Google gPhone

Have you been considering buying an iPhone and think that $400 is a little too pricey? Well, you might want to hold off until February 2008…according to sources, that’s when Google gPhone is coming out.

Here is an excerpt from an article that came out in Independent

“Lehman analyst Douglas Anmuth believes that Google will launch a mobile phone in February next year that will be similar to the recently launched Apple iPhone in that it will have “an oversized screen perhaps around 3in diagonal and with touch display” plus WiFi capability. Google’s main differentiator will be on price – its phone is expected to sell at a fraction of the $400 iPhone.

According to Mr Anmuth, the device will be a simple “plain vanilla” smartphone that can be manufactured for $120-$160. But he adds: “We believe a Google phone could be marketed at a price point below $100, and potentially even be free.”

The incentive for Google to offer a free phone is the online advertising revenue the company could generate with an internet-enabled mobile device”

Here are five facts about Google phone published by Om Malik from GigaOM to illustrate that gPhone is not a mere rumor:

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