Mobile phone Apple iPhone has been officially presented on January, 9th this year. Before an hour Х anybody from usual people (not concerning to Apple or Cingular) did not know, how the device much will look, though assumptions was. iPhone became first mass mobile phone without digital keyboard, and its main merit. In USA sales begun in June,29, in Europe is closer to the end of year, and in Asia - in the beginning of 2008. Device costs 499$ for 4GB model and 599$ for 8GB model.

Technical characteristics:

- A network: GSM/EDGE
- Operational system: Mac OS X
- The display: a diagonal - 3.5 inches, the resolution- 480 х 320 pixels
- The camera: 2.0 megapixels
- Volume of built in memory: 4GB or 8GB
- Bluetooth 2.0, EDR, A2DP
- Wi-Fi
- An operating time in a conversation and videoplayer mode: till 5 hours
- An operating time in an audioplayer mode: till 16 hours
- Weight: 135 gramme
- Sizes: 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm

It is natural, to become the high-grade competitor of iPhone, the potential opponent should have touch display, at least. Taking into account the given requirement ten main competitors of Apple iPhone also have been selected.

1. Samsung F700 Ultra Multimedia

The most dangerous competitor considers Samsung F700 Ultra Multimedia which has been shown for the first time at an exhibition 3GSM. The official announcement has taken place hardly earlier, and, we will tell directly, phone is worthy to be called «as the murderer of iPhone». It have two important characteristics which are not present at iPhone: support of technology of high-speed data transmission HSDPA and QWERTY-keyboard.

Device technical characteristics:

- A network: GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz), UTMS 2100 MHz, HSDPA, EDGE
- Operational system: Windows Mobile 6
- The camera: 5 megapixels, an auto focus
- The display: VibeTonz, a diagonal - 2.78 inches, 256 thousand colours, resolution - 240 x 440 points
- Bluetooth, USB
- The expansion slot: microSD
- The sliding QWERTY-keyboard
- Sizes: 104 x 50 x 16.4 mm

2. LG Prada (KE850)

Mobile phone LG Prada grows out of job of companies LG and Prada. Company LG worked mainly over a technical component of the device, and Prada - over design of the case and the interface. A number of analysts considers, that LG in vain is afraid Apple iPhone as girls will prefer more expensive and stylish Prada more likely, than mass and quite usual outwardly iPhone. The device release in Europe should take place till the end of February,2007. Cost - 750$.

Device technical characteristics:

- A network: GSM/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- The camera: Schneider-Kreuznach, 2.0 megapixels, flash
- The display: a diagonal - 3 inches, 256 thousand colours, resolution - 240 x 400 points
- Bluetooth 2.0 with support of profiles
- The expansion slot: microSD
- Sizes: 98.8 x 54 x 12 mm

3. Meizu miniOne

The Korean manufacturer of media players Meizu has presented miniOne (in past M8) some days prior to official demonstration of iPhone. Therefore to accuse the Chinese company of plagiarism, at least, silly. If cost of Meizu miniOne appears 10 times less than cost of iPhone it is possible to consider in absentia Meizu miniOne as the winner.

Device technical characteristics:

- A network: GSM, TD-SCDMA
- The display: a diagonal - 3.3 inches, resolution - 720 x 480 pixels
- The basic camera: 3.2 megapixels
- The additional camera: 0.1 megapixels
- The processor: ARM11
- Bluetooth 2.0
- TV-exit
- Sizes: 105 x 57 x 11.5 mm

4. Neonode N2

Neonode N2 - second attempt of Swedish company to enter in market of mobile phones. Phone has made the present furore at an exhibition-conference 3GSM this year, and, it is necessary to tell, not without the aid of an unusual advertising campaign where the pregnant man after period of painful expectation “having born a child - the fourth main competitor of iPhone”. The device will offer buyers unique possibilities of management of phone - having touch with a finger a certain part of the touch display, it is possible to call a menu window, to cancel a call, to rotate the interface on 90 degrees and so on.

Device technical characteristics:

- A network: GSM/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
- The display: a diagonal - 2.0 inches, resolution - 176 x 220 points, quantity of colours - 65 thousand
- The camera: 2.0 megapixels
- The expansion slot: miniSD
- Bluetooth 2.0
- An operating time in a conversation mode: till 4 hours
- An operating time in an expectation mode: till 200 hours
- Sizes: 77 x 47 x 14.7 mm
- Weight: 70 gramme

5. Microsoft Zune Phone

Though Bill Gates has rejected all hearings and suspicions of corporation Microsoft that it secretly works over a mobile phone like Zune, there are all bases to believe, that so it is. Microsoft more than once surprised all - at first with game console Xbox, then media player Zune. Besides to give the worthy answer to the immemorial opponent in the name of Apple to company Microsoft sooner or later it is necessary.

Presumably, phone will be very similar on Zune, as operational system will be used Windows Mobile 6, module Wi-Fi will be built in it and possibility of synchronisation with console Xbox 360 is integrated.

6. FIC Neo1973

FIC Neo1973 - the Linux-smart phone which works on an open platform that is one of its main distinctive features. The device will be accessible in several colour variations. Being made in bright colours reminds a children’s toy which give to small children, that obviously works not in favour of a product.

Device technical characteristics:

- A network: GSM/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
- The display: a diagonal - 2.8 inches, resolution - 640 х 480 pixels
- AGPS
- Bluetooth
- USB 1.1
- The RAM memory size: 128 Mb
- ROM memory size: 64 Mb
- The expansion slot: microSD
- Accumulator capacity: 1200 mA/ch
- The sizes: 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 mm
- Weight: 184 grammes

7. Nvidia Quark

Nvidia Quark has been shown at an exhibition-conference 3GSM 2007. Nvidia in every possible way denies possibility of occurrence of Quark on sale, however it is possible to result variety of examples when companies releases in a new, novel market. We will look, what will happens. At least, now Quark all is looked very favourably, and thanks to processor GoForce 6100 for the sake of which demonstration, actually, Quark was created.

8. Nokia Aeon

The eighth place deservedly occupies concept from Nokia, information about which has appeared in October of last year. The case face entirely represents touch display (the digital keyboard - too job of touch display) which, reacting to pressing of fingers, will constantly be transformed. Probably, while given article is written, experts Nokia already with might and main test working on prototypes of Aeon. We watch announcements.

9. BenQ-Siemens Black Box

One more concept. This time from not absolutely successfully developed tandem BenQ-Siemens. The companies some times showed excellent concepts which could surprise many, but really put them on the market could not make it (or not wanted?). So the probability of release of phone to the public is very small.

10. Google Switch

«GooglePhone» hardly becomes powerful threat for iPhone, but it is impossible to sweep aside any probabilities. The given device will be completed with a set of programs from Google (Google Search, Google Mail, Google Earth and so on) and, rumors, will not be equipped by flash memory that is very strange. The photo, probably, is fake, but representatives of Google did not act with an official refutation. We wait for the official announcement.

It is necessary to recognise, that iPhone has served as an impulse for all manufacturers of mobile devices.

And though first persons Nokia and Motorola acted with official statements, that they are not afraid of Apple and it iPhone, it is not true. It is known, that even manufacturer of communicators RIM (Research In Motion) has moved date of release of BlackBerry 8820 so that it was not crossed in stores with iPhone though, apparently, as usual phone focused on other category of buyers can affect, on sales of QwErTy-communicators from BlackBerry?

Many manufacturers try to make phones similar to Apple phone, and it is impossible to blame them for it. After all it is necessary to imitate something ?

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