iPhone in the UK: Apple faces Stiff Competition

From Macworld
Although the iPhone was the fastest-selling smartphone in the U.S. in July, accounting for 1.8 percent of all handset sales there according to iSuppli, it will face stiffer competition in Europe where other brands of smartphone are more entrenched. Nokia said it sold over 10 million of its Nseries and Eseries smartphones during the quarter to June 30—including 1.5 million of its flagship N95.

Then, there’s the matter of price, where the £269 iPhone will cost more than rival handsets. For instance, O2 customers signing a £30-a-month contract for 18 months or more can get Nokia’s top-of-the-range N95 smartphone with Wi-Fi, camera, music player and GPS for free.

In the U.K., the iPhone will also face competition from Apple’s own iPod touch, which will be available there this month. In the U.S., the iPhone had a four-month head-start. The iPod Touch offers many of the same functions as the iPhone—with the obvious exception of telephony.

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