With Mobile World Congress set to kick off next week in Barcelona, Spain, eyes are on Samsung and its next Galaxy S6 release, which has leaked in various photos.
Now, according to new images posted to the Tinhte.vn forums (via SamMobile), we might have a glimpse at Samsung’s next big thing for your ears, which look identical to Apple’s EarPods. Check them out below:
Below is a picture of Apple’s EarPods for comparison’s sake:
More images of Samsung’s alleged upcoming earphones:
Apple’s Earpod volume control:
Apple released their EarPods back in the fall of 2012, alongside the iPhone 5. Here’s a refresher on how magical these earphones are, according to Apple design chief Jony Ive:
What do you think of Samsung’s new earphone design? EarPod ‘knockoff’ or just a coincidence?
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Thicker cables > apple’s earbuds
Gary I think you need to re-read the definitely of ‘exactly’.
Apart from the colour and connector, LITERALLY everything is different. The S6 earbuds use a tangle resistant ribbon cable, the volume control is different, and the earbud is directional.
Plus BOSE came out with that design in 2010 with the IE2’s.
definition* (not definitely :P)
The similarities are too much, too often when it comes to Samsung.
Told ya! Samsung is back to what worked best for it: copying Apple.