The iPhone is unlike any other product and the release of such a product is not typical of an Apple product. The iPhone will require Apple work with a wireless carrier and the carrier typically handles customer service....Another option for Apple would be to become a mobile virtual network operator, leasing service from one of the existing providers. This would allow Apple to sell service and iPhones at local Apple Stores and online. While it would be a risk of sorts due to the infrastruction and investment, it could transform Apple's existing business. What's more, it could result in convergence of the iPod and mobile phone resulting in the world's first iPod Phone or iPhone. iPod- Not a typical Apple release
The site suggests the device will pack a whoa Cupertino, 3-megapixel camera and 2.2in screen. But it also suggests that Apple will use off-the-peg parts. They’ll be using Intel chips and USB next. - http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34428
From this i can see that it will basically have many characteristics of a computer. I think a problem with it will be the battery. On normal iPods the battery will only last for about a year and due to the iPod phone having much more 'stuff' on it to use other than music and video, it has a camera, maybe bluetooth and much more which will make the battery loose charge much more quickly. Therefore, it will need to be charged more and people are reliant on their mobile phones than their MP3 player and this may decrease sales.
To be honest, i would much prefer to have an iPod and my normal SonyErricssonWalkman phone because if the battery broke down on an iPod it wouldn't really bother me because i could just get another iPod or MP£ player quite cheap whereas if my mp3 player and phone(all in one iPhone) broke could go out an buy a new MP3 player but i wouldn't really be able to get a new phone so cheap and i would loose all my contacts and important information on my phone.
Although, talking about the battery, 'The screen adjusts the brightness depending on the ambient light and turns itself off when you're making a phone call to save power.' this may happen on many options of the phone which will save battery power alot.
“By entering the mobile phone market, Apple hopes to thwart increasing competitive pressure from 'converged' handsets such as the Nokia N-Series and the Sony Ericsson Walkman phones. Improvements in storage capacity are allowing handset vendors to compete with MP3 players for capacity. MP3 handsets, like the Sony Ericsson W950i, can store up to 4,000 songs – as much as standard iPod minis. http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/news_story.ehtml?o=2764
Sony Ericsson Walkman vs. iPhone Site one Site two
SEW : 1. Less of a 'fanbase', although gaining many more users.
2. Can buy quite large memory cards and use many in one phone but only one at one time, but not sure if you can get 4-8GB. W950i has on-board 4GB memory.
3. Smaller screen but not as big as iPhone.
4. Much cheaper than iPhone.
5. Around 106mm tall x 54mm wide x 15mm deep. Smaller than iPhone apart from depth.
6. Not much compared to iPhone on software, although it has photo, music, video editing software. Also, has e-mail via WAP/GPRS and radio.
iPhone : 1. Larger 'fanbase'/popularity, SEW starting to challenge it.
2. Choice of capacity but only 4GB and 8MB.
3. Large easy to view screen.
4. Much deerer than SEW.
5. Around 115mm tall x 61mm wide x 11.6mm deep. Larger than SEW.
6. It runs a version of Apple's Mac operating system, OS X, and includes Widgets, Google Maps, the Safari browser and iTunes with CoverFlow. Apple has partnered with Google and Yahoo to bring maps and email to the device.
Both:
- Have camera
- Have video
- 2-3+ megapixel cameras
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