Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra Design Sparks Disgust: Resembles iPhone 17 Pro Max
The new and radical Galaxy S27 Ultra design has been all over the internet for the past couple of days in the form of leaks, rumors, CAD renders, and dummy case molds. And while many praise Samsung for the bold change we've been waiting years for, frankly, I'm disgusted. Because to me, this new design looks like a cheap copy of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. And that's bad on so many levels.
Origins of the Design Concerns
The Galaxy S27 Ultra’s “radical” design is out in the open. The sketch that started it all. | Image by IceUniverse It all started with a simple teaser by none other than IceUniverse. The sketch showed the upper part of a smartphone with a big camera plateau and three distinct elements in it: two circular camera rings and a strange vertical pill-shaped cutout next to them. googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1676300769138-0')}); People started to make CAD renders out of the sketch, and the internet became flooded with Galaxy S27 Ultra renders. At the time, I thought this couldn’t be real. This sketch looked to me like a Chinese phone brand trying to copy Apple. But then things got serious.
Dummy Case Reveals the Copy
Case dummies of the Galaxy S27 Ultra. | Images by @WalleGalaxy window.addEventListener('lazyRefreshStarted',function(){googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1730287676861-0')})}); Galaxy S27 Ultra case dummies started to show up, with actual cases on them, too. Judging by the sources, the quality of those dummies, and
A Familiar Look
From left to right: Galaxy S27 Ultra, Honor 600 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max. | Image by Composite image - Galaxy S27 Ultra looks like an iPhone 17 Pro Max copy, and I'm disgusted. Smartphones start to look like stormtroopers to me. | Image by PixaBay
Past Design Differences
Phones were radically different back in the day. | Image by Composite image - Galaxy S27 Ultra looks like an iPhone 17 Pro Max copy, and I'm disgusted. My favorite Ultra of them all. | Image by PhoneArena