http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/04/apple-owns-the-touchscreen-phone-conversation.html Ian Betteridge on Macs, mobiles, and technology Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/04/apple-owns-the-touchscreen-phone-conversation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2390 “Please don’t call this an iPhone killer” | Technovia Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:12:09 +0000 http://www.technovia.co.uk/?p=2140#comment-2390 <p>[...] Apple owns the touchscreen phone conversation (technovia.co.uk) [...]</p> [...] Apple owns the touchscreen phone conversation (technovia.co.uk) [...]

]]> http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/04/apple-owns-the-touchscreen-phone-conversation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2295 ianbetteridge Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:51:48 +0000 http://www.technovia.co.uk/?p=2140#comment-2295 <p>Would "iP***e be ok?</p> Would “iP***e be ok?

]]> http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/04/apple-owns-the-touchscreen-phone-conversation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2294 Jared Earle Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:48:52 +0000 http://www.technovia.co.uk/?p=2140#comment-2294 <p>I dare you to review the LG Arena without mentioning Apple or the iPhone once. <br><br>... and that's how Apple won the mobile battle.</p> I dare you to review the LG Arena without mentioning Apple or the iPhone once.

… and that's how Apple won the mobile battle.

]]> http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/04/apple-owns-the-touchscreen-phone-conversation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2287 Constable Odo Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:45:15 +0000 http://www.technovia.co.uk/?p=2140#comment-2287 <p>Impressive features, no doubt. It doesn't have to be an iPhone killer, it only has to be a handset that users enjoy and are able to use all of it's functions with a minimum of fuss.<br><br>The iPhone is in a different class and will never likely have the cutting edge features that some handsets offer. Apple loves profit margins and those higher end features would put the iPhone's price into the stratosphere and would cut down on overall sales. Apple has to keep a fine balance between price, features and ease of use. I'd only be looking for a slightly higher quality camera, much better battery life and a faster graphics processor.</p> Impressive features, no doubt. It doesn't have to be an iPhone killer, it only has to be a handset that users enjoy and are able to use all of it's functions with a minimum of fuss.

The iPhone is in a different class and will never likely have the cutting edge features that some handsets offer. Apple loves profit margins and those higher end features would put the iPhone's price into the stratosphere and would cut down on overall sales. Apple has to keep a fine balance between price, features and ease of use. I'd only be looking for a slightly higher quality camera, much better battery life and a faster graphics processor.

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