I have to agree immensely with the OP (and most others here). I cannot tell you how many people have pulled out a touchscreen phone that "does the same things as the iPhone." Most of the time they are my friends so I just smile and say "oh cool" but I feel like saying, "righhhhhhtttt" These phones that allow swiping through contacts, pages, etc. are as to iPhone as cassette tapes are to CD's. Their responsiveness, screen quality, and navigation are second par to the iPhone.
The 4 or 5 additional features a few of these phones offer fail to propel these phones past the iPhone. Their internet is a far cry from the experience on the iPhone. Their OS and firmware are ill-equipped to work with the phones hardware, that is, it takes way to much time to receive a response from a motion performed on the screen. In general, there is no doubt that the iPhone is, and has been for the last year, the best phone on the market.
Just wait 6 months from now. I would almost guarantee at $200 + 3G the iPhone will be the most seen phone around. It will literally set the new standard for what a cell phone should be and can do.
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