So we all know about the popular iPhone. Then we also know about the iPhone look-a-likes. I would see the girls at my college showing of their brands new “iPhones” and only to realize, it’s just a clone. The iPhone itself will be very popular and could be the next big thing, just as the iPod was. Nonetheless some people prefer not the get the Apple product and get a clone from one of the major phone manufacturers.

There are currently four other models from different makers which offer very similar features and look somewhat like an iPhone. They include the Samsung Instinct, LG Vu, LG Voyager and the Samsung Glyde. You can take a look at this comparison table to check out the features of the iPhone and what its competitor offers.

Here is the original author’s personal review of each phone.

To sum that up, the Instinct is easily the best, most feature rich iPhone clone on the block, and at $129, is a steal for Sprint customers. My major problem with it is the touchscreen itself—I think the Vu’s touchscreen is way more responsive. (Wilson likes it just fine, favoring it over Verizon’s cloneys.) The Vu has everything superficial down right—the touchscreen, keyboard (best of the bunch) and phone body—but is really lacking in the feature department, and therefore not really worth the new $199 price, which hinges entirely on its Mobile TV function. If you married the Vu’s body and touchscreen to the Instinct’s features and price, you’d have a champion here, and a serious iPhone challenger. Too bad LG and Sammy hate each other.
The Voyager isn’t considered an iPhone clone anymore, not in the strictest sense, though most of its problems stem from Verizon software rather than the hardware. As Wilson said in his review last fall, it’s ambitious but flawed—and the flaws are mostly on Verizon. I’m really hoping Verizon lets the Dare just breathe, because the Vu proves LG is best left to its own devices. The Glyde is just a truly terrible phone. Most clay bricks are more responsive than its touchscreen, especially around the edges, and the crappy, sluggish Verizon software doesn’t help. And its keyboard ain’t much better.
One thing they all have in common is a shitty browser. There isn’t a mobile browser that touches mobile Safari yet. Even when they could render HTML correctly, moving and zooming around the page (especially ones that aren’t mobile optimized) is an exercise in self-control—how long can you take it before stabbing your eyes out. Opera mini does load on the Vu, and it’s better than the included browser, but it worked kinda wonikly at times. For me, that’s a critical flaw in all of these phones.

In summary, the best is the Instinct and the worst is the Glyde. Even though I like technology, I am not too much of a fan with cell phones, I currently own a Motorola Z3 and I am fine with it because it has Internet, texting, can call people, take decent photos and what not. For the iPhoners out there though, your best bet would be the Instinct (if you can’t afford a real iPhone that is, or just hate it).

via: Gizmodo