Palm Centro and Samsung i760 Most Innovative Mobile Designs

[Pete Paxton]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilewhack.com/strategy-analytics-palm-centro-and-samsung-i760-most-innovative-mobile-designs/' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilewhack.com/strategy-analytics-palm-centro-and-samsung-i760-most-innovative-mobile-designs/</a><br /><br /></div><em>&quot;The Samsung i760 and Palm Centro top the purchase likelihood table for those seeking a multifunction, fully integrated device, according to Paul Brown, Senior User Experience Analyst at Strategy Analytics. Approximately half tested US consumers who desire to buy a new mobile device in Q4, 2007 said they will go for The Palm Centro. It got even more positive response than Samsung i760, Nokia Prism, LG Rumor, and Pantech C810.&quot;<br /><br /></em><img border="1" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/spt/auto/1197006293.usr11642.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />Really? Half the consumers would go for the Palm Centro? Why do you suppose that is? If I had predicted how this study would have turned out, the Centro would have been near the bottom. Not necessarily because I don't&nbsp; like it, but because I didn't think the masses really cared for it. Would you put the Centro or the i760 near or even at the top? If not, what would your choice be?

[dstrauss]

Sorry, but the Centro can't even carry the jockstrap for the Blackjack (I or II), Moto Q, or Curve.

[raulr]

I wouldn't want one and I couldn't care less for it's looks, but the Centro still an innovative design in that it's in a tiny package and cheap making it mass market friendly. It's target isn't hardcore smartphone users or high fashion crowd, but innovative design is about more than looks or functionality. I'd imagine it's quite difficult to design a smartphone into the size and retail price point of the Centro.

[Vulcan]

I would guess a lot had to do with who they asked. I know a lot of people I work with don't know the difference between a Trio, Blackberry, or AT&T Tilt. To them they are all just a way for the company to make them read their emails.

[SteveHoward999]

Because America recognises that brand before others...