From my experience with P503i, people like the color screen and UI, the
weight as well. The antenna is perceived as awkward, the design of the phone
is not really the most popular though. I still like the designs of European
phones much more (latest example: T68 from Ericsson) even though display
technology is way behind.
I just visited Germany and of course had a look into a mobile phone shop: I
was really surprised and chuckled a lot about a young lady telling the shop
assistant that she'd love that more expensive Nokia so much and that she
can't come into the office with the affordable Siemens: people would
pick/laugh at her. The phones are actually quite good-looking but somehow
the branding seems to be an issue (power generators, washing machines, and
keitai perhaps don't go as well together lifestyle-wise as rubber-boots and
keitai :-)
Just my two yen
Marc
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jouni Leppanen [mailto:jouni@wirelesstojapan.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:31 AM
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Nokia-Germany CEO interview
>
>
>
> Andrea,
>
> I have same experience with my friends back in Finland, people like my
> Japanese phones. How ever, I read somewhere that our pride Nokia has
> such a strong brand in Europe that people might choose Nokia
> rather than
> i-mode...
>
> Jouni
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
> [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net] On Behalf Of Andrea
> Sent: 15. maaliskuuta 2002 10:12
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Nokia-Germany CEO interview
>
>
> Hi,
>
> > - European handset makers are unlikely to offer
> > imode handsets
>
> This probably IS true. In fact, *Japanese* handset makers will offer
> (and are offering) i-mode handsets in Europe and elsewhere.
> Such as NEC,
> Toshiba and Mitsubishi with E-Plus and KPN, for example. I am
> more than
> curious to see how consumers in Germany are going to react to these
> phones. My personal research (showing my Japanese phones to
> every person
> I met outside Japan) indicates that people will like them, no matter
> where they live.
>
> Andrea
>
>
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