I just had a sneak peek at a new phone that is being custom developed for one of the Canadian cellular service providers for launch this summer.
The phone features the Fastap keyboard from Digit Wireless and appears to be based on a phone introduced by ZTE at CTIA in March.
The prototype of the phone is loaded with every feature you can imagine: built-in GPS, camera with flash, FM radio, music player, mobile-TV, video player, memory expansion, EVDO, web browser, speakerphone.
It is a flip phone form factor with mini-USB for connecting to your computer and charging.
I understand that the phone is being tested now. Will it be in stores before the iPhone?
Who says the Canadian market is too small for custom development? Isn’t this kind of innovation another important measure of a competitive market?