iPhone and its rivals
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 3:50 am PST In Apple, HTC, Nokia, Samsung, iPhone
There’s an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal discussing the iPhone and its rivals — namely Nokia N95, Samsung UpStage, HTC Touch and LG Prada.
The article begins (and ends for that matter) with the Nokia N95 — the Finish handset maker’s flagship “multimedia computer”. Authors, Li Yuan and Amol Sharma, remind us that the N95 sports all the features of the iPhone, plus an integrated GPS and a 5 MP camera. However, the problem is that Nokia still haven’t signed a deal with any carrier to distribute its smartphone in the States.
Next, authors look at the LG Prada phone, stylish all-touchscreen device that even appeared before the iPhone. Apparently, Verizon will carry this device and will be offering it as direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone.
Recently announced HTC Touch is also the device to look for. As it was the case with the N95, almost all features of the iPhone come with this Windows Mobile based smartphone. Plus, HTC bundle an extra cool UI to the Touch, to make it even easier to use. Still, to date no U.S. carrier has signed a deal with HTC to offer this device. On the other hand, that could change quickly as T-Mobile is known to carry HTC devices in both Europe and in the States.
Finally, Samsung UpStage is also competing for the hearts and minds of the potential iPhone buyers. This slick device may not have all the whistles and bells, but for hundred bucks you can’t get much more. Sprint also made sure that the UpStage is fully compatible with its new mobile music store, giving users the convenient way to shop for music.
And the bottom line is? Consumers will be the one that benefit the most. If the iPhone sales go strong, we can safely bet that the other carriers will push new promotions, further subsidizing handsets to make them even more appealing and affordable. Can’t wait for the June 29. What do you think?
June 7th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
‘…the N95 sports all the features of the iPhone’
Umm…from your table:
The N95 is 50% more expensive than the high-end iPhone
The N95 has 50% less storage than the low-end iPhone and the card is not included
The N95 screen is 50% smaller
The N95 does not have a multi-touch screen
The N95 has no carrier or distribution network in the US
The N95 does not have iTunes
…it has a better camera tho’
LOL this is outrageous wishful thinking.
The same comparisons go for all the other phones on the list in varying degrees
The competition’s answer to the iPhone are sadly lacking - about the same as this article
June 7th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
That 50% is not always accurate.
N95 is NOT more expensive — that’s the price without contract. With way-more-cheaper contract it retails at around $500 (400 EUR) in Europe and sells like crazy.
Regarding the storage, we should have 4GB microSD cards this year. And regarding the screen size, it may be smaller but you can plug the N95 directly to TV.
I agree on the other points. Plus the article is from The Wall Street Journal. Still, you must admit that iPhone lacks 3G.
June 9th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
iphone has 2.0MP cam compare to 5.0MP of N95
iphone has no GPS
iphone does not support IM
iphone has no TV OUTLET and watch videos from phone to TV
iphone does not have replaceable battery
iphone does not support SDcard
iphone does not have 3G
iphone have no 3rd party support at the moment
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