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Top iPhone Killers: The List Continues (Part III)
By: Shayne Rana   |   Jun 07, 2008

Why "i-Killers"? The reason I use that name isn’t merely because it’s shorter; after all, without the ‘i’ the iPhone would be just another phone, right? But these i-killers seem to be dropping from trees even as the 3G iPhone looks set to launch soon. In Part I and Part II we saw some contenders that are either already available to consumers, making their way to the shelves, or still in a drawing board somewhere. Here are a few more to add to the list.

Nokia Tube
Nokia has thrown its hat into the ring and is developing its own i-Killer, called the Nokia Tube. This is Nokia’s latest shy at a touchscreen job, after attempts like the Nokia 7700. This candy bar handset will run Symbian S60, so it’ll be familiar to Nokia users, but a on a larger scale. For connectivity this quad-band phone will support 3G with HSDPA, GPRS/UMTS, and Wi-Fi. Bluetooth will be present, with an A2DP profile.

The Tube would have GPS and a-GPS capabilities and with the help of its camera (resolution not announced yet) it would also support Geotagging. Like it’s arch-rival, the Tube will have a 3 inch touchscreen; it wont be multi-touch but will have stylus support. Not too much info has been revealed, so stay tuned for updates. However, we do know for sure that Nokia is definitely in the running for the ‘i-Killer’ title.

Samsung i900
Samsung's soon-to-be-launched i900 is already being touted as an i-Killer. The new handset will have a large 3.5 inch display with a 240 x 400 pixel resolution. It will support HSDPA/UMTS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with A2DP. Other features include 8GB of internal memory, GPS, and a TV-out feature. Apart from the audio and video media player, it will also have an FM radio.

The i900 will have a 5MP auto-focus camera. It will run on Windows Mobile 6.1 pro. The specs are not out officially but some images floating around the web indicate that the i900 has just two buttons under the screen and what looks to be a pad of some sort. It could presumably be a touch-sensitive optical pad as in the i780 Windows Mobile device that was launched a while ago. So this would be Samsung’s second foray into the ‘i-Killer’ list.


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dude.....! you are doing an amazing job but giving it ronng itles....!! They aren't Top iPhone Killers......!! Your articles include iPhone look-allikes or as u say iKillers.....!!! Bt anyways u rokk for posting such nice artticles.......!!!
Nikhil Jain @ Aug 02, 2008
Sony Ericsson Xperia x1 is going to be the real iPhone killer... I'm eagerly waiting for that phone....
Anoop @ Jun 11, 2008
but what about iphone bluetooth?
you cant trasfer files. its waste.
Deepesh @ Jun 10, 2008
Have a look at Sonyericsson Xperia x1.... I think all thse fail in Front of Tht phn.. and I am Just Waitin for tht BAby of Mine to Be Launched in India. :D
JoJo @ Jun 10, 2008
but i
think no one can defeat iphone due to the brand name "apple"
sagar @ Jun 10, 2008
apple sucks guys with their strategies,i bought 16gig iPhone just few months bk for whopping 16000/rs. and now they announce the new 3G iPhone 16gig for 299$,that really sucksssssssssss
babs @ Jun 10, 2008
Nokia is the ruler of the mobile market and will continue to do so.
L D @ Jun 09, 2008
All hail the mighty Iphone which lead to this revolution ... and opened eyes for manufacturers .... all hail apple .. which has been innovating forever and ever and ever .... 1st it was GUI based computers ... then the really usefull and trendy ipod ... aka mp3 and video players ... then it was 3d effects enabled desktops... and now the iphone .... people can just copy off Apple .. but cant innovate ....
MaxAxe @ Jun 09, 2008
Well I strongly feel it'l be d samsung i900 which seems capable of detrhoning d I-Phone..
Pramit @ Jun 09, 2008
What is the price range in In Rs ?
L N Roychoudhury @ Jun 09, 2008
samsung i900 looks good and its to be launched soon unlike most phones featyred here ////

also htc touch daiimond a really good phone ....
Bharat @ Jun 09, 2008
nothing like the iphone man, definetly not this ugly lookin g neo 1973....
mj @ Jun 09, 2008
The HTC Diamond (Pro Touch) can seriously damage the Iphone market - take a look at the features ! Coming from the HTC stable, integrating the best of the Tytn II and the Touch, with 3G, GPS, wifi, sliding keyboard, QVGA, touchflo it has the capability to smash the Iphone.
AbhayB @ Jun 09, 2008
SE Xperie is taking forever and got stuck with its software bugs!!! Apple has moved up the race with its iPhone 2.0 and will soon work on to beat Xperia when it possibly announced during X'Mas shopping season.

Apple strategy seems to be, major upgrade during June and minor upgrades (memory increase) during January/Feb. So when Xperia gets ready, you will be have upgraded iPhone 2.1/2.3 etc....
Amar @ Jun 08, 2008
as an iphone owner i would say none of these have a chance and im the type of guy thats hates ipods but the iphone is like alien tech. but i do agree with one guy the xperia is gonna beat the iphine if they do not revise it soon... and apple plzzz put more memorie in the new one my 16gb is full thanx
Rushabh Joshi @ Jun 08, 2008
Once you you an iPhone, I bet you are not gonna like any other phone. Trust me on that.
Ankit Agarwal @ Jun 08, 2008
an iphone 2 is comin so u bettr make another topic called - iphone 2 killers :d
jerry. j @ Jun 08, 2008
omg waiting for Nokia Tube

luks awesome...
Vinay @ Jun 08, 2008
Openmoko Neo 1973 is ihe ikiller i phone i would choose
rohit agarwala @ Jun 08, 2008
xperia fr sure..
raghav @ Jun 08, 2008
I guess Nokia will surely .....
Tanvir @ Jun 08, 2008
Most definately the Sony-ericsson Xperia X1....
NB @ Jun 07, 2008
The image included under Nokia 7700 is right. Please update it immediately
K7 @ Jun 07, 2008
Nokia n 98 will be the iphone killer...it looks good and it has some excellent features
ankur @ Jun 07, 2008
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