iPhone-alikes: miniOne, F700, LG Prada
With the early announcement of the iPhone, competition appears to be heating up for similar touch-screen cellphones from other manufacturers.
VR Zone posts photos of an iPhone look-alike from Chinese company Meizu. The "miniOne" reportedly runs Windows CE 6.0 and offers a similar look to the unreleased Apple iPhone. The clone, however, does offer a higher resolution screen (720x480) and a 3 megapixel camera.
Meanwhile, Samsung has announced the F700 which also incorporates a touch-screen, but also offers a slide-out keyboard for text entry.
Finally TelecomsKorea reports that LG officials believe that the iPhone is a copy of their Prada phone, which was shown 3 months before the iPhone's announcement.
The similarities between the Prada phone and the Apple iPhone were widely noted shortly after the iPhone's announcement.
Based on the available information, none of the iPhone-alikes appear to offer a multi-touch screen which has been considered an innovative new feature of the iPhone.
VR Zone posts photos of an iPhone look-alike from Chinese company Meizu. The "miniOne" reportedly runs Windows CE 6.0 and offers a similar look to the unreleased Apple iPhone. The clone, however, does offer a higher resolution screen (720x480) and a 3 megapixel camera.
Meanwhile, Samsung has announced the F700 which also incorporates a touch-screen, but also offers a slide-out keyboard for text entry.
Finally TelecomsKorea reports that LG officials believe that the iPhone is a copy of their Prada phone, which was shown 3 months before the iPhone's announcement.
We consider that Apple copycat Prada phone after the design was unveiled when it was presented in the iF Design Award and won the prize in September 2006.
The similarities between the Prada phone and the Apple iPhone were widely noted shortly after the iPhone's announcement.
Based on the available information, none of the iPhone-alikes appear to offer a multi-touch screen which has been considered an innovative new feature of the iPhone.
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65 months ago
Nobody will get close to replicating Apple's intuitive UI. They may have touch-screen abilities but that doesn't make them iPhones.
65 months ago
Based on the available information, none of the iPhone-alikes appear to offer a multi-touch screen which has been considered an innovative new feature of the iPhone.
And there it is.
65 months ago
I did see the Prada phone when it came out then the iphone. I couldnt believe the iphones similarities to the prada LG....
Just posing a dumb question but what if the iphone isnt the final design....and it was just another mock up?
Just posing a dumb question but what if the iphone isnt the final design....and it was just another mock up?
65 months ago
LG knows how long it takes to design, prototype, and get a device to work.
rubbish.
rubbish.
65 months ago
Based on the available information, none of the iPhone-alikes appear to offer a multi-touch screen which has been considered an innovative new feature of the iPhone.
EEEErrrrrrr maybe because its patented!
As Jobs said at the keynote!
65 months ago
Of the three mentioned, that miniOne looks the most like the iPhone. Even down to their iCal-like icon.
And is that a camera facing the user, I see??
OK Samsung's. I get it. They both have rounded corners.
Beyond that the F700 looks as much like an iPhone as I do Brad Pitt.
For LG to claim Apple ripped THEM off is merely to generate buzz about their POS phone. That said, there is no way Apple saw the Prada, thought "wow, that looks incredible" and then designed, produced and presented their own by MWSF. No way. Nope. Wrong.
Clone all you want people. You don't have multi-touch nor OS X.
And is that a camera facing the user, I see??
OK Samsung's. I get it. They both have rounded corners.
Beyond that the F700 looks as much like an iPhone as I do Brad Pitt.
For LG to claim Apple ripped THEM off is merely to generate buzz about their POS phone. That said, there is no way Apple saw the Prada, thought "wow, that looks incredible" and then designed, produced and presented their own by MWSF. No way. Nope. Wrong.
Clone all you want people. You don't have multi-touch nor OS X.
65 months ago
But the iPhone was in development for a couple of years, the wankstains at LG can shove it. How different can two phones with an entire touch screen face look from each other? :rolleyes:
Anyway, the resolution is really decent for the phone, and although it's not as high as that of the F700, the F700 has positively anemic storage. It has an onboard flash drive with 64MB capacity with the option of a MicroSD expansion which will no doubt drive the price up just a tad. I read somewhere that the Prada phone will not only be more expensive than the iPhone, it will be more expensive by almost, if not over $100, which makes it a big ripoff. So far these other phones are licked in terms of initial storage capacity. 4-8GB of storage is not common amongst these types of phones, and anyone familiar with purchasing those tiny flash cards knows they don't come cheap. As for the camera, 2 MP is not great, but since I also own a digital camera I couldn't care less. Seriously, who cares about having near pro quality on a cell phone digicam.
Anyway, the resolution is really decent for the phone, and although it's not as high as that of the F700, the F700 has positively anemic storage. It has an onboard flash drive with 64MB capacity with the option of a MicroSD expansion which will no doubt drive the price up just a tad. I read somewhere that the Prada phone will not only be more expensive than the iPhone, it will be more expensive by almost, if not over $100, which makes it a big ripoff. So far these other phones are licked in terms of initial storage capacity. 4-8GB of storage is not common amongst these types of phones, and anyone familiar with purchasing those tiny flash cards knows they don't come cheap. As for the camera, 2 MP is not great, but since I also own a digital camera I couldn't care less. Seriously, who cares about having near pro quality on a cell phone digicam.
65 months ago
Whilst many people will probably buy these "cheap imitations", it would be nice to see another company trying to innovate, instead of just relying on Apple for their Research and Development. At the end of the day, Windows Mobile Sucks (I haven't tried Windows Mobile 6 though! - but it doesn't look that nice), Apple looks as if they have got a winner, And I will be a customer for sure, when the iPhone is released in the UK.
65 months ago
I'm sorry, there is no way Apple ripped off the Prada phone. Apple has been working on the iPhone for 2 years.
I'll also add that I'm not at all surprised with the shameless rip off atempts of the iPhone. Don't any of these companies have any pride? Why can't other people innovate and come up with their own ideas instead of just trying to ride Apple's genious? It's really starting to piss me off!!!
I'll also add that I'm not at all surprised with the shameless rip off atempts of the iPhone. Don't any of these companies have any pride? Why can't other people innovate and come up with their own ideas instead of just trying to ride Apple's genious? It's really starting to piss me off!!!
65 months ago
I couldnt believe the iphones similarities to the prada LG....
Side by side comparison, anyone?
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