Gionee Elife S8, the first Android smartphone in which 3D Touch is copied

Although many people expected that Samsung Galaxy S7 to have a similar technology Touch 3D, the new smartphone of the Samsung company was not launched with such a functionality, but those from Gionee thought that it would not hurt to copy the Apple system.

More precisely, those from G have implemented a system capable of detecting the pressure applied to the screen Gionee Elif S8 and took over the 3D Touch interface from iOS 9 which they modified to make it much closer to the design found in Android.

You can see in the images below that the Gionee Elife S8 displays an interface extremely similar to that 3D Touch from iOS 9 when a strong press is made on an icon, a set of application control options are displayed for the user who activates it.

Moreover, Gionee Elife S8 also has similar Peek or Pop gestures for viewing content in Android, so the whole idea of ​​the Apple company with 3D Touch was taken over by Gionee and we see the first implementation in Android.

Gionee 3D Touch - iDevice.ro

Gionee Elif S8 never mind iPhone 6S as well as its system of Force Touch with 3D Touch, but even so, the Chinese have taken over an Apple idea and others will follow their example because it is easier to steal than to create something yourself.

Gionee Elif S8 was presented at Mobile World Congress 2016 and it was certainly tested by at least one Apple employee, who were present incognito at most important mobile conferences.

Gionee 3D Touch 1 - iDevice.ro