Incoming iPhone Killers? The Nokia Tube and Sony Ericsson Superphone
Not a acceptable deal's notorious approximately Sony Ericsson and Nokia's upcoming attempts to produce an iPhone Killer, a expressive call with unabridged touchscreen access, that testament settle the Apple offering in its place. On the contrary let's catching a gaze at what IS known...
Nokia Tube - Series 60 goes all touchy-feely
Nokia get a far-reaching chronicle of building smartphones on the ample UIQ Series 60 interface. When you glom though the string of preceding walking phones that account that, it's both spread out and impressive, with a quantity of names you may bushy-tailed recognise:. N91... N80... N95... N82... N73... well, the folder goes on, however what's bright is that it IS a beautifully slick and user-friendly interface. On the other hand it's never been able to cornerstone touchscreens...
Until now, that is, owing to Nokia recently officially announced that they're working on a fully touchscreen ambulatory phone, powered by a trade-mark fresh Series 60 'Touch' interface. And it will be called the Nokia Tube. The contemplate of the interface will be immediately recognisable to anyone who's used a Nokia before, nevertheless with higher quality icons, it's going to accomplish it a doddle to convenience with your finger. It's rumored that's not Perfectly an iPhone beater, but we'll hold to see...
Sony Ericsson Superphone - so good, no-one yet knows what it's called!
Meanwhile, the other competition for the iPhone Killer coronet comes from Sony Ericsson. But the object is, y'see, no-one de facto knows what the just out animated phone's called. All we apprehend is that it WAS proclaimed recently as the Sony Ericsson Maria, although that epithet seems to hold out by the wayside. But, it's as worthy a term as any, for now! It's alleged to break the newest history of the UIQ touchscreen interface, optimised for finger discipline and multitouch, and will catch the clash straight to the iPhone. Equitable a shame, that Sony Ericsson won't declare us about it, and no-one knows what it'll bad eye like. I'll hazard a guess, though. Analogous an iPhone.
So, with all this in mind, with late top-end mobile phones future out, should Apple be worried? Well, maybe. The Nokia Tube, unfortunately, doesn't examine comparable it's going to steal its crown. The dusk horse, the Sony Ericsson, might though. But then, both of them enjoy to face the act that there'll be a Inexperienced 3G iPhone this year. And it may flourishing kick them both in the head...
Published: April 24, 2008