Overseas they offer phones with 7 megapixels! What's the deal, why don't we have these phones?
2006-09-26 17:30:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
What bothers me is that it's not that we're behind. That problem doesn't exist, because The United States doesn't manufacture any cell phones. ALL of our phones are from over-seas. They choose what to release for our carriers to sell. It's ridiculous.
2006-09-26 17:43:43 · update #1
When I last checked, Verizon Wireless carries only one phone w/ a camera w/ higher res than 1.3 Mpxl, and that's the Samsung a990 (3.0 Mpxl). It's pricey, even w/ rebates and New Every Two applied.
I think that most US consumers are still trying to figure out that their cellphone can make phone calls and do txt msgs. Only a few people care about what you talk about. Besides, a lot of people already have digital cameras that support high res, so the market for cameraphones w/ such high res, and the technology to support it, is still a ways off in the US.
It still comes down to the carriers making money off the largest group of people, while enticing the bleeding edge types w/ high-tech stuff. The bleeding edge crowd will have to wait, but probably not for long.
2006-09-27 03:45:08 · answer #1 · answered by CMass Stan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-07 08:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by Jarrod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You guys in the states are already ahead of us in Canada! Lol, the reason our phones here are ancient is because of the very low demand for them. In North American, only 30-50% of the population own a cell phone whereas in Asia and other European countries, cell phone usage is way higher than that, so they get a bigger market for newer technology! By the way, since I am not sure what Verizon provides, most higher end phones nowadays have 1.3 megapixels or higher cameras, I recommend the Nokia 6265 if Verizon has it, it has the highest resolution right now...2 Megapixels!! ahah
2006-09-26 21:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was just at Verizon tonight to buy a phone. I'm pretty sure the guy said that some of them did...but not 7 MP!!v Have you checked the Verizon site out for some ideas? They list the features they have.
I heard that Popular Mechanics said that countries overseas are YEARS ahead of us as far as cell phone technology goes.
2006-09-26 17:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by B.J. H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋