while the LG Prada phone was announced (though not for US) about a month before iPhone [1], it was not available until after the iPhone announce so it not like

while the LG Prada phone was announced (though not for US) about a month before iPhone [1], it was not available until after the iPhone announce so it not like it was a known item at that point. However, it was available (not in US) [2] a few months before iPhone was available so maybe there were people that used LG Prada then iPhone so a touchscreen phone was not completely novel. however, the LG Prada was >$800 at launch so it seems that the impression was fairly limited to people who would spend $800 then $600 a few months later in 2007. additionally, while the LG Prada had a touchscreen it wasnt really a smart phone. there was no full keyboard, texting and contact entry was with T9 [3]. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20070108070435/http://www.lge.com/about/press_archive/detail/AB_NARCH%7CMENU_1_20302.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20070108070435/http://www.lge.co... [2] https://macdailynews.com/2007/01/19/lg_unveils_iphone_like_prada_mobile_phone/ https://macdailynews.com/2007/01/19/lg_unveils_iphone_like_p... [3] https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ke850_prada-review-145p2.php https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ke850_prada-review-145p2.php