Samsung's UpStage Versus Apple's iPhone
Justin Good — March 31, 2007 — Tech
References: breakinglegalnews
If you can't wait until the IPhone is available, you might want to check this phone out from Samsung: the "innovative, super-slim, two-faced UpStage (M620). The UpStage is a "chocolate-bar style hanset" that is "less than a half inch thick and not much taller or wider than an iPod nano. It has a 1.4 color screen, has music/multimedia functionality and its price is $300 dollars or $150 dollars for a 2 year contract with Sprint Nextel.
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Super-slim Phones — Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating even thinner and more compact smartphones.
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Two-faced Phones — Opportunity to design smartphones with dual-screen functionality for enhanced multitasking and user experience.
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Music/multimedia Phones — Opportunity to develop smartphones with advanced media features and enhanced music playback capabilities.
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Mobile Phone Manufacturing — Opportunity for phone manufacturers to outpace competitors by producing super-slim and two-faced phones.
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Telecommunication Providers — Opportunity for telecommunication providers to offer music-oriented and multimedia-focused phone plans and services.
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Consumer Electronics Retail — Opportunity for retailers to cater to the demand for music and multimedia phones by offering a wide range of products and accessories.
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