The online version of CNN Money call the Android phones, among other iPhone competitors like BlackBerry Storm and Palm Pre, iPhone copycats. David Goldman seems to think every smartphone with a touchscreen is an iPhone clone, and he may have a point. The problem is that he also exaggerates. These are iPhone clones:
Motorola Droid, Palm Pre and Various HTC Android phones that has come out this year are iPhone competitors produced by the most well-known manufacturers of cellphone to combat the iPhone’s popularity. Now Google is coming into the fray with Nexus One. These phones do not want to be iPhone (which would justify CNN calling them clones) but phones that want to beat the iPhone, and to a modest degree they are suceeding.
“According to the report, 17% of consumers who are shopping for a smartphone intend to buy a phone that runs Google’s (GOOG, Fortune 500) Android operating system, compared with 20% who plan to buy an iPhone. That gap is much narrower than the last study, which showed only 7% were going to buy an Android-powered phone, with 21% planning to buy an iPhone.”
Though it is quite plain the competition has gotten better, analysts has forgotten one thing: the iPhone is currently locked to one carrier, AT&T, which has made a reputation of being a problematic provider. Sure;y once Apple decides to distribute the iPhone to other U.S. carriers, the numbers above will shift significantly to Cupertino.
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December 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am
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December 20th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Yeah, I wouldn’t say that the Droid, Pre, or Storm are “iPhone clones” at all.
I’ve had the Droid for a while now, and have been very impressed with it’s capabilities.
If you’re looking for one of the best smartphones out there, I’d definitely give the Droid some consideration.
I saved over $100 by checking prices over at [redacted] Definitely check that site if you’re going to get a Droid or Droid Eris!
December 20th, 2009 at 9:30 am
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December 20th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
All is fair in love and war, and so is true n business as well. Whoever wants to compete with iphone, they better outdo the iphone and not just be mere copycats.
December 22nd, 2009 at 6:32 am
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January 12th, 2010 at 12:46 am
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