Moblie phone companys are just copying each other

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meals_64

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#2960 14-Dec-2004 09:27

Moblie phone companys are just copying each others phones and phone layout just compare these two phone links

The Audiovox PM8920 / CDM-8920

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=481

with the Hyundai 95c

http://www.3gtoday.com/devices/devices/images/Hyundai_TX-95C.jpg

Why cant they come up with new designs for us to use

cat-mince

242 posts

Master Geek

#11024 14-Dec-2004 15:15

Ah Actaually the phones are both made by Curitel. Who licences them out to 3rd party companies i.e Audiovox and Hyundai. Although i think Curitel was part of Hyundai Electronics originally.

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andyb

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Spark NZ

#11025 14-Dec-2004 15:17

Audiovox and Hyundai (also known as Curitel) are one and the same, just with a different brand name.

ie the Audiovox 8900 is the Hyundai TX95C

andyb

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Spark NZ

#11027 14-Dec-2004 15:17

snap

cat-mince

242 posts

Master Geek

#11028 14-Dec-2004 15:21

They just do it for brand recognition. Everyone in NZ knows Hyundai and Everyone in the SA probably knows Audiovox.

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Bunty

58 posts

Master Geek

#11038 14-Dec-2004 16:55

Hyundai sold its handset manufacturing division to Pantech Curitel who manufacture handsets that are sold under various brand names of which Hyundai and Audiovox are two.

So you will find that most of the Hyundai handsets sold by Telecom are sold under other brands/models in other markets - but they are fairly much the same device. Pantech Curitel have to drop the Hyundai name shortly as its owned by the Hyundai corporation.

cat-mince

242 posts

Master Geek

#11045 14-Dec-2004 17:56

I know Curitel is now Selling it's handsets in America as Curitel so i'd say it'd be like that here too shortly.

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