Could the iPhone be good news for Nokia fans in the US

Just a thought........but if the iphone, a high-end, expensive phone is extremely successful in the United States it may have to open Nokia's eyes to start gearing some of their products more towards us. It may not, but for now, it is what I am hoping.
 
I don't think so. Why? I don't think the iPhone will be successful. I think it's too overpriced and that it's going to be too confusing for the average consumer.
 
From the looks of it the iphone can kick my N80's butt sideways plus the $599 model comes with 8GIG.

The downside is that Apple are going to sell it sim locked to cingular. So the only one I want is the one they sell outside the US that isn't sim locked.
 
If Americans were willing to cough up the cash for a phone and it were unlocked without carrier exclusivity, then yeah, it would be good news for Nokia users in the U.S. since they can use it as an example how a high end unlocked phone would sell here.

Bottom line though, most consumers would find it too expensive, so I don't think it'll be successful.
 
I think Apple's iPhone is going to kick some serious butt. Why?

1-It's gorgeous.
2-It'll be easy to use. Apple is all about UI.
3-It's already perceived as the new device to have. Maybe not for the hard core types (like s60 Nokia users!), but it'll become the new Razor for those looking for the next cool style.
4-The price is not too 'out there' for what it will be capable of.
5-Apple can spin it (after the Cingy contract runs out) for all the other carriers.

I hope it generates some cool new and serious competition from Nokia and SE (Motorola doesn't have a chance, IMO).

Don't get me wrong....I love my new N73. But....been both a Mac (and PC) user for now over 20 years. I'll definitely give it a look when it gets past the first couple of f/w revisions
 
Although the specs for both phones are pretty impressive, I think the iPhone will wipe it's own butt with the N95, assuming the N95 isn't quadband GSM.

It's been said time and time again, that Nokia doesn't really care about NA. Some of their better phone offerings don't have GSM850 and let's not even talk about Verizon or Cingular.
 
If it was priced about $100 less and had 3G, I'd be giving it a good hard look. But I just won't buy another non-3G device for a primary phone. Just doesn't make sense with my usage.
 
The N95 has been confirmed for some time that it is a Quadband GSM and you have to pick your own poison in these debates. The N95 is pretty darn impressive stacked up against any current handheld and it's imaging capabilities are unequaled....and that cant be debated.
 
If the iPhone is running a real Mac version of OS X (and can run Mac apps), it would be worth the price. But if the subsidized 2yr prices is $499/599, what will the regular prices be? My guess is to add $150-200 to the price.
 
if it wasnt locked and so expensive id love to get one and say goodbye to nokia and s60 and the anemic ram that comes with nokia's damn phones
 
Stop and ask yourself how may people are willing to carry a 3.5" screen PDA around. That form factor is too big to pocket comfortably, even if thin. This iphone is therefore a jacket pocket or bag or belt clip oriented device - not jeans pocket. And that puts it in a niche category

Windows Mobile PDA phone sales took off like a shot when HTC came out with the Jam ie a scaled down device with 2.8" screen that was at least plausibly pocketable. The PDA2K you are talking about never acheived anything like the mass acceptance of the Jam class - and it was all about SIZE.

IMO Apple is aiming this specific device at people who would carry and archos, business PDA users who are willing to carry a large PDA and early adopters who will spend to be first. This device targeted and priced to cream money off of them first.

They will later on come out with a smaller, cheaper version with screen side in the 2.5"-2.8" range ie where you have decent screen real estate, but the device is actually pocketable. I personally wouldnt buy one until then.



Spot on I say this is targeted at PDA folks. Having owned an I-mate Jam, i share your POV on the futility of on-screen keyboards. But that said, if Apple can be clever enough with predictive text ie take the predictive text on Sony UIQ3 devices as a baseline and advance it from there - they might crack that nut. But we just have to wait and see what they have put in and how it works. At the end of the day, even those of us who like keybaords are not dogmatic - we just want something that works and is fast. If they can pull that off, more power to them.
 
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