Apple iPhone 3G - user opinions and reviews
- Anonymous
- DIx
My iPHONE 3G purchase was an attempt to combine the functionality of the Palm TX with a Nokia 6500 classic. The iPHONE 3G was an upgrade to the Palm TX. The iPHONE 3G fell short of replacing the 6500 classic in terms of voice clarity, one handed operations, & individual user customization.
I find iPHONE 3G volume to less than adequate. laboratory tests performed by this web site supports this observation.
Apple iPhone 3G 66.1 62.1 71.7 Below average
Nokia 6500 classic 74.7 75.7 83.8 Excellent
9-12 dB's is a 8-16 times less sound energy.
One handed operation. touch screen makes operation with one hand difficult. The D pad and buttons did allow the palm TX do have reasonable function with one hand. Normal operations with the nokia never requires more than 1 hand. The iPHONE 3G one handed operations requires operating the touch screen with with the side of the thumb, this mode of operating has limited value. Many smaller buttons are hard to reliably activate via ones thumb. Holding device securely in one hand and reaching the controls is mutually exclusive.
Customization; both the palm and the nokia have multiple buttons than can be configured to activate the software that the user wants to have easy access too. iPHONE 3G has has no flexibility in buttons functions. The icons re-arranged but that's it.
- !
- j9@
iphone owner, 13 Nov 2008I've been reading all the posts about the iPhone and am surprised by the lack of hands on expe... moreofcourse, if you are professional photgrapher you wouldnt use a camera phone as a main camera to take pics. camera phones are back ups. Then again, it is matter of preference.
some people just want an all-around device, in which the iphone is certainly not. again, as you stated the iphone is more of a multi-media device (not an all-around phone).
I use my n95 to take pictures at parties of any type. I even used it at my cousin's wedding. The pictures turned out sharp, clear and crisp.
- Anonymous
- p3J
The best phone ever !
- iphone owner
- jZ3
I've been reading all the posts about the iPhone and am surprised by the lack of hands on experience from the people posting negative comments about the iPone. The phone and its functionality as a phone internet browser and email device are just plain fantastic. The screen is great and the keypad works just fine, sure you hit a lot of wrong keys while you are getting used to it but the system corrects itself while you type so it doesn't really matter. It is still faster at sending a message than t9. The ipod functionality is superb but that is easy to guess about.
As far as the camera goes, why would anyone want to use a cell phone camera as your main camera. First of all the sensor on any camera is way to small to produce worthwhile prints consistently. It doesn't matter how many megapixels it has. Additionally just adding more megapixels to a sensor that small will just increase the noise until all of your photos are unusable. I am a professional photographer and would never even consider using any phone as a camera for anything I wanted to print even a 4x6. If you want a good camera go out and buy a dslr and some good lenses, or even a compact point and shoot.
I was a nokia user before I switched to the iphone and even with carl zeiss optics and 5mp the pictures i got were much worse than even the ones I took with an old 3mp nikon point and shoot. Not to mention you have pretty much 0 control over things like depth of field or any other manual camera control.
Look if ou want a fantastic multimedia device get an iPhone 3g. $300 gets you a phone, pda, internet tablet, photo viewer, gps and maps, mp3/mp4 player with a bigger screen in a more compact body than anything else available. Oh and not to mention easy to locate and install 3rd party apps to do just about anything you want and Apple is working on making it better every day.
- !
- j9@
The iphone is popular because of the brand name and influences from peers to buy one.
The people that are negative about the iphone may have owned one. Yet, it didn't suit their needs.
For some people the iphone is superior, but for some it isn't. Superiority of a phone can be perceived in many ways by people. It is also a matter of preference.
Nokia users say n-series are superior. Samsung users say samsung touchscreens are the best. htc users say htc touchscreens rule. Iphone users say nothing can compete with the iphone...etc..etc. It is a matter of preference as i have stated.
I pretty much have used different phones from different companies. I own an iphone, n95, motoq 9h, n93i...my next one might be htc touch pro or the xperia1. I just shuffle the usage of my phone.
- Marsh
- nx7
Iphone is just a fashion statement. HTC rapes this phone as well as all the other new phones.
- Anonymous
- P%n
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2008But for these 3 limited options(ipod,phone,internet) spending a mamoth amount is worth ?Those are not the only things it does and the iPhone is not a "mammoth amount", there are quite a lot of phones which cost more and do less.
- Anonymous
- P$9
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2008But Apple didn't make it to be a camera phone. The three areas they covered were: -Internet -... moreBut for these 3 limited options(ipod,phone,internet) spending a mamoth amount is worth ?
- Vil
- uED
Anonymous, 10 Nov 20081. Number One selling phone in the US.
Source:-
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10092629-... moreu know what?
most people posting here
complaining about how bad iPhone is just never do any, ANY research.
they never try to use the phone even once and talk bad things about it,,
what is wrong with u guys jealous because we have more superior phones then yours??
try use it for a month and u'll fell in love with it..
face it right now this is the most popular phone. none of its competitor get even close to it..
my friend who just bought e71 for one month get bored with it and change it for an iPhone,,
about pro how many times should i tell u guys that it keeps lagging and crashing,,
it does happens when i borrow my friend's lots of time
- Anonymous
- YiR
!, 12 Nov 2008that is the problem...the responsiveness. it is very responsive that if your not paying attent... more
The touchscreen only responds to finger touch not anything that touches it.
- Anonymous
- ww$
!, 13 Nov 2008"http://fastmac.com/iv.php"
lol...haha...i am talking bout a built-in camera flash. Not a ... moreHey that brings it up to spec with all the phones with LED flashes, which obviously are inferior to those with Xenon flashes.
It's a secondary function, the main one is 20 hours talk time and a month standby.
- !
- 0ft
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2008"camera with a powerful flash + the large responsive touchscreen and features it already has =... morethe iphone is a good phone nonetheles, but not the best one, not an all-round, and not a powerhouse.
- !
- 0ft
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2008"camera with a powerful flash + the large responsive touchscreen and features it already has =... more"http://fastmac.com/iv.php"
lol...haha...i am talking bout a built-in camera flash. Not a led flash that you buy and attached to the iphone. that attachment is ridiculous and du-mb. the led flash probably don't even have flash modes: automatic, still, on and off since it is an attachment. the led flash probably is just a "still" camera flash. with that attachment placed onto the iphone, it is trying too hard for a camera upgrade.
with that led flash attachment, the iphone doesn't come close of being a powerhouse device. until apple includes a built-in camera flash, then it may become
one.
- !
- 0ft
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2008But Apple didn't make it to be a camera phone. The three areas they covered were: -Internet
-... more"But Apple didn't make it to be a camera phone. The three areas they covered were: -Internet
-Phone
-Ipod
And they did all these wonderfully. Its like walking into a camera shop, picking up the new Cybershot and then complaining to the salesman that you can't make a phone call on it.
Apple set down three key areas to cover, and cover them they did."
hmmmm,,,,you just repeated what i had said previously. i stated the iphone is more of a media device.
- mhiles
- PDP
is this user friendly? coz i really want to avail this iphone but it seems its too expensive for now, where can i buy a secondhand apple iphone?
- Anonymous
- P%n
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970"camera with a powerful flash + the large responsive touchscreen and features it already has = one powerhouse device."
Welcome to the powerhouse:-
http://fastmac.com/iv.php
- Anonymous
- iny
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970But Apple didn't make it to be a camera phone. The three areas they covered were: -Internet
-Phone
-Ipod
And they did all these wonderfully. Its like walking into a camera shop, picking up the new Cybershot and then complaining to the salesman that you can't make a phone call on it.
Apple set down three key areas to cover, and cover them they did.
Read up on what you're antagonising before you abuse it
- Anonymous
- P%n
They are the best at some things.
No phone is the best at everything, they all have their flaws,
There is plenty of choice out there, if a phone doesn't do something that is important to YOU, buy something else, don't presume that your needs are the same as others.
The camera is more than adequate for viewing photo's on a screen, they will print out reasonable 6x4 photo's, if you want to print posters buy an 8 megapixel phone.
If you want to transfer a portfolio of photo's from a PC and use a phone screen to show people, buy an iPhone.
- !
- j9@
gule, 12 Nov 2008i swear mobile companies are gonna go mad in few years because people complain a lot.
first... morei guess you didnt really understood my statement. i said "very responsive" on my previous statement. "Very responsive" or "too much responsiveness" is not good. It should just be "responsive." know what i mean?
a slide qwerty key pad as an alternative to the virtual key pad would really make the iphone sharper.
peace
- Anonymous
- MJ0
Will, 12 Nov 2008I Have a question, Who knows if there's an iphone that comes without wifi? Is that true???every iphone made by apple has an wifi
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