Engadget sez’ “Garmin has just announced its new iPhone-like smartphone, the nüvifone. The device features full browsing, PIM, phone and of course, GPS functions. It’s an HSDPA, quad-band phone, also equipped with WiFi, Bluetooth and a somewhat familiar ultrathin design with full touchscreen support. The unit will use Garmin’s proprietary OS which is based on the UI its GPS units utilize, and sports a 3.5-inch LCD display.”

Across the board, people are drawing similarities between the nuviphone and the iPhone. The main difference? The nuviphone actually sports some recent technologies. The 3G connection and real GPS set it a notch above the iPhone in terms of hardware capabilities, and early reports on the interface are that it is not exactly original, but not lacking either.