Samsung justifies the design of the Galaxy Alpha – ZDNet.de

Samsung has commented in a blog post on the design of the smartphone Galaxy Alpha, the strong opinion of many observers the Apple iPhone similar. Both based on at least a metal frame and have round corners. The Galaxy Alpha is available in early September for 649 euros

Alpha Galaxy (Photo: Samsung)

With the metal model Samsung responded to complaints that his equipment had cheap due to the excessive use of plastic – just in comparison to the iPhone 5S or the HTC One. Samsung cites in his blog but on an older own example., The Samsung Card Phone of 2006 (SGH-P310)

The corners are rounded, writes Samsung to “balance the straight lines of the sides”. Thus arises a “rhythmic” look. The corners are generally the weakest point of a phone housing. Rounding can minimize the damage if the unit falls.

iPhone 5S (Photo: Apple)

The similarities go but beyond that: The Alpha has, like the iPhone beveled edges . The openings for the speakers have similarities. In the case of beveled edge Samsung could have been referring to the metal model SGH-P300, the predecessor of the Card Phone.

The name Apple does not fall in the contribution. For more than two years, Apple and Samsung litigate against each other. The now agreed global patent peace except the USA seems to mean that the struggle of the United States courts is still forced. Just recently rejected a request from San Jose Judge Lucy Koh of Apple, to ban the sale of a number of older Samsung devices like Galaxy S3 and Note 2 in the United States.

Samsung had ever been in a similar manner justified for a design decision. When Apple introduced the iPhone 5S last year in gold, it was the Samsung Galaxy S4 a few days later to buy also in gold. In a blog post Samsung remembered accompanying the alleged long history of its golden devices. Even the Galaxy Alpha is offered in the way “Frosted Gold”

It is possible that Apple on September 9, turn the tables and a device with a -. Introduce big screen – perhaps borrowed from Samsung. Rumors speak of 5.5 inches diagonally. Thus, the new Apple device would fall into a class, has coined the term phablet for Samsung.

According to one report, Samsung will also copy itself and follow the model Alpha a number of smartphones in metal frame leave – the A-Series. Thus, three models are scheduled to start, all run under the current Android version 4.4 KitKat. They will carry the model number SM-A300, A500-SM ​​and SM-A700 and thus occupy three price points in the upper segment.

[with material from Ben Fox Rubin, News.com]

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