Samsung Galaxy Designer hits back at Apple’s copycat allegations

Samsung’s lead mobile designer, Lee Minhyouk who is also the Vice President of Design from Samsung Mobile has spoken out about Apple’s allegations that Samsung had copied its designs from the iPhone and iPad. He goes to admit that he has nothing on Apple’s Jonathan Ive but defended his own original designs which include the Samsung Galaxy NOTE and S2.

He claims to have made thousands of sketches and hundreds of prototype products for the Galaxy range and he shoots the question, “Does that mean I was putting on a mock show for so long, pretending to be designing?” to the Chicago Tribune. He goes on to say that as a designer, his dignity has taken a hit because The Galaxy range has been original from the beginning and that he was the one who made them. With reference to Apple’s iPhone, he said that it was a totally different product with a different design language along with a different technology that was infused.

Apple of course disagrees as you can judge from the multiple court proceedings occurring worldwide regarding hardware patents. As he stated that he was not at Ive’s level yet he proceeded to defend his company and say that he does believe that Samsung will produce iconic products one day. Lee goes on and says that it’s not just the effort that makes new products a massive hit but also the timing and the technology must be ideal to make certain designs a reality. He ends by stating that he is confident that Samsung will make a product that will define our time and he adds that he hopes that it is one of his.