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With rounded vs square edges, different sensor locations, and different back layouts and materials, they don't look the same at all.

Heck, I'd be able to easily tell the difference from across a room. Are you seriously saying that you would not be able to?

With the white front you can, but not the black.
 
Samsung did the same thing, and see what happened to their Note 7 phone.

The headphone jack caused the batteries to explode ?

Nope, that was a classic case of rushing a product to Market.
 
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