CBS Early Show: iPhone competitors pack punch Video

CBS Early Show: iPhone competitors pack punch Video Transcript

>> You might be tempted to get an iPhone. It's not the only one in the market. Natali Del Conte, from our partners CNET is here with some others. Good morning.

>> Good morning to you.

>> So, you know, I've seen this one. the Samsung advertised on television.

>> Right. This is...

>> What does it have?

>> This is -- if you don't wanna change to AT&T and you really like Sprint because you're on Sprint. This is Sprint offering the Samsung Instinct. And it has something that the iPhone doesn't have. It has a landscape keyboard, which is kind of nice.

>> Right.

>> It also has multimedia messaging. And it also runs 3G.

>> 3G?

>> Yeah.

>> Which is the new in email access...

>> Network.

>> That what we call, the iPhone App.

>> Right. So, it's fast to surf.

>> What is this one?

>> This is the LG Dare. So, this is Verizon's offering. And it has a much better camera than either the Instinct or the iPhone.

>> Yeah.

>> It's got 3.2 megapixel.

>> Because the iPhone people complain about the camera.

>> Yeah, the camera is not great. I'm hoping that, you know, maybe the next generation...

>> And the next one -- right.

>> Will have a better camera.

>> So this one has a good camera.

>> It has a really camera and it also does video capture.

>> Oh there you go.

>> Yeah, so that's kind of a cool thing. And it does...

>> For the newsman, I'm in the field.

>> Right. You can get the story.

>> Okay.

>> Right then and there.

>> Now, what's this one here.

>> This is the HTC Diamond. It's not on any carrier right now, but you can buy it unlocked and then put it on your own carrier.

>> On your own carrier, okay.

>> It's expensive.

>> Yeah.

>> It's around $700. So you have to get it and then put it on your phone, but it's kind of a sexier phone, it's got a VGA screen, so it's much nicer in terms of the quality of the picture.

>> Yeah.

>> It also has a 3.2-megapixel camera.

>> Yeah.

>> And it's got a kind of nice 3D interface, which is kind of fun.

>> Oh, that's very cool. And last, but not least.

>> Not at all least. This is the BlackBerry.

>> Yeah.

>> This is the Curve. It's about a year old. But BlackBerry's coming out with a new one, which will be a Bold.

>> Right.

>> It's called the BlackBerry Bold.

>> Right.

>> It will also be bold.

>> Yes.

>> And it's gonna have a better camera, as well, there will be 3G.

>> Yeah.

>> And then later on this year, we're expecting the BlackBerry Thunder, which will also have touch screen.

>> That means, there's a lot of -- there are serious BlackBerry loyalty.

>> There are.

>> Yes and there's much anticipation, now what's the Thunder.

>> The Thunder is gonna be a little bit more the iPhone-like. It's gonna have a touch screen and I believe it will have a keyboard as well. But you're right, there are a lot of BlackBerry Loyalists and I think BlackBerry is kind of synonymous with work.

>> Right.

>> so i think a lot of people get really attached to their BlackBerry.

>> Yeah and the other thing about the iPhone though is that you can use this now for the first time.

>> Yes.

>> The Inyternet that you use at work that normally ends up in the BalckBerry, you can put on your iPhone.

>> Right. So we're gonna see these two battle it out I think.

>> Yeah.

>> They're doing this year. It's gonna be a fun year for phones. Easy now, that's my buzzer.

>> Oops, sorry.

>> Dopn't crush my screen.

>> Natali Del Conte as always. Thanks so much. If you wanna hear more from Natali and Daniel Sieberg, just log on to our CNET TV.com where they're gonna continue talking about the new iPhone and much, much more. I'll be tuned in. And of course you can also log on to our website, CBS News.com.