Apple’s Liquid Glass design for iOS 26 may have its detractors, but you couldn’t tell from the way Chinese smartphone makers have been embracing the frosted glass aesthetic.
Now, if you didn’t know, the flagship phones for 2026 are being rolled out by Chinese brands like Oppo, Vivo and Honor. I have been testing some of them, such as the Vivo X300 Pro, and while the hardware is indeed impressive, I’m tired of how these brands are constantly borrowing from Apple.
Take Vivo’s new OriginOS 6 user interface, for example. The Control Center has translucent glass-like elements reminiscent of Liquid Glass. The same could be said of Xiaomi’s new HyperOS 3 interface or Oppo’s ColorOS. Even Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 interface is rumoured to take its design cue from Apple.
Of course, this is hardly a new trend. By now, most smartphone makers have already copied Apple’s Dynamic Island feature. Splitting the notifications from the …
