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Xiaomi's Next OS Looks Strikingly Similar To iOS

Posted by samzenpus on from the imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery dept.

stephendavion writes Looks like Chinese device maker, Xiaomi, is taking its "Apple of the East" tag too literally. First, their CEO brazenly copies Steve Jobs' signature look, sitting cross-legged on the floor. And now, Xiaomi's latest version of Android shamelessly rips off iOS 7. MIUI 6, which is Xiaomi's upcoming edition of Android for its latest phones and tablets, looks almost exactly like Apple's operating system for iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch. It features the same bright color palette and a flat design. Heck, it even does away with Google's "app drawer" and puts all apps on your home screen. It's like the CEO handed iPhones to the design team and barked: "Here, copy this!"

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  1. Sitting on the floor? by timeOday · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Darn those people from the east, always copying western practices.

    1. Re:Sitting on the floor? by Tough+Love · · Score: 4, Funny

      Does he also park in the handicap space?

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  2. I don't see it.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As someone who has used both iOS and Android devices I thought all the screenshots looked like an Android device. I wouldn't of been confused at all. Is someone *trying* to manufacture a controversy?

    1. Re:I don't see it.... by AmiMoJo · · Score: 4, Interesting

      As someone who has used both iOS and Android devices I thought all the screenshots looked like an Android device.

      Exactly. Arguably Microsoft was the first to introduce a really flat look with Windows Phone and Windows 8. Google had been moving that way for years too on the web and with 4.x gave Android a bit of a make-over to look similar. iOS seems to have been last to join the flat look crowd.

      This whole article is just a fanboy whining that a ching-chong-Chinese OS looks a bit like his beloved iPhone. It's borderline racist. If it looks like iOS that's only because iOS looks like Android and Windows Phone now.

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  3. It's like a thousand apple fanbois... by Rigel47 · · Score: 4, Funny

    cried out at once in terror that their over-priced Apple "innovation" was merely rounded corners and off-white color.

  4. Apple owns curvy corners by Saint+Gerbil · · Score: 4, Informative

    The home screen is a list of 4x5 apps with 4 apps on the hotbar.
    The compass seems to have ripped off the look of a compass.
    The settings menu has been taken more from the samsung S5 than the iphone
    The camera has a take picture button.

    Does apple own having a reasonable number of apps on a grid ?

    Of course its proven at least once that its "invented" things other people made first.
    http://apple.slashdot.org/stor...
    http://www.patentlyapple.com/p...

  5. Here, copy this! by james_van · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's like the CEO handed iPhones to the design team and barked: "Here, copy this!"

    there's a pretty good chance that's exactly what happened