Did Apple really imitate Sony?

As we all know, the first generation of iPhone was announced at Macworld on June 9, 2007, and was listed in the United States on June 29, 2007. So have you seen the iPhone in 2006? Let the editor show you. The white mobile phone in the picture is an early iPhone. Its border area is larger and it has a round edge design. It is the work of Apple designer Shin Nishibori, who is a senior member of Apple's design team and is called "Sony Style Designer". As the time of patent litigation between Samsung and Apple is getting closer, more original documents begin to be exposed. Compared with the prototype design of "P2" in the figure, this design is smaller in size and better in shape. The prototype design of P2 is very similar to that of iPod Mini, except that a large screen is used instead of a wheel. In order to expand the results, Samsung also took out the early Sony design, and the editor couldn't help but feel that it was too similar to the current iPhone4 and iPhone4S. The fuselage is surrounded by a metal frame, even the screen size and proportion are very similar. There is a turntable in the upper right corner and a home button in the lower left corner. The editor wants to say that it is estimated that Samsung's main purpose is for everyone to stop pretending. In fact, everyone copied Sony. It ended in a funny ending. The editor is also joking here. Who is right and who is wrong? Let's wait for the trial next Wednesday. In order to prove that Apple "copied" Sony and the plagiarism was normal, Samsung broke out the photos of the early iPhone prototype. To tell the truth, I really thought it was a Sony product without looking carefully. However, borrowing and copying are actually like the sentence "Genius is on the left, madman is on the right". According to foreign media reports, the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung has enhanced our understanding of Apple's internal operation mechanism. From this perspective, we would like to thank these legal disputes. The latest news shows that the design team of iPhone draws inspiration from Sony's design aesthetics. Undoubtedly, this is the first time we have a chance to peek at Apple's design process.