Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
I'm amazed how hard it is for well established mobile phone manufacturers like RIM and Nokia to catch up with Apple on the UI & touchscreen front... It just goes to show that Apple's doing something right!
And yes, I love both my N95 and my iPhone, and I liked my Wi-Fi Curve. But I didn't like the plastic-surface, impossible-to-read0-in-sunlight resistive touchscreen on my LG Vu.
Why is Apple the only one (so far) to offer a glass-surface, sunlight-readable capacitive touchscreen? And multitouch at that.
Because they bought 8 years worth of technology from Fingerworks almost 5 years ago. They were one of the only companies in the world not only researching it, but creating commercial products. That gave them a huge head start.
Because they bought 8 years worth of technology from Fingerworks almost 5 years ago. They were one of the only companies in the world not only researching it, but creating commercial products. That gave them a huge head start.