Thoughts for the Day

South Korea is obsessed with cellphones. It would be common place for people to be changing their phones as much as every 6 months because they simply wanted, “a change.” And especially after the release of the iPhone, Samsung, LG, and Cyon (Korea’s biggest phone manufacturers) have followed the hip touch UI. Here are some of the models:

Anycall Haptic

Currently the best selling touch phone model in South Korea. WIth basic abilities (3 megapixel camera, bluetooth and MP3) the phone is a 3G (3rd generation) and allows HSPDA, aka fast data transfers, as well as video calling (note the small camera on the front). This phone also allows DMB broadcasts, digital money, and international roaming.

Cyon Viewty

One of the earlier touch-phone models, the key feature of this model is its 5.1 megapixel camera. It allows for xenon flash, face recognition, video calls, and video recordings. On top of its camera capabilties it allows FM radio, DMB broadcasts, IPOP (and other types) email, and bluetooth.

LG Prada Phone

The earliest candy-bar touch screen model that came even before the Apple iPhone. It was a hit in Korea for two reasons: the unique touch screen the cellphone had, and the name “Prada.” With the country’s obsession with luxury goods and items, it was a hit product and is still a steadily selling phone. It only some of the basic capabilities of MP3, bluetooth, and its 2 megapixel camera, but its well crafted games top it off.

Cyon Touch Web Phone

This was a touch phone model with the simple basics (video calls, camera, bluetooth) with the web browsing capability as its forte. Much like the iPhone.

Photos thanks to: Haptic (http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/7151-samsunganycallhaptic1.jpg), Viewty (http://www.pma-show.com/news_images/00309_lg-viewty.jpg), Prada (http://handcellphone.com/wp-content/themes/green-marinee/phonepic/PRADA-Phone-LG-KE850-1.jpg), Cyon Touch Web Phone (http://www.loopygadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/lg_web_phone.jpg)

* Cyon is a cellphone brand of LG. Cyon was not extensively used in the model “LG Prada Phone” because it was more a collaboration of LG and Prada rather than using Cyon’s creativity and their technologies.

**Anycall is a brand of Samsung.