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Verizon's Challenge To the iPhone Confirmed

Posted by Soulskill on from the is-this-the-droid-you're-looking-for dept.

misnohmer writes "Verizon has just launched a new set of ads confirming the rumors of its upcoming iPhone competitor: 'Unlike previous Android phones, the Droid is rumored to be powered by the TI OMAP3430, the same core that the iPhone and Palm Pre use, and which significantly outperforms Qualcomm 528MHz ARM11-based Android phones that exist today. Droid will also be running v.2.0 of Android, with a significantly upgraded user interface. The Droid poses a different and more significant challenge to the iPhone than any other phone to date. The Palm Pre could have been that challenger, but it lacked the Verizon network, and users were unimpressed with the hardware. According to people who've handled the device, the Droid is the most sophisticated mobile device to hit the market to date from a hardware standpoint. When you combine that with the Verizon network, you've got something that is most definitely a challenger to the Jesus phone.'"

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  1. Re:Just Don't Get It by mvdwege · · Score: 2, Troll

    In other words, it lacks Apple Marketing and a slavish band of followers in the grip of the RDF.

    I'm very sorry, but I can't find any more of substance in your post.

    Mart

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    "I know I will be modded down for this": where's the option '-1, Asking for it'?
  2. Re:IPhone. Blah Blah Blah by mdwh2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yes indeed. I'd have no issue with people saying that the Iphone was one of the earlier devices to have touch screen (I'm not sure about the app store - note that these were commonplace before, done by the networks, or just offered by any website; Apple's is only notable in its disadvantage, in that you can only download from there, and of course it gets spun as an advantage). All phones have introduced new features when they are released - that's how progress works.

    But the way people talk about it on here, it's as if it's the only phone in existence; the only phone that introduced new features; as if it invented the whole idea of using a phone for Internet access or anything; and as if Apple were the number one, rather than being way behind Nokia and other companies. And if you disagree? Well, just look at the moderation on this story. (I always have to browse at -1 on Apple stories.)