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iPhone competitor analysis help plz

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gzillaration

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Jun 16, 2009
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Hey guys im doing a project on iphone and iphone compeititve analsys.


in your opinions, what are direct competitors, indirect competitors, and substitute product?


id really appreciate your help from you huge tech buffs
 
gzillaration said:
Hey guys im doing a project on iphone and iphone compeititve analsys.


in your opinions, what are direct competitors, indirect competitors, and substitute product?


id really appreciate your help from you huge tech buffs
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Honestly you'd really be better doing some research on the net looking at direct comparisons.

You can find speed comparisons and feature comparison at a slew of websites including engadget.com, gizmodo.com, etc.

The current real competitors to the iPhone, btw, are the Android G1 and the Palm Pre. Some would argue that some Windows Mobile handsets are also competition to these other phones but I don't share that opinion.
 
k thanks guys


for direct i had the palm pre, blackberry storm, and G1 just because they all are pretty advanced and do phone, email, web, apps (some lol), and music

indirect i was thinking blackberrys, older palm treos, and some other ones i havent looked yet

substitue would be maybe any other phone on the market?
 
jmpage2 said:
Honestly you'd really be better doing some research on the net looking at direct comparisons.

You can find speed comparisons and feature comparison at a slew of websites including engadget.com, gizmodo.com, etc.

The current real competitors to the iPhone, btw, are the Android G1 and the Palm Pre. Some would argue that some Windows Mobile handsets are also competition to these other phones but I don't share that opinion.
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I'll second that - there's a host of guys at work that have their Samsung's and HTC's, really nice home screens but dig below that and you're into s*tty Windows Mobile. Of course these devices are near impossible to control without a good old-fashioned stylus too.

Perhaps I'd add the Blackberry Storm to the competitor list though?
 
gzillaration said:
k thanks guys


for direct i had the palm pre, blackberry storm, and G1 just because they all are pretty advanced and do phone, email, web, apps (some lol), and music

indirect i was thinking blackberrys, older palm treos, and some other ones i havent looked yet

substitue would be maybe any other phone on the market?
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It's amazing how people seem to manage to forget the largest manufacturer of mobile phones on the planet. The N97 will definitely need to be in your mix.
 
mrochester said:
It's amazing how people seem to manage to forget the largest manufacturer of mobile phones on the planet. The N97 will definitely need to be in your mix.
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ahh yes i always forget the n97.. it never gets any media attention lol
 
actually for a substitute for the iphone, couldnt it be someone who offers just one of the many features? im thinking yes


so substitute could be a landline, palm pilot, laptop connect cards, mp3 players, etc
 
Lycanthrope said:
I'll second that - there's a host of guys at work that have their Samsung's and HTC's, really nice home screens but dig below that and you're into s*tty Windows Mobile. Of course these devices are near impossible to control without a good old-fashioned stylus too.

Perhaps I'd add the Blackberry Storm to the competitor list though?
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Absolutely Windows Mobile phones need to be on the list. There are people that won't touch and iPhone or anything besides Windows Mobile because of the tons of things you can do on it (and at the same time--multitasking) that can't be done on any other platform. I know lots of people that would love the iPhone but can't for business purposes.
 
STEVESKI07 said:
Absolutely Windows Mobile phones need to be on the list. There are people that won't touch and iPhone or anything besides Windows Mobile because of the tons of things you can do on it (and at the same time--multitasking) that can't be done on any other platform. I know lots of people that would love the iPhone but can't for business purposes.
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Actually some recent articles by business newspapers and magazines indicated that business users get BETTER productivity if they are on an iPhone than on a Blackberry of Windows Mobile platform device.
 
jmpage2 said:
Actually some recent articles by business newspapers and magazines indicated that business users get BETTER productivity if they are on an iPhone than on a Blackberry of Windows Mobile platform device.
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yea if they are willing to give up the physical keyboard they desperately need.
 
gzillaration said:
yea if they are willing to give up the physical keyboard they desperately need.
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I think it's all relative. I can still bang out a 30 word email on my business iphone very easily. Can I write a book with it? No.

In addition I get a lot of use out of the full browser, active directory integration with our exchange server, etc.
 
ok thanks guys i think im done..

My Product:
Apple iPhone 3GS

Direct Competitors:
Palm Pre
Blackberry Storm
Nokia N97
Samsung Instinct
Andriod G1

Indirect Competitors:
Palm Treo
Non-generic cell phones that offer basic email features or basic music players

Substitute Products:
MP3 Players
GPS Devices
Portable DVD Players
Palm Pilot
Laptop Connect Cards



now just need to superior points of parity for the prodct
 
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