Flashback: the LG KE850 Prada had the first capacitive touchscreen, not the iPhone 

10 January 2021
Makers were trying to tap into the popularity of fashion brands to sell more phones back in the aughts. One of them beat the iPhone to the punch.

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chris1998, 10 Jan 2021Nah it's a completely new phone ..CAme out In 2006 bro It's an old phone that's has 15 years

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    • Anonymous
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    AnonD-940827, 11 Jan 2021Wing has been a thing, ages before LG made it. Just look at... moreIron Man is fiction...

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      • ijs
      • 11 Jan 2021

      Apple never really invented anything as far as I know it...but they did improvise existing technologies

        Did huaqei use these sensors int he P40? Pics look to be the same quality.

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          • Anonymous
          • 0BG
          • 11 Jan 2021

          Yep Apple is a 100% parasite and a virus at the same time. The true "innovations" the have are against users' interests and all the good innovations are falsely claimed to be theirs and often patented, along with tons of ridiculous, simple things that shouldn't have anything to do with patents...but as we know, USA is a banana republic where anything goes, especially for the tech giants.

            JDK, 11 Jan 2021People here think that all the credit should go to this pho... moreWhat credit?
            Have you read the title?

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              • BatmanSince1991
              • uWU
              • 11 Jan 2021

              Apple actual never launched anything as first. They simple copied everything from other manufacturers. Yes they did improved somethings/features but never really invented anything new.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 11 Jan 2021

                Whackcar, 10 Jan 2021Apple never invents anything. They either steal & modif... moreApplr invents viral marketing.
                the 1st iphone was a lemon, but they somehow managed to sell millions of it thanks to Steve Jobs and his marketing.

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                  JDK, 11 Jan 2021People here think that all the credit should go to this pho... moreThe initial iPhone also sold well because it had a larger and also a colourful touchscreen and it was available in the U.S whereas prada wasnt. U.S was the biggest market for touch screen phones at the time.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 7vb
                    • 11 Jan 2021

                    Steve jobs did say good artists copy, great artists steal.

                      ThunderCrackR, 10 Jan 2021"That’s silly, of course, Apple can’t possibly design ... moreThis is why I love Apple haters. They simply cannot piece together a coherent argument.

                      Can you PLEASE explain how Apple would have completely re-designed their display and touch functions to copy a *feature* phone in mere months? Their very first phone, and you reckon they had time to manufacture millions of them after such a huge adjustment as a new touch panel/display? Go on.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        JDK, 11 Jan 2021People here think that all the credit should go to this pho... moreThat's true. There was nothing like iOS on the market at that time. Apple deserved every success.

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                          JDK, 11 Jan 2021People here think that all the credit should go to this pho... moreMarketing is reason for iphone success. Iphone os just copied many other os, mainly palm os.

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                            Mythi, 11 Jan 2021The comment sections on posts with a title containing the w... morethank you!!!!!!!

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                              • ybx
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                              People here think that all the credit should go to this phone. Then they go on to downplay iPhones and think that the public liked it for "nO rEaSoN aTt aLl bEsIdEs MaRkEtInG".

                              It was the software that made the iPhone revolutionary. You can have all the specs you want but without good software, things don't work.

                              Just explaining how the reason that the iPhone sold so much more than the LG prada isn't a god-given miracle.

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                                Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021In 2 years iphone or samsung will will create a phone like ... moreWing has been a thing, ages before LG made it. Just look at the first Iron Man. That was a real wing phone. Several others have also done it before that.

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                                  • Mythi
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                                  • 11 Jan 2021

                                  The comment sections on posts with a title containing the words 'Apple' or 'LG' or 'Sony' filled with drones.

                                  God dammit this isn't a difference of opinions or fanboyism it's just blatant hate and spite.

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                                    • nxx
                                    • 10 Jan 2021

                                    I had and loved this phone when it came out,but the battery sucked, imagine this running Android on this battery,tech eh, either love it or hate it 🤳😱

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                                      AnonD-762416, 10 Jan 2021The Flexpai was a trlll "brand" that never went o... moreand then some company called escobar comes and puts a golden sticker on it

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                                        Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021So even though the Prada came first, they copied the iPhone... moreThe Flexpai was a trlll "brand" that never went on real sale, as it was a DOA product. Basically nothing but a bunch of guys getting their hands on a couple flexible displays and gluing it onto a broken hinge.