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Apple's iPhone was the talk of the town after its January 9 launch. Industry observers were by and large impressed with the new device, praising its user interface, innovation, and seamless integration,But two senior ABI Research analysts wireless research director Stuart Carlaw, and principal mobile broadband analyst Philip Solis point out that while the iPhone is undoubtedly clever and capable, it is not correct to call it a smartphone, as much of the media has done.
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ABI Research defines a smartphone as a cellular handset using an open, commercial operating system that supports third party applications. The iPhone runs the Apple Macintosh computer operating system, OS X, so at first glance it would seem to fall into the smartphone category, which might help justify its announced $500+ pricetag. But, says Solis, "It turns out that this device will be closed to third party applications. Therefore we must conclude at this point that, based on our current definition, the iPhone is not a smartphone: it is a very high-end feature phone."
Feature phones' functionality (dictated by the software which controls the hardware) is closed and controlled by an operator or the device manufacturer, whereas smartphones are supported by a third-party ecosystem, where competition in the software space creates applications that add value. "Sure," concedes Solis, "feature phones have third party applications too — but these are relatively weak and limited applications that work with the middleware such as Java and BREW. Applications designed for smartphones can be written to access core functionality from the OS itself, and are therefore usually more powerful and efficient. The competition in an open environment also yields more cutting edge, rich applications."
Stuart Carlaw adds, "Consumers will not be willing to settle for a second-rate cell phone just to have superior music. Apple must get the phone engineering part of the equation right, and it is difficult to see how they will accomplish that with no track record in the industry. Even though they are working with some prominent suppliers, the task of putting all of the building blocks together cannot be underestimated."
www.abiresearch.com
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Posted: 2007-01-29 17:03:10
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Axxxr .... does dat mean iPhone won't find a mass market?
I think it'd get many cust jus because it's a fon frm Apple who'v got a huge fan base for iPods.... be it smartfon or not
More than that it'd eat up quite a bit of WM & Nokia Symbs market share...
But if Apple try to push 'Apple Works Well Only With Apple' policy, iPhone wudn fare well...
And jus think bout d lack of 3G on iPhone... shame on Apple for ignoring such a basic need n that too when it'd take 1 mor year for iPhone 2 reach stores!
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Posted: 2007-01-29 17:30:00
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this phone is so last week, out of fashion.
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Posted: 2007-01-29 17:38:33
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Look, I noticed something.
If a phone looks great, I will love it...for few weeks. After that, what matters really is how smart it is (read here how opened the platform is).
So, iPhone will not support Java at all, and no application possible so far for that OS X. So nothingh to enjoy after you get bored with the sw include in the phone.
What if I want a game (like the SkyForce in my P990 which is superb)?
What if I want a better handling of incoming calls (like an application I saw on P990 ... Advanced Call Manager I suppose)?
Than what?
At that moment, one would regret purchasing a iPhone for such a price which is also a closed system.
My opinion.
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Posted: 2007-01-29 17:50:17
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iPhone is nothin but a Portable Media Player with a good UI but low memory, bundled with the usual Apple hype n a GSM radio...
Don't u guys think so?
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Posted: 2007-01-29 18:03:00
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