I decided to do a side by side comparison of both the Apple IPhone and the Odyssey cellphone for those that are curious. This information is taken directly from both websites. Some information from both phones is left out for the purpose of simplicity.
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Apple IPhone 3G
Price: $580 CDN no contract, locked, taxes extra
Price with HST at 13%: $655.40
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Odyssey – WiFi Quadband Dual-SIM Cellphone w/ 3 Inch Touchscreen
Price: $171.50 CDN no contract, unlocked, GST included in price
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Harddrive:
8GB flash drive
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Harddrive:
70MB internal with MicroSD card 2GB
2GB replaceable up to 8GB MicroSD card.
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Display: 3.5-inch widescreen
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Display: 3-inch touchscreen
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Resolution:
480×320 pixel resolution at 163 pp
Color depth:
Unknown
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Resolution:
240 x 320 (QVGA)
Color depth:
260K or 18-bit
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Support for display of multiple languages and characters
simultaneously
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unknown
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Video playback:
H.264 video, .m4v, .mp4, and .mov, MPEG-4 video
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Video playback:
3GP, MP4, FLV
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Mail attachment support
Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and.docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and
Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
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unknown
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Camera:
2 megapixels
Best for standard 4×6 (photo quality)
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Camera
2 megapixels Best for standard 4×6 (photo quality) |
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Sensors
* Accelerometer
* Proximity sensor
* Ambient light sensor
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Sensors
* Accelerometer
rest unknown |
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Images:
unknown
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Images:
JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG
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Music:
AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible
(formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
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Music:
MP3, MIDI, WAV, AMR, AWB
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Ebook:
Unknown
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Ebook:
.txt
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| Languages:English and probably others | Languages:Many, will list once found. |
| Free software download:
From Apple’s website. Free versions are available |
Free software download:
LG K520 – for Java mobile based software (midlets) |
| OS Comparison
Apple’s IPhone OS, from what I understand, apps can be removed and added from the main screen. Apple provides the tools needed to plug additional apps to the main menu. Therefore, if an app does not seem to work so good, it can be replaced with another if available. |
OS Comparision
REACT OS, which is an OS used on many generic phones, cannot have apps removed or added from the main screen. It maybe possible, but it seems that nobody programs apps for it. The only option is to use JAVA pluggable apps through the JAVA games section on the phone by installing. Therefore, if an app does not seem to work so good, the buyer is stuck with it unless a JAVA alternative can be used. |
All data will be updated and new stuff added once I get the Odyssey and determine if the specifications are correct.
Other details can be seen at http://aprivatebeach.com/blog/2009/12/purchasing-cell-phone-from-chinavasion. The common features that both phones have such as WI-FI and FM radio are not included in the table above.
For those wanting to see the Odyssey cellphone in action, do a search for odyssey cellphone at http://youtube.com