Samsung has found themselves in a whole heap of trouble in the latest battle of Apple vs. Samsung. This time Apple has brought a whole grip of images revealing their icons Vs. Samsung’s icons and how they were copied. Some of the images are legitimately a copy and you can clearly see it while others are a bit of a reach. Well, hit the break and you tell us what you think!
First up is the Telephone app icon for the iPhone. Clearly, this is undeniably a copy, or as Samsung would have you believe, an incredible coincidence. You can see the Apple icon on top and the rest of the icons are from various Samsung phones.
Moving on to the iTunes trademark logo compared to Samsung's choice of their music logo. When you look at any iOS device and its music logo, you can see it's nothing more than a music note with a white circle. I know when I look at it I don't see anything more than that. My first impression is not that it's representing a disc behind a note. See for yourself.
Next is the Setting icon of iOS compared to that of Samsung Android devices. This one has me confused as to why Apple is claiming it against Samsung when the ‘gear' has been the icon for settings ever since the Android 1.6 Donut days. Take a look at Apple's Icon, then Samsung's and finally the icon pack from Android 1.6 to see what I'm getting at.
Notes applications are on both the iPhone and Samsung Android phones. When you look at the icons you can see that both color and paper type were copied. This is silly to me, I'm truly wondering if Samsung's artists were either really lazy, or just completely oblivious to the fact that Apple's icons are the same. You and I both know there are more ways than one to convey a “Notes” app.
Next, take a look at Apple's shoddy attempt at claiming Samsung is copying the “Photo” app icon. Yes, they both have a flower, but Samsung's has two pictures of said flower on top of the same flower and a play button (why…I have no idea). While Apple's is a clear picture of a Sunflower with a blue sky and clouds in the background. C'mon, APPLE!
Last and certainly not least is Apple's Contacts app icon. You can see the color scheme has changed but they both show a picture of a person on some sort of bound book. Really? I mean…REALLY? Samsung, there are many ways to make a contacts icon, can’t you just come up with something that will leave you above reproach? I'm not necessarily agreeing with Apple here, but I do wonder if Samsung can be more original.
In closing I have one burning question for you: Why is it that mostly every one of Samsung's icons is different for each phone they manufacture? Now, I don't run a multibillion dollar company, but I'm pretty sure NOT designing a different icon for every phone would be in their best interest, not to mention really fun for the artist! Yeah I know, some of the phones all have similar icons, but I think you get what I'm saying.
This isn't the last we have heard in this case and we'll be sure to update you the moment we know more!
source: CNET
I dont like iphone just sold my 4S,i dont like samsung its a small tablet and one ugly phone ( the s3 a mean )
just give me Sony Xperia s. Why?
Its a original one.
Oops, yeah I did use terrible photo! Sorry guys for misleading you!
Were Apple the first to use such well-known design elements in this way?
What about Steve jobs stealing the whole idea of an operating system from rank Xerox ? crapple.Lisa) No one says anything about that do they?
Apple paid Xerox $1 million to preview the technology and borrow from it… Microsoft are the thieves who stole the borrowed ideas from Apple… Get your story straight, kid.
This would be like Packard being sued by Ford in 1909 because each incorporate round headlamps adjacent to the engine compartment. If Apple really wanted to use their trademarks in a positive manner it might be more appropriate for them to work along the lines of “Yes, we are unashamedly responsible for establishing designs that have become the standard across the smartphone market, you’re welcome”
I mean u apple losers! Wat do u want the icons to be? ?? Ex the dialer should me a guy holding a phone and same goes for other icons
This is just ridiculous. Apple’s just a bunch of petty assholes now.
This is a joke…
Lets not forget some apps are developed outside of Samsung and come with their own Icons and are included with the devices. Also just because they -resemble- somewhat of anyone’s Icons, sorry but no one should get an copyright on crap like this. I mean really, the only thing you should get an copyright on is your stupid Name and Logo when it comes to this. Everything else is borrowed from something somewhere.
Apple is nothing but a bunch of petty patent grabbing pile of dung as far as I’m concerned. The lawsuit needs dismissed for mistrial and started over. Oh no, Apple doesn’t want that though…. Because they know that the next round they’d clearly lose. I’m sick of this stupid crApple battle, I hope they fall quickly….
Why are you showing the Galaxy Nexus next to the iPhone when this isn’t about that phone, but the Galaxy S phone. Such a misleading photo. Now change it to show the Galaxy S next to the iPhone.
Why exactly are you showing stock Android close to an iPhone? This is about Touchwiz not stock Android. You’re being misleading.
Get a fucki g life!!!!!
Apple, GROW UP…. Yes, I see some similarities, but I wouldn’t say they are the same…
Sorry, but if you look at the two phones above, you won’t find any icon to clearly reassemble iPhone icons, except that the “phone receiver” has the shape of a phone receiver. Sure Apple may even claim it owns the design patent for THAT, but that’s just bullshit. There may have been models like the first Samsung Galaxy Phone (i7500 I believe) which in my opinion never should have left the lab. Battery lifetime worse than the first 2 iPhone generations, and otherwise immature. If they get punished for some icons that may have been sloppy in this era, so be it, Apple would even have my blessing. But since then, you see a rather distinct CI which has its earliest roots probably with Symbian based Samsung smartphones, but I didn’t have many of those to compare. Kind of like Nokia or Sony had and still have their very own style across Symbian, Linux or Android (and Windows Mobile in Nokia’s case, where of course MS themed Metro is strong)