After recently trialling the LG Prada, re-engineered by DoCoMo, and finding out what a piece of junk it is, which is hardly surprising given the LG heritage, the underwhelming quality of the local iPhone competition has only made me desire the iPhone even more.

Having used an iPhone only briefly it is very clear, even in it’s V1 incarnation, that the iPhone will be much superior to any other touch screen phone available in Japan today.

If the below video has any resemblance to the real iPhone2 then it will definitely be setting the world on fire.

With less the 12 hours until Steve Jobs’ Key Note Speech at the 2008 WWDC where the iPhone 2 is hopefully announced for Japan and hopefully on sale this week…. aaarrgghhh.. the wait is killing me.

The LG Prada has a touch screen like the iPhone allowing users to make a call, e-mail, take and capture photos, listen to music etc…. simply by touching the appropriate icon on the 3 inch screen. The LG Prada has been redeveloped specifically for DOCOMO. The Japanese model includes a full-size touch screen with vibration touch to improve usability. This function activates whenever users touch screen icons to make a call, use e-mail, take and view photos or listen to music, and the 2 megapixel camera is equipped with a German-made Schneider-Kreuznach lens.

Hopefully the LG Prada has a better build quality than other LG products I have experienced…. although attach the brand name “Prada” to anything in Japan and it is sure to sell…..

The feature I am looking for most is the HIGH-SPEED 7.2Mbps data transmission that will make internet usable on the full 3-inch browser…

I really hope the iPhone 2 can accommodate the same 7.2Mbps transmission rate… I guess only time will tell.

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The truth is I just want a new phone and I wish the G3 iPhone 2.0 would hurry up and come to Japan… If I have to wait much longer then I will probably end up with an LG Prada while I wait for the iPhone 2.0.