Verizon Wireless introduced three new phones on the market to compete with the iPhone.
Photo from Reuters
The first of the three, Dubbed the Voyager, is made by LG Electronics and shares many components with the iPhone but has advancements that "trump" it. Verizon Wireless Chief Marketing Officer Mike Lanman boasted about the innovation, saying in an interview, "We think it'll be the best phone.... this year. It will kill the iPhone."
This article comes just a week after the media package Andy Franks and I put together! It's great that LG has come up with a phone that can actually compete with the iPhone because it seems like Apple is dominating the industry when it comes to MP3 players and PDAs.
Some of the benefits of the new Verizon Voyager include faster wireless internet access and a key pad. The key pad, which can be found with a second screen when the Voyager is opened at its hinges was included for those who dislike the iPhone's lack of one.
The second phone, Juke, is an ultra-narrow Samsung phone that comes in three different colors. The third phone, called Venus, comes in black and pink and has a touch screen as well as a keypad that slides from under the phone.
The prices for these phones have yet to be released, but they should range from less than $100 to $400.
For more informaion, check out the article on Yahoo.
1 comment:
While I don't think the Verizon Voyager will necessarily "kill" the iPhone, it'll definitely be a popular alternative to Apple's handy gizmo.
The most notable and useful difference in both phones is the Voyager's keypad. As an iPhone owner with moderately sized fingers, it is a challenge, at times, using the touch-screen keypad. Maybe it's Apple's way of telling me that my fingers are too fat.
Also, I wonder if Verizon will issue updates for the Voyager, much like Apple does with the iPhone via iTunes. Though the original iPhone will probably become obsolete in a few years, at least we'll be "up to date" when the times comes. :-)
-Kyle Shohara
P.S. - GO DUCKS! (the hockey team, of course)
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