First off, let me point out something to all the readers that are going to read the title, and immediately comment. This is AndroidSpin, not SamsungSpin. It is not against Android-lover ideals to dislike one of its manufacturers. This is not a pro-Apple article. This is not an anti-Android article. This is an anti-Samsung article.
Samsung has sold 10 million Galaxy S3’s already. It is the manufacturer of the Nexus smartphone lineup. It’s Galaxy lineup is one of the best-selling and most recognizably named lineups in the Android ecosystem, replacing Droid as the Android phone to have. It has more than 25 different Android devices on sale right now. But what do you read about in the news? Lawsuits lawsuits lawsuits. And it’s about to get worse too. Next week kicks off the grand-daddy of Apple vs Samsung lawsuits. No one cares about Samsung’s sales right now, all they care about is that courts are deciding whether or not they are copying Apple.
It’s not only the courts or Apple either. It has come to light, through these court battles, that even Google told Samsung their devices looked too much like the iPhone and iPad back in 2010. In 2011, noted Samsung’s Product Design Group even made reference to the fact that the Galaxy S “looks similar” to older iPhone models. In a Samsung-sponsored event where they brought in famous designers and had them evaluate the Galaxy S, these designers warned Samsung that it “looked like it copied the iPhone too much” as well as “innovation is needed”. Other quotes from these designers include “Closely resembles the iPhone shape so as to have no distinguishable elements,” and “All you have to do is cover up the Samsung logo and it’s difficult to find anything different from the iPhone.” [All things D]
It is clear that not only Apple is making claims against the apparent lack of innovation from Samsung. And note that none of these allegations are saying that ‘Android’ is copying iOS, but rather Samsung’s hardware design resembles Apple’s hardware design too much. None of this has anything to do with Android other than that it happens to be the OS running on these devices.
But even though none of this is associated with Android, Android still gets bad press because it is heavily associated with Samsung. It is easily misconstrued by media that Android is copying iOS. Android, with all its updates and developments surrounding Jelly Bean, the Nexus 7, and Google IO are overshadowed by Samsung’s mistakes. Samsung has done nothing to set its phones apart from the iPhone, whereas manufacturers like HTC and Motorola have. HTC phones are known for their black and red design, bulging camera, and the occasional kickstand. Motorola phones have this ‘bad-ass’ appeal to them. Kevlar, carbon fiber, all black, very square in all aspects. They also are known for having thin phones that have a bulge on top (or sometimes bottom) to allow for the larger camera as well. You look at a HTC or Motorola phone and will immediately know who made it.
What is unique about Samsung? What is innovative about Samsung’s phones? They have no features that discern them from other manufacturers phones. They are typically flat on all sides (no bulges). Is it the fact that they sell the most? The court will decide next week if that is because of innovation or thievery.
It seems not even Google has enough power to stop Samsung. We as the consumers are the only ones (besides the courts of course) that will be able to force innovation out of Samsung. We need to step up and demand uniqueness out of our phones. The Galaxy line should stand out. It should not be easily mixed up with other phones. It needs some feature, some quality, some design that makes it stand out as one of the best-selling lineups in the Android ecosystem. (Preferably not just the biggest ‘phones’ you can buy)
Source: androidspin
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