Nokia copies iPhone

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I saw this on Digg.



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Oh come on, what the hell is that? A Nokia branded iPhone? It was presented during Nokia's GoPlay event this morning as a glimpse of what's coming with Nokia interface design. Oh, and it's due out next year. When pressed during the Q&A about the striking similarity to the little Cupertino device, Anssi Vanjoki -- Nokia's Executive VP & General Manager of Multimedia -- said, "If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride." Well, ok then. See what we mean after the break.



http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/29/n...-no-seriously/



Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKyAMQPbmI

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    If I didn't know it wasn't an iPhone, I'd think it's an iPhone. Too close for comfort.
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    mrpiddlymrpiddly Posts: 406member
    Holy ****. Not just does the acually phone design look similar, i can accept this because of current tech limits, but their interface is like the same. Blue and black, buttons a the bottom, flipping animations in the exact same style, photo scrolling exactly the same.





    Quote:

    "If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride."



    You cant possibly copy a product with pride, look at microsoft.
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    dentondenton Posts: 725member
    I always liked Nokia. Perhaps us Canadians _will_ get an iPhone this decade.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    polarissuckspolarissucks Posts: 224member
    of course according to all apple haters its much better
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    gongon Posts: 2,437member
    Um, it's a demo, not a product. They're showing they can also do what Apple does.

    What kind of touchscreen usage they'll actually go for will be seen in the next year's products.



    iPhone's featureset is pretty sparse, so if Nokia managed to successfully copy the interface, their phone would be the better one overall.



    Competition = good.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    mrpiddlymrpiddly Posts: 406member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gon View Post


    iPhone's featureset is pretty sparse



    web 2 apps
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    gongon Posts: 2,437member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mrpiddly View Post


    web 2 apps



    ... require web connectivity all the time, are unable to do voice recording, call recording, customize the interface, have trouble running most connectivity apps, the list goes on.



    Besides, some of the featureset weaknesses are hardware. Can't be fixed in software.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,069member
    I would think that device, if real, violates about 4,567 Apple patents.
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