Nokia is working hard to bring the Tube 5800, its response to the Apple iPhone, to market before the end of 2008. The 5800 is a touchscreen 3G UMTS/HSDPA phone with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS, while smaller & lighter than the iPhone. Preliminary specs for the Tube are at this link. Based on Symbian S60 v5 – with no multi-touch.
It’s a dog-eat-dog world…while Nokia targets the iPhone, others stalk Nokia. The LG Economic Research Institute has issued a report entitled “Find Nokia’s Achilles Hill“, which teaches how to defeat Nokia, or at least erode its number 1 position. The LGERIE study advises phone manufacturers to work with Google and Microsoft to support open-source initiatives, shorten time to market and focus on the high-end, where they say Nokia is not as well established.
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I think Nokia’s Achilles Heel has been found by now. They had a good run at the top, though.
They should’ve gone with multi-touch!
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