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- wolfing, on 06/25/2009, -9/+58Please stop it. It's like every new phone that comes out is 'the iPhone killer'. Who cares??? just release good phones and we'll buy them, regardless if they sell more or less than iPhones.
- theremixtrack, on 06/25/2009, -5/+40I do not think the iphone will be toppled anytime soon.
- Roamerick, on 06/25/2009, -24/+45Oh look, another 'iPhone Killer."
Yawn. - tonmil, on 06/25/2009, -3/+15The demo looked great and it runs Flash. So, now you really can access the Internet. It's great to see Apple get some competition.
- thehyker, on 06/25/2009, -9/+20'Set to topple iPhone'? Really? Again? haha.
Let's see...iPhone twitter...check. iPhone facebook...check. iPhone Flickr...check...etc... - MacParrot, on 06/25/2009, -1/+12Apple was "late" to the market too. Seems to have worked out OK for them. There is no ONE phone that is going to satisfy everyone.
- johndatserakis, on 06/25/2009, -2/+12Haha you don't have a G1. A brief look at your comment history reveals these statements:
"My T-Mobile iPhone runs flawlessly!"
"Android? LMAO!"
Now, I know all of you think I went a little to far in this post, but I just wanted to bring attention to the level of ridiculousness that apple fanbois will go to. I knew they would shamelessly defend apple at any cost, but lying on behalf of a company that could afford to charge you a lot less on their products is just too much. It's honestly sick.
Good day. - friday04, on 06/25/2009, -1/+9The "insert-name killer" is such a stupid concept anyway. iPhone is talked about, yes. But it's not the only phone and there are many phones and people choose many phones for many reasons.
Like the iPhone? Buy it. Don't like it? Don't buy it.
Seems so simple to me. - daridave, on 06/25/2009, -2/+10Irrelevant. As much as I love my iPhone for the apps, the truth is the #1 reason why it is great is because it's an iPod at the same time. Or in other words, the whole "everything I need in one gadget" is what makes the iPhone so cool. Music, Movies, GPS, Internet, Games and a ***** of other stuff that honestly falls in the "just to impress people around me" group, is what makes the phone great... and while nobody's better out there right now, it's still something that is very easy to beat. Hey, the gadget is great, but when you mention names like Google, RIM or even Motorola, you know good stuff is coming. The iPhone cannot be killed as a portable entertainment hub, because the iPod is untouchable, but as a phone I can see it happen. Hey, I mean, lots of people still prefer Blackberries... and their arguments are good.
- DanteDefiance, on 06/25/2009, -1/+8Sure it will!
...by the next iPhone :-/ - deslock, on 06/25/2009, -0/+7@iconmaster
Yeah, video, hulu, streaming media, trailers in flash, drag and drop interfaces in flash... none of that is the real internet for web designers.
For real web designers, Flash obviously is only used to create punch the monkey banners. - BullBearMS, on 06/25/2009, -0/+7If there was anything that was the kiss of death to an mp3 player, labeling it an iPod killer sure fit the bill.
If you want to dis the iPhone, then point out that this phone has a memory upgrade slot. There is something Apple would never include. - judahhertz, on 06/25/2009, -1/+7Nice, interested to see it.
- inactive, on 06/25/2009, -0/+6Ummm.. wrong category?
- Mavital, on 06/25/2009, -4/+10Okay look, I get it. Facebook, Twitter, *cringe* Myspace... people love them. But how many people legitimately check these social networking sites during the day on their phone?
I loathe the whole status thing in Facebook ("Hi! Look at me! I'm doing something mundane and boring the world should know about!"). How many people REALLY check their facebook from their phone? Is it that addicting?
Maybe I just don't get it. I only get on about 30 minutes every couple nights to keep in touch with old college buddies and post/view some pictures from the weekend. I guess I'm behind the times. - MrNonchalant, on 06/25/2009, -3/+8Buried as inaccurate. This is explicitly not a "Google Experience" Android phone, and so the announcement and the social networking apps are solely HTC's. Granted, they did build Android, but it's like if I said Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, released the Ubuntu laptops sold by Dell. I expect better articles on Digg than this.
- AaronPDX, on 06/25/2009, -1/+6You think I want to carry a netbook or laptop around with me? My iphone replaces laptop for casual browsing, as well as ipod and cell phone, on top of digital camera. That's a lot of space saved.
- Tyr7BE, on 06/25/2009, -0/+5For what it's worth, I haven't been to the facebook website in several months. I check it several times a day from my blackberry.
Smartphones are the new computers. - jccalhoun, on 06/25/2009, -0/+5why is this in gaming news? why are people digging it if it is in the wrong category?
- slimasian, on 06/25/2009, -0/+5Granted the G1 doesn't have the best battery life, but yours didn't last the day? That's curious, I'm guessing you had GPS switched on all day with some apps actively updating? Or were you just a heavy user?
Just as a counterpoint, my G1 will give me a good day and a half before I need a recharge with moderate usage...then again, the latest firmware (Cupcake) is said to be much better with battery management than the earlier iterations, so... - MacParrot, on 06/25/2009, -0/+4I happen to agree with you that the iPhone OS is pretty spectacular, but Apple was not the first with a touchscreen and to call the iPhone OS revolutionary is a bit of an overstatement. As much as many rag on RIM and Windows mobile, they were usable and for many worked very well.
- afidler, on 06/25/2009, -0/+4megapixels do NOT dictate the quality of the camera. In fact, it has zero relevancy to the quality of the optics, the processing power for white balance and ISO, f/stop, etc. I guarantee you could not tell the difference between a 3MP photo and 5MP photo on a phone screen. And doubtful anyone is going to be making artsy prints of photos taken with their iphone, etc.
- tonmil, on 06/25/2009, -1/+5You obviously can't read.
- Spyder2k, on 06/25/2009, -0/+4It's HTC's Hero, not Google's. Also I believe the social networking aspects of it were developed by HTC
- PRlME, on 06/25/2009, -1/+5it was quite staker'ish but good job.
- slimasian, on 06/25/2009, -1/+5MySpace is still around?
- Dou6, on 06/25/2009, -0/+4I am a huge android fan, and even ditched my iphone for a G1 because I like android that much, and am super impressed since cupcake. But seriously, cut it out with the "iphone killer" garbage. The iphone is not going anywhere soon.
Question, what happened with all the "ipod" killers. Thats right, 99% of consumers still think ipod when they think mp3 player, and would never think to buy anything else, I think the iphone is even more entrenched than that.
That said, the overall user experience for the average person on the iphone is still way better than android, I am just not a typical consumer, much like most the people who post "iphone killer" here on digg. - stuartjmoore, on 06/25/2009, -0/+4Facebook and Twitter are basically email for people you don't like enough to call/text/IM/email, so it's nice to be able to get messages and respond in real time.
- icexe, on 06/25/2009, -3/+6To anyone planning on creating the next "iPhone Killer":
It's the UI stupid!!! - thebeginning, on 06/25/2009, -0/+3If the UI/OS is good (which always seems to be the downfall of iPhone competitors), this could be quite good. It better have some more interesting tricks up its sleeve than that article showed, though.
If so, it better the hell be on Verizon in the states. - modsuperstar, on 06/25/2009, -0/+3The concept of an iPhone killer is just so laughable. Apple is a well oiled marketing machine. When you see an iPhone ad it's about Apple, not about the carrier, they are an afterthought. Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon all market their "iPhone killer" handsets and half the commercial is about the network instead of the handset. HTC, Samsung, Nokia, RIM, none of them have the brand power that Apple wields. HTC could produce a phone that shoots lasers and does your taxes for you and it still wouldn't match the marketing muscle that Apple brings to the table. They are the kings of selling sizzle.
- AaronPDX, on 06/25/2009, -0/+3At what point does claiming that some new phone is going to top the iPhone become hack journalism? Because that's what it is.
- jbella, on 06/25/2009, -0/+3If you are taking a picture with a camera phone, then you probably don't really care about quality. With a few exceptions, you would not see very much quality difference between 3MP and 5MP. In fact, in some low-light cases, the quality would be worse with a 5MP sensor.
- afidler, on 06/25/2009, -2/+5Push notification for iphone is coming/here. Rhetoric, much?
http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2009/06/24/apple-app ...
There goes your argument... - creamy, on 06/25/2009, -0/+2True that.
Besides, this should be an iPhone killer? This device looks like an iPhone rip-off itself. "Killing" a certain device with its own characteristics isn't really a good strategy imo. Come up with original, good and easy to use features. THEN, maybe, we're talking about a potential iPhone killer.
Until then, the iPhone certainly has set the bar waaay up high. - EtherGnat, on 06/25/2009, -1/+3Those are the two big advantages I've heard about the Hero--much better battery life and a faster processor. You may be in luck.
- gkskillz, on 06/25/2009, -0/+2Can you play Pandora and reply to a text using push notifications? If so, I'd like to see it.
- inactive, on 06/25/2009, -0/+2i'm going to have to bury you for the truth.
just kidding. :P - orbz, on 06/25/2009, -0/+2I wasn't the one to think this but I'll be the one to say it here:
Flash would out-do, for free, what more than half of the paid App Store apps currently offer for $.
Once the apps get serious, Apple could offer Flash without damaging their new profit line. - gkskillz, on 06/26/2009, -0/+2@WiseWeasel
Uh, T-Mo has the ability to deny (as in remove from the market) any app they don't want--not disable. In fact, you are allowed to download an .apk file from the internets and it will automatically install (as long as you have the 'Unknown Sources' option checked). - slimasian, on 06/26/2009, -0/+2Hmm I'm guessing you had a dud, mine works flawlessly throughout the day. Just for ***** and giggles, I did a practical test yesterday -- moderately heavy usage starting at 7:30 am and GPS/3G/WiFi turned on, I was still at about 35% battery at the end of the work day (around 6:30 pm).
You're right though that these smartphones (iPhone and Pre included) do not have the battery life from what you'd expect from a normal cellphone...then again, these "phones" do so much more than cellphones, now don't they?
In closing, I will say this...at least you can swap out the battery yourself with a Pre or a G1 :) - trav6, on 06/25/2009, -0/+1ok, what network?
- ImyK, on 06/25/2009, -0/+1I cannot wait for this phone!
- afidler, on 06/25/2009, -0/+1Agreed, the only thing I can complain about my iPhone now is the lack of Flash support (which is allegedly coming???). Seal that and you have a damn near perfect device.
- hardeep1singh, on 11/29/2009, -0/+1"leaps and bounds beyond anything that was available before it."
Are you kidding me or are you telling me that American Mobile industry was that much ignored by the Cellphone manufacturers. - DRNOOO, on 06/26/2009, -1/+2don't know if it's a killer or not . Far as i'm concerned Apple are killing themselves with rehashing the hell out of their products and basically churning out nothing but a few different apps encased in a new piece of plastic "insert I- whatever and "insert Version" !
(touch , phone, pod )etc
HTC is making a legitimate leap - with Google Appz , Android, a sense UI , Flash , and 5.0 megapixel camera - not to mention it's has a normal ear phone jack in this puppy ! And it's sound is fantastic when playing music ! The video play back720 p is top notch as is the recording video ...to be honest it's a step up and a step in the right direction in smart phones.
To bad apple is the king of rehashes these past 5 yrs ! - BullBearMS, on 06/25/2009, -0/+1MicroSD cards are so small that their capacity is limited by the capacity of single Flash RAM chips. 32 Gig Flash chips have just entered the market as of last month, so the current 16 gig limit is pretty arbitrary.
Still, Apple is charging $100 for the step up from 16 gigs to 32 gigs. You can score a 16 gig MicroSD card on Amazon for 45 bucks so Apple's price differential is more than just a little ridiculous. With that kind of markup, it's pretty easy to see why Apple prefers not to include a memory slot.
User expandability is just Apple's point of failure in general. None of the iPods include memory upgrade slots. Ditto for the iPhones. On the Macintosh side of the equation if you want a Mac with the kind of expansion options you get from an four hundred dollar or even less elcheapo PC you have to splurge for a Mac Pro. This is not accidental at all. Customers have been asking for an expandable inexpensive Mac for so long that the imaginary product has been given it's own name, the xMac.
Maybe if Microsoft starts producing commercials making fun of Apple's lack of user expandability, then Apple will do something about it. They sure dropped their prices fast when Microsoft ragged on them about that. - creamy, on 06/25/2009, -0/+1Look and feel are in the same perception category. For the general public, this is another iPhonesque device.
- ehaugan, on 06/26/2009, -0/+1@johndatserakis - Sigh. I see you've been on digg a lot since you posted this garbage and have chosen not to respond. I cant blame you.
- afidler, on 06/25/2009, -0/+1Twitterific...Tweetdeck...the madness! There are so many!!!
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