The latest rumours to surface is Facebook releasing its own smartphone..
According to various different reports Facebook will introduce its own version of Android running on a phone with a ton of Facebook features. HTC is on board with Facebook and most likely offer "FaceDroid" on its phones. Facebook is reportidly looking for other manufacturers to join. As for further technical specifications not much is known.
Is this the latest sign of innovation?
Nope, all Android and iOS phones come with Facebook baked into it. Whether it is chat, call, photo, poke or "Like It" it is available.
The last time Facebook tried to enter the Smartphone market (with HTC ChaCha) it was not an experience to remember. The smartphone developed and manufactured by HTC flopped badly.
The Facebook name or brand alone simply is not going to drive people to buy a device based on its brand (Unlike Apple), especially Facebooks' trackrecord with its users privacy is doing the company not any favors.
I just don't see the "FacePhone" on "FaceDroid" being any different from any other current smartphone. Only if Facebook is able to offer something completely new and innovative their FacePhone has a chance to succeed, so a powerfull camera is not going to cut it.
Let me know what you think
With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, LG Nexus 4 and Blackberry Z10 a war against Apple's IPhone 5 seems to be declared. But is it really? On the surface it might seem this way, but the real motivation could be seen in a different light. That is what I am going to discuss today.
A review of recently released smartphones showed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 indeed seems to fullfil its promise followed by HTC One.
The Blackberry Z10 has a relatively low score, but is basically on par with IPhone 5.
Interestingly enough the Galaxy S3 marginally outperforms the IPhone 5 and the Z10.
Does the IPhone have a future?
The IPhone 5 is far from dead. The results published in the review by Primatelabs need to be looked at with a bit of nuance. The IPhone 5 has been on the market since 6 going 7 months, therefore the comparison with the Galaxy S4, HTC One and LG Nexus 4 are not reflecting its actual capabilities. The S4, One and Nexus 4 all operate on 4 core hardware whilste the 5 is operating on 2 cores (with an operating 2,5 times faster than the IPhone 4S). If you take the release date of the IPhone 5 and benchmark it with phones released in a simular period it suddenly jumps in ranking to #2 behind the Samsung Galaxy S3.
What has the Galaxy S4 to offer that the IPhone 5 has not?
