Apple Executive Claims Android Copied iPhone And Just ¡®Put A Bigger Screen¡¯

Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak in a recent documentary called Android smartphones annoying, while accusing them of ¡®poorly copying Apple¡¯s technology¡¯.

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Reported first by Macrumors, the documentary was shared by The Wall Street Journal which spoke about the evolution of the iPhone as it celebrated its 15th anniversary. In this documentary, one section looked at Android smartphones and how it started getting larger screens, way before the iPhone did.

When asked how much of a factor Samsung and other Android smartphone makers had on Apple at the time, Joswiak stated that they were annoying, "They were annoying. And they were annoying because, as you know, they ripped off our technology. They took the innovations that we had created and created a poor copy of it, and just put a bigger screen around it. So, yeah, we were none too pleased."

When Samsung launched devices like Galaxy Note or even the Galaxy S4 sporting a large 5-inch screen in 2013, Apple had just a 4-inch display on the 4s. Eventually, they did get large screen phones in 2014 with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, sporting 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays respectively.

And since then we¡¯ve seen the love that¡¯s garnered with iPhone¡¯s large-screen variants.

In 2011, Apple had sued Samsung for patent infringement, claiming that Samsung had allegedly copied iPhone¡¯s design with its own Galaxy line of smartphones. At the time, the Cupertino giant was awarded around $1 billion in damages, but post a retrial, this amount was further reduced.

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In 2018, Apple finally settled while making the statement, ¡°We believe deeply in the value of design, and our teams work tirelessly to create innovative products that delight our customers. This case has always been about more than money. Apple ignited the smartphone revolution with iPhone and it is a fact that Samsung blatantly copied our design.¡±

Apple added, ¡°It is important that we continue to protect the hard work and innovation of so many people at Apple. We're grateful to the jury for their service and pleased they agree that Samsung should pay for copying our products.¡±

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