There's no getting around copycat iPhones like this now that the design has become popular. It's too plain and obvious for it not to be copied. It's like old telephones. A long time ago one phone came out with buttons instead of a dial. The slew of few phones after it were of course copycats, but who can blame them since the design is such a natural evolution.
I for one hope some phones keep tactile buttons. I like touchscreens just fine, but it's not the same as having real buttons (hence all the iPhones with keyboards we keep seeing). I would rather have an ugly phone that was a breeze to use than a beautiful phone that was a pain.
"The PRADA Phone by LG (LG-KE850), the world's first full touch screen interfacephone and winner of red dot's 'Best of the Best' award was co-developed by mobile communications leader LG Electronics and famed design house PRADA."
Sony's just released a 15.5-inch addition to its VAIO S Series that not only adds a crucial bit of extra display acreage, but also bumps things up to a full 1080p.
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There's no getting around copycat iPhones like this now that the design has become popular. It's too plain and obvious for it not to be copied. It's like old telephones. A long time ago one phone came out with buttons instead of a dial. The slew of few phones after it were of course copycats, but who can blame them since the design is such a natural evolution.
I for one hope some phones keep tactile buttons. I like touchscreens just fine, but it's not the same as having real buttons (hence all the iPhones with keyboards we keep seeing). I would rather have an ugly phone that was a breeze to use than a beautiful phone that was a pain.
Rolleyes.
Apple copied LG/Prada, not the other way around.
Get your facts straight.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/March07/4460.htm
"The PRADA Phone by LG (LG-KE850), the world's first full touch screen interfacephone and winner of red dot's 'Best of the Best' award was co-developed by mobile communications leader LG Electronics and famed design house PRADA."
Apple copied LG.
@ Hamidxa
compare KM900 with this:
http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_homescreen20081210.jpg
and this,
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/12/1221_vertu/image/slide-10-lg-prada.jpg
which icon scheme it resembles the most? ok u will still say the one with black and white icons rite?
either way, i would say that the LG Arena design is a ripoff of Samsung Omnia. they both look pretty similar,
http://www.gadgettastic.com/wp-content/2008/08/samsung-omnia.jpg
i can't see any reason why u wouldn't agree with it.
btw, Android FTW!
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