It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but numerous tech media outlets, YouTubers, and even some Samsung fans seem to think the consumer electronics giant went a little too far this time around.
On Wednesday, Samsung held a grand press conference Galaxy decompression event There, it launched a range of new products, including smartphones, smartwatches and headphones. Samsung even announced a new line of health-focused Samsung Galaxy Ring wearables.
All products announced at Unpacked 2024, including Samsung Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Watch Ultra and more
However, those watching the event via livestream couldn’t help but notice that some of the big-name new products looked a little too much like Apple.
Samsung criticized for “copying” Apple
Social media users have made other criticisms of products released at Unpacked this year, complaining, for example, that the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 lacks substantial updates.
However, a common thread among various analyzes whether from consumers, critics or journalists is that Samsung seems to be trying to “copy” Apple’s products.
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“Today is a huge L for Samsung,” explain YouTuber Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs, a technology review channel with over 1 million subscribers. “The Watch Ultra is the most shameless copy of an Apple product in years, and it’s downright ugly.”
“Wait, this gets even more shameless,” the YouTube creator continued via his X account @SnazzyLabs. “Buds3 and Buds3 Pro are AirPods clones.”
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Nelson was referring to Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch Ultra smartwatch and its new line of headphones, the Galaxy Buds 3 series. Apparently, Samsung released these two products to compete with Apple’s Apple Watch Ultra and the company’s Airpods series. But for many, the similarities between the two go beyond competition and into the realm of imitation.
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“copy and paste,” release The Apple Hub account on the X, which has nearly 1 million followers, is accompanied by a photo of Samsung’s new smartwatch and earbuds side by side with Apple’s versions.
Judging by the visuals of Samsung and Apple smartwatches and headphones, it’s hard to deny that Samsung seems to be borrowing a lot from Apple. In addition to seemingly scrapping Apple’s product naming scheme, Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch Ultra even has nearly identical straps.
It’s not just social media users and content creators voicing their displeasure. News outlets such as The Verge and Business Insider also couldn’t help but accuse Samsung of copying Apple.
“Samsung’s new ‘Ultra’ watches and headphones are shameless Apple copycats,” reads a headline from the website. business insider.
marginal article“, “Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds are blatant AirPod clones in form and function,” focuses on Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds 3 and criticizes Samsung’s “subtle in-ear design” in favor of a more “Airpods-esque” one. Headphone stem.
Samsung showed off more than just some Apple clones at Galaxy Unpacked. The company’s foldable smartphones are in a product category of their own, and Apple doesn’t even have its own answer yet. But unfortunately, Samsung’s new smartwatch and earbuds are so obviously similar that that seemed to be the focus of many people’s attention at the event.
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“It’s really frustrating to see Samsung just release a bunch of Apple clones.” wrote Apple Insider’s Andrew O’Hara talks about X.
It’s hard to argue with that assessment.
