till today i was believing tht IP... morethose audience was paid less then $5, and u said they are premium people... lol

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          • Anonymous
          • 3I{
          • 05 Apr 2015

          as long as they are not doing anything illegal then anything is fine by me - especially if it provides competition for the iPhone - because the worst would be if the only available choice was iPhones.

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            • Kamq
            • awX
            • 05 Apr 2015

            Anonymous, 05 Apr 2015i wont buy s6 even if you pay me. boring design.So they gonna lose bcoz u didnt buy it

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              • Nandy
              • P%u
              • 05 Apr 2015

              Wounldn't be surprised if there are paid Samsung trolls here...

                AnonD-316450, 05 Apr 2015Wow This site is getting better :P I thought gsmarena is... moreSeems there is an inhouse fight going on :-D
                Anyways this is no news, samsungs marketing tricks are already well known

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                  • kajam
                  • Ibx
                  • 05 Apr 2015

                  Changes!, 05 Apr 2015hahaha! That's pathetic, ikings rules! You just need to use... moreI used iPhone 3g and still didn't get it. I dumped it for Nokia n series. And will do the same with the iPhone 6 for an old Nokia

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                    • Anonymous
                    • bJb
                    • 05 Apr 2015

                    So samsung paid people who using iphone expecting they will sell their iphone and buy s6 ? Samsung really trying soo hard .....

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                      • AnonD-316450
                      • w0@
                      • 05 Apr 2015

                      Wow
                      This site is getting better :P
                      I thought gsmarena is samsung's paid site.
                      Now i ll start trusting gsmarena :P

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Y}N
                        • 05 Apr 2015

                        Nasser, 05 Apr 2015Who cares? since the phone is successful and the company is... moreYea unethical and shameful. So what?

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                          • Anu
                          • TS8
                          • 05 Apr 2015

                          No doubt I think they can. Samsung can stoop to such level.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • kCQ
                            • 05 Apr 2015

                            This is the first I'm hearing of a press conference in China. I can't find anything on it except this article.

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                              • devraj
                              • PA@
                              • 05 Apr 2015

                              I think its a paid news. And for the iphone I owned an IP6. Except the camera and premium looks there is nothing.

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                                • AnonD-9000
                                • ITE
                                • 05 Apr 2015

                                AnonD-361638, 05 Apr 2015Super RichIPhone owners comes to watch Samsung event in les... moredont be hypocrite, even rich people went to shop discounted things..such a sad move from Samsung anyway :P

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                                  • AnonD-361638
                                  • rAT
                                  • 05 Apr 2015

                                  AnonD-4340, 05 Apr 2015Whats so rich about iPhone owners? For most its just a matt... moreBut whenever someone say any negative things abt iPhone then ifans says u r saying like this bcoz u can't afford a Iphone.
                                  So,i thought only super rich people can afford iPhone.

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                                    • AnonD-9000
                                    • ITE
                                    • 05 Apr 2015

                                    ofc theyy can do whatever they want, but it's pathetic xD

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • H4v
                                      • 05 Apr 2015

                                      As if Apple is a greatly design phone.. It sux more than your comment.

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                                        • AnonD-361638
                                        • rAT
                                        • 05 Apr 2015

                                        Thanks for this news.bcoz till today i was believing tht IPhone is Premium phone and used by Premium people only....Lol