The Galaxy phones have a lot better hardware specs than the iPhones. The first GalaxyS might've been (though I really doubt Samsung would have to copy hardware design from Apple), but now with the S3... there is absolutely zero to copy, the iPhones are, in fact, quite dated in comparison. Were you talking about the looks, then? I'd argue they only look similiar because this form makes sense (just as there were 2-3 leading phone "looks" even before smartphones), but I guess we wouldn't agree on that anyway.
As for Android itself... that OS Samsung doesn't have the develop - so they can't get really innovative about it. Android is primarily maintained and upgraded by Google - in fact, the less Samsung alters it, the better off everyone is.
All in all, I don't think you really thought this one through.
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The Galaxy phones have a lot better hardware specs than the iPhones. The first GalaxyS might've been (though I really doubt Samsung would have to copy hardware design from Apple), but now with the S3... there is absolutely zero to copy, the iPhones are, in fact, quite dated in comparison. Were you talking about the looks, then? I'd argue they only look similiar because this form makes sense (just as there were 2-3 leading phone "looks" even before smartphones), but I guess we wouldn't agree on that anyway. As for Android itself... that OS Samsung doesn't have the develop - so they can't get really innovative about it. Android is primarily maintained and upgraded by Google - in fact, the less Samsung alters it, the better off everyone is. All in all, I don't think you really thought this one through.
How many cars do you see that don't have four wheels and a single steering wheel?