iPhone reviews

[difenbaker]

by walt mossberg:
http://solution.allthingsd.com/
http://www.slashphone.com/118/7602.html

by david pogue:
http://www.myitablet.com/david-pogue-takes-on-the-iphone-26960.php

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[carcomptoy]

That really is unacceptable that there is no video recording or MMS. That's just sad. I love this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTNgTsq8l08

[difenbaker]

from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2007-06-26-iphone-review_N.htm

from newsweek:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19444948/site/newsweek/


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[difenbaker]

That really is unacceptable that there is no video recording or MMS. That's just sad.

yup... aside from not having video recording, it also doesn't have autofocus. There's also no no shooting modes (ie: macro, portraits, etc), or a Flash, or a photo editor. I think this is equivalent to the 2mp camera of an 3250, 5500, or E65. (but those can take video).

I dont think the iPhone will appeal to photo buffs.

cheers!

[difenbaker]

Finally Confirmed: What the iPhone Doesn't Have

• Songs as Ringtones
• Games
• Any flash support
• Instant Messaging
• Picture messages (MMS)
• Video recording
• Voice recognition or voice dialing
• Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Streaming (A2DP)
• One-size-fits-all headset jack (May have to buy an adapter for certain headphones)

Stuff we already knew it didn't have:

• 3G (EV-DO/HSDPA)
• GPS
• A real keyboard
• Removable battery
• Expandable Storage
• Direct iTunes Music Store Access (Over Wi-Fi or EDGE)

from:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/finally-confirmed-what-the-iphone-doesnt-have-272571.php



iPhone facts from the first reviews
Posted Jun 26th 2007 8:19PM by Ryan Block

Well, the first reviews are in. But you may have missed some of the more interesting factoids unearthed by the trio of gadget reporters deigned worthy by El Jobso to get a pre-launch iPhone. Here's a few fresh n' interesting iPhone facts right off the presses:

* The mobile version of OS X or whatever it is the iPhone runs takes up 700MB of the device's capacity. Damn son!
* There's no way to cut, copy, or paste text! WHOA! Big, big mistake.
* No A2DP support. That, friends, is such a huge bummer right there.
* Sorry, music can't be used as a ringtone -- even if it's just a raw MP3. No additional ringtones will be sold at launch.
* On a PC the iPhone syncs with Outlook for calendars AND addresses! Noice.
* It supports Exchange in some capacity, according to Walt, but he doesn't exactly say how.
* Pogue again confirms document file reading -- but not editing -- for PDF, Word, and Excel (only).
* Adobe Flash support is officially out. It's just not in the browser. Neither is there any other kind of embedded video support. Sorry everybody, that's that.
* It will take snaps, but won't record video. How can Apple love YouTube as much as it does and not realize cellphone-shot movies make up a sizeable chunk of the crazy crap you find on there?

* Oh, and no MMS. And sorry, no voice dialing, either.
* Contact groups can't be emailed as contact lists.
* Apple sez between 300-400 charges the iPhone will lose battery capacity -- you'll send it in and get the cell replaced for a fee. Meh. We knew this would be the case, but still, meh.
* Apple can (and supposedly will) be rolling out periodic updates -- no surprise there.
* Battery life is, somehow, almost as mind-blowingly good as Apple claims for calls, music, and movies.
* As we suspected, users are prompted with lists of WiFi networks if you're not nearby a trusted hotspot. We've seen this on other phones, and we're afraid this would get friggin annoying.
* It's said to be very scratch resistant. The facade both front and rear apparently just doesn't pick up marring like regular iPods do.
* Voice quality is said to be good -- not great.

Anything else we missed from in there?

from:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/26/iphone-facts-from-the-first-reviews/


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[Shun]

It may be strange, I'm actually delighted to see the OS takes up 700MB, it's build for mobile computers instead of mobile phones. It seems like I was right, the platform is in the same league with Windows Embedded and Embedded Linux instead of Windows CE or Symbian, :)

PS: frankly, I'm not too interested in this edition of OS X, but it's a big push for the upcoming mobile computers, which I'd been waiting for years... I'm very excited, :D

[waytaminit]

Imagine all the mp3's that 8 gigabytes can hold... and NOT ONE of those can be used as a ringtone. That sucks!

[Jose_R.A.M]

No video recording?
No games?
No Flash support?
No voice commands?
No one size fits all jack? What is that?

This is meant to be revolutionary?!?!

So, the OS takes 700mb of the whole capacity? Does that mean you've only really got 3300mb/7300mb?

The iPhone sounds really crippled. I know some people say it sucks, but I really didn't think it would suck that bad! The only thing new and different about it seems to be the whole pinching and prodding with the multitouch.

Having said that, it's still going to sell loads on branding alone. (Only if people had half a brain realised: why would you update your own 'good' iPod for something with less capacity? for double the price? I mean, is there any other reason to really get the iPhone other than being the next iPod?)

Do you guys think Apple will just add things like ability to record video/play games/send mms on the iPhone through those updates?

[difenbaker]

iPhone First Impressions: Not Worth The Money
Friday, June 29, 2007

I’ve had the iPhone for about three hours now and it’s definitely a mixed bag. On one hand it’s a truly remarkable device — easy to navigate and use — but at the same time it has some serious shortcomings.

I’ve made a number of calls and the sound quality has varied immensely — ranging from something like a echo sealed in a bottle ten years ago and reopened in your ear to perfectly crisp sound. Thus far I haven’t seen a pattern with regard to carrier or anything else.

Signal strength mirrors my experience with my old phone on the the AT&T network, which ranges from okay to bad, but has never really been good. Welcome to paradise iPhone lovers.

Perhaps the most intriguing part of the iPhone is the keyboard. As Apple has pointed out in its videos, the keyboard takes some getting used to, but the suggestion engine is remarkable.

The real pain is entering all your passwords, which, for obvious reasons do not generate suggestions. But once you ham-fist your way through that, I find that just ignoring your mistakes and plowing through until the iPhone suggests the right word really is the fastest way to type.

(does this mean that one cannot type without using the predictive text app?)

Right now I can’t type very fast with the virtual keyboard, but I can see where, once I’ve adapted to it, it will be just as good as a regular small QWERTY keyboard.

I had no problems connecting to GMail, but all my e-mail streamed in to my inbox. None of my filters worked — no messages skip the inbox on the iPhone and no label information shows up, which makes it difficult to sort your email.

If I login to GMail, the same messages are already archived and labeled (though not marked as read, which makes me assume the GMail widget on the iPhone is grabbing unread messages regardless of their location).

Browsing the web is much better. Safari may not be anyone’s top choice for a browser, but it works surprisingly well. As long as you don’t hit a site that uses Flash or Java.

The camera isn’t bad either and even does reasonably well in low light situations, though the images are only two megapixels so I wouldn’t expect to them to look all that great when enlarged.

The other small widgets all work just as you’d expect, weather, stocks, maps and more are all easy to navigate and work quite quickly so long as you have a wireless connection.

Turn off the wifi and revert to AT&T’s Edge network and you’ll find yourself seized with an uncontrollable desire to do this.

Final verdict: There’s no denying the wow factor, but overall the iPhone isn’t worth the money. For $300 I’d give it the thumbs up, but at $600 you’re better off with something else for half the price.


Posted by Kenneth at 11:07 PM

http://launchr.blogspot.com/2007/06/iphone-first-impressions-not-worth.html




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