It's also worth noting, though, that early Android phones were much more like Blackberry competitors: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ip-telephony/two-photos-here-of

It's also worth noting, though, that early Android phones were much more like Blackberry competitors: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ip-telephony/two-photos-here-of-a-very-early-google-android-prototype/3197 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ip-telephony/two-photos-here-of-a-... http://gizmodo.com/334909/google-android-prototype-in-the-wild http://gizmodo.com/334909/google-android-prototype-in-the-wi... And once the iPhone was released, the target form factor changed. There's a fair share of Apple inspiration in the industry.