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Top iPhone Killers: The List Continues (Part II)
By: Shayne Rana   |   May 24, 2008
In Part I of this feature I showcased a few handsets that most would consider to be the perfect contender for the title of iPhone Killer. In this instalment, I have a list of a few more handset that fit the bill. Once again, let me explain that most some of these handsets might still be in the drawing board stage or not yet officially cleared for launch. But that doesn’t mean these companies won’t be coming up with a handset that could take on the iPhone...

HTC Diamond

By popular demand and of course as an obvious contender for this list is HTC’s latest offering in the Windows Mobile segment: the Touch Diamond. Like the previous Touch model, the Diamond also uses HTC’s TouchFLO technology, only this one has a bit of an upgrade – it’s 3D. The HTC Touch Diamond has plenty to offer all kinds of users, from a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera to a media player and an FM radio. Other features include GPS with A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP, and 3G with HSDPA. The Diamond comes with 4GB of internal space. The best part is it's just been launched here in India.

BlackBerry Thunder


Enterprise mobile developer BlackBerry certainly didn’t want to be left out of the race. Their offering to the list of i-Killers is the sleek BlackBerry 9500 Thunder. Though it may seem a bit more official now than it did about a week ago, the design may not be off the drawing board yet. There aren’t too many specs revealed either. According to the pictures making the rounds, this handset looks promising. It has a full touch screen interface for what looks to easily be a 3.inch TFT display. A touchscreen BlackBerry does have potential, so we’ll have to just wait and see what this baby’s all about.

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iphone stands for more best form these craps......useless review without price tag
nitish @ Jun 25, 2008
HTC diamond as the Iphone killer.. comeon Guys pick something which atleast can be compared to it. Jesus u have picked a phone which takes ages to load has zero battery life, the touch screen technology should be called the press screen coz u really need to warm-up your fingers and wrist before using this one. GUYS IF U WERE EVER THINKING OF BUYING THIS ONE AS A SUBSTITUTE TO THE IPHONE.. PLEASE DON'T I AM SUFFERING FROM THE HTC BULL SHIT"
Shane @ Jun 10, 2008
Very good pick for mobiles. Thank god you did not put in any CHEAP A** NOKIA phone, coz Nokia and Symbian both suck.
yo @ May 31, 2008
guys jst chk the specs of HP IPAQ 612C - best phone, excellent!!!!!!!!!!!
yashyes @ May 30, 2008
dude
aplle ipod i awesome......
yaar i got it its its good....
wifi everything which i want
manu @ May 30, 2008
plz discover the more cheapest phone with all feature
kamlesh @ May 29, 2008
blackberry is good phone or i phone is good which is good mobile plz suggest me
kamlesh @ May 29, 2008
Dudes,
Note that Nokia is not even rumoured to be in the running. As a Nokia fan I am sad - with the N series they've totally lost the plot. Their phones aren't that cool anymore.
I am (woe, shock & horror) actually looking at the Sony Xperia as my next buy!
Rest in peace Nokia
sujan @ May 29, 2008
can any one just tell where in delhi can we actully see the above phones... tks ,, cheers
shaurya batra @ May 28, 2008
(Continuing from the last post)
And some of the price cuts are listed below-

Rs. 2k-4k off on all iPod's

MacBook Air- Rs. 9000
MacBook Pro- Rs. 10,000

Its just to give you an idea that Apple is now involving more in the Indian market.
Utkarsh Rastogi @ May 27, 2008
Apple is becoming active in India, more partnerships with importers/retail chains, one with Readington and one with Reliance, tell us that Apple is taking interest in India. The problems till now were high taxes, which have been cut, and some other rules which kept the price high forcing people to buy from USA or other country but now there has come a point where the prices are only a few thousand more than the US prices, if you did not notice, the new 32GB iPod touch was launched soon after the US launch, the new MacBook and MacBook Pro were launched as soon as it did in US and the best of all, the prices of every Apple product in India have been slashed.
Utkarsh Rastogi @ May 27, 2008
apple makes such a devices that world has to take attention.
agreed that their devices have some shortcomings but whatever they make is revolutionary.
yogesh @ May 26, 2008
In simple and short language iphone is the best phone available now, apple makes simply best and revolutionary product, there rnd team really great, but sad part apple as company is not active in india.
sandeep @ May 26, 2008
HP iPAQ 612 business navigator is the best as of today in terms of both features nd price....value for money device. it has got highest feature set with lowest price as compared to others for the same feature set. it has got everything, whatever is available in the world of mobiles as of now.
the device has been launched in india but avilability is still a ?.
priced around 24K.
yashyes @ May 26, 2008
(Continuing from the last post)
And the reason no other phone can be iPhone is that no other phone can create a better experience or even recreate that kind of experience for the user, all the phones above may have some niche fancy features tucked in, but they are lacking the core functionality and the beautiful interface of the iPhone, and by the way, iPhone shall also have these fancy features with the next phone, which is rumored to be launching on 9th of June, when WWDC is going to kick off. The reason no other phone is iPhone is that none of them appeals to the user the way the iPhone does, the reason is that none of them is made by Apple and no one can ever get over this one.
Utkarsh Rastogi @ May 26, 2008
The point is that Apple released the iPhone at such a time when phones were being developed in the usual forms, nobody was trying to break the monotony , except a few concepts by Nokia and RIM, which till date are anything but concepts. The iPhone had everything a user usually uses, so it was the perfect everyday phone the very first day, and with continuos updates it now incorporates features that are not so commonly used, but make life a tad easier. It wad all about the experience, which only Apple can create, they made a phone that was genuinely attractive to everyone, was easy to use, and brought a form factor which was not thinkable before. Before iPhone touch screens were tedious, typing on them was a pain, the interface was hell, but the iPhone changed that completely.
Utkarsh Rastogi @ May 26, 2008
@Raghu..
Lets be frank buddy..iphone sucks big time..
I have used it..i was so damn happy that i could lay ma hands on one..
But it was a sheer disappointment when i found that it can only be used for browsing and nothing else..n ya for using as ipod too..
Does have a bluetooth..and v gotta buy a mac lap or desktop for pairing it...WTF..
Doesn even play mp3,forget about playin songs..cant even download anything other than from itunes stores..
Only thing it had was a great touch screen..and de accelerometer it boasted off was actually brought out by Nokia thru its 1st s60 v3 phone de 5500 sport...
N i do believe that HTC or Blackberry s gonna kick iphone's ass..
Rohan @ May 25, 2008
IPhone cannot killed by none of the above phones?

tech2 have you ever used iPhone...? just writing article preview/review doesn't help...

Best feature of iPhone has got nice user interface..it revolutionized cell phone market. Just one click for most of the features.. i have seen never such an easy access to calls/contacts etc on of Nokia, Moto, SE, LG, HTC models.......
Raghu @ May 25, 2008
Hi,

I heard that there are China mobiles available similar to iPhone.
vamshi @ May 25, 2008
Yatin,

Meizu is still under development and is expected to be released in 3rd quarter of this year.
ashbey @ May 25, 2008
htc touch might b a ipne killer but others r nt. As i told when the part 1 was released that htc diamond will b the ipne killer
Nitin @ May 25, 2008
Besides 3G iPhone is rumored to have High Speed internet, GPS & only slightly thicker
Ashvala @ May 25, 2008
Any Way Meizu Minione is just a China copy of iPhone & the response to touch on that is really bad! iPhone is way better than all the phones on this list!
Ashvala @ May 25, 2008
for a phone to be really an iphone killer it should have 3-5 mp camera with flash and autofocus(carl zeiss lens would be an icing) and video recording at 1-2 mp resolution,3 to 5x optical zoom, Bluetooth with a2dp,big screen with 16:9 aspect ratio and a equally matching resolution,Wifi and wimax,really loud speakers and headphone output should be as goog as iphone,3.5 g,Fm,3-d gaming capabilities,GPS and A-GPS,Maybe a virtual keyboard(projector).
If i have missed out something, please suggest.
Last but not he least,the phone has to have a simple interface as that of the iphone.
It should also have a 3.5 mm jack and it should be priced around 25k.
if apple comes out with such device,all other people out there making ikillers will lose their sleep and much more;p
yogesh @ May 24, 2008
How to get the MiniOne in INDIA,
And will it work here..?


I'll be waiting for reply..
Yatin @ May 24, 2008
Really it useless without prices
ravi @ May 24, 2008
Useless review without price detials...
VJ @ May 24, 2008
Kindly do not forget to mention prices of all phones.
amitbravo @ May 24, 2008
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