The funniest thing is that they all think that touchscreen means multi-touch...even more ironic is the fact that all those "pioneers" only appeared after Apple once more dictated how the phone market will be in the next months...they are all borndead to Apple, which leads technology and UI like no one else.
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The funniest thing is that they all think that touchscreen means multi-touch...even more ironic is the fact that all those "pioneers" only appeared after Apple once more dictated how the phone market will be in the next months...they are all borndead to Apple, which leads technology and UI like no one else.
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Now everyone that makes a black faced phone with a touchscreen is going to cry lawsuit. This is all just to gain publicity for thier phones because they can't compare to Apple's marketing and street appeal.
Now everyone that makes a black faced phone with a touchscreen is going to cry lawsuit. This is all just to gain publicity for thier phones because they can't compare to Apple's marketing and street appeal.
This is where Cingular exclusivity starts to hurt... If it's almost as good as an iPhone, and you can keep your existing carrier then why not buy the clone?
Mobile handset companies have a ton of resources and they're used to cut-throat competition-- it really won't take long for them to get something out the door to compete.
Mobile handset companies have a ton of resources and they're used to cut-throat competition-- it really won't take long for them to get something out the door to compete.
Ditto for me in Switzerland...it's a done deal...and it's gonna be for millions more, despite its fairly high price...the iPhone is just 1000 years ahead of any other phone.
It's all coincidence that they are all so similar, soon in a few years all phones will bear resemblence of the iPhonesque design (smaller too). Phones like this don't take a few weeks to develop.
Mobile technology has been moving in this direction. Don't worry though, a lot of the iPhone look-a-likes are not going to be in the US, like the F700, their marketbases are in Asia and Europe, places which Apple still has a smaller base.
Either way, the Apple is definitely encouraging more innovation in other companies, and the direction of Mobiles is very exciting.
Mobile technology has been moving in this direction. Don't worry though, a lot of the iPhone look-a-likes are not going to be in the US, like the F700, their marketbases are in Asia and Europe, places which Apple still has a smaller base.
Either way, the Apple is definitely encouraging more innovation in other companies, and the direction of Mobiles is very exciting.
Sweet! That's the kind of screen I'd like to see on the future iPhone
Someone's getting jealous...
I Phone is a copy of the LG
Well, just look how long took to the others to copy the iPhone. Way too similar. If you have the technology already all you need is to give it a shape, enough time for Apple to do it.
You have to consider too that the iPhone still under production, so, what we saw at the keynote was a barelly usable demo version that can be created in 3 months for shure. I reapeat, the real phone still yet to come so that Apple got the idea from LG can apply perfectly.
Well, just look how long took to the others to copy the iPhone. Way too similar. If you have the technology already all you need is to give it a shape, enough time for Apple to do it.
You have to consider too that the iPhone still under production, so, what we saw at the keynote was a barelly usable demo version that can be created in 3 months for shure. I reapeat, the real phone still yet to come so that Apple got the idea from LG can apply perfectly.
LG and Samsung have not had a truly well designed and original product..umm..yet. These things are all full-screen touchscreen devices, how diferent could they possibly look?
I will say this:
Apples UI is going to blow these things away.
The quality of the Apple phone will be higher.
And that Miezu miniOne isnt even an operational prototype! Jst look carefully at the images. Umm yeah..RichP enterprises is entering the phone market next week, with mePhoneHD. 1920x1200 resolution, Core Quadro processor, and removeable hydrogen fuel-cell.
I will say this:
Apples UI is going to blow these things away.
The quality of the Apple phone will be higher.
And that Miezu miniOne isnt even an operational prototype! Jst look carefully at the images. Umm yeah..RichP enterprises is entering the phone market next week, with mePhoneHD. 1920x1200 resolution, Core Quadro processor, and removeable hydrogen fuel-cell.
How different can two phones with an entire touch screen face look from each other?
Exactly. And as was stressed before, it's the multi-touch that makes the iPhone innovative.
""If it's almost as good as an iPhone, and you can keep your existing carrier then why not buy the clone?""
Is there another phone on the market with 4-8 gigs of storage - No, with multi touch screen patented tech - No, running anything close to OS X with Widgets - No, with true iTunes - No, with this kind of advanced web browser - No, with this kind of photo archiving and displaying - No, that plays movies and TV shows...in Widescreen - No, that lets you choose which order to listen to your VM - No, with multiple text messaging sessions - No, that is an Apple - NO.
Is there another phone on the market with 4-8 gigs of storage - No, with multi touch screen patented tech - No, running anything close to OS X with Widgets - No, with true iTunes - No, with this kind of advanced web browser - No, with this kind of photo archiving and displaying - No, that plays movies and TV shows...in Widescreen - No, that lets you choose which order to listen to your VM - No, with multiple text messaging sessions - No, that is an Apple - NO.
this is the obvious design of any entirely touch based device. for the most part we are talking about a rectangle? what is any other product remotely similar going to do??
the more choices the better. i know which one i'm buying. but hopefully this will push apple to keep making these better and to give us the features we know are out there (2nd cam for video chat more megapixels, GPS, more drive, more battery, thinner, 3rd party apps....)
the more choices the better. i know which one i'm buying. but hopefully this will push apple to keep making these better and to give us the features we know are out there (2nd cam for video chat more megapixels, GPS, more drive, more battery, thinner, 3rd party apps....)
This market is a lot more competitive than the mp3-market (as we can see), and I hope Apple will get rid of their habit of releasing products with sub-standard technologies. Yeah, the UI is great, but if I can get a phone with 3mpix camera, higher resolution screen and 3G for the same price, then I don't know if Apple will be the one I'm choosing. I guess the camera is the deal-breaker for me, as I'm eager to get rid of my Canon and use mobile only. And a 2mpix cam won't do much for me there.. :/ (not a 3mpix btw. But there are phones with 5mpix on the european market, and at least 8 on the Korean market)
The Apple phone was not a prototype, and the one in the keynote was not "barely usable". The reason we have to wait for it to come out, is that it needs FCC-approvement. The phone is ready. Created. Finished. Only software flaws can be corrected now.
The Apple phone was not a prototype, and the one in the keynote was not "barely usable". The reason we have to wait for it to come out, is that it needs FCC-approvement. The phone is ready. Created. Finished. Only software flaws can be corrected now.
I bet all those so-called 'clones' are an open platform and you can write your own applications for them. That's nearly worth more than multi-touch to me.
And, as stated, how many different ways can a slim box with a touchscreen face be designed?
And, as stated, how many different ways can a slim box with a touchscreen face be designed?
Cool! Another iPhone thread.
When are we going to see some announcements not iPhone or iPod related?
I'm going into withdrawal. Help!
When are we going to see some announcements not iPhone or iPod related?
I'm going into withdrawal. Help!
That's just the mega-pixel myth talking. Throwing in more MP isn't going to improve the camera, you realize that, right? It's about the quality of the sensor, and the relation between sensor size and MP count. Cramming 5MP onto such a small sensor will only result in significantly larger photos with a similar quality of 2MP. In other words, take a picture with a 2MP camera, and increase the size to what a 5MP camera would produce. Bad image quality is all you're getting. Well, and a bigger picture, so you can see the noise better.
Competition is a good thing
Generally speaking, all this competition is a good thing. It will force Apple to rapidly upgrade the iPhone hardware. Hopefully by the time it's released it will have at least a 3 megapixel camera, and within one model refresh a higher resolution screen, more memory and GPS. That's what I'm dreaming for anyway. Then the iPhone will rock not only the user interface, which is swell, but the hardware capabilities too. And then I'll be willing to plonk down $600.
I just hope they have a lab working on miracle batteries too. Though I don't know the relationship between size and battery life (beyond those variables being directly related), I'd take a thicker iPhone with a longer battery life. The thing looks super thin in photos, but that won't matter much if the battery runs down quickly.
Generally speaking, all this competition is a good thing. It will force Apple to rapidly upgrade the iPhone hardware. Hopefully by the time it's released it will have at least a 3 megapixel camera, and within one model refresh a higher resolution screen, more memory and GPS. That's what I'm dreaming for anyway. Then the iPhone will rock not only the user interface, which is swell, but the hardware capabilities too. And then I'll be willing to plonk down $600.
I just hope they have a lab working on miracle batteries too. Though I don't know the relationship between size and battery life (beyond those variables being directly related), I'd take a thicker iPhone with a longer battery life. The thing looks super thin in photos, but that won't matter much if the battery runs down quickly.
I love reading all of these posts talking about how great "multi-touch" is. How many of you guys have actually used it? Zero.
I like Apple computers and iPods as much as the next guy, but I don't believe that something is the greatest thing ever just because Steve Jobs says so. Until I see otherwise, I will not believe that a touch screen is a viable replacement for a full qwerty keyboard, no matter who manufactures it.
I like Apple computers and iPods as much as the next guy, but I don't believe that something is the greatest thing ever just because Steve Jobs says so. Until I see otherwise, I will not believe that a touch screen is a viable replacement for a full qwerty keyboard, no matter who manufactures it.
That's just the mega-pixel myth talking. Throwing in more MP isn't going to improve the camera, you realize that, right? It's about the quality of the sensor, and the relation between sensor size and MP count. Cramming 5MP onto such a small sensor will only result in significantly larger photos with a similar quality of 2MP. In other words, take a picture with a 2MP camera, and increase the size to what a 5MP camera would produce. Bad image quality is all you're getting. Well, and a bigger picture, so you can see the noise better.
What we want is a 3 megapixel camera then, with a better sensor too. It's not like the market is stagnant.
There you go. Be more specific with your wishlist.
True, though, the market isn't stagnant. And we have Apple to thank for their "swift-kick-in-the-pants" style and adding some seriously new technology. Less stagnation, more innovation!
How can Meizu present a phone with an Internet Explorer icon and expect us to keep a straight face?
It didn't take the other guys 2 years to design what is essentially a shell and a slightly different take on the basic phone OS.
The iPhone's OS and everything regarding its use is different from the rest.
The reason so many touch-screen phones are coming out so quickly is because everyone was probably thinking about doing it. However, you can see how they just quickly churned out a touchscreen phone just to be out ahead of the iPhone. What they did was "physically" similar, if you're talking about components and such. It was too difficult to rip off the OS, so they just quickly put together a phone with a touchscreen. Too bad none of them offer an OS that's unique in any way. They just created a touchscreen phone, but without the OS to go along with it. Why bother having a touchscreen phone when the "purpose" behind including one isn't there? If the OS isn't significantly different, it would never take any real advantage of the touchscreen feature anyway.
