Apparently it did, which Samsung did not expect. They initially produced about twice as many of the "regular" S6 and got stuck with a lot of unsold phones while the Edge was in short supply.
So basically in the past when they sold more Galaxys than they are now the camera wasn't flush but next year it might be. Ok.
I don't mind them copying the general feature of having a pressure-sensitive screens (or rather combining a capacitive with a resistive touchscreen), as they did when adding a fingerprint scanner. What bothers me that at some level of consciousness Samsung will be perceived has having matched the iPhone, even if their implementation sucks both from a hardware level as well as in regard to software support.
Funny, Apple filed their patent 2 months earlier.
Agreed. Things get copied all the time, but it irritates me when they try to quickly turn around and copy the new features from the current iPhone and like you said, everyone thinks they're now equal even though it's always worse. Just look at their first Touch ID tries. I mean, phones had finger print scanners before Apple, but they were awful and therefore not popular. Then they put one of those same awful scanners into the Galaxy and suddenly it has the same feature. NOPE.
And Apple has pencil/stylus patents going back to 2008 yet people still claim their Pencil is ripping off Samsung and Microsoft. Same thing with the Smart Cover/Keyboard. Apple has lots of patents around this for different things going all the way back to 2011 yet some claim the iPad Pro keyboard is just a Surface rip off.
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Samsung's flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge due early next year will feature a pressure-sensitive display that functions similarly to 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, according to The Wall Street Journal.![Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Edge-Plus-250x316-250x316.jpg]()
The next-generation Android-based smartphones will reportedly also feature high-speed USB-C ports that provide up to a full day's charge in under 30 minutes, and improved cameras that are optimized for low-light photography.
The report claims the Galaxy S7 will look similar to the Galaxy S6, but the rear-facing camera is said to be flush with the back of the device. The handset may also feature a retina scanner for new biometric features involving a user's eyes.
The Wall Street Journal says the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will launch in the U.S. in March, possibly around the time Apple introduces the so-called "iPhone 6c" and next-generation Apple Watch. Samsung is expected to announce the new devices around the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona in late February.
Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge would compete with the rumored "iPhone 7," which could ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector alongside a faster A10 chip, new Intel LTE modem and possibly thinner design. Apple's next flagship smartphones will likely be released next September.
Article Link: Galaxy S7 to Feature Pressure-Sensitive Display Similar to 3D Touch
apart from that apple filed theirs a few months before...
