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At a press conference in New York City recently, Verizon and Apple teamed up to announce an exciting new development for Apple iPhone lovers. Apple COO Tim Cook and Verizon COO Lowell McAdam met at the Lincoln center to announce that Verizon will begin carrying the Apple iPhone starting on February 10, 2011.

Fans of the iPhone, Apple's extremely popular touch screen smart phone, have been buzzing with excitement at this news as it signifies the end of the monopoly in iPhone service which is currently benefitting the well-known telecommunications company AT&T. Many current iPhone users are looking forward to having the opportunity to choose a new service for their favorite mobile device, and are hoping for some improved performance.

Industry analysts agree that the Verizon iPhone, using the CDMA network rather than the GSM network, could very well lead to greater stability and reliability of service. iPhone users are looking forward to the possibility of fewer dropped calls and more responsive customer service. The competition is expected to ignite a struggle for the hearts and minds of consumers as AT&T attempts to hold on to its lead and Verizon looks to build its customer base of iPhone users.

AT&T has begun its response by severely cutting the prices of its older generation iPhone models, and is also planning to begin aggressively marketing its services to possible new customers. Verizon, for its part, has arranged to offer it's iPhones with a brand new feature that allows users to connect their phone to up to 5 Wi-Fi devices, which will turn the iPhone into a personal Wi-Fi "hot spot".

Verizon is also planning to build momentum for its first steps into the Apple iPhone market by allowing its existing customers to pre-order the popular smart phone a full 7 days in advance of it going on the market on the 3rd of February. The offerings on plan include a 16 gigabyte model which will retail for $199.99 if the customer elects to purchase a two year contract or a 32 gigabyte model for $299.99 with contract. 4G capabilities are not yet forthcoming; however, it seems likely that such capabilities could become available by as early as the summer of 2011.

Opening up this popular mobile device to new competition seems to many to be the logical step for Apple to take in this market. The Apple iPhone has already garnered a lot of attention for its innovative and beautiful design, it's extremely responsive and easy to use touch screen, wonderfully sharp screen resolution, and the plethora of applications available to truly turn the iPhone into a multi-function device. It's ability to take pictures and videos and then to manipulate them as desired and send them to friends at any whim has made this smart phone an extremely fun to use device, and fans of the iPhone are quite excited at the prospects for new competition.

How the new competition will play out is uncertain, but what we do know is that it's bound to provide incentives for both companies to woo customers with improved prices as well as a focus on customer support and service. It's a winning situation for iPhone lovers.

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Here is a comparison of three Smartphones by three different manufactures with three different operating systems, to see which Smartphone comes out on top and for what reasons. For a fair comparison, the comparison is broken down into four categories which include the handset design, operating system, multimedia features and technology.

The Smartphone's in question include the HTC 7 Mozart (a Windows Phone 7 Smartphone), the BlackBerry Torch 9800 (which runs on the BlackBerry operating system) and the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S (which is powered by Android).

Handset Design

The HTC 7 Mozart has a touch screen form casing with a 3.7 inch widescreen WVGA touch screen. Its casing weighs 130 grams and measures 11.9cm by 6.02cm by 1.19cm and it has a brushed aluminium casing with a stunning swirl effect etched into the back of the casing.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has a slide opening form casing with a HVGA touch screen measuring 3.7 inches in size. Its casing weighs 161.1 grams and it measures 11.1cm by 6.2cm by 1.46cm plus it comes in a dark grey coloured casing with stylish chrome effect edging. This is the only Smartphone with a slide out full QWERTY keyboard.

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S Smartphone has a touch screen form designed casing complete with a 4 inch super AMOLED display. The casing weighs 118 grams and measures 12.24cm by 6.42cm by 0.99cm and it comes with a sleek black coloured exterior.

In conclusion to the handset design the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is a clear winner due to it having the largest and clearest touch screen. It is the lightest Smartphone to hold although it has the widest casing design due to its larger screen, plus this is the most stylish and attractive handset of the three.

Operating System

The 7 Mozart supports a Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating system with an easy to use user interface which supports many apps including a HTC Hub app and social network integration. The tile layout interface is extremely user friendly and the touch screen is highly responsive.

The Torch comes with a BlackBerry 6 operating system complete with a BlackBerry use interface which is easy to use and operate especially for BlackBerry users. It has a user friendly interface and a classic BlackBerry style and performance.

The Galaxy S however comes with an Android operating system and with a fun user interface, complete with a colourful and customisable home screen and highly useable user interface.

In conclusion to operating system it would be a tie between the Galaxy S and the 7 Mozart, as both Android and Windows Phone 7 are so much fun to use and offer the user a great range of apps and most importantly provide high quality usability.

Multimedia

The HTC 7 Mozart has a built in music player and supports a Zune music hub plus it comes with high quality SRS surround sound support and Dolby mobile. It has a8 megapixel camera with video record support. There is a built in video player and it supports amazing gaming thanks to its Xbox LIVE integration.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has an integrated media player which supports music and video playback plus there is a colourful album art display provided and a track listing function. It has a 5 megapixel camera lens with flash, zoom and image stabiliser. Games can be downloaded and the Torch provides a fun gaming experience.

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S comes with a music player which has easy to use touch screen controls plus album art display and music storage facility. There is a 5 megapixel camera which comes with an automatic focus, smile detection, LED flash and video recording capabilities. Video playback and downloadable games provide more entertainment on this Smartphone.

In conclusion the HTC 7 Mozart is the hands down winner regarding multimedia features as it comes with an amazing digital camera feature, highest quality sound features and highly useable and an outstanding gaming experience via Xbox LIVE.

Technology

The 7 Mozart supports 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and assisted GPS navigation with Bing™ maps. It has 8 gigabytes of internal memory plus 512 megabytes of ROM and 576 megabytes of RAM. Talk time can vary depending on features being used but approximately 5.5 hours of talk time can be gained over a 3G network.

The Torch 9800 supports many technologies including 3G HSDPA and HSUPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and assisted GPS with BlackBerry maps. It has 512 megabyte of internal memory plus comes with a 4 gigabyte memory card and will support up to 32 gigabytes via its memory card slot. An estimated 5.8 hours of 3G talk time can be expected from a fully charged battery.

The I9000 Galaxy S Smartphone supports 3G HSDPA and HSUPA, Wi-Fi technology, Bluetooth technology and assisted GPS with Google Maps. It is available in two memory options which include a 8 or 16 Gigabyte internal memory option plus it can hold up to 32 gigabytes of external memory via its memory card slot. It battery provides an estimated 6. 3 hours of talk time over a 3G network but this can vary depending on features being used.

The technology category is the hardest to judge as all three Smartphone have similar or identical technologies and capabilities, but in conclusion to technology features the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S would have to be the winner as the assisted GPS navigation was preferred with Google Maps support, and its memory option was large providing ideal storage for the Smartphone.

In conclusion

All in all the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is the overall winner in this comparison closely followed by the HTC 7 Mozart. Each Smartphone chosen for this comparison has its own unique features and the BlackBerry Torch 9800 comes with a slide out QWERTY keyboard which many users require on their Smartphone, so should not be ruled out. All three Smartphone's are impressive to use and the choice is actually the end users preference.

I hope this helps you choose the right Smartphone or operating system for you.

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