In case you might not have heard, the new iPhones were released with a feature called “3D Touch” which allows for pressure sensitive functionality on a smartphone. Apple wasn’t exactly the first to get it out there (Huawei beat them by a few weeks), but naturally everyone only remembers Apple’s version. As is commonplace in the smartphone industry, when a new and wonderful feature is released on a competitor’s device, it’s only a matter of time before somebody copies it, which makes it less surprising that a new Samsung patent appears to suggest that the Samsung Galaxy S7 will have 3D Touch.
Okay, so it doesn’t explicitly say anything about the Galaxy S7 and it definitely won’t be called 3D Touch (unless Samsung wants to get in an expensive lawsuit against Apple again), but it’s no coincidence that this patent is appearing not long after the iPhone’s release and it’s obvious that Samsung hates being a step behind Apple. We’ll have to wait this one out and see whether Samsung actually makes use of this patent, but we’ve got a good feeling that they will.
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Source: galaxyclub.nl via SamMobile
