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Samsung even copied Apple’s Bendgate

Published Apr 3rd, 2015 9:05AM EDT
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If you’re of the belief that Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are blatant iPhone 6 ripoffs, you’re really going to enjoy this one.

After spending time with Samsung’s new flagship smartphones last month, BGR stated conclusively that the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are not the “iPhone clones” that many people thought they were. Yes, there are obvious similarities and yes, Samsung clearly stole a few design elements from iPhones as it has done with its phones in the past. The total package is a completely different beast, however.

But since then, plenty of evidence has piled up to the contrary.

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More and more little similarities between the Galaxy S6 and the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus continue to pop up each day. And then, of course, there’s this:

We still maintain that the Galaxy S6 is a completely different animal, especially on the inside, where Samsung used plenty of cutting-edge new technology like the new Exynos chip’s FinFET structure, UFS 2.0 flash memory and brand new LPDDR4 RAM that will all pave the way for future smartphones. But now it turns out there’s another new area where Samsung copied the Apple’s latest iPhone, and it’s pretty comical.

We’ll let SquareTrade’s new video do the talking:

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Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 15 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.

His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.