Released documents claim the Samsung Galaxy F iPhone rip-off, its innovations only recent and started when sales of units modeled after iPhone's flagship products took off.

Industry insiders agree Samsung leads in innovative, high-spec devices, but not without a long history of hits and misses. Sources claim success only started when Samsung execs published an internal document with a guide to copy the iPhone's design pixel by pixel.

Initial designs of Samsung's flagship phones did resemble Apple's devices, but the succeeding Galaxy phones veered off from the trademarked build and the iOS, moved on to develop its own.

A new leak claims Samsung is about to pay its best homage to Apple yet. GSMArena released a supposed image of the Galaxy F, Samsung's premium version of its flagship Galaxy S5 phone. The Galaxy F's build is similar to the S5, but with aluminum frame and a removable plastic back cover.

The leaked photo also showcases thin bezels on the design; though the leak is unofficial and considered as speculation, but the previously leaked document validates the rumor to. Samsung is silent as expected, to confirm or debunk speculation once the Galaxy F is officially revealed this fall.

The Samsung Galaxy F iPhone similarities isn't really news in the tech industry, as other manufacturers adopted and copied the Apple design, some more blatant than others. The Galaxy F does stand on its own in terms of specs, though, considering it's a serious upgrade to the S5.

Initial reports of the Galaxy F's specs involve a 5.3-inch quad HD display, next-gen quad-core processor; 3GB RAM; Android Kitkat; a decent rear camera (16MP), and a standard front-facing camera (2MP). (bgr.com)

Tech manufacturers have plenty of wiggle room to adopt and copy trademarked designs and specs, but the Samsung Galaxy F iPhone similarities could dig the tech giant a digger ditch of legal battles. The next waves of Apple and Samsung flagship devices are expected to be released later this year, in the fall.