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Sisley S90 handset has identical shape and
markings to Apple's iPhone 6
Runs Google's Android OS, and can use two
SIM cards at once
At first glance, it looks like an iPhone, but with ugly
buttons on the front screen.
However, in fact this is Lenovo's latest Android
handset.
Available in China, it appears to have taken
inspiration from Apple's latest handset design, with
identical curved edges, antenna strips and even
placement of buttons and connectors.
LENOVO S90 SPECS
Lenovo's Sisley S90 will only be released in China,
and it will come with a price tag of Yuan 1,999 or
around US$330.
It boasts a 5-inch Super-AMOLED HD display, a 1.2
GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, an Adreno 306
GPU with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM.
It is also dual-SIM enabled and features a 13-
megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front
secondary camera.
However, Lenovo says it is impossible it copied the
design, saying, 'Considering the product design
lifecycle of any smartphone – at least a year in
planning and prototyping – it's not possible to copy
a design so quickly.'
Lenovo's Sisley S90 will only be released in China,
and it will come with a price tag of Yuan 1,999 or
around US$330.
It boasts a 5-inch Super-AMOLED HD display, a 1.2
GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, an Adreno 306
GPU with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM.
It is also dual-SIM enabled and features a 13-
megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front
secondary camera.
It comes just weeks after Apple's British-born design
boss Sir Jonathan Ive told the audience at the Vanity
Fair New Establishment Summit in San Francisco his
feelings on the matter of copying were 'a bit harsh'.
'I don't see it as flattery,' he said, 'I actually see it as
theft.'
Sir Jonathan said seeing knockoff designs made him
think of the lengthy development cycle that went into
producing the originals.
'When you're doing something for the first time, for
example with the phone, and you don't know it's
going to work, and you spend seven or eight years
working on something, and then it's copied — I have
to be honest, the first thing I think isn't 'ooh, that
was flattering.
'All those weekends I could have had at home with
my lovely family but didn't, but the flattery made
up for it.'
The designer was also asked about Xiaomi, a Chinese
firm which has been accused of copying Apple's style.
The firm's latest software and handset looks
extremely similar to Apple's iOS 8 software.
The designer also gave a rare insight into how his
team works, revealing there are just 16 or 17 people.
'It's grown steadily over the last 15 years,' he said.
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