iPhone Alternatives

Here's something for the iPhone-resistant. CW was nice enough to post iPhone alternatives for those of you who have the will and determination to ignore Apple's new toy.

Samsung UpStage SPH-M620
The UpStage is an innovatively designed two-sided "candy bar" phone. You make calls using one side and flip it over to use the device as a music player. Although it has a small screen, the UpStage is Web ready and operates over Sprint's 1xEV-DO network, which is several times faster than AT&T's EDGE network. You can also download music over the air from Sprint's music service, and it handles streaming video, both feats the iPhone hasn't yet mastered.

LG Chocolate LG VX8550

This second iteration of LG's Chocolate is slightly slimmer and a bit easier to navigate than the strong-selling first version. Like the Samsung UpStage offered by Sprint, the LG Chocolate can download music over the air, display streaming video and browse the Web at full 3G speeds, which are typically in the range of 500Kbit/sec.

Nokia 5300 XpressMusic

This slider phone has been around since last fall and has a lot going for it. For one thing, while you can buy it directly from T-Mobile, you also can buy an unlocked version for use with any GSM cellular operator (AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S.). It has an FM radio and you can sync it with your desktop personal information. It also shares one shortcoming with the iPhone: It works only over EDGE cellular data networks.

What becomes painfully obvious when you look at the comparison is the hefty price tag, but early sales numbers don't lie. People are willing to pay for the full cost of the unit and more. We're all seeing the effects of Steve Jobs' reality distortion field. Do we even have the capacity to resist it?

Source: CW

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