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iphone alternatives

the madness begins in 17 days. the commercials are blaring. geekie fanboys are salivating. walt mossberg of the wall street journal is gloating that he already has one. that $600 in your pocket is slowly burning a hole through your pants as it attempts to leap out, slap you, and force you to exchange it for a sleek, new iphone.

but wait…there have to be alternatives, right? can’t i have a neat interface, music, internet, and sexiness without forking over a car note?

yup. well, sort of. here are some iphone alternatives.

sprint upstage
sprint upstage
price: $99 with 2-year
details: small phone packs a unique punch with dual sides, one for music, one for the phone

nokia n95
nokia n95
price: $750
details: although extremely expensive, you can be the cool kid on the block with this carrier-independent device. it sports a 5 megapixel camera (you read that right), gps, expandable slot for music, and dual-sliding action.

t-mobile wing
t-mobile wing
prince: $299 with 2-year
details: . a cousin of the sidekick, this phone has a full qwerty keyboard, windows mobile 6, and comes with a stylus to navigate through your music, pictures, video, etc.

(via chicagotribune)

updated 6.12: thanks to ‘wing owner’ for the clarification.

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