iPhone overview: Apple of discord
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- USC TC
- vj1
- 04 May 2008
oh man! i could have bought the fone if it weren't for this review! Your review is excellent! although i like the LG KS20 review better... This fone sucks bigtime and sadly, i only realized it when i read this review!
Major Setbacks:
1. Stone-age Bluetooth
2. Not as good 3rd party nabber as smartphones
3. lack of multiple text input (no.2)
3. CAN'T FORWARD MESSAGES! (my dad's friend told me)
4. Battery runs at 80% after 400 charges... (a year if you charge it daily, battery prob. dies at 1.5-2.5 year)
5. Bad speaker capability...
6. Crappy fone calls (see web)
7. Glass touchscreen, means DROP IT=BROKEN SCREEN!
8. No MMS!
9. Limited media transfer capability:
Bluetooth (no.1)
MMS (no.8)
No custom ringtones
"must buy" audio from ONLY itunes
10. NO 3G!
11. the moment you buy it something new comes out... and it uses an old adage, insanely great!
If you have the money to spare, BUY IT for the experience only! Features, nah....
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- Anonymous
- pJA
- 21 Mar 2008
i love my ipod, and before it came out I said I was going to buy it, then I tried it out, and didn't like it. I hope they make a new one, because then I can get that!
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- me
- UD}
- 05 Feb 2008
this is the best phone review i've ever read...complete. all my questions answered.you are now my added to my favorite.
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- anthony
- x$g
- 28 Jan 2008
hey doesnt any one know if the bluetooth feature will work in my car? i have one of those built in hands free thing in my car that allows me to talk on the phone through the car's stereo system.
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- vince
- ki$
- 22 Dec 2007
hey people.. can anybody tell me if you can use the iPhone without the sim card as a camera and ipod until i get it unlocked? i just dunt wanna keep it un box and stare at it until then? can i play around/use it?
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- M3s
- 30 Nov 2007
And given that this review was fairly critical of almost every aspect of the "phone", will there be a pro and con section that lists "stone age bluetooth, mediocre camera, poor address book, poor loudspeaker" etc against the touchscreen? This overview needs an update now.
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- sama Dias
- w9L
- 16 Nov 2007
Hey guys, I got an unlocked I phone from puremobile.com for $ 550, it is great.I dropped it twice, but works fine (luckily I have ordered a rubberized skin too). Although the 2MP camera is not enough, picture Quality is not all that bad:). I really recommend.. it worth....Long live apple...Wonder what they come up with next..Cannot wait..
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- Anonymous
- mrB
- 11 Oct 2007
Random_raider: don't buy an Iphone for 800US$! you better wait for an updated version of the phone. It still has to many bugs in it and even though it looks fantastic, it's not worth the money!
many people want it because of it's looks and the feel is brand new but needs a lot of work.
this is over hyped in my humble opinion!
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- Ricardo
- Pfc
- 05 Oct 2007
I bought the HTC Touch instead of the Iphone and I am more then happy with it. Realy fast, small and easy to use with the fingers. Best choice ever.
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- Anonymous
- q}H
- 03 Oct 2007
dude's congrats , i droped my iunlocked i phone and i wasted my 550$, listen guyz and gurls , if u guyz have iphone and if u guyz droped it even 1nce then the phone is no longer good,,lol, i wont ever buy i phone again,noway hozee, personal recom. dont get iphone, waste of money , get prada instead althu its from lg
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- chris
- M3s
- 03 Oct 2007
does anyone else think this one of the most overrated phones at the moment. as far as i can tell all this is, is a touch screen ipod phone. like alot of people in the world, i have a phone and an ipod and reaher than spending 230 and a contract i could just nip down to staples and buy some uhu glue and just stick them together! its pretty much the same thing. dam you apple and you friuty hype!!
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- vTay
- ib4
- 01 Oct 2007
If one really wana compare, i used to own N90, N95, O2 atom, P990, they all were pricy too compare to iphone. N90 run slower eventually although the video and camera were great, N95 & O2 atom's battery are sucked, P990 freezes most of the time... I own iphone about a week and other than mms and personalised ringtones, i think it is worth to have one. BTW, i' using E90 too as second phone! So whatever multimedia features i can play with my E90.
Those who claimed that iphone could not have 3rd party application installed, that is not true. I could install 3rd party software thru the install feature in iphone and there are quite a few of selections. Anyway, with nokia and sony ericsson, you can have all the good staff unless you pay for it.
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- Random_raider
- nET
- 29 Sep 2007
the iphone isnt that good, i truly dont see what all the hype is about tbh. sure nice big touch screen and nice browser,but really and truly what else does it have? the phone and texting applications are pretty poor with that touch screen, esp. if you have fat fingers. I'll stick to Sony Ericson or Nokia thanks, and i'll buy an ipod touch. the ipod touch has all the good things of the iphone kept and at a much cheaper price too.
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- Ricardo
- LkY
- 23 Sep 2007
I am new on the site, and was realy intersted on the IPhone. But please help me with one thing that I didn't understand. The bluetooth feature only works for the hands-free phone, it doesn't work for stereo bluetooth fone? I have a bluetooth GPS antena. It won't work on the IPhone. Please if any one can clarify this informations for me I really apreciate. Because I live in Brazil and the IPhone is sold here for USD800!!! And I don't want to spend this kind of money in something that is not going to be satisfactory. Thanks.
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- 2Am
- 23 Sep 2007
good in the eyes.... it'll just add to your "social status". this phone obviously lacks features especially when you look at the price. im not a nokia fan but i'll definitely take n95 over iphone anytime. nice try for apple but id rather stick with pocket pcs
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- rajiv
- PFH
- 20 Sep 2007
when they r going to launch the next version
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- Merkel
- myt
- 10 Sep 2007
woohoo! finally iphone launch date in germany leaked! http://blog.gadgetlite.com/?p=193 Phones here in Germany are really boring, not really that many choices. I m glad it will be coming soon and on t-mobile too!
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- Anonymous
- RKp
- 08 Sep 2007
you cannot recieve mms or picture msg with this phone. for me, this is one disadvantage it has... you also cannot tranfer personalized ringtones. need to pay online to get your choice of ringtones...
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- spring.soft
- PZf
- 07 Sep 2007
Many disadvantages, but i love the way it's UI does: Simple and natural. I will get one.
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- dpnk
- 5$4
- 05 Sep 2007
What do people think it's nearest cometitor handset will be? I can't see it comparing to the standards of N95 or the new 5mp Samsung/SE handsets... although it will be a great addition to the music and multimedia midrange handsets albeit a very expensive addition)