Airtag vs SmartTag 2 - I CHASED My Friend With Both - Who Wins?
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the host tests Samsung's Galaxy Smart Tag 2 against Apple's AirTag in a real-world scenario. His friend GB, driving a yellow Porsche, tries to evade him in Bristol, while he tracks using both devices. The Galaxy Smart Tag 2 struggles to update, requiring a Samsung phone with the SmartThings app in Bluetooth range, while the Apple AirTag performs more reliably. Despite the challenges, they eventually locate GB using the Apple AirTag. The video highlights the limitations of the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 compared to the Apple AirTag.
Takeaways
- 🔍 The video is a comparison test between Samsung's Galaxy Smart Tag 2 and Apple's Air Tag, focusing on their tracking capabilities.
- 🏁 The test involves a friend (GB) driving away in a yellow Porsche, with the tracking team attempting to locate him using the tags.
- ⏱️ The tracking team gives GB a 10-minute head start before beginning their pursuit in Bristol, UK.
- 📍 The trackers initially rely on the Galaxy Smart Tag 2, but also have the Apple Air Tag as a backup plan.
- 📱 The Samsung Smart Tag requires a Samsung phone with the SmartThings app installed to function, which may limit its tracking range due to fewer users.
- 📊 The Apple Air Tag uses the Find My app and seems to update more frequently, providing more recent location data.
- 🚶♂️ The trackers decide to abandon their car and continue on foot to increase their chances of a successful tracking.
- 🏙️ The city center of Bristol is chosen as the location for the test due to its densely populated areas, making it more challenging to track.
- 🕒 The Samsung Smart Tag struggles to provide updates, with the last known location being from the Ikea car park 23 minutes prior.
- 📲 The Apple Air Tag proves to be more reliable, with more frequent pings and ultimately leading the trackers to GB's location.
- 🏁 In conclusion, the Apple Air Tag outperforms the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 in this test, with the latter only providing one useful update during the entire chase.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the video?
-The purpose of the video is to test the effectiveness of Samsung's Galaxy Smart Tag 2 against Apple's Air Tag in tracking a friend who is trying to evade them.
What is the name of the Samsung product being tested?
-The Samsung product being tested is called the Galaxy Smart Tag 2.
What is the method used to give the friend a head start?
-The friend is given a 10-minute head start to get a lead before the tracking begins.
Where is the initial location of the chase?
-The initial location of the chase is in the middle of Bristol, specifically in the Ikea car park.
What is the limitation of the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 mentioned in the script?
-The limitation of the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 is that it needs to be within Bluetooth range of a Samsung phone with the SmartThings app installed to track.
How does the Apple Air Tag work in comparison to the Galaxy Smart Tag 2?
-The Apple Air Tag works similarly to the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 in that it needs to be within Bluetooth range of an iPhone to be tracked.
What is the strategy for tracking the friend?
-The strategy is to primarily use the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2 for tracking, but if it fails to provide a location, they will switch to the Apple Air Tag as a backup.
What is the issue with the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2 during the chase?
-The issue with the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2 is that it only updates the location infrequently, making it difficult to follow the friend in real-time.
How does the Apple Air Tag perform in comparison to the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 during the chase?
-The Apple Air Tag performs better as it provides more frequent updates and ultimately helps in locating the friend.
What is the final outcome of the chase?
-The final outcome is that the Apple Air Tag successfully leads them to the friend's location, while the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2 fails to provide timely updates.
What is the conclusion about the effectiveness of the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 and Apple Air Tag?
-The conclusion is that the Apple Air Tag seems to be more effective in tracking, while the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2 needs improvements in its tracking frequency and possibly broadening its tracking requirements.
Outlines
🏁 Starting the Chase with Galaxy Smart Tag 2
The video begins with the introduction of Samsung's Galaxy Smart Tag 2, which is being tested as an alternative to Apple's Air Tag. The challenge involves the host's friend, GB, escaping in a yellow Porsche while the host attempts to track him using the Galaxy Smart Tag 2 and the Apple Air Tag as a backup. The test is set in Bristol, specifically in an Ikea car park, where GB is given a 10-minute head start. The host plans to track GB using the Samsung SmartThings app, which requires the tag to be within Bluetooth range of a Samsung phone. The Apple Find My app is also used for comparison, showing GB's location in real-time.
🔍 Tracking Challenges with Samsung and Apple Tags
The host and his team face challenges in tracking GB using the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2. Despite being in the middle of Bristol, the Samsung tag fails to update its location frequently, leading to frustration. The Apple Air Tag, however, provides more consistent updates, guiding the team towards GB's location. The host notes that the Samsung tag only updates every few minutes, making it difficult to follow GB in real-time. Eventually, the team manages to locate GB near a dock, thanks to the Apple Air Tag, but the Samsung tag remains largely unresponsive throughout the chase.
🏆 Conclusion: Apple Air Tag Proves More Reliable
In the conclusion of the video, the host reflects on the performance of both the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag 2 and the Apple Air Tag. The Apple Air Tag is deemed more reliable, as it consistently provided location updates that helped the team find GB. In contrast, the Samsung tag only pinged once in the Ikea car park and failed to update further, making it ineffective for the tracking challenge. The host suggests that Samsung should adjust the requirements for tracking, possibly allowing all Samsung phones to track the tag without the need for the SmartThings app. The video ends with a reminder to follow GB on social media and a tease for more IRL content in the future.
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Keywords
💡Galaxy Smart Tag 2
💡Apple AirTag
💡Bluetooth
💡SmartThings
💡Tracking
💡Ping
💡Ikea Car Park
💡City Center
💡Porsche
💡Find My App
💡IRL Content
Highlights
Samsung's Galaxy Smart Tag 2 is tested as an alternative to Apple's Air Tag.
The test involves tracking a friend using the tags while he attempts to evade capture in a yellow Porsche.
The experiment takes place in Bristol, with the chase starting from an IKEA car park.
The Galaxy Smart Tag 2 requires a Samsung phone with the SmartThings app for tracking.
Apple's Air Tag uses the Find My app and is already tracking the friend's location.
The chase begins with the Samsung tag not providing any updates, unlike the Apple tag.
The team decides to switch to the Apple Air Tag for initial tracking due to lack of Samsung tag updates.
The Apple Air Tag provides more frequent pings, guiding the team closer to the friend's location.
The Samsung tag finally updates, but only after a significant delay and with less accuracy.
The chase leads through Bristol's city center, with the team navigating based on tag pings.
The Apple Air Tag proves more reliable, with the Samsung tag struggling to provide consistent updates.
The team experiences difficulty in tracking due to the Samsung tag's infrequent updates.
The Apple Air Tag eventually leads to the successful location of the friend's parked Porsche.
The Samsung tag's limitations are discussed, suggesting a need for broader tracking capabilities.
The experiment concludes with the Apple Air Tag being deemed more effective for tracking.
The video ends with a recommendation for the Apple Air Tag based on the test results.
Transcripts
Samsung's Apple Air tag alternative does
it really work it's called the Galaxy
smart tag 2 and I've Got a Friend GB
here who happens to own an Apple Air tag
today he's going trying to run away from
me in his fancy yellow Porsche while we
try and chase him down using ideally the
Galaxy smart tag 2 but also we'll have
the Apple Air tag as a backup in case
this thing really doesn't work should we
find out Bring It On 3 to 1
go let's got to get it started bear with
him There He
Go it enjoyed that but Wheels being on
the leaves he loves it he loves it so
what we're going to do is we're going to
give him about a 10 minute Head Start or
so not too long and then we're going to
get after him and hopefully we'll be
able to find him by the way we're in the
middle of Bristol here we're in the Ikea
car park so isn't too far for him to go
we can't go out into the middle of the
countryside so hopefully we'll be able
to track him I mean with this galaxy one
ideally but I don't know we'll see got
busy day in Bristol on a Sunday can't
exactly go very far as you can see right
now we're a little bit stuck right now
City Center sounds good to me just about
got those lights I'm wanting to get
fairly Central in Bristol cuz I think in
theory that should be quite difficult to
find with it being so densely populated
and so many things
nearby oh yes we got lucky on the lights
again
results
the only thing about what we're driving
today is uh it's hardly subtle so we're
going to ditch the car and make the
remainder of the journey on foot where
that is I have no idea but we will uh
we'll figure it out as we
go still got some good time to play with
we are pretty much bang in the middle of
Bristol at the moment so far so good not
too much traffic around this is
beautiful
right I know what we're going to do
we're going to park the car back in that
bay that we saw before and then we're
going to go on foot and find someone to
grab a coffee okay just before we set
off we've got just 40 seconds left to go
before we start chasing after GB I'll
let you know how it's going to work so
basically we've got the Samsung smart
things up here which should be tracking
hopefully the Galaxy smart tag too as GB
goes along uh but I believe this works
in the same way that the apple one works
basically you need a Samsung phone with
the Samsung smart things app installed
in order for it to track it needs to be
within Bluetooth range of one of those
phones which I think could be a
restriction cuz I don't think there's
going to be that many out there we'll
have to wait and see we also got gb's
phone here uh who's got the Apple find
my app and you see we can already see
him tracking we can already see him on
the road so that's already working we'll
see if we get the Samsung working one
working in a moment but it works in the
exact same way it's got to be within
bluetoo range of an iPhone and then it
should hopefully ping us its location so
we're going to try and mainly use the
Samsung one if we can that's the idea oh
we're ready to go we're going to mainly
use the Samsung one really that's the
aim but if this doesn't work we don't
get a location this one we'll have to
switch back to the apple one which I
think is going to be more reliable but
today we're going to find out let's do
it right in here sure we're not sticking
out right parking up it's time to go on
foot so we're going to try and get as
far away as possible and uh hope they
don't find us or hope that they do find
us I'm not sure really I've got this on
I know I look a bit stupid but I'm ready
to drive I'm ready to go Samsung just
tell me where to go right now we' still
only just got the Ikea car part we
haven't got anything else refresh come
on Samsung you can do it you can do it I
believe in you it's ready to go but it's
nothing we'll give it a couple of
minutes but if not we'll have to switch
to app or at least initially just to get
us give us an idea of where he's gone
right let's try down here found a little
Alleyway out of the rain hopefully
there's someone down here that does
coffee should be a nightmare location to
find in between many buildings cars up
the road see if they find us here all
right still not working still just
thinks it's in the Ia carart last time
was connected to my phone it's not I
don't think it's managed to Ping a
single other phone yet so we're going to
switch the apple one just for this first
step just to see roughly where he is
we'll head in that direction hopefully
when we get closer that uh the Samsung
one will start to work so you can see
already it's tracking us here he's a
little bit further so the apple one was
last ping 6 minutes ago so much more
recently than the Samsung one and See's
headed south I think he's G on the M32
so we're going to head that way now and
hopefully get in the right direction and
then hopefully the zung one will kick in
let's do it hi yeah um can I get a uh
can I get a coffee please yeah would you
like can I for latte we only got oatmeal
is that okay
uh all right we're heading into the city
center of Bristol here uh the last ping
from from the Apple One least when we
left the Ikea Parker was only about 4
minutes away so it's only about a
10-minute drive to the last ping of the
apple one Samsung one still hasn't
picked up anything at all since the geoc
car park we'll see if it kicks in in a
moment but for now we're just heading
into the center of Bristol here and
hopefully we'll be able to find him at
some point but right now just about 3
minutes away three or four minutes away
or so from the uh the Apple's air tags
first ping he does know Bristol fairly
well he's not get any maps of course cuz
if he has a phone on then that will
start tracking the the the air tag tags
so we're going to head over this way and
then we're going to stop and see what
the tags say see if we've got another
ping to follow around here somewhere can
you see a bright yellow Porsche I can't
see one right now let's have a look has
the Samsung one pinged anywhere 23
minutes ago last updated I'm trying come
on Samsung surely we're in the middle of
Bristol if you're not going to be able
to find something in the middle of
Bristol you're not going to be able to
find something anywhere no still
absolutely nothing from the Samsung one
it's just not working let's try the
iPhone one let's try the apple one okay
yes we had an updated ping 7 minutes ago
it's about 10 minutes or so after the
last one so it is updating but it's
still 7 minutes before this so it's
hardly as particularly recent one but we
can see there he's just sort of by the
dock over there so I think he has parked
around here somewhere This Is Us of
course this is where he is so I reckon
we head down this way turn right which
will be along here and then I reckon
he's parked over here somewhere and he's
hanging about by this dock according to
the apple one at least let's give it a
go 8 minutes ago that one was though
it's hardly up to date but it's more up
to date than the Samsung one let's do it
so we're going to turn right at the end
hopefully he's here somewhere I can see
a bright yellow Porsche I can see a
bright yellow Porsche is this the
parking spot can we can we pull in here
are we allowed to oh maybe I'm going to
do it for the purpose of the video if I
get a parking ticket you got to
subscribe that's the rule all right
right we pulled him right behind the
Porsche let's go and see if we can find
him right so we found the place we got a
drink cheers and now we wait both tags
still on me of course Samsung smart tag
and the Apple Air tag still here all
devices on flight mode of course no way
they can get any signal off of our
devices oh I just wish this place did a
good coffee right here we go we parked
up he's over here somewhere oh now
Samsung is actually updated 3 minutes
ago we've actually got a Samsung Pig
it's absolutely huge okay he is just
over that way somewhere all right well
let's just navigate to that that's just
down this way and right let's do it come
on what I am finding slightly weird with
the with the Samsung is for some reason
it only updates my location every like
minute which is a bit annoying to follow
him but I think I know where we go and
he is the last ping was 4 minutes ago by
a Samsung tag this way come on Peppa
we're going to go find him we'll find
him Peppa we'll find him I do feel a bit
bad for him he hasn't actually got a
coat I've done the coat I've got a dog
I've got a coat I've got two phones to
track him I've got a camera lady poor
George is there on his own inconvenient
pepper you got any bags The Glitz and
the glamour of YouTube guys God's sake
his last ping was here
somewhere uh let's try this
way no not that way this way I don't
know the problem is there still been no
other pings 7 minutes ago now we could
be a Miles Away by now is there a cafe
gone somewhere yeah that's yeah that's a
good shout actually I don't actually
know where he is according to this he's
sort of in one of these buildings but
surely hasn't gone in the hotel
reception maybe he has but that was 8
minutes ago so instead of looking that
I'm going to pause that and I'm going to
try if I can get out the iPhone right
the iPhone's last ping at the moment was
10 minutes ago it's the same that's
still 10 minutes ago I don't think he's
around there maybe he is let's just go
this way so to be fair that the most
recent ping is the Samsung ping to be
fair to it the iPhone one's struggling
now I think what's happened is he's come
along this way I think he's over that
way somewhere and just making sure he's
not watching us from across the
river I reckon he's walked this way
we're going now back the way he came now
hold on it says there's been another
ping no wait wait wait wait the iPhone
says there's been another ping now right
here we're stuck I don't I don't know
how to get we got to go around I think
he's still here I don't know where he is
there's there's a corner the map there's
some restaurants on it the problem is
he's gone into a maze it seems where is
he we'll go around and pray why he just
gone into a mate's house this way right
I think I reckon he's this walk got go
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around he has to be here somewhere
surely there he is there he is oh my God
finally look at him just chilling I've
had my drink mate I've had my drink I've
been relaxing oh we've just been you got
into a maze we've been wandering around
this block for ages going is this is
here somewhere I'm glad you got it cuz
it's bloody freezing we thought you
might have got in summer actually to
warm up no I did go in and then I came
out I thought it'd be a nice quiet place
if you uh you found us found very good
well there's your phone back thank you
mate so in the end the Samsung one well
obviously dated now cuz I'm here but it
only pinged one time really Ikea car
park and then nothing I had to use the
Apple Air tag to find your car so you
only knew where the car was and then you
were just kind of no not even that we
only knew where your car was cuz of
Apple we've been the other side of here
running up and down but we just couldn't
get through yeah I wish I have looked up
there when you were walking past no we
didn't go up there we just we were the
other side right well there we go then
guys that was the uh Samsung what's it
called Galaxy smart tag 2 that's it the
Galaxy smart tag 2 versus the Apple Air
tag I mean the Apple Air tag seems to
work quite well I mean it wasn't perfect
it wasn't tracking the whole time but it
was enough to get us here the Samsung
one to be fair did happen to Ping around
here somewhere but pinging one time in
about what half an hour I don't know I
think Samsung needs to change the
requirements and make it so that all
Samsung phones track I mean it's not as
that there's a shortage of Samsung
phones around they're needing the smart
things out I think it's just a little
bit too restrictive we could have got
very unlucky and never got a single ping
from him but the apple one is actually
worth it it seems so I'm glad you bought
your Apple Air tag otherwise we' have
had no chance yeah I was expecting some
kind of feedback or or beeping or
something from either device but nothing
through so yeah I think if we were close
enough we could have made them beat but
we couldn't get close enough we just
sprting around here trying to find you
but yeah pretty difficult but anyway we
do want us to find them the end so it
did work there was no other outside
assistant he didn't text us or anything
that there was no other assistant they
did work eventually uh but yeah I think
if we didn't have the apple as a as as a
backup I think we might struggled anyway
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content coming very soon I'll catch you
next time guys thanks for watching
cheers guys
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