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Apple may have had a vision for the tablet industry when they came out with the Apple iPad. After all, with most of their profit coming from the iPhone, there was no doubt that they intended that the tablet device would co-exist with the smart phone. However, as cool as it may be to have a pocket based device handling your calls and very mobile needs and a dedicated large display tablet for media access, the concept still goes beyond the trend of consolidation.
Just as smart phones have merged together GPS, beepers, Pocket PCs and mobile phones into a single handset, a new generation of touch screen tablets is going to change the need for the mobile phone. As opposed to having the smart phone co-exist with a tablet, the two will have separate areas of use: tablets for the home and mobile phones when you are on the go. As for taking calls when at home, that will be a function that tablets will also deliver.
Apple’s iPad may not support that idea, but upcoming Android tablets seem to be on track. Samsung’s Galaxy Tape is already bringing plenty of features that surpass the iPad in almost every single way –and having phone calls is just one factor. The tablet is set to have a faster processor and will be using the super AMOLED touch screen –which makes the 7 inch screen better than Apple’s 9.7 inch vanilla display.
At the same time, smart phones are also going along with the larger touch screen display option as well. Dell’s Streak (which is also known as the Dell Mini 5) and Sony Ericsson’s upcoming 5.5 inch display smart phones are just two examples. We can expect to see more devices with large touch screens appearing on the market soon.
Tags: Apple, Apple-iPad, Apple-iPhone, Dell, Dell-Streak, Google-Android, Samsung, Samsung-Galaxy-Tape, Sony Ericsson, super-AMOLED
It may be an unconfirmed handset for now, but we are certainly excited to see the W150 TeaCake Android smart phone that was leaked in images just a day ago. From the looks of it, this phone is slated to be a great media-playing mid range handset that will certainly attract plenty of users.
More than the Nokia’s X6 (or the whole eXpress Music series), the Walkman technology from Sony focuses heavily on being able to deliver a comprehensive listening experience for the user. Of course, playback will still be limited to the actual bitrate and quality of encoding of the audio file, but at least the player will certainly be able to deliver the best audio possible –and Sony’s preset equalizer settings bring out the best in any speaker setup.
Focusing on the TeaCake itself, this phone is certainly tuned for casual smart phone users. Folks who want an Android to run many apps and games might want to get other Sony Ericsson Android devices like the XPERIA X10 –the TeaCake is focused more on music playback and of course, social networking.
With a 2.6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen display and a 5 mega pixel camera, the phone really comes out looking a lot like the X10 Mini in terms of both form and specs. This is not bad either, as the X10 Mini is already a pretty good device. If the W150 is simply Walkman version of the Mini, it would still be a great addition to SE’s Android lineup.
Speaking of the Android lineup for SE; there are two other smart phones that were leaked along with the SE TeaCake –the Shakira and a yet to be named Android handset with a 5.5 inch touch screen display. While the TeaCake is certainly worth looking forward to, it is hard to deny that the most exciting of the group is the Android with a large touch screen –the screenshot showed that it can even fold up to be used as a mini netbook.
Tags: Google-Android, Nokia-X3, Sony Ericsson, Sony-Ericsson-Shakira, Sony-Ericsson-W150-TeaCake, Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10, Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10-Mini, Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10-Mini-Pro
They used to be leaders in the mobile manufacturing industry. But with reports of losses quarter by quarter since last year, both Nokia and Sony Ericsson are just about running out of options to hit high margins. To salvage their losses, both companies are on the verge of releasing high-end mobile devices in time for the Christmas rush.
The seemingly continuing loss was brought about by the economic slump, affecting largely Nokia’s market shares as well as that of Sony Ericsson. Instead of purchasing new mobile devices, people are zipping their purses in favor of more important expenditures. With slow consumer spending, both the sales and margins of the two companies are undoubted most hurt in the industry.
On the other hand, the surge of high-end products from stiff competitors such as Apple and Samsung widened the gap even more. With the release of iPhone3GS from Apple and Samsung’s Jet Smart phone, the sales of both Sony Ericsson and Nokia nosedived steadily from one quarter to the next.
Finnish pride in mobile phone making Nokia Corporation reported earlier that it will upgrade its projections for the global network infrastructure market, cutting by half its prediction of 10% fall for this year.
As for Sony Ericsson, analysts are divided on its pursued ventures, particularly after the poor performance during the second quarter. Though no sharper drop has been witnessed, some analysts are considering the gaining Swedish currency and the regional market posing plenty of uncertainties still.
While it seems the factors weighing down recovery attempts of both Nokia and Sony Ericsson seem piling, there are fairly high expectations that their pursuits will go smooth. This, because both companies had their larger investments cut down for the first six months of 2009. This is seen a good sign of catching up.
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