Samsung Electronics expected to report the highest operating profit in the world

[Feenician]

Iconic design does not imply you completely stop tweaking the design. We have gotten 4 years of the same design with some minor upgrades here and there.

No I am referring to the fact that it looks almost identical to the S8 from the front.

It’s so iconic it is quite literally the icon commonly used to represent a smartphone, despite iPhones being a minority of smartphones. Draw a rounded rect with a circle at the bottom and ask the majority of people on this planet what it is and they will instantly tell you, “that’s an iphone”. It really doesn’t get any more iconic.

So a screen with little bezel then? Samsung copied a 4 year old LG then, is what you’re telling me.

 

[I7guy]

What the hell are you going on about. Im well aware that not every Apple user is the same. There are plenty that actually can admit when an Apple product is not perfect including myself. Im also well aware it goes both ways, some Android fans can be just as bad. My point is there are a very large amount that think whatever Apple produces must best. Until Apple release the exact same thing as a competitor then they all of a sudden change their opinion to fall in line with what Apple has done. I have my dignity very much intact.

No product is perfect, but apples products, at least imo, are better than some of the hyperbole on these forums over the last few years. Because some may like apples products over the competition for reasons of their own, doesn't make them "blind". But with some of the straw-man generalizations being thrown around, there really isn't a way to have a cogent discussion.

 

[torana355]

No product is perfect, but apples products, at least imo, are better than some of the hyperbole on these forums over the last few years. Because some may like apples products over the competition for reasons of their own, doesn't make them "blind". But with some of the straw-man generalizations being thrown around, there really isn't a way to have a cogent discussion.

I agree with your statement. I just hate when design features on Apples competitors are frowned upon until Apple implements the exact same thing then all of a sudden its a great feature. To use a generalisation to make the point may be wrong, but the point still stands nevertheless.

 

[Shanghaichica]

I agree with your statement. I just hate when design features on Apples competitors are frowned upon until Apple implements the exact same thing then all of a sudden its a great feature. To use a generalisation to make the point may be wrong, but the point still stands nevertheless.

We have already heard that Samsung made the S8 by copying the iPhone 8 rumours.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Iconic design does not imply you completely stop tweaking the design. We have gotten 4 years of the same design with some minor upgrades here and there.

No I am referring to the fact that it looks almost identical to the S8 from the front.

Hmmm I'm not entirely sure any of the current smartphone designs can be classed as iconic anymore and they have evolved into pretty generic looking devices. Iconic to me is the phones that came out 7 to 10 years ago and changed the way we see modern smartphones. Everything since has been an evolution on each companies brand approach. The S8 is a nice looking phone but to me looks like a lot of other phones out there. The Samsung logo on the front and back identifies what it is for me. iPhones tend to be recognised due to shape and button and whether that is boring or not is highly subjective.

I agree about your statement concerning the iPhone not changing much in 4 years though. It doesn't personally bother me as the look of a device is not near the top of reasons to purchase, but I can't help but feel Apple could have pushed a lot more than they did.

The iPhone 8 is a year late and really should have been released last September. Having bought the iPhone 5 and 6 on release, I was quite excited to see the iPhone 7 last year with money in my hand waiting. What we got was a slightly tweaked outer casing, a new home button and a slightly better camera. Wow. Faced with spending £200 more for these features I could happily live without, I opted to get a 6S, which I have to say is the most reliable and snappy phone I've owned to date. I feel Apple have released 2 'S' versions in a row and that disappointed me. It's actually put me off buying the latest handset going forward and I know I'm not alone. I'm sure Apple have lost a lot of customers or pushed people like me to not spend quite so much. I couldn't give a toss what their operating profit is or Samsungs. I'm a consumer who doesn't want to be ripped off at the end of the day.

 

[admob71]

Writing people quotes again fella, not for the first time I see. And you have the nerve to spout "classy"... embarrassing!!

 

[maflynn]

[MOD NOTE]
The thread is heavily derailed with iPhone vs. Samsung phone bickering, the thread is being closed down.