Samsung Matches Jet Black iPhone With New Glossy 'Black Pearl' Galaxy S7 Edge

[Korican100]

What's the first black product ever manufactured?

I don't know. But I fail to see how that makes an impact in my argument at all.

The jet black finish on the iphone 7 is through a unprecedented process. Meaning no other phone has had this similar finish. Black is black is black, but the jet black has a deep gloss to it. This is not me saying the iphone is magical and special, its literally a process innovated specifically for this finish alone to blur the line between aluminum and glass. And as far as the process goes, Robert H. Probert, the author of "The Chromatizing, Anodizing, Hard Coating Handbook" who specializes in the field, stated himself that its a brand new process.

 

[Stjuls]

The not rushed Note 5 was released August, 2015. The "rushed" Note 7 was released in September, 2016.
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I don't know. But I fail to see how that makes an impact in my argument at all.

The jet black finish on the iphone 7 is through a unprecedented process. Meaning no other phone has had this similar finish. Black is black is black, but the jet black has a deep gloss to it. This is not me saying the iphone is magical and special, its literally a process innovated specifically for this finish alone to blur the line between aluminum and glass. And as far as the process goes, Robert H. Probert, the author of "The Chromatizing, Anodizing, Hard Coating Handbook" who specializes in the field, stated himself that its a brand new process.

What's the first glossy black smartphone produced?

 

[macTW]

I guess jet black is a great phone style, huh. Not what you'd believe given the opinions here.

 

[kdarling]

Next up, name change to Pear Inc.

You must be a fan of iCarly, like my daughter was before she became a teen.

(rumors of Samsung Car begin)

Besides supertankers and buildings like the Burj Khalifa, Samsung also has been making cars since 1998.

For the past few years, Samsung has been doing cool stuff with BMW, using smartwatches for remote control.

My favorite thing is the various demos of having BMWs drive themselves from a parking space to the smartwatch wearer. Check out around one minute into this example:

The reason they used a Samsung smartwatch for this, was because it had its own cell radio. Thus it could reach a car even if it was on a different parking deck floor, too far for WiFi or BT to ever reach. (There's another video showing an i3 coming down a spiral ramp several floors to get to its owner.)

 

[ahireasu]

I have an idea,instent of complaining about colours on smartphones like the black colour is exclusive to apple, why don't you complain about the SAR?
As far as I know on iPhones the SAR is the highest there is, but yeah lets talk about the colour of the phone...

 

[Pootmatoot]

Are you using some type of alternate Internet?

How is the iPhone 7 Plus dual camera different from Android cameras?



That is just one article from one website, and it only took 28 seconds to locate. There are many more on that site, without looking at Android Police, Phandroid, etc..


The fact is, both camps (Android and iOS) have zelots on both the editorial & fanbase, all raising flags when one does something first. At the end of the day, the competition helps us all.

Oh yes, there are muppets on all sides.

It just it seems far more culturally ingrained here? Like the reaction to absolutely anything anyone else does, as well as the way industry-normal features are presented as revolutionary.

It's a daftness that blunts products that are already remarkable. Most Apple products are great. We don't need an additional fantasy that the the rest of the technology industry is enslaved to it. It makes even less sense now, given Apple's... odd... current direction.

I'm sure when Apple get's access to the bezelless technology Dell had the rights to for 3 years next year and puts it on the MBPs, there will be people claiming it's an Apple first and revolutionary. It's an odd tech bubble that's quite Apple.

 

[Korican100]

The not rushed Note 5 was released August, 2015. The "rushed" Note 7 was released in September, 2016.
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What's the first glossy black smartphone produced?

I dont know. Why?

 

[fishmongerer]

Just wait until apple copies this next year

Apple copies Braun 1960s hardware.

 

[Stjuls]

Apple copies Braun 1960s hardware.

It breaks my heart to see a company of Apple's pedigree blatantly copy a 1960's Braun product.

 

[Donoban]

Samsung are playing it safe by copying Apple but surely they have talented people that can do better than this.

 

[Stjuls]

Samsung are playing it safe by copying Apple but surely they have talented people that can do better than this.

What colors should Samsung use for their phones? Do you have a list?

 

[fredcintra]

Dejavù
http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-to-release-a-gold-version-of-the-galaxy-s4-2013-9

 

[Stjuls]

Dejavù
http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-to-release-a-gold-version-of-the-galaxy-s4-2013-9

Dejavù
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/23/nokia_announces_c3_01_gold_edition_mobile_phone/

 

[Gilligan's last elephant]

The problem arose when Samsung wanted to beat Apple to market with their new "7" line before Apple announced their new phones. The lineup was rushed to market. While 2/3 phones paid off, 1 of them cost the company billions.

This is a media generated fantasy. The Note 7 was released on time, within days of the previous Note 5 release. Samsung however upped production in an attempt to steal iPhone customers. This more than likely led to issues with some stock.

 

[TechGeek76]

Dejavù
http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-to-release-a-gold-version-of-the-galaxy-s4-2013-9

Except, Samsung had announced that before the Apple one.

 

[Stjuls]

Except, Samsung had announced that before the Apple one.

Thank you for making this clear. I am sure the posters here will take this information into account and revise their views.

 

[shyam09]

And I'll be dubbed a fanboy for making statements that imply Samsung's ideas are 'inspired' by Apple. Pfft. Give me a break. I will never buy a Samsung product again because I refuse to encourage a company with nothing other than copying as part of their strategy. They may be Apple's main competitor but it doesn't mean they are a worthy one.

If I were to call you a fanboy, it would probably be because you're blind to Apple's side of things, not for saying that Samsung copies Apple.

 

[Martinpa]

I should definitely become an analyst, specializing in Samsung product rumors... man easiest job on Earth...

Not that I think any company can own a color/finish/shape/etc. But Samsung is so predictable

 

[Stjuls]

I should definitely become an analyst, specializing in Samsung product rumors... man easiest job on Earth...

Not that I think any company can own a color/finish/shape/etc. But Samsung is so predictable

Show us your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge prediction.

 

[DVNIEL]

God, I can't believe the fan-boyism in here. Yeah Samsung totally ripped off Apple because Apple apparently owns the shiny version of the color black... just like how they owned the color white, the color 'rose gold', the material aluminum, and the rectangle... oh and dont forget how they "invented" Multi-touch....


Hope all of you watched the TED talk regarding "the remix"

 

[Gilligan's last elephant]

And I'll be dubbed a fanboy for making statements that imply Samsung's ideas are 'inspired' by Apple. Pfft. Give me a break. I will never buy a Samsung product again because I refuse to encourage a company with nothing other than copying as part of their strategy. They may be Apple's main competitor but it doesn't mean they are a worthy one.

So Samsung just copy.
Who brought phablets to the market and got heavily criticised, especially by Apple fans?

Who brought stylii to the mobile market and again got criticised by Apple fans?

Who brought multiple windows to the mobile market and criticised by Apple fans?

What mobile producer now provides products with all these features?

 

[Martinpa]

Show us your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge prediction.

don't take things so seriously. Also I am *not* an analyst, so I don't really waste my time writing down what I think will happen if I'm not getting paid for it.

I'm only saying small things like color selection, updated mid-cycle instead of introduced with a new phone, looks a lot more like a reactionary response than something they had been planning.

There is an argument to be made for more flagship features (payment system, useful fingerprint scanner, more robust materials) that they are logical evolutions, and that whoever implements them first matters not. Plus that's not a debate I want to enter, cause I value my time and I don't care all that much. I buy what I want to buy and works for me, others do the same.

 

[Stjuls]

I'm only saying small things like color selection, updated mid-cycle instead of introduced with a new phone, looks a lot more like a reactionary response than something they had been planning.

What had they been planning?

 

[Alessiot]

I agree. They used to do it to Sony till they finally pushed Sony pretty much out of the tv business. ( I still use Sony tvs )

And I'll be dubbed a fanboy for making statements that imply Samsung's ideas are 'inspired' by Apple. Pfft. Give me a break. I will never buy a Samsung product again because I refuse to encourage a company with nothing other than copying as part of their strategy. They may be Apple's main competitor but it doesn't mean they are a worthy one.

 

[Martinpa]

What had they been planning?

As opposed to a reaction...

If the new color (also if it wasn't the only new color announced) came with a new flagship device, it would look less reactionary; it would look a bit more like it was part of the plan all along (maybe not the choice of color, but wanting to expand the color selection would feel more organic)

Adding a new color mid-cycle, and one that, although named differently, is expected to be similar to the one Apple shipped with their new phone (especially when they already have a "glossy black" option from what I gather) looks more like a response than something they were planning all along.

And all that is particularly ridiculous in that it's just a color... if you really want a high end phone but you decide not to buy because it's not "glossy" enough, that's just weird to be (but to each his own). Additionally, some people already see Samsung as a copycat, why fuel the fire with something as frivolous as the glossiness of your black finish. Maybe people at Samsung have data that shows it is a good and necessary move, I just personally doubt it's the case.