iPhone 3G vs Nokia N96 and HTC Touch HD
Please forgive a link across to another haunt of mine, but yesterday I wrote this head to head between the iPhone 3G and two of its ‘flagship’ smartphone competitors in the marketplace: Nokia N96 and HTC Touch HD.
iPhone 3G vs HTC Touch HD vs Nokia N96
[and yes, I know that I've cheated here and used an iPod Touch in the photo - sorry, I didn't have a physical iPhone to hand]
The article/table’s quite long, but hopefully of interest. Summing up, I said that “The iPhone 3G will appeal to anyone looking for heavy media consumption and gaming – and it’s relatively cheap, SIM-free, especially considering the all-in data bundle”. I’m still staggered that O2 can offer it with unlimited data at £380 all-in, with no monthly contract or further commitments.
The HTC Touch HD is probably the best for Microsoft-centric businesses, despite its truly awful TouchFLO mashup, while the Nokia N96 is the best voice phone and has the best camera. But it’s fair to say that with its value and AppStore and elegant UI, the iPhone wins on most other counts.
iPhone 3G vs Touch Diamond – The Smartphones Show reckons it’s not even close…
Over in Smartphones Show 63, embedded below, I look at all the reasons why the theoretically outgunned Apple iPhone 3G manages to completely trounce the also-new HTC Touch Diamond. It’s not all about the interface, you know, but when one of said interfaces is a horrible kludge then picking a winning device really isn’t that hard.
You may want to fast forward over the first review of a budget S60 phone, although do note its amazing specs and price point – it’s not going for the same market as the iPhone, but it sets interesting precedents.
