HTC exec on One A9's iPhone-like design: It's actually Apple who copied us

23 October, 2015
"It’s Apple that copies us in terms of the antenna design on the back," said HTC's North Asia President Jack Tong.

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  • AnonD-454153
  • S9u
  • 23 Oct 2015

HTC is far more beatufill phone than icrap .New iphone is ugly .

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    • AnonD-446614
    • 0FY
    • 23 Oct 2015

    green, 23 Oct 2015means HTC copy Apple metal unibody, from iPhone 5.That wasn't a full on unibody design as it still had glass

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      • Anonymous
      • vav
      • 23 Oct 2015

      Get owned Apple fans

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        • AnonD-442781
        • JiR
        • 23 Oct 2015

        AnonD-375420, 23 Oct 2015iOS and Windows will last forever because they both has des... moreIOS doesn't have osx. They are two separate os.

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          • Anonymous
          • pp3
          • 23 Oct 2015

          Of course he will say that. Truth is the iPhone 6 did not copy HTC. The atenna stripe is just a reality on metal phones, it has to be done.

          The whole 'full metal' thing is just nonsense. That's just a material. With their new phone, they are copying the ENTIRE design language of the iphone 6.

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            • msr
            • 23 Oct 2015

            Well, both phones look alike, both phones have mid-range hardware, both phones are overpriced. Difference is: iOS runs smoother on mid-range hardware.

            Conclusion: none of these handsets are worth buying, but we see all the time that ignorance can overcome any logic/reasoning.

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              • Anonymous
              • 3I{
              • 23 Oct 2015

              HTC being chinese - why don't their phones have a cute Panda as logo on the back in the same place where Apple phones have an apple?

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                • AnonD-296725
                • UQZ
                • 23 Oct 2015

                it's true through

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                  • mcm
                  • 23 Oct 2015

                  AnonD-448062, 23 Oct 2015I don't care who copied who. I want them to copy if they th... more
                  Indeed. Only fanboys care about who has originally "designed" the phone.



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                    • wHT
                    • 23 Oct 2015

                    Anonymous, 23 Oct 2015The gsmarena admin who wrote this is 100%Apple fanboy!!! Do... moreToo bad the "improved design" is from other company .

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                      • green
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                      • 23 Oct 2015

                      Azer, 23 Oct 2015So?means HTC copy Apple metal unibody, from iPhone 5.

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                        • 23 Oct 2015

                        mhmhmhhm, 23 Oct 2015Has any OS lasted forever?Forever is a relative word .
                        If you mean from the start of computer history until now .
                        The answer is yes . Windows last until now .

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                          • 9LF
                          • 23 Oct 2015

                          Don't make a phone brand your 'god'. The phone is a machine that represents a company that is only interested in your money. They wouldn't give you anything if you don't pay them.

                          I understand if you criticize a phone or comment on its good features in order to help other people. Don't do it for the sake of love for a certain brand. That doesn't help.

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                            • g56
                            • 23 Oct 2015

                            AnonD-375420, 23 Oct 2015iPhone 5 was released before Htc M7So?

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                              • 9LF
                              • 23 Oct 2015

                              Anonymous, 23 Oct 2015Controversy and cloning does not equal sales.If you can have the same specs and features and design for a cheaper price, then it does equal sales.

                              Especially if you can improve on it.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • iie
                                • 23 Oct 2015

                                Controversy and cloning does not equal sales.

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                                  • 9LF
                                  • 23 Oct 2015

                                  I don't care who copied who. I want them to copy if they think that its best and improve if they can. At the end of the day, when i buy a phone, i want the best phone within my budget. And i f phones look the same, and they look good, there's one less variable in the calculation of which phone is better. ;-). And if they have the same 'best' features, then even another less variable.

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                                    • LaD
                                    • 23 Oct 2015

                                    arg0, 23 Oct 2015The article does not show the full picture: the One M8, tha... moreiPhone 5 was released before Htc M7

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                                      • 23 Oct 2015

                                      Anonymous, 23 Oct 2015If you start thinking that way then you can say every oem h... moreI just say that HTC can do better in design than just making a phone looking like another, as they were doing before. And I think this one looks like many others, today many Chinese brands have this kind of design. That's my own point of view, I am not in the war Apple VS rest of the world, it is just about design...

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                                        • arg0
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                                        • 23 Oct 2015

                                        The article does not show the full picture: the One M8, that looks more similar to the iPhone 6 and also was released before, should have been mentioned. The allegation that HTC copied Apple does not make any sense, as the design of the M9 is an evolution of the M7 and M8, adding a flat back, and it's most likely Apple that took inspiration from the same Muse as HTC when they designed the iPhone 6.