Samsung Galaxy S III Design: Explained!
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This is exactly why the Galaxy SIII looks the way it does. Thumbs up if ya learned something! Be sure to share this / tweet this to let people know! Reddit this: goo.gl Here's what Apple sued for, word-for-word: • A rectangular product shape with all four corners uniformly rounded; • the front surface of the product dominated by a screen surface with black borders; • as to the iPhone and iPod touch products, substantial black borders above and below the screen having roughly equal width and narrower black borders on either side of the screen having roughly equal width; • a display of a grid of colorful square icons with uniformly rounded corners; and • a bottom row of square icons (the "Springboard") set off from the other icons and that do not change as the other pages of the user interface are viewed. Images courtesy of AndroidPolice: goo.gl ~ twitter.com gplus.to @MarquesBrownlee @MKBHD
The video provides a detailed design analysis of the Samsung Galaxy S III, tracing the device’s physical form back to legal debates with Apple. It starts by noting the S3’s 4.8 inch display, quad‑core Android 4.0 with TouchWiz, and the public discussion around its appearance. The creator walks through the Apple lawsuit points about a rectangular shape with uniformly rounded corners, black borders around a dominant screen, equally wide top and bottom borders, a grid of colorful square icons, and a persistent bottom dock. He contrasts these elements with the S3’s actual design, highlighting a more oval silhouette, varied corner curvature, a lack of uniform borders, and a revised launcher aesthetic that moved away from persistent square icons. The analysis then connects these design choices to legal and stylistic considerations, concluding that Samsung’s lawyers argued for a different interpretation of borders and sea of icons, while acknowledging how public perception and product marketing influence our sense of what a phone should look like. By the end, the video sets up the expectation that hands-on experience and a future full review will determine how the S3 feels in practice, while inviting viewers to discuss and share the explanation publicly. Overall the video blends historical context, visual analysis, and practical implications to illuminate why the Galaxy S III looks the way it does, rather than simply how it functions.
Topics · technology · design · mobile devices · smartphones
Questions answered
- Why does the Galaxy S III have a different silhouette compared to the iPhone, despite both being flagship smartphones at the time?
- The S III uses an oval, more ergonomically curved shape with varied corner radii and different border proportions, which Samsung and its lawyers argued diverged from Apple's exact corner and border specifications, resulting in a distinctive appearance.
- What design elements did Apple claim were copied, and how did Samsung respond in terms of device aesthetics?
- Apple pointed to a rectangular shape with uniformly rounded corners, a dominant screen with black borders, and a grid of colorful icons with a bottom dock; Samsung responded by emphasizing a more oval profile, non-uniform borders, and changes to the icon style and dock, arguing these distinctions meaningfully differentiate the design.