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I am doing a bit of head scratching this morning.  CTIA has come and gone, as has CeBit and 3G.  In this post, I’ll go over the 3 phones that are hot on the tail of the iPhone.  But can any of them compare?

First, I think it is essential to boil down the obvious: the iPhone hype is about 3 things.
1. OS.  Fun.  Simple.  Easy.  We like pushing things around with our fingers.
2. Internet.  We do so much online, it is natural to do that everywhere.  The big screen is a huge plus.
3. Sexy.  What makes sexy?  Not sure but Apple has it right now.

Knowing I am but a tech blogger and thus an idiot, let’s see how the phone makers have assessed the competition and how they plan to beat it.

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Motorola fans, get ready to rejoice. According to an unofficial statement from one of Motorola VPs, the big M has decided to make some big announcements at CTIA Wireless on April 1-3, instead of during the recently concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The reason why is because they didn’t want to get overshadowed by the other companies’ announcements back then. And if you’ve already seen the video embedded above, you might even say there’s almost no need for their humble act of trying to move away from the hype. Their upcoming phones kick butt, so far, judging from the video. Could it be time for Motorola’s comeback?

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