Since the day Apple announced iPhone, people all over the globe got busy in thinking about its low end model that an average person can afford. Therefore, the work of iPhone killers began. Let us see who all participated in this race to kill iPhone.
I think HTC was the first company to do so. It announced the release of Apple iPhone Killer – HTC Touch in the June 2007.
Quick Highlights of HTC Touch phone:
- TouchFLO fingertip interface as compared to Apple iPhone’s multi-touch display
- 2.8 inch screen
- quad-band GSM radio with EDGE
- Bluetooth 2.0
- WiFi
- microSD slot
- 2 MP shooter
- Windows Mobile 6
Next is Sony-Ericsson with its XPERIA X1 phone. It is a sidekick type model with a cute QWERTY keyboard.Features:
- Windows Mobile OS
- 3-inch, 800×480 touchscreen
- HSUPA (High Speed Upload Packet Access)
- Wi-Fi
- GPS
- 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus
- microSD slot
This phone is expected to ship in the second half of 2008.
Google, Verizon and LG too tried at their level. Now is the turn of Nokia. Nokia is also planning to launch Tube phone as iPhone killer. There is no word on how the company will go forward. In the meantime you can check out the video at Youtube.
Related: The sony digital camera has observed an upsurge in the sales after the digital cameras of the I phones started producing dim results. The principle was built on that of olympus digital camera but is definitely not as good. This is why there is a global market for nikon digital camera.
