“Samsung plans to take the ‘courageous’ step of copying Apple next year by ditching the headphone jack on its flagship smartphone,” Buster Hein reports for Cult of Mac.
“The most recent rumor about the upcoming “Galaxy S8” claims the device will use USB-C for charging and for headphone connections,” Hein reports. “Other new feature on the Galaxy S8 are rumored to include a 2K-resolution super-AMOLED display. Instead of using a PenTile pixel layout, though, Samsung will allegedly switch back to RGB.”
“Even though the iPhone 7 just came out a few months ago,” Hein reports, “rumors are already heating up that the device may get a major design change with a curved glass body, improved cameras, slimmer bezels and supercharged internals.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Shocking.
What’s next, is the slavish copier going to put Apple logos on the backs of their iPhone wannabes, too? They might as well, the “justice system” wouldn’t give two shits.
SEE ALSO:
Oh-so-innovative Samsung to unveil Jet Black Galaxy S7 next month – November 21, 2016
Now slavish copier Samsung looks to knock off Apple iPhone’s 3D Touch – November 14, 2016
Samsung’s patent application for smartwatch straps includes drawings of the Apple Watch – August 5, 2016
Slavish Apple copier Samsung debuts ‘Captured on Galaxy S7’ ad – June 17, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung to debut knockoff of Apple’s phone upgrade program in South Korea – March 9, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung to attempt to knock off Apple iPhone’s Live Photos – January 14, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung to attempt to knock off Apple iPhone’s 3D Touch – December 14, 2015
Slavish Apple copier Samsung announces rose gold Galaxy Note 5 – October 15, 2015
Samsung can’t seem to stop mimicking Apple – May 4, 2015
Slavish copier Samsung in talks to launch Apple Pay knockoff – December 16, 2014
Samsung returns to mimicking Apple’s iPhone with chamfered metal-edged Galaxy Alpha – August 13, 2014
Samsung’s plastic, 32-bit Galaxy S5 has serious fingerprint sensor problems – May 6, 2014
Samsung’s new ad for Galaxy Gear stupidwatch slavishly copies Apple’s original 2007 iPhone ad (with video) – October 7, 2013
Samsung announces plastic Galaxy S4 ‘Gold Edition’ phone – September 25, 2013
Samsung slavishly copies Apple’s iPad mini with Galaxy Tab 3 (with photo) – July 23, 2013
9 ways Samsung has slavishly copied Apple over the years – July 14, 2013
Now Samsung copies Apple product rumors, said to be working on wristwatch device – March 19, 2013
Samsung’s new ‘Wallet’ bears striking resemblance to Apple’s Passbook – February 27, 2013
Korea JoongAng Daily: Samsung must stop slavishly copying Apple – September 3, 2012
South Korea reassesses its great imitator, Samsung – September 2, 2012
Is Samsung copying Apple’s patented earphones? It sure looks like it – September 8, 2012
Samsung mimics Apple product videos in Galaxy S III promo (with video) – August 24, 2012
Now slavish copycat Samsung attempts to knockoff Apple’s retail stores (with video) – August 23, 2012
Samsung: Shameless slavish copiers – August 13, 2012
Now Samsung slavishly copies Apple’s Mac mini – June 1, 2012
Samsung Mobile chief ‘designer’ denies that Samsung’s instinct is to slavishly copy Apple – March 23, 2012
Slavish copier Samsung shamelessly steals Apple’s iPhone 3G design – again – January 3, 2012
Slavish copier Samsung uses girl actress from iPhone 4S ad for Galaxy Tab 8.9 spot (with video) – January 2, 2012
Now Samsung’s slavishly copying Apple’s iPad television ads (with videos) – December 30, 2011
Judge: Can you tell me which is iPad and which is yours? Samsung lawyer: ‘Not at this distance your honor’ – October 14, 2011
Why are Apple’s icons on the wall of Samsung’s store? – September 24, 2011
Apple to Samsung: ‘Blatant copying is wrong’ – April 18, 2011
Apple sues Samsung for attempting to copy look and feel of iPhone, iPad – April 18, 2011
Samsung’s ‘Instinct’ is obviously to make Apple iPhone knockoffs – April 1, 2008
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Well, well, who would have thought that. Wonder if their AirPods knock offs will perform as good as the Apple ones – when we get them that is.
The Samsung ear pods will work great until they explode in your ears.
That’s, from what I hear, why Samsung is removing the 3.5 mm ear phone jack and replacing it with a miniature fire extinguisher. Think of it as a Samsung Galaxy internal sprinkler system!
Apple can’t get theirs to work either so apparently they they are each copying some other company
Get what to work? The AirPods? Anyone with half a brain could probably guess that Apple is pushing allocation of the W1 chip towards Beats products first. When people think of headphones, they think Beats way before Apple and since this is the holiday season, getting more Beats headphones onto the market means many, many times more sales.
Most people who want Apple’s AirPods, will wait for them.
Of course they will be just as good, no doubt with a revolutionary “S1” chip to improve bluetooth pairing and performance. /s
ditto.. mdn
judicial system my ass …to borrow a phrase from Phill
So Samsung wants to piss off their customers, too?
Apple wasn’t the first to ditch the headphone jack on their phones – who was Apple copying?
Nintendo. Lol
I remember a few complaints when it was dropped from the Gameboy SP.
You can still buy adaptors.
I know for a fact that my first phone never had a headphone jack and there wasn’t a user replaceable battery in it either. Nobody seemed concerned by those omissions.
Here’s a picture of it
Yes, but it was tethered. 😉
The Supreme Court said Samsung can do whatever the hell it wants. Copy away, it’s all approve. Your good to go you POS thieving company.
Noooooooooooo
iCan’t fathom the loss!!!!!
Cry me a Fukien river.
GMAFB! ScamScum a tech Leader!?
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Yup, ScumScam follows. As predicted.
Pathetically lame.
Can’t wait to see with echo chamber says.
Will Nily Patel of the Verge make a drunken post about how it’s a crime against humanity and only Hitler and Apple would be so degenerate.
It must be a good idea if Samsung is doing it.
Why is it Botty only comments on articles where there is a political angle and he can do his sarcastic, name calling, abusive routine? Is it because he and his groupies are a bunch of little trolls?
Apparently it’s a sarcaustic calling.
lol
botvinnik does not cultivate groupies. He is a one-man show. He is not a troll, but rather simply an isolated, aggrieved and opinionated man. He would prefer to persuade you to his way of thinking, but is more often tempted to mock your misguided ideas instead, preferring the visceral satisfaction of putting you down.
I can’t condemn that, not when I see the exact same behaviour replicated left, right, and centre. I have done it myself. Whosoever is without sin, let him cast the first stone.
Please permit me to disagree. Potty carries it way too far. He is sick. None of us deserves it. He has derailed too many emerging discussions to be given pity for his immature comments. He needs to grow up. Or preferably go away and leave the rest of us interested in Apple news in peace. Lastly, you might reconsider your position on tolerating extreme inanity.
Love your posts, Herself! You remind me of hannahjs/janeshepard, who departed the MDN forum after what she described as a “…ceaseless pattern of harassment.” I miss her a lot. She was one of the good ones along with ChrissyOne. They became more like family after a while, but the jerks chased them away. That is why I despise what this forum has become. I, myself, am patronizing other Mac forums and visiting MDN less and less. When I do visit MDN, I often skip the comments, especially if botty or Fwhatever appear early on.
botty may not seek to cultivate groupies, but he has shown that he loves their adulation and support. However, you nailed it when you called him an “… isolated, aggrieved and opinionated man.”
In addition, unlike you, I can condemn his behavior. All boorish behavior is not created equal. Some people sin more than others, and some should receive a few additional stones.
Don’t know if you’ve noticed KM that MDN did finally kick out the most egregious troll who was highly disruptive, insulting & abusive, majorly Tim-hating and adopted pseudonyms faster than a new version of anything by Microsoft needing to be patched.
It’s actually been getting back to more normal here lately once that drooling idiot was grabbed by the scruff of the neck, given the bum’s rush & drop kicked out on his keister. I would also have preferred he was “shot down in flames.”
botvinnik is a troll, pure and simple. he/she/it is a juvenile, vindictive, argumentative, fact-free bigot who would rather bully people on the internet than engage in civil discourse. In the real world, he/she/it is self-isolated and despised by those around him because he/she/it refuses to think of anyone but him/her/itself. But since MDN shares some of these less than noble qualities, and actively pushes this forum to clickbait for political non sequitur rather than sticking to Apple issues, botvinnik is allowed to ruin these forums and shout down any sharing of ideas.
what botvinnik doesn’t realize is that he is attracting no one to his ideas — he his actively showing how shallow and misguided he and his evil twin first whatever are.
A person who cares about society and the future of mankind would actively condemn those who abuse the right of free speech with such extremist and hateful behavior. The solution to bad behavior is not to withhold the stoning, but to actively intervene and provide psychological counseling to the brain damaged members of society who have drifted off the deep end.
Apple establishes a standard some take some dont,.. look back at the floppy disc, usb, mouse and even removal of features apple does goofy thinhs and the competition follows most of the time. Firewire not included,…
IF you had a really really powerful antennea how far could you be from a bluetooth enabled phone or headset and still be able to pick up the radio transmission between the receiver and the transmitter???
Bluetooth has very short transmission range. In addition, an antenna is not the limiting factor. Bluetooth by design is supposed to be a low power user. It still sucks a lot of juice but modern mobile devices get by with a relatively weak transmitter. Just a few watts power. In comparison, an FM radio station is more like 50,000 watts or more.