Rumors of the Nokia “iPhone killer,” the Aeon concept cell phone, still abound, but we hear the manufacturer is closer to production than previously thought.
It’s certainly nice to know that at least one manufacturer is apparently keeping up with the Joneses (Apple) and I think the whole world would be glad to see a realistic alternative the iPhone.
The Aeon, still in R&D, will sport a full touch screen, and although the likely specifications are still a closely guarded secret, some of our Chinese cousins have managed to get a hold of a sample and according to them,
“Netease phone channels correspondents went to Finland’s Nokia headquarters, after efforts before the exclusive worldwide Taiwan have tested this “angel’s face” handset. Now really planes and spy as soon as you send readers, it seems that Nokia has no plans to let Apple iPhone 抢 do thunder! The passage of a few photographs and real news reporter at the scene, Nokia is the real Aeon’s a cell phone, everyone apart from iPhone, there should be more phone can expect!”
I’m not quite sure what that means, but they are certainly very excited over there. As usual, we will just have to wait and see what develops.(Unless any one wants to pay me to go on a spying trip to Taiwan?)
November 8th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
wow… what a slick looking phone… i don’t know where you find this stuff Mark!!!
November 9th, 2007 at 3:57 am
I would die rather than reveal my sources.
December 24th, 2007 at 1:08 am
In the photo of the Aeon there is another phone, is there any chance that you might have the model of that phone as well
December 24th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Yes. I will have to find the details and get back to you though. I got this from Taiwan, so it will take me a while to check. After the new year probably.
January 5th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Hi.
This is a very nice looking phone. When will it be published? In 10 years? How much will it cost?
Well done to Nokia, and congrats for the good article for you Mark.
Thanks
January 7th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Hi Edon,
Look out for our 2008 predictions post.
February 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
The Aeon is a prototype. The phone you’ve seen here is a simple Chinese copy. It costs 350 dollars and it is not produced by Nokia. Please, pay attention to the image, and see that in the 3D draws, there saids “Nokia” in the metal part of the front and in the “real” phone, there is no “Nokia”. It’s just a cheap “exterior” copy. Of course, it’s still nice, but it’s not Nokia!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:36 am
so when will this phone be actually be for sale this phone has been in manufacturing since 2006
and will u be able to give me a website that is all about mobile phones especially nokia n 1 that has a lot of info on all new and exixting models of nokia
btw a really great article
May 7th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Is this phone out in the market? if not, then when will it be? ohhhhh I’m dying to get my hands on that
May 26th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I saw some knock off ones on Ebay from China. Don’t buy them. I don’t think the phones are out yet. I will call a friend of mine who is working for Nokia as a designer. Will post it later after i found out.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:29 am
I think that the aeon phone is the gratest phone I ever see but the n100 is nice but I dont know how does the aeon works
December 14th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
i want to know when is this phone coming out at uk becouse i am going to buy that phone straight it looks so cool and sounds cool
December 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Hi. I was just reading Russian Maxim for the month, and in it they had a bunch of hot concept phones. One was the BenQ-Siemens Black Box, for which they used the same picture as the other phone above. So unless Russian Maxim got it wrong, it’s the BenQ-Siemens Black Box and also looks like a VERY cool new iphone alternative!
October 31st, 2009 at 10:56 pm
i love i phone