Top-5 competitor iPhons

Since the introduction of the Apple iPhone on January the 9th, the world has gone touch pad crazy, touch pad technology is the way of the future and many companies have heard the call and made their own touch pad phones in direct competition with the iPhone.
This is a top five list of iPhone Competitors, some of the phones are the real deal, some are just concepts at the moment, all are cool.

1. HTC Touch

The HTC Touch uses TouchFLO touchscreen technology that was developed by HTC. It runs Windows Mobile 6 and a rotating “cube” shows you icons for your contacts, music, and more.

Unfortunately there’s no Wi-Fi which is one of the down-sides to this phone, but it is fairly affordable at 250$ from Sprint after instant savings and a mail-in rebate.

2. LG Voyager

The LG Voyager is priced at about 299.99$ from Verizon Wireless with a 2-year contract. Of course it’s touchscreen like the iPhone but also includes a physical keyboard that pops-out.

Overall it does look pretty sleek and includes Ev-DO support, but doesn’t have Wi-Fi.

3. Samsung Instinct

Samsung’s Instinct hasn’t reached the stores yet, but from the looks if it, it’ll be a great competitor to the iPhone. Gizmodo says that it may be the best stab at the iPhone yet! As far as size goes, in dimension and weight, it’s about the same as the iPhone. Even with battery life, it’s right up there with with 5.75 hours of talk-time. Sprint will be the one to carry this one for an estimated 200—250$.

4. Garmin Nuvifone

Sometime this year in the 3rd quarter we’ll be seeing the Garmin Nuvifone hit the market. The phone will be big on GPS and helping you navigate, and will feature an on-screen keyboard like the iPhone.

Just a few days ago, rumor started floating around that it will be sold to AT&T subscribers for a whopping $500! While it may be pricey, that GPS could be worth it!

5. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Yet another phone that is expected later this year is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.

It’ll have a full QWERTY keyboard, and will run on the Windows Mobile 6 operating system.

What will be unique with this phone is a “paneled” interface and an “optical” joystick for easy web scrolling.

The price is expected to be over 400$, so it’ll definitely be on the hi-end of the pricing spectrum.