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Huawei Just Copied the iPhone–Down to the Last Screw
- pedalpete 10y agoLooking at my P9, those are torx screws, soo... this author didn't do his homework. At the same time, I agree. I bought the phone from overseas and hadn't seen it before. When it arrived, I couldn't believe how much it looked like the iPhone, and that disappoints me. Not because I don't think it's a great phone, I just wish they would have thought for themselves. Back when everybody was copying the Macbook Air, I got a Lenovo U260. It was the only ultrabook I found that had it's own unique design. 7 years on, it still works and looks great. It doesn't have the dated look of something that has been seen a million times before. It doesn't get confused with something that is out of fashion. I'm not going to pretend that I don't care. I do. I care not only because I'm not an Apple fan, and it feels like every Apple copy helps to promote the Apple mentality and marketing. More importantly, the Apple design isn't the only way to build a phone. I don't believe there is anything 'magical' about this design. Like most Apple designs, I find it pedestrian bordering on boring. My favorite hardware design is my ZuneHD. The angles and indents feel so good. it has a tactile feel, it isn't just a block of aluminium with carved rounded edges. I wish manufacturers would look at different materials. I quite like Lenovo's soft-touch on their laptops, bamboo is also a nice warm material (not sure about heat dissipation). Copy, yes last screw, no.