The next
iPhone competence usually be weeks divided from attack the market, yet what else is out there?
Believe it or not, the
iPhone 5 or whatever Apple calls the subsequent iteration of the hugely renouned smartphone, will not be the usually prohibited device on the marketplace this fall. In this week’s Ask Maggie, we spell out a little of the tip competitors to the new iPhone.
I additionally suggest a little letter of reference to an additional reader who asks about switching to AT&T’s family devise from Verizon Wireless to save a little cash. And yield a little recommendations for which LTE network to choose.
Ask Maggie is a weekly letter of reference mainstay which answers readers’ wireless as great as broadband questions. If you’ve got a question, greatfully send me an e-mail during maggie dot reardon during cbs dot com. And greatfully put “Ask Maggie” in the theme header.
Competition for the new iPhone
Hi Maggie,
I know the new iPhone is approaching someday this fall. And we am deliberation removing it. But we was wondering if we could give a list of pick phones which we see competing with it. we usually know of 3 pick phones (all of which run
Android) which competence be contenders: the Samsung Galaxy S 2, HTC Evo 3D, as great as the Motorola DROID Bionic. Am we blank any pick devices? And do we cruise there will improved spec’ed inclination out in the subsequent integrate of months?
Thanks,
Jose
Dear Jose,
The 3 phones we listed have been clever foe for the subsequent iPhone. The Samsung GalaxyS II, HTC Evo 3D, as great as the Motorola Droid Bionic have been any installed with great specifications. Each of these phones runs the ultimate chronicle of the Android handling system, which is Gingerbread. And they any have dual-core processors.
The Samsung Galaxy S II as great as the Droid Bionic have been not nonetheless available. But the Samsung Galaxy S II will approaching go on sale after this month during AT&T as great as presumably pick carriers, together with Sprint Nextel. And the Droid Bionic is approaching to strike Verizon Wireless stores in September. The HTC Evo 3D, which allows we to constraint 3D video, is accessible right away on Sprint Nextel’s network.
CNET’s comparison reviews editor Bonnie Cha additionally says which the Motorola Photon 4G, which is right away accessible on Sprint’s network, is an additional estimable aspirant to the arriving iPhone. Like the pick phones mentioned, it’s an Android phone which runs the ultimate chronicle of the Android Gingerbread software. It additionally has a dual-core processor. And it supports Sprint’s 4G WiMax network.
Motorola additionally has a newer Droid which the blogosphere is already buzzing about: the Droid HD. Engadget not long ago posted a pattern as great as reported a little rough specs on the yet-to-be voiced phone, together with a 4.5-inch display, 8-megapixel camera (1080p HD video), as great as Micro-USB as great as Micro-HDMI output. The device is approaching to be thin. The Droid HD could come in as skinny as 8.5mm to 9mm, rivaling the Samsung Galaxy S II as great as the 8.49mm design, pronounced CNET blogger Scott Webster.
When the DroidHD competence be accessible is still unclear. The phone hasn’t been voiced yet. Also, keep in thoughts which the Droid Bionic was voiced in January, as great as it still has not been released.
CNET Reviews comparison editor Kent German points out which the new refurbish to the Android handling complement will additionally be entrance this fall, called Ice Cream Sandwich. This chronicle of the handling complement will be Google’s initial try to emanate a singular a single mobile OS which can run on both smartphones as great as tablets with opposite facilities as great as sizes. The new program will be accessible initial for ascent to the Nexus S. Other Android phones will in the destiny be means to ascent to the software. And it’s approaching which the Nexus Prime, due out toward the finish of the year, will be the initial Android phone sporting Ice Cream Sandwich from the start.
Of course, all of these have been Google Android phones. There have been additionally pick smartphones sporting pick handling systems additionally attack the marketplace this fall. And Kent adds which multiform smartphones with the Mango refurbish for Windows Phone will be entrance out on a array of new devices. These new smartphones could strike the marketplace in the subsequent integrate of months. Nokia is additionally approaching to launch the initial Windows Phone inclination prior to the finish of the year as well.
The Windows Phone height is seen as a viable aspirant to Google’s Android as great as Apple’s iOS handling systems. It’s gaining traction in between developers as great as many of the many renouned apps have been already accessible for the platform.
And let’s not dont cruise about Research In Motion. The BlackBerry builder has been delayed to broach new products to the choice over the past year, yet the association is releasing a slew of new products this month. Some people would disagree these have been not loyal competitors to the iPhone, given which the browsing as great as app capabilities have been still lacking. Also as my co-worker Roger Cheng forked out recently, the phones have been as great expensive.
Still, it’s formidable to contend only how any of these phones will smoke-stack up opposite the new iPhone, given Apple hasn’t expelled sum of the new iPhone, yet.
More interpretation devise angst
Dear Maggie,
I am right away with Verizon Wireless. we have an old-fashioned BlackBerry Tour, yet we do have an sum interpretation plan. My mother is right away on AT&T as great as she was additionally means to keep her sum interpretation plan. we am meditative about withdrawal Verizon Wireless to stick on her on her AT&T plan. we will be giving up my 20% bonus with Verizon as great as an sum interpretation devise with Verizon, yet with both of us on the AT&T plan, the family will save money.
Still, we have a series of concerns relating to this switch. Will my work be improved or worse with AT&T? Will we bewail removing absolved of my sum interpretation devise when fancier as great as some-more able phones have been introduced? And do we cruise which Verizon is removing ready to suggest a little improved understanding to existent business which I’ll skip out on if we leave now? PLEASE HELP!!!
Thanks,
Nhicks1
Dear Nhicks1,
I’ve got to confess this is a difficult one. But here’s my advice: Unless we watch tide a lot of abounding media on your phone whilst outward of Wi-Fi, we cruise you’ll be excellent but the sum interpretation plan, even with a cooler, some-more able phone in the future. I’ve created about this utterly a bit for CNET as great as all the research so distant indicates which the normal chairman uses distant reduction than the 2GB cap, which costs rounded off the same as the sum plan.
Of course, there have been indications which interpretation work is growing. And some-more modernized phones as great as LTE competence inspire people to work their interpretation services more. But we cruise you’d substantially still have a lot of headroom underneath the stream 2GB devise unless your function changes dramatically.
I do not know of any pick special deals which Verizon is charity so we can’t assistance we there. But generally, the association has been raising prices as great as charging a reward for the services rsther than than the pick approach around. And we cruise that’s since they know they have the strongest network out there.
My usually regard for we is the peculiarity of your network connection, since no have a difference how poor the devise is from AT&T or how cold your new phone is, if we can’t have calls or bond to the Net, your phone becomes only a large reticent accessory. A lot of consumers have complained which AT&T’s network doesn’t perform great in sure tools of the country, similar to New York City as great as San Francisco.
I live in NYC as great as we can discuss it we which we have been a single of those subscribers undone by forsaken calls. That said, AT&T functions ideally excellent in pick tools of the country. For example, we have integrate of problems with the work when we revisit my father in Delaware. If your mother is already regulating AT&T as great as she is confident with the service, that’s a great denote which it will substantially work excellent for we too.
So if she is removing decent service, as great as AT&T’s devise is still cheaper for your family even with a twenty percent bonus with Verizon, it’s tough not to have the switch. I’d contend go for it as great as save a little cash. we goal this letter of reference is helpful. Good luck!
The LTE conundrum
Dear Maggie,
I am an AT&T patron as great as we unequivocally wish an LTE smartphone. we know which AT&T is rolling out the LTE network soon. So we am wondering if we should wait for for the AT&T launch or if we should burst boat to Verizon Wireless. Which a single is approaching to have the improved network? Also, if we get an LTE phone with Verizon now, could we work it after on AT&T?
Thanks,
Stephan
Dear Stephan,
In conditions of network coverage, Verizon Wireless is your most appropriate gamble right away as great as approaching will be for a little time. This week, Verizon voiced which the network is right away accessible to some-more than 160 million Americans, some-more than half the nation’s sum population.
Since initial rising the network in December, Verizon has managed to hurl out 4G LTE work in 117 cities. And the conduit is on aim to strech even some-more cities by the finish of the year. Executives have told CNET which they design the network to be deployed in 175 markets by the finish of 2011.
Verizon claims which on a real-world, entirely installed network, the 4G LTE network should broach normal download speeds of in between 5 as great as twelve megabits per second as great as upload speeds of 2Mbps to 5Mbps.
While Verizon has outlayed 8 months covering half the U.S. race with 4G LTE, AT&T is only right away removing started. AT&T plans to launch the network in five–Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, as great as San Antonio–over the subsequent integrate of months. And it plans to strech fifteen markets by the finish of the year.
AT&T claims which it’s T-Mobile USA merger will assistance it cover 95 percent of the U.S. with 4G LTE, it seems which Verizon will get there most earlier but appropriation any pick company.
What’s some-more AT&T doesn’t have any 4G LTE smartphones on the marketplace yet, whilst Verizon already has multiform which have been accessible today. And some-more have been coming.
Unfortunately, even yet AT&T as great as Verizon have been regulating the same LTE record to set up their new 4G networks, inclination from possibly network approaching won’t work on the other’s network. The reason since is since the companies have been regulating opposite air wave frequencies to broadcast their signals.
So my letter of reference to we is which if we unequivocally wish 4G, we should pointer up for Verizon’s LTE service.
Update 7:08 a.m. PT: Oops! we forgot to discuss Kent German’s idea which Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich refurbish is approaching to be an additional cause to cruise for those seeking for alternatives to the subsequent iPhone. The story has been updated with report per Ice Cream Sandwich.
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