GADGET GUIDE: Nokia C5 vs. iPhone 3GS

Why do people buy iPhone? Why do you want to buy iPhone? That is a simple question to show off or to show everybody that you’re able to own an iPhone. Well, we can answer that we want to buy iPhone because its features and design, right? WRONG! In fact, you still can get a better feature from a cheaper phone, like Nokia C5. To get it clear, let’s take a look at their comparison below.

	Nokia C5	iPhone 3GS
Support flash	Yes	No
Real FM Radio (without streaming) with RDS	Yes	No
Decent GPS with native software	Yes	No
FOTA – Firmware Over The Air	Yes	No
Can be used as torch (built in LED)	Yes	No
Camera on front side	Yes	No
Can take panorama photo (without apps)	Yes	No
Replaceable battery	Yes	No
Video Calling	Yes	No
CPU Speed	600 MHz	600 MHz
Standby time	603 Hours	300 Hours
Music Playback	34 Hours	30 Hours
Video Playback	11 Hours	10 Hours
3G Call	5 Hours	5 Hours
Camera	5mp with flash LED	3mp without flash LED
Initial price	$177	$699

After watching the table, comes question. So, why people still buying iPhone, when they can buy Nokia C5 with better features? The answer is: because the iPhone’s marketer is GOOD! The way they give the service to the customers, the way they promote, the way they introduce iPhone, is just brilliant. You see, because of these brilliant marketers, iPhone can beat Nokia in the market. Hail marketing, without marketing iPhone won’t survive and Nokia will be the ‘king’. How the marketers do such a brilliant action in the market? Well, you can find the answer in the marketing class.

But still, be smart in buying gadget okay? See for the best features with the lowest price, except if you’re a type of gadget-show-off guy iPhone is just fine for you.

Mochammad Feisal Permana

Sampoerna School of Business

Management 2011

mochammad.permana@student.ssb.ac.id