Apple and Samsung are two of the biggest names in the tech and electronics industry today. Both have a complicated history, but it primarily boils down to Samsung borrowing design language and features from the Cupertino company and using them on its products. While things are not that bad as they once were, during CES 2020's keynote event, Samsung revealed the Samsung Pass, which shows Apple's FaceID icon.
While the icons are not precisely the same considering that the lines are closer together and thicker and the corners are less rounded, but essentially it is Apple's FaceID. The controversial icon surfaced about 50 minutes into the Seoul-based tech and electronics giant's keynote titled, "Age of Experience." It is the part where Samsung's H.S. Kim, the head of the consumer electronics division, was discussing about its interest in cybersecurity.
The Apple Face ID-looking icon floated in the background fro 15 seconds. It appears to be a mistake on the part of whoever was behind this part of the slideshow. Samsung does not seem to use this icon in its packaging or software, according to The Verge. The company's facial recognition icon seems like an outline of a face, which is generic.
If this is just a human error, the Apple Face ID icon appearing on the Samsung keynote is the second major error at the event. Yesterday, AMD seemed to reveal details about the ports of Microsoft's Xbox Series X before coming forward and admitting that it was not an official Xbox Series X image but a render of the console. Over the years, there is a long history of companies borrowing features, designs, and icons from Apple.
Samsung is, by far, the most infamous of all companies, reports The Verge. The Seoul-based tech and electronics giant have been involved in a couple of years-long lawsuits over claims that it copied the design of the iPhone. Recently, the clones have predominantly come from various Chinese brands.
Interestingly, a wave of copycats sporting the same notch surfaced following the launch of Apple iPhone X. Xiaomi almost blatantly copied Apple's Memoji avatars and dynamic wallpapers. Redmi, a sub-brand of Xiaomi, has a replica version of the Apple AirPods.
Apple, having earned the reputation of high-quality and premium products, is usually the victim of these rip-offs. And, it is not an isolated case of physical copying as some of its features and techs are also found on other competing brands. You can check out the Samsung keynote at the CES 2020 below.
