iPhone overview: Apple of discord
Cutting edge, sleek and promising, the iPhone stirred the mobile world – not bad for Apple’s first go at the mobile phones market. Inspiring and provocative, the iPhone will always come to mind when a handset with full touch-based UI is in question...
- Anonymous
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iphone reaaly sucks no mms no 3G why to spend 600$ !!!!!!!!
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- 2007-08-07 20:49
- 2@qb
- alexa
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i can't believe this phone doesn't have MMS, and they didn't even put it in main disadvantage.
i don't mind not having 3 G, but since MMS is pretty common nowadays i thought this phone would have it.
i guess there's no such thing as a perfect phone after all :)
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- 2007-08-07 18:56
- wcYm
- tordrumguy
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haha... all you people complaining about GSMArena didn't say this and didn't say that bad about the phone... you obviously didin't read the review... which makes your post worthless. You are the ones who are bias in your opinion.
The review does point out thier is no MMS, 3rd party apps, very basic camera, no 3G (which doesn't matter anyway because it only is released for the US market), etc. etc.
Read the reveiw, test the phone (which I can tell by most of your psots you've never had one of these in your hands), then post something.
Is this the best [hone ever living up to all the hype? In my opinion, no. But I think this reveiw gets it right and is fair in both pointing out what is good, what is missing, and what a buyer should keep in mind before making a decisions to buy.
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- 2007-08-07 15:58
- kxNc
- dpnk
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I think this review is completely biased, gushing infact. I agree the iPhone is a step in the right direction of what mobile UI SHOULD be like over the next few years, but it sounds like the reviewers already made their mind up that they were in love with this phone before they even had it in front of them.
With so many basic shortcomings (MMS, Camera/Video, 3G, etc (all things you'd expect as standard at the price)) the handset seems half-baked to me - perhaps it could have done with 6 more months testing and developing before release. I think a lot of people will still buy it and secretly be disappointed, but they'll say they love it anyway.
Normally I find GSM Arena's reviews unbiased and scientific, it's a shame they weren't objective with this handset.
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- 2007-08-07 15:25
- 5$45
- mike
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Yo Lucus, chill bro, just HAD to correct you, GSM DID mention about the useability about the keyboard experince... ne wayz...
For the price of $600usd, i'd go with the Nokia N95 ANY day over the Iphone, but i will admit that the Iphone is sweet in hand. So the review is as i would expect.
Once i held one i was in-love, but then when reminded about no 3g for a 3g capable network--leave it to Apple to strip that option for probably the only sweet US exclusive mobile EVER produced and selected by a US carrier.
For $600usd, sorry, but i didn't buy this for the following reasons!!! no 3g, no MMS, no battery swap options (For the time when u need to ebay for a replacement for dirt cheap), no removable memory (the fuk?)! shitty camera with no flash! no VIDEO RECORDING (for a YOUTUBE dedicated device)!!! No Java/Flash!!! For being a Music Phone NO A2DP Blue Tooth (wireless stearo Headphones (for the price, c'mon apple)!!! a locked OS--maybe for good reason as the system is reviewed as flawless user interface for all Aps-- just seems to me a limitation that makes me scream Rebell.
Over-all the Iphone IS what it IS, a cool, slick, heavily over popular phone that is over priced but gets the job done.
for the Price, The N95 gets you way more.
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- 2007-08-07 11:06
- 498A
- SeF
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Mac OS is the best OS i've ever seen on mobile phone. no lags, hangs and crashes. and it animates like a charm. nokia and SE should follow this lead :P
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- 2007-08-07 05:27
- 2A3m
- Smacky_Wolf
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I noticed a lack of comment about the A2DP support of the iPhone.
What happened there? This is a standard and incredibly useful feature that has been completely ignored. Is it possible that there's a lack of faith in third party hardware?
In a phone that is supposed to be a music device, this seems like a glaring oversight... =/
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- 2007-08-07 04:37
- TIBp
- blah
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is this phone unlockable or is it only available to at&t users?
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- 2007-08-07 00:49
- q}pu
- MonkeyKing
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Forgot in the cons, you forgot to put non removable battery.
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- 2007-08-06 21:46
- qJ36
- Wrusss
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Much information about Apple iPhone. Sorry to say, lithuanian only:/
http://www.mobili.lt/lt/foruma...odelius.html
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- 2007-08-06 20:54
- MQYx
- Anonymous
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@ 3Zs,
THANK YOU!!!
I finally got to see an iPhone and I was playing music out of the "speakers" and one didn't work so I thought it was broken.
Guess not.
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- 2007-08-06 20:19
- Yaiu
- 3Zs
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what a pathetic phone, how can gsmarena call it a multimedia device , it cant even MMS, no 3G, "feels like a game" i doesnt even have games not to mention NO video recording, r v in 2004 or 2007 should i say 2008.
This is not a business phone, its NOT a multimedia phone & definately not a camera phone. its just a music phone, a music phone with a (only 1) terrible loud speaker. & it costs US$600.
if u want to buy a phone based on its looks go for the nokia's 8 series
plus in 2008 SE is launching a W series phone that can store 8000 songs. source: TIME magazine
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- 2007-08-06 15:42
- PGhP
- Lukas
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May be not only for a review, but it was way harder to get this phone I suppose. Good job, GSMarena :)
Lukas
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- 2007-08-06 12:56
- MDkt
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