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iPhone 3G review: Twice the hype, half the novelty

11 August 2008 | Read the review | Post your comment
iPhone 3G review: Twice the hype, half the novelty - read the full textIt's finally here - the iPhone 3G. No, we mean that literally. It's finally at our office and boy, are we excited! GPS, HSDPA purring under the new iPhone hood with a hefty number of software enhancements. But all them software goodies...

 

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For all those peoples who are bragging here about their SE and samsung phones or some other touch phones.

Why all those phones didn't come before iPhone?

You know There is a good name given to such companies = COPYCATS.

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  • 2008-11-24 13:23
  • nS4D

to: death to apple, u goth! stop trying to be so different, theres a reason the phone is so popular, and that reason is...better screen then almost all phones out, better sound, more memory, and better browsing, the only thing it lacks is a 8 megapixel camera like the sony erricson which doesnt even have a good enough screen to view your professional pictures on.

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  • 2008-11-21 13:24
  • vM6a

iPhone 3G - best phone I've ever used.
terrific useability
fantastic set of apps available
makes using data and mobile web a real option rather than a novelty.
ground breaking phone AND web device.

no copy paste, minor annoyance.
mo MMS, use email

my biggest gripe, the hardware switch for silent mode, why?

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  • 2008-11-10 02:19
  • xf5c

> In reply to Iphone Lover @ 2008-10-07 05:06 from Qg%7 - click to readactualy i was offered an iphone 4 free on upgrade so i dont really need to afford it. i would rather eat my fist then ever buy a iphone. its the most overhyped piece of crap and all the isheep who follow it r pretty retarded as to the other options available to them if they wanted to buy a decent PHONE!!! iphone is only good if you want to use it as an ipod touch but surely its better to just buy a touch

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  • 2008-10-24 12:26
  • mCSY

still reading through this (old) review once again, and having heard first hand what the iphone isn't capable of- it is not the phone for me.

as for the videocalling- that is just a novelty, i never use it, but appreciate when it is there.

the mms- i send 1-2 mms a day, so yeah instantly on this fact- i won't buy/sell this phone.

as for email capabilities- that takes up extra allowance on my phone plan, which i am capping 100MB easily a month,so email is a no- go.

the apparent lack of a copy/paste feature is what makes the iphone a below par multi media device. sorry- but i kinda expect this feature in a phone that boasts similar capabilities of a very basic pc.

as for the lack of a file transfer bluetooth- again i use this frequently on my w880i and it is a feature i would sourly miss- since i am no longer able to distribute pictures and videos to friends for free.

oh and i am frequently doing more than one task at once on my SE w880i. again another feature i would be missing out on. i don't want none of the generic crap that aplle is making to sate the disappointed. i am all for doing mms while surfing in opera mini browser.

so i think in my case- you apple fanboys would agree that the iphone is far from the phone for me.

as for the ipod service- i am always uninstalling itunes after i update quicktime, cos DRM on music has failed me 3/3 times. 3 strikes is enough. no more money on digitally obtained media for me either.

and i have a zen x-fi 16GB which has an SD expandable slot, which i am happily using to store my favorite videos.

at least the creative play centre is generous and doesn't make a hostile takeover and conflict with my current pc settings.

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  • 2008-10-22 07:59
  • 2G87

The mobile telecommunications industry will not be transformed simply due to the arrival of a new UI on a mobile device or a restricted business model for delivery of products and services which the Apply offering appears to provide. Additionally it is unlikely that the current price for this device is sustainable.

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  • 2008-10-20 13:15
  • mcVx

This phone (Which i had... and returned..) distinctly reminds me of a Child's toy laptop. It screams metrOsexual. Like i would subtley lOok forward to using it after my tRi-weekly manicure. I think ill go buy a Real phone now. With Actual Business and Overall functionality. Goodbye. ;/

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  • 2008-10-15 15:59
  • Rn@7

guys just please jailbreak the iphone 3G that u guys have

- turn of the predictive text -> jailbreak -> yes you can turn it off forever that predictive text

- no video on the iphone?? -> who said that? -> jailbreak -> you have the camcorder/video recorder

- cant change the themes of your iphone?? -> jailbreak -> instal winterboard -> done^^

jailbreak is the only one way to make ur iphone more cool then the unjailbreak iphone 3G

use iphone 3G -> jailbreak -> u smart man

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  • 2008-10-14 07:20
  • vu08

i got the prepaid black 8GB iphone 3G and i fell just like normal phone untill i jailbreak my iphone 3G now i love it so much, i fell like no other phone can replace my 3G iphone

happy, happy and happy thats all i can say. and i just need a few days till my iphone 3G unlocked

iphone is the best^^

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  • 2008-10-14 06:52
  • vu08

I have had no problems with my iphone
i love it
so all u iphone haters
ur just jeoulus u cant efford one!

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  • 2008-10-07 05:06
  • Qg%7

Got the iPhone a week ago tomorrow, already been into Optus twice to ask about problems I am having with it, was told to download the new Firmware 2.1 and iTunes 8, only problem is I don't have Broadband at home (I know I must be the only one in the world) but phone companies should actually ask you what sort of connection you have before selling you a phone these days, because if I had of known I would have to spend time trying to download things on my computer to make my NEW phone work properly then I wouldn't have bothered. Because really? Problems already so much so you have to put new software on it to make it work better, to make the battery life longer? That's just sad, I wish my trusty Nokia hadn't of died so I could have waited for the Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, it'll probably be better, being a Nokia. I really feel I made a mistake, I have what I call my "Black Jack" feeling (nothing to do with the card game), and it never lets me down. You can't even put a song as a ringtone!! Definately twice the hype, half the novelty!!

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  • 2008-10-06 07:15
  • P%NV

wow a great phone. but if you going to put a 2 meg camera on board you may well as not bother. if this was 3.2 or higher. it would be the greatest phone in the world.

so as it is, LG and Samsung rule the world.

sorry mr jobs your still a genius.

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  • 2008-09-28 12:58
  • mmSS

This is so funny when grown men showing of their iPhones somewhere near the office building in NY :). Hilarious. No wonder NWO creates all these "economical problems" :) Buy more phones and think about phones rather then about life that you live buying these phones. LOL

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  • 2008-09-22 18:05
  • q{X3

> In reply to Open your Eyes @ 2008-09-10 08:41 from P@xw - click to readI don't think you know what you're talking about. You have no idea how many good features and qualities the iphone has that is worth more than MMS and BT file transfer. MMS and BT file transfer are the only things you probably do, LOL.

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  • 2008-09-10 10:45
  • 4TLX

Today We Expect Technology even though we dont use it but today u have to have the best and the Iphone is none of that 4.9.6/10
thats The score i have a samsung i900 and it is good

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  • 2008-09-10 08:41
  • P@xw

> In reply to Christoph @ 2008-09-08 15:26 from nD8p - click to readWhat? You recharge the iphone 3 times a day? LOL. You're probably using it non-stop. I think with that way you use the iphone, you would do the same with other phones, lol. As for the screening turning black, it does that when you have downloaded a bad application or, if you have visited a corrupted website. So do not blame the iphone for your misuse of it.

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  • 2008-09-10 02:56
  • abF8

Overhyped machine of the millenium. Sure the interface is neat but thats about it. Lack of features like that from Nokia SE puts it on my bottom of the pile list. Crappy camera, and touchscreen are among the crappy features ( i hate touchscreens, i'd constantly be wiping them clean)

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  • 2008-09-09 18:00
  • 3HPp

I have just bought an iphone 3G , am i am very dissapointed because i have to recharge it 3 times a day , am it has some major problems with the softwere , for eg . sometimes the screen turns balck and it exits my app for no reson . I am sending it for repair for 2 weeks , i hope they can fix it

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  • 2008-09-08 15:26
  • nD8p

Antagonists can complain all day on features that the iphone does not have. But of course they will not mention the unique features that the iphone has that are actually more helpful than the missing features that they keep on bringing up. They need to realize that the iphone offers other features that are actually more important and beneficial than merely transferring pictures and songs via BT and sending MMS (gosh that is so for kids). The fact that millions of people have bought the iphone, just proves that the iphone has its own population of customers that find its offerings more useful than other phones. Now if you cannot live without MMS and BT file transfers, then the iphone is obviously not the phone for you. So go bother someone else.

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  • 2008-09-08 09:43
  • 4TDR

> In reply to iPhone isnt worth it @ 2008-09-05 10:35 from qMx1 - click to readThe iphone not having java or flash support is not a major flaw. It does not hinder you from browsing sites and getting the information that you need. As for flash support, most if not all, phones are having problems playing videos from websites. Good with the iphone is, you can watch YouTube through its YouTube application or Truvideo. The iphone's ringer & speaker is also loud enough to be heard by its owner. I don't need my neighbors to hear my phone ringing. The iphone is better than your samsung, but hey, stick with your samsung if you like. There is nothing wrong with the iphone's camera either. It takes decent pictures like other camera phones do. As for 3g, Apple obviously intended that for internet browsing, not video calling. Video calling is more ideal for desktop computers and laptops, not cellphones (for now). Apple never boasted that the iphone has all the features you could possibly dream of. The iphone is obviously a phone, an ipod and a web browser. It also has tons of other applications that can be very useful and helpful that are available for download. And as far as those features are concerned, the iphone delivers all of them effortlessly and not frustrating at all like a lot of other feature packed phones are. What you consider as standard features from other phone makers, is obviously not Apple's standards. That is what makes the iphone unique and a league of its own. No wonder other phone makers are trying so hard to copy the iphone. That includes your samsung =)

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  • 2008-09-08 09:27
  • 4TDR
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