iPhone 3G vs. New 3G Phones

With the launch of the iPhone 3G a couple of weeks ago, the market for third-generation mobile phones has entered its most interesting and exciting phase so far.

Not only because the 3G version of Apple’s smart phone marks the arrival of the market’s best, although we do have legions of Mac diehards ready to attest to this proposition as a fact.

But more so because prior to Steve Jobs’ 3G move, there already is a great bunch of well-designed, highly capable 3G phones in the market.

iPhone 3G

Its launch-day software glitches, notwithstanding, the iPhone 3G has earned for itself the reputation for being the 3G phone to beat. It remains one of the most sought-after, eagerly awaited IT products of its generation.

From media reports and comments by users of online discussion boards, most Mac phone subscribers were not disappointed.

Nokia E71

Coming from the Finnish mobile phone giant, the Nokia E71 gives a new meaning to the smart in smart phones. This 114 x 57 x 10mm mobile computer, er… phone, offers optimized mobile email and messaging capabilities.

Despite its being pocket-sized, the E71 comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, offering one-handed typing convenience for mobile subscribers.

BlackBerry Bold

The boldest statement yet from Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry mobile phones that have become synonymous with mobile email, the BlackBerry Bold comes with high-speed connectivity, multimedia features, GPS and BlackBerry maps and Wi-Fi. A brilliant display completes its lineup of smart-phone features.

The BlackBerry Bold represents RIM’s strongest bid to retain the smart-phone crown.

Touch Diamond



This looker of a mobile phone comes powered by a Qualcomm MSM7201A 528MHz processor.

Its Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, on the other hand, ensures that this handset from Taiwan’s HTC Corp. is compatible with a wide range of mobile applications.

HTC has been known for coming out with high-quality products. This 110-gram, 102 x 51 x 11.35 mm beauty continues this tradition.

Quite a number of mobile communication industry observers had feared for the 3G market, suspecting maybe that the third-generation mobile phone sector might fail to take off just as next generations of mobile telephone technologies were seen hovering over the not-so-far horizon.

Today’s 3G scene, hence, is a far cry from what the market used to be, and what some industry analysts feared it would become.

This bevy of well-designed and highly capable handsets demonstrates how strong the market really is.