IT WAS CRAP.
Ok, so that’s a tad harsh, but it is overpriced for what it is.
The things that went well:
- it’s responsive. More responsive than any other PDA I’ve used to date.
- the web browser was better than anything else I’ve used on a PDA.
- the camera was a) basic and b) fast.
- it’s slim, and I like that.
The things which sucked:
- battery life, a day at best.
To explain, the iPhone was being used as a BlackBerry replacement, so I needed to read email, take calls and use the web browser.
And one day in, my emails were lost due to a Mobile Mail application crash. Not happy Jan. - the cost of the thing!
$1000 for the 32GB iPhone. No protective case included. - what’s this “you have to download the iTune application onto your desktop PC, so you can download a app to the phone” requirement?
No real need for it, unless Apple are trying to craw more personal data from us.
Would I buy one?
Yes, but I would want
- the price to dropped to $600
- improved the battery life
- jail-broken so I can install what I want.
At the current price, the iPhone is too rich for my tastes.
You can get some improvement in the battery life by reducing the backlighting intensity from maximum. If I’m going to be away from a wireless network for a while then disabling the wireless reception will improve the battery life further. (And you can get applets that make it a one “click” activity from the main menu.
If you want to see really aweful battery life try and use the GPS for an extended period (with something like the google maps overlay)!
Smee, thanks for the info. I did disable the WiFi, and the Backlight was set to auto. I was so disappointed in the battery life, I expected more from the device.