Apple Now World’s Most Profitable Handset Maker
Nokia is feeling the squeeze after new data from Strategy Analytics found that the Apple is now the world’s most profitable handset vendor
It runs the Maemo 5 open-source OS, includes an ARM Cortex-A8 processor running at 600MHz and has 1GB of application memory plus an OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics accelerator. There’s also 32GB of integrated storage, and 48GB of memory can be added with a MicroSD card.
While PC-maker Apple struts its stuff in the mobile phone world, phone-maker Nokia has likewise entered the PC space, with its introduction of the Nokia Booklet 3G, a slim 2.76-pound netbook with WiFi connectivity, 3G surfing and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor. And then there’s the real kicker: a promised 12 hours of “true” battery life, which Nokia says is the result of a combination of Intel’s processor and its long-time battery-optimisation experience with mobile phones.
“For Nokia to succeed in the US, it will have to partner up with a top-tier carrier and piggyback on its marketing activities. Apple iPhone has done it with AT&T and Motorola Droid is seeking to do something similar with Verizon Wireless,” Mawston told eWEEK.
“Nokia will have to become a preferred partner for a major operator with the Booklet 3G or N900 and then market the heck out of it. At this stage, it looks like Nokia still has some work to do on the distribution side in the US and this remains one of its biggest challenges.”
