Apple iPhone 3G - user opinions and reviews
- Jae
- pJh
You would think they would also adjust the camera specs to that of a more competitive number. If they saw it as insignificant, perhaps they should have just left it out altogether.
Overall, it appears this phone could be better. It's a gadget and not so much a useful tool.
- Anonymous
- CV5
K, 13 Jun 2008Question to the US..... Do you guys EVEN HAVE 3G capability??? EDGE is not 3G. Poin... moreThe UK and Usa also have 3g. The UK's coverage is increaseing to 75-80% coverage now. USA is more restrictive to Urban centres but they still have 3G data transmission.
- technical engineer
- R5f
An absolutely useless SLIM BRICK.
People can buy much better phones at this price.A serious case of fooling the citizens.
- Anonymous
- MAY
K, 13 Jun 2008Question to the US..... Do you guys EVEN HAVE 3G capability??? EDGE is not 3G. Poin... moreGet your facts right...Japan was the 1st country to have 3G. Europe has 3G. South America has 3G.
- Anonymous
- v0g
revolutionise the way we use mobile technology??
How can we revolutionize the way we use mobile phones when currently to answer and make calls and text, music player and other features with ONE hand, and with the IPHONE you need both hands????
Its actually a step back... people are only fantasized with the motion finger tech. Its simply just replacing a mouse with your fingers... which is actually less reliable and more fragile.
- K
- v0g
Question to the US.....
Do you guys EVEN HAVE 3G capability??? EDGE is not 3G.
Point is that the phone is useless.. im surprised that they even have HSDPA on the IPHONE, but as far as I know, Australia is the only country that has 3G HSDPA connectivity.
ANYWAYS, the phone will be more than 800 bucks a unit. Plus, customers will need to go on a DATA plan with the call plan to use Internet.
- K
- v0g
Question to the US.....
Do you guys EVEN HAVE 3G capability??? EDGE is not 3G.
- intrigued
- vu%
Some constructive help please- I know there is no bluetooth for document transfer etc, can this be "fixed" in the future by software update, an attachable bluetooth device or would it take a new model iphone to fix this? Thanx to someone more technically gifted than I!
- IRS
- w9L
I think this is unfair for existing Iphn users where they had paid about $550 and there is no 3G, no bluetooth,etc. Further the new one is only $199 and existing users value would drop by more than 50%. I dont think they would be any second hand value for IPhone.However this is obvious for any phone.
What i really think is that they could have over come all the problems that the iphn had and develop new features rather what they have done is just overcome two weaknesses. Further i beleive that there would be series of iphns would come in the near future.
- Jay84Virgo
- 41y
No A2DP?
No file transfer?
No video recording?
No MMS? ...LMFAO!
NEXT...
- Anonymous
- vuC
buy an ipod and a half decent phone, and it will still cost u les and do a lot more 4 u....
- Anonymous
- PxW
hai guys,
i wanna abt da apple's upcumin iphone-3g.
the main disadvantage of this phone lies in it's picture capturin n video recordin..etc no new features so i say to the ceo to change the features b4 it's gonna release make the correct installations as required as release in to the world...
- foney
- pK2
No disrespect to the posts above but I think its pretty obvious by the 2.0 SDK that this phone platform will revolutionise the way we use our mobile's.
Yes, there are mobile manufacturers whom have a 5mp camera, 3G etc long ago but thats missing the point.
This really is a truly "do it all device" and although Nokia might have say the N95, the iPhone is rocking some serious hardware under the skin and in many ways, that is what will make it feel like we are carrying round an extension of our PC rather than a mobile.
If you only call or text on a mobile, thats fine. But surely you can see the benefit of having an MP3 player, email, full screen web browser, video playback, sat nav, nintendo DS quality gaming, global auto syncing of our devices etc etc all in the one gadget? Plus there will be much more innovation with the 2.0 SDK.
For years it had been predicted that we would all shun our PC's in favour of a "do it all" handheld PC. I don't think we are a million miles away. Only my opinion though ;-)
- Luke Chang
- in%
Word is australia will be getting special optus zoo and vodafone live versions of the iPhone
- mackee
- UD$
hey! got a question... my kasin & sis's bf got an iphone already 8g around 20k. then i saw in newspaper lasnyt that iphone will be sold on july11 @ $199 only on 8gb.. and $299 on 16g.. so thats below 10k & below 15k here in the phils... im kinda confuse... how many iphone did they release already?
- Anonymous
- in%
i think the vodafone stores in australia will have this one one july the 11th
- nik
- Uip
Five Reasons NOT To Buy The 3G iPhone
5. The Camera. Apple made no improvements to the camera at all, and not even to the camera's software. Many of the world's top converged devices have cameras that range between 3 and 5 megapixels. The iPhone's 2-megapixel shooter is really a bare bones camera for such an advanced device. There's also no flash and no vanity mirror. On top of that, the software controlling the iPhone's camera includes no ability to make any adjustments to the shooting process or the camera's settings. You can't dial down the resolution, the quality, adjust white balance, or perform any other changes that even "free" phones can make. That's just poor. Perhaps Apple is relying on third-party app developers to create better camera software. Personally, I'd rather have Apple-developed camera software, and Apple didn't deliver.
4. The Price. Yes, the price. I know the device costs $200 less than it did yesterday morning, but that's not taking into consideration the additional $240 you'll be paying for that data contract over two years. The total cost to own the device for two years just went up by $40. If price was the only thing keeping you away from the original iPhone, just know that it ain't cheaper at all. Of course, you can't forget the new rules. 3G iPhones need to be purchased and activated in AT&T (NYSE: T) or Apple stores. No unlocking, two year-contracts mandatory.
3. Still no keyboard. The iPhone's software keyboard has documented issues. It's simply harder to use than Apple says it is. I've owned an iPhone for a year and still have trouble with it. So do many others.
2. Lack of other upgrades. Still no stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording, still no character counter in the SMS app, still no IM capability, still no cut-and-paste, etc. Many of these features may be offered via third-party apps in the future, but that is not known for certain.
1. The 3G radio. Yes, I am going to complain about the 3G radio. Apple stuck a UMTS/HSDPA 3G radio in the iPhone. Kudos to Apple for at least making it a tri-band radio, meaning you'll be able to roam between North America, South America, Australia, Europe and many other regions of the world and still have access to 3G. But Apple could have done better. How? What about including a radio that can handle AT&T's HSPA network, meaning faster uploads for all those pictures and emails? What about supporting faster versions of HSDPA. Right now, the iPhone's 3G radio supports the middle HSDPA speed, which is about 3.6Mbps for downloads in optimal conditions. Other 3G phones available on the market support 7.2Mbps downloads. The 3G iPhone may in fact have a 3G radio in it, but it is not quite as zippy as others. Apple could have put the best chip in there. And it should go without saying, but I am going to say it anyway: If you don't live in an area blanketed by AT&T's 3G network, upgrading to 3G won't do you any good.
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