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The Next Big Thing

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:35:26 +0000

I think this video kind of sums up what this iPhone Killer website is all about. Sometimes people get so caught up in cult-like following that they forget to see what else is out there. I’m not saying Samsung is necessarily better than Apple but there are other phones besides iPhones and some of them are pretty good. (Actually, really good in some areas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h5JSojJN3Y

Apple is #1 Smartphone Manufacturer in the World

admin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:03:34 +0000

When Apple first entered the handset market in 2007 with only one model, many of the top handset manufacturers at the time did not take it very seriously. They dismissed it as a more of kids phone or a play phone not appropriate for the corporate world. Back then, Nokia was #1 handset manufacturer in the world in both total number of handsets as well as #1 smartphone manufacturer using their own Symbian operating system, Samsung #2, Motorola #3, LG #4, and Sony Ericsson #5. In short 4 years, Apple has taken the #1 spot as the largest smartphone manufacturer and in the process made Nokia to fire their CEO, kill their Symbian OS, and partner with Microsoft for their smartphone mobile OS. During the same time, we also saw RIM (makers of Blackberry) lose their tight held grip of the corporate smartphone market. Samsung embraced Google’s Android OS early on and has done well with their Galaxy S line of smartphones. Motorola had to change their CEO and start over by also betting it all on Android. Both LG and SonyEricsson were late to smartphone market and saw their overall market share decline. HTC, who only makes smartphones, saw their market share increase along with growth in smartphone market.

We at iPhoneKiller.com believe Apple will continue to be the major force to be reckon with in the smartphone market. Whether they will continue to hold #1 position is to be determined. Android OS based smartphones are popping everywhere covering all segments while Apple’s iPhone only maintains the high-end side. Unless Apple also (as rumored) play in low-end smartphones, we expect the sum of all Android phones will continue to increase (over 50% now) and eventually eat into Apple’s current market share and we may see a new champion.

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iPhone Killer on Facebook

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:31:29 +0000

It’s taken a long time but we finally have our own page on Facebook. Come join the fun and meet like minded people who share your passion for real smartphones, not just the one sold by a fruit company.

New Bar for the iPhone Killers

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:31:10 +0000

Since Apple first introduced the world to iPhone in 2007, they continued to raise the bar each year with introduction of new models. While Apple is only one company trying to be as creative as possible, the collection of other iPhone Killer manufacturers combined always seem to be a step ahead (since they get to introduce more than 1 model per year) and whatever was lacking the previous model, they always find a way to put it in the new model.

iPhone 4 was no exception. They were always being dinged for not having high enough resolution camera, lacking HD video recording, lacking high resolution screen, slower processor speed, lacking multi tasking capable OS, etc. The latest model was able to fill those void, although not all. At the same time, it also raised the bar for rest of the iPhone Killers that did not go all out and tried to build the best. And because of that this blog had to make some major changes to the models that are no longer worthy of being called the true iPhone Killers and moved them to the archived section.

The rest of 2010 will be exciting to watch as many of the soon to be released iPhone Killers will try to even outdo what’s already an incredible phone in iPhone 4.

Some of the rumors circulating calls for 2Ghz processor phone to 4.4 inch touchscreen phone.

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Bar Raised for iPhone Killers

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:05 +0000

I waited few weeks since the launch of iPhone 3GS to make this post to make sure the hype has died down and people will be more rational.
Contrary to what some of the visitors think of this blog, I do not hate the iPhone and I do not think the iPhones are piece of junk. In fact, I do admire what Apple has done with the iPhone and how they revolutionized the way new phones are being designed these days.

The original Apple iPhone launched in 2007 was truly a game changer, even if it wasn’t the very first all touchscreen phone (that honor belongs to LG Prada). Since that launch, there were many all touchscreen phones trying to be the next iPhone Killer. I would say many fell very short while some of them find ways to exploit the short comings of the original iPhone, such as faster data speed, GPS, video recording, higher resolution digital camera, bigger screen, voice recognition, haptic feedback, and was only available in AT&T, etc. It wasn’t hard for many of the new phones to include all these features not found on the iPhone.

Apple then launched iPhone 3G in 2008 that supported 3G data service and GPS, with more memory. And that raised the bar for many of the iPhone Killers to come up with something more and different. It’s one thing to have just the touchscreen and better hardware spec, it’s totally another thing to have the kind of easy interface of the iPhones. Companies like HTC, Samsung, and LG started to come up with their own unique user interfaces that were just as easy as iPhones, if not better.

And recently, Apple raised the bar again with iPhone 3GS that supported even faster data service (HSDPA), the digital compass, more memory, video recording, better camera, faster processor, and voice recognition feature. Now, these are not unique features. In fact, majority of them are supported on many of the existing iPhone Killers. However, it certainly put the pressure on the other phone manufacturers to go back and come up with even more compelling feature to compete with the latest iPhone 3GS.

We already discussed the user interface but the other big factor from software point of view is the available applications. The apple apps store certainly has more available applications than any others, even though majority of them might be total useless applications there are some really good ones not available elsewhere.

On the hardware side, we still think there are few items that Apple will eventually roll out to keep up with the other iPhone Killers. What are some of them? Higher resolution (480×800), better camera (12M+), better display (AMOLED), faster processor (1GHz+), etc. (See our Killer Feature List for more)

All in all, I’m excited for what other iPhone Killers will come up with and how Apple will counter them next year. The cycle will continue and the consumers are the ones who’ll benefit from this fierce competition.

Forums Added

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:19:17 +0000

Just want to let you know that forums section has been added so our visitors can interact with each other much easier than just posting comments to the blog posts. We still welcome people to leave comments on the blog.

With forum, members can ask each other questions and post answers, post your own polls, create your own groups, etc.

It’s free to register and very easy to use.

Give it a try today!

Get iPhone Killer Blog delivered to your Amazon Kindle

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:33:42 +0000

As of today, you can now get your daily updates of iPhone Killer right on your Amazon Kindle for only $1.99 per month. The new contents will be sent to your reader as the updates happen throughout the day and you’ll always be first to know what’s happening in the world of iPhone Killers.

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New Directory page started

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:41:47 +0000

As this blog has gained popularity for the past year, other blogs and websites have showed interest in exchanging links with us. Up to now, we did not have an automated way to do this but now we do.

Go to the Directory page at top to submit your site. Because this is a Link Exchange, you have to also put a link to this directly. And the reciprocal links are automatically checked.

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Killer Features Page Started

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:38:06 +0000

With so many iPhone Killers on this blog with information scattered all over the place, we have decided to make it easier for the visitors to sort the key features.

The newly started Killer Features page will list all the features that are either superior to the iPhone or not found in the iPhone.

Keep checking the page as it gets updated all the time.

Killer Features

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Reverse Phone Number Look Up

admin — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:17:05 +0000

We have added a unique feature to this blog by offering the Reverse Phone Number look up. You can enter any phone number in to find out whether it’s a landline or a cell phone, who the operator is, what city the number is registered in, google map of the location, and much more. Give it a try.

Now, you can find out the mystery number on your call logs and find out who’s been calling you.

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