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Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. Samsung SGH-F700

By CNET Asia staff

Judges: Damian Koh, John Chan

The iPhone has come a long way and we believe most readers would have heard of it at some point of time, so we'll spare the history lesson. When the SGH-F700 (also known as the Ultra Smart F700 back then) was announced in February 2007, many people thought it would be the one to give the iPhone a run for its money with features the latter didn't have. Now, more than a year later, we pit these two handsets with large touchscreen LCDs in a prizefight to see if the F700 was just lots of hype and whether the iPhone would emerge unscathed.

Ding ding ding!



About the judges
Damian Koh firmly believes that springy hardware buttons will eventually triumph over unreliable touch keys. Truth is, he's just a stick in the mud and refuses to accept that times have changed. In fact, he's embarrassed to admit he can name almost any phone he sees in the market. If only he gets out more.

John Chan is a self-confessed user-interface addict. Give him the latest and greatest gadgets, but if it takes too many buttons presses to get to the desired menu, it's junk to him. Actually, that's really just his excuse for using an outdated phone because he can't afford any better. Hey, journalists are poor writers, ok?

Disclaimer: This article is only a quick comparison of the Apple iPhone and the Samsung SGH-F700 based on the judges' experience with the phones. As the iPhone isn't officially available in Asia yet, we had to use an unlocked iPhone for this feature.

 

 

    Talkback
ninjaboy says...
hmm why pit the samsung against iPhone? Yeah I read through the article, but on the other hand I've already anticipated the iPhone to win. Perhaps a more worthy competitor should be used instead..

 
 
dran1xx says...
i'd agree with ninjaboy - i thought the iPhone had won the fistfight before the bell had even rung to start the 1st round...

 
 
darkmax says...
I agree with the posters above. This is no fight. The F700 is simply not a good enough phone for the iPhone. Why not use the LG KU990 to compare?

 
 
nasman says...
lets wait for the Sony Ericsson Xperia to turn up... whenever that is... to give the iPhone a run for its money. The F700 at its current state is not good enough.

 
 
mambo22 says...
Why Iphone vs F700 ?. Not fair, I agree with ninjaboy

 
 
arthemus30 says...
What do you think about Samsung? no capacity to fight iPhone? Samsung for me is the best, even the Cellularphone or the MP3, why dont you try Samsung? then prove it, what is the better Samsung or iPhone? aldo iPhone is attractive than Samsung but for me Samsung is the best.

 
 
yfloke says...
I think LG KS20 should be pick against Iphone. It will win Iphone in all aspects, except the UI.

 
 
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