comparing Apples and Oranges $199 iPhone Freerunner GTA02

[Steven Le Roux]

it's not 199$... cause it's a subsidized phone...

try to get it without any operator contract... at 199$ ;)

2008/6/10 Rahul Joshi <rjoshi31 at gmail.com>:

> 3G iPhone coverage:
> http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/wwdc-2008-coverage-roundup-the-iphone-3g-has-landed/
>
> Its a good phone. extended Office functionality is missing though. $199 is
> just too good a price to beat.
>
> Rahul J
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Richard Reichenbacher <
> richard5 at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
>
>>  It's 8GB not 4 and it's $199 with a 2yr contract.  Regular retail prices
>> have yet to be announced.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org [mailto:
>> community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] *On Behalf Of *Ron K. Jeffries
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 09, 2008 10:38 PM
>> *To:* OpenMoko
>> *Subject:* comparing Apples and Oranges $199 iPhone Freerunner GTA02
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> [I trust this will not initiate a flame war.] Please?
>>
>> iPhone v2 announced today. I'd like to understand
>> on a hardware basis ONLY (I grok the value of
>> free and open source) how does
>> the entry level $199 iPhone with 4GB
>> compare with Freerunner GTA02.
>>
>> where I get lost is how much RAM iPhone
>> has vs Freerunner. I realize I can buy
>> high capacity microSD flash card to match
>> iPhone flash capacity
>>
>> are these assertions correct?
>>
>> Apple has:
>>
>> -- 3G data [much faster than Freeruner's GPRS]
>> -- faster processor
>> -- larger physical screen size (but about the same  dpi?)
>> -- 2 megapixel camera
>> -- proximity sensor (knows when held to face, can dim screen)
>>
>> the two smart phones are aprox equal on
>> -- wi-fi
>> -- accelerometer
>> -- bluetooth
>>
>> Ron K. Jeffries
>> http://www.retaggr.com/Card/RonKJeffries
>>
>>
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