Apple iPhone (8GB) Review

The phone is of superb quality.

I never expected anything this nice cos’ i’ve used the HP-i-paq and compared to it. I think the Iphone is a century ahead. Lots of kudos to Steve Jobs.

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Needs a few bugs fixed, and would love to see some added functionality, but I never thought it would be this good. It really is amazing…

as for:

>>…But there’s no on/off hook button, which means you’ll have to take the phone out of your pocket to answer and end a call.

Wrong, Actually, pinching the microphone once will answer the phone or hang up the phone. Please correct the article.

and:

>For some reason, Apple sank the 3.5mm jack on the iPhone so no other normal stereo earphones will fit…

They sunk it to provide stress relief so as yanking on the cord will not damage the phone jack. I think it was a very wise move – the phone is SUPER durable and feels like it can handle WAY more abuse than my iPod ever has…

Also:

>To temporarily pause play, you have to wake up the screen, go to the iPod app and tap "pause." One additional external button to accomplish this oft-needed function wouldn’t mar the exterior.

Just pinch the mic to pause/resume

>numbers and frequently used punctuation are annoyingly are on a second screen

Yes, but you can choose them with a single press – press the modifier key, drag and let go on the number/punctuation, and you will be back at the alphabetic keyboard.

Thanks for the review.

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I agree whole-heartedly with this review. There are a couple of small imperfections with the iphone (most decisions made by Apple as tradeoffs to avoid bigger problems), but overall this phone/computer is an absolute joy to use.

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I’ve owned many Smartphones and iPods and this is the best Smartphone/iPod I have ever used. I also have really bad hearing and I can hear just fine with the iPhone. This is one of those rare products that actually delivers exactly what you see on the commercials and gets more enjoyable to use everytime I pick it up.

My advice = If you want or need a Smartphone… buy it.

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So I got the iphone and yes it is as cool as I thought it would be, except the volume sucks without the earpiece and it seemed that everyone around me could hear the person to whom I was speaking with.

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The iPhone is really a great cellular phone. Having an 8GB memory is so "wow"! But it frustrated me because it doesn’t feature an external memory slot. In terms of its appearance, a big 10 points for that. I really love the model. Besides of having it slim, it is so awesome because of its big and colorful screen. It also captured my attention because of the touching "scenario"(touch screen). I am so amazed on how it looks like but it also have some points of disappointment. This includes, no 3G HSDPA compatibility, no wireless iTunes connectivity or downloads, no stereo Bluetooth and having a difficult time in comes of the battery. Plus the amount (expensive).

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My goodness, I waited months to get my hands on this machine! The ethics of the phone are delightful, the touch screen gives it a va va voom element, the memory is the same size as some laptops. This phone is awesome!

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This phone is really a great discovery. The design- in and out, is amazing. Here, you have a phone, a messenger, a browser and an iPod. What more can you ask for? =)

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The only problem I have is when someone sends me picture mail; you have to go online to view it. Also you have to punch in passwords – too big of a hassle for me.

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The iPhone is the most user-friendly phone I’ve ever used, and that’s saying a lot. My problem with the phone however is the absence of GPRS. I live in a country where all the service providers use the GPRS, but the iPhones only supports EDGE.Please tell me I’m wrong.

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I purchased the new 16GB iPhone about 2 weeks ago and I love it. It was $100 more than the 8GB so I went for the bigger memory. Since I have figured out how to work iTunes and get my custom ringtones, I am totally thrilled with it. The only drawback would be that only Apple can replace the battery but so far it’s been awesome; phone, internet and iPod all in one!

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March 2008: I currently own an IPod, Palm Tungsten E, a nondescript cell phone and access email via Yahoo!. The IPhone seemed like the perfect consolidator. In the end, I returned the IPhone and got a 90% refund (Apple charges you a 10% restocking fee).

The first 15 minutes I was frustrated, but couldn’t have been more pleased to find excellent phone support by IPhone. They assisted me in connecting my Yahoo email account as well as sync iTunes. The maps feature is phenomenal. It integrates phone contacts, the internet, and directions in an exceptional way. The ability to have weather information at a fingertip in the various cities my children live or where we were planning vacation was a nice addition. Stock data was also easily accessed.

A big disappointment is that I live in a city that depends on AT&TÂ’s edge network for internet connectivity. It makes dial-up look like broadband. Once you get over the Edge and access the internet at higher speeds, the IPhone will both amaze and disappoint. It will amaze by the clarity of the print and the ability to zoom in or out. Its capabilities make you want to do more and eventually you will be wishing the Edge was the only limitation. The screen size and the ineffectiveness of the electronic keyboard will continually frustrate. Unless you are familiar with a web page, zooming in on a page will make you feel like you are in the middle of the forest looking for the edges. Zooming out, makes the print too small.

Email is a key capability I wanted to incorporate into my device and for $500 plus I expected it would. Enter the keyboard and email becomes a chore. Apple recognizes this limitation and introduced a unique solution with its electronic keyboard. Unfortunately, when compared to other built in keyboard devices which have limitations as well, Apple opted for unique rather “as good” or better.

As you use the IPhone multiple functions, you will also be disappointed in the products battery life. You will need to plan your day; keep the phone plugged in while at the office (car) or by evening, you’ll wonder if you’ll be connected.

In the end, I was trying to combine email, telephone, data organization and music. Most important to me is telephone, data organization and email with music trailing. The IPhone is an OK phone, a great music box and an inadequate data organizer or conduit for email.

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This is the best phone I have ever had, hands down. It comes with the total package. I love flipping through the albums covers of my songs, I love being able to carry over 4 GBs of pictures (alongside my music) with me wherever I go, and it has constant access to the internet.

Texting took a little while to get the hang of – but now that the iPhone and my fingers recognize each other, I’d cut off my hand before going back to T9 texting. People fear the keyboard will be difficult to use, but the touch screen seems a lot scarier than it actually is. For instance, when using the internet – if the box I am writing in is too small, I simply bring my fingers together and webpage zooms in. I can’t believe how much more I can get done because using touch is just so much quicker.

I think my only complaint would be that sometimes it does freeze if I haven’t given it a break in awhile (as will any PDA or complex phone) and the battery life is shorter than I’d like (again, normal for the amount of work it can do).

It did take awhile to get used to – but I’d recommend it in a heartbeat for anyone who wants/likes/needs phone services, internet, e-mail (including the ability to download documents from such e-mail – very handy for those in business), music, a camera, a map, the weather, a calendar, stock prices, pictures, movies, tv shows, a notepad, etc etc etc… all at their fingertips.

How much would I say the iPhone is worth? I dropped mine in a puddle and paid the replacement price to get a new one, meaning I basically paid about $700 for my phone – and I have no regrets. $400 for an iPhone is WELL worth it. It’s Apple’s top-of-the-line quality, AT&T delivers excellent customer service, and it’s the best device a person can have if you live a busy life and need a phone that can keep up with you.

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I own an iphone8GB but really speaking it is more complicated compared to Nokia and Sony Ericsson models. This phone has no video cameras, Bluetooth will not work. To get connected to Safari it is very costly. Ringtones cannot be added. Photos cannot be edited or videos cannot be taken. For any software you have to download which is to be paid not FREE.

It seems the Apple co has made this phone only for Mac users only and not mobile phone users.

It is better to buy a Nokia N95 or Sony Ericsson K850i which will give more services to the user rather than this touch phone.

I am totally disappointed, as there is second sale value. The time I purchased it price was $525.00 and now if I want to sell, price is $125.00 only.

Check before you buy.

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I love my appple iPhone 8GB. Feels great to slide through all the pages send emails and view the picture album… my kids freak out playing games on it!! Women go for it its real cool and feels trendy!!

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Ok it is the coolest phone out there. But it does need to fix the video and you need to be able to get flash player on it. Plus the itunes thing (were you need to be connected to wi-fi) is messed up.

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The new 16 G iphone coming out will be wonderful.

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this is a hot phone but you should know there is no video, no flash and no zoom . That’s all that detracts from this phone. The phone that has a camera should have these functions, especially in comparison to the Nokia N95 which has zoom functions, a flash and everything necessary for a good camera phone.

Rating: 6 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

The I Phone is a hottie all the way. The absence of the external memory and various camera utilizes should be improved.

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superb phone but what’s sad is that its camera is without flash and zoom facilities in video mode. Also, sending sms is tiresome…

Rating: 6 :: 1 out of 1 people found this user review helpful.

I’m a user for this phone and it feels good having one. Even without the manual you can discover by yourself the uses and functions of it. What I dont like is that the cam doesn’t have flash, no video,no mms, no external memory slot and the battery is not replaceable.

I hope for more modifications to be applied next time because the features I mentioned are very important nowadays for souvenier puproses. Anyways, very satisfying and proud to have one!

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I like everything displayed in these environment is lovely and i will love it if you continue with this good idea

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The iPhone has got to be the biggest piece of junk I have ever seen in my life. It doesn’t even do half of the functions that people said it would. It is ridiculously slow, which apple said would be fast, and it is way too expensive for the amount of stuff it can do. If you haven’t bought it, consider yourself smart.

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Introduced by my son who purchased first world model,then the 3g I was then given one by son enjoy its functions but it lacks features for the cost that should be apart of units capabilites,headphones/external speaker shouldbe centered so unit can stand volume poor,w/ earphones poor without them.features thou are nice more accessories needed for both models.those of us who patronize the company should be sent add-ons products as thank yous’,from firm for buying with apple,cause criket is releasing touch screen that for cost of apple 3 or 4 could be purchased of the other!!!

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I love my new iphone, it was very easy to sync with itunes – both music and contacts, very intuitive to learn how to do things. The battery life is great though I only turn on wi-fi and 3G if I’m using them. Do wish picture mail was better but that’s about the only thing. I have found the phone to be very fast. So I guess it’s all in how you use it. Way to go Apple.

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When there is no 3G HSDPA compatibility; no wireless iTunes connectivity or downloads; no external memory card slot; no stereo Bluetooth so why would I buy this damn thing I’am sounding rude but it’s true when those features are not in that product which the customer mostly uses, so their is no way to buy that expensive thing.

Rating: 2 :: 1 out of 1 people found this user review helpful.