Samsung's Galaxy S9 Expected to Copy iPhone X's Animoji Feature

[DNichter]

What did Apple invent here? Nothing. Animation based on human movement has been done for decades in the movie industry, including facial. 3d facial recognition, again, already out there for many years.

If you statement is relative to a smart phones, sure, I will agree. However, not everything Apple does is better than the competition (SIRI...need I say more).

They put it in a phone. That's the invention.

 

[forerunnerg34]

Samsung S10 Will copy the notch, it won't do anything, it will just be there.

 

[BruceEBonus]

The Animoji “feature” is about the only thing they can copy. However I somehow think Samsung users will be buying an S9 on that basis somehow. Gimmicks are just that.

 

[jdclifford]

U mean the AMOLED displays Apple paid Samsung $2.59 billion to use?

EXACTLY! (the same one's Samsung's been using on its Galaxy S phones for a few years now)

 

[Moorepheus]

They put it in a phone. That's the invention.

HAHAHA, you can not be serious....

 

[thekeyring]

Yes, but, this article and probably in the other articles about the fingerprint scanner, mobile payment system, etc, is/was that Samsung is "Copying Apple", in a since that "APPLE" created it and all Samsung or anyone else is doing is copying. I am just wondering, what product has apple released that they truly created, truly invented, that is changing the industry in recent years? Everything they do as well, is a copy from already existing technology. I will agree, they make it better, from the aspect of putting it on a phone or in a watch, etc. Waiting for the innovation to return to Apple. I like their products, I use their products, just waiting for the innovation to show up that has been missing for a while now.

It’s not missing, you’re choosing not to see it because they no longer have a master salesman presenting new products.

Remember, FaceTime was introduced as Apple inventing video calling. If Apple introduced it now, no one would swallow this - everyone would say they were just baking Skype into the Phone app!

You’re right about there being no brand new inventions. But, in a world full of ideas, Samsung seems to implement an idea just as Apple has made it a flagship feature. Their reason for settling on an existing idea seems to be because Apple has chosen it. Apple’s reason for settling on an idea is because it makes sense for a product.

 

[Col4bin]

Wouldn't expect anything less!

 

[calstanford]

That's what's called true innovation these days! Can't wait for Google revolutionize it by copying it yet again for Pixel 3 XXL!

 

[v0lume4]

Wow. Did that really need to be copied? Besides, the animations will have to be sent as low-quality video or gifs over SMS, I presume since Android phones don't use iMessage.

Glad to be a Nexus/Pixel buyer. But watch Google go and add this feature later this year.

 

[tubular]

We’re doomed.

 

[44267547]

Regardless of all the ‘Who is copying who’, I think it’s to demonstrate how technology is changing with the Cameras and how facial mapping is expanding with technology like this. I don’t really blame Samsung for having something similar, when it at least shows they can offer something similar in their product line and keep it competitive between smart phone manufacturers.

 

[dannyyankou]

EXACTLY! (the same one's Samsung's been using on its Galaxy S phones for a few years now)

My point was that Apple paid to use it. And Apple was granted a patent, so unless Samsung paid Apple, they’re illegally copying a feature.

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/21/apple-patents-avatar-creation-app/

 

[JosephAW]

The majority of iPhone device users can't do this anyway because it requires a notched device. Apple didn't think about opening this feature up to their large installed base by using the camera. We're certainly not going to buy a new phone just to do this one trick.

 

[shanson27]

Monkey see, monkey do

 

[Falhófnir]

And meanwhile we're still stuck with 1970s battery tech...

 

[eric89074]

samsungmoji

 

[alphaswift]

I kind of wonder why Samsung would bother investing in a tech only used by 13 year old girls.

 

[Nabby51]

To the surprise of no one.

 

[shyam09]

Isn't Apple still being sued by the Japanese company that owns the Animoji trademark? Samsung would be foolish to copy a company already accused of copying the original copyrighted idea.

Wasn't the lawsuit over just the name though?

 

[rikscha]

It is way funnier to see how Samsung is even copying the event invitations now.

Their whole marketing has even changed to come across more Apple-esque.

 

[teknikal90]

anyone use animoji beyond november 2017?

 

[kdarling]

Is the threat of being sued really a deterrent for Samsung?

Probably not. Heck, it sure has never been a deterrent for Apple.

 

[Dave245]

Doesn’t surprise me, they will probably try and copy Face ID at some point as well. The same pattern will happen during the keynote one of their cringe worthy presenters will say something bashing Apple while introducing the S9 only for Apple to come out in September and release a better phone that sells and is much more popular. Its s been happening for years the same pattern every year.

 

[macfacts]

Samsung really have no shame.......

.... like come up with something original yourself.....

If Apple didn't patent it, it means someone invented it before Apple. Apple just copied those filters from Instagram

 

[Jean Claude]

Galaxy S9 Plus will reportedly copy one of the iPhone X's most popular features "among thirteen year-old girls" ... there, I fixed it for ya.