This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use.

Samsung and Apple have oftentimes locked horns when it comes to nearly-identical pattern and characteristic specifications. Information technology's been more than once when Apple defendant Samsung of lifting substantial features from the iPhone and in turn infringing on existing patents. This time around, rumors suggest Samsung might be planning to lift a key feature from the iPhone 6s for the company's upcoming Milky way S7 flagship.

As many of you lot may have already guessed, the characteristic in question is 3D Touch. Although it'southward just speculation for now, information technology wouldn't be surprising to come across Samsung pull off such an act. Earlier, Samsung introduced the Samsung Pay feature with the Milky way S6, which was a straight response to Apple Pay that was introduced few months before it.

This time around, Apple tree's 3D Touch on engineering science is under the limelight. 3D Touch responds to the intensity of user's impact and can differentiate between various kinds of force per unit area. A written report on Weibo suggests Samsung might use Synaptic's ClearForce technology, which is similar to 3D Touch for all intents and purposes. Huawei has already used ClearForce in its new Mate S smartphone.

Synaptic has been associated with Samsung for a while now; this is not the kickoff fourth dimension Samsung may utilise that visitor'southward engineering in its smartphones, thanks to before Milky way Note models. There's no confirmation all the same on whether Samsung will have a 3D Bear on-similar feature in its upcoming flagships, so it's all-time to have this with a grain of salt.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Note 5

Moreover, another report from Vietnam says that Samsung is only going to unveil a single smartphone under its Border lineup next twelvemonth; this device could be the Galaxy S7. Even so, the Galaxy S7 Edge might come up in two display variants — 5.2-inch and 5.8-inch; the larger variant is most likely to sport the curved Edge screen.

Apple tree's 3D Touch technology garnered much attention even earlier the iPhone 6s launch, and Samsung is non the just manufacturer who is trying to go its hands on a similar technology. Huawei went i stride alee in September and introduced an exclusive variant of the Mate S smartphone with 3D Impact-like applied science for carrying out functions such as zooming the image and game controls. Huawei too got a leg upwardly on Apple by introducing the handset before the iPhone 6s launch.

To appointment, reviews have been generally positive on Apple'due south 3D Touch, with some praising information technology for its intuitive control and satisfying feel, and others maxim it'll be some time before enough apps support it. For its function, although Samsung is doing well overall, it certainly has some piece of work to practise to boost sales of its Milky way lineup, so the next-generation Galaxy S7 can't go far shortly enough.