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I have it on good authority that this new WiMAX phone designed by Art Lebedev will be coming to Russia -- in about 30 days. Apparently, no one wants to go on record but multiple sources tell me this phone is going to be a game changer. As engadget discusses in their prototype article, this phone will have a touchscreen which supports 850x480 (I could not confirm these specs sadly
) which should blow the iPhone away. In addition, those who have used prototypes tell me this phone will blow away the iPhone because it will give you access to broadband speeds without the need for a WiFi hotspot.Sure, that is what AT&T is supposed to provide with their 3G network but the reality is their 3G network does not seem to be able to handle the massive subscriber data load at the moment. Will WiMAX scale more easily? Perhaps. Let's await and see how this plays out.
Repeat after me... I want my 850x480 resolution WiMAX iPhone...
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Every other article on any new handset says the exact same thing - This is a Game Changer. Can we end the exaggerations and just give an honest opinion of new devices and services? There are very few game changers in any industry...they occur once every 50 years or so....
Really? Google's search algorithms -- game changer. Palm devices -- game changer. Web browser -- game changer. e-mail -- game changer. Smartphones game changer. Blackberrys -- game changer, iPod -- game changer. iTunes -- game changer. iPhone -- game changer. SaaS -- jury is still out but there is potential.
Think of the iPhone as the appetizer -- we now know people will pay for a great web surfing device on the go. As good as the iPhone is -- it is highly flawed. It doesn't multitask, it has poor battery life -- the screen could have higher resolution, etc.