Comments on: Is the Apple iPhone any good? http://www.politicalpenguin.org.uk/2007/11/is-the-apple-iphone-any-good/ Still under development Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:23:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tyger http://www.politicalpenguin.org.uk/2007/11/is-the-apple-iphone-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-507 tyger Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:01:44 +0000 /?p=269#comment-507 It's outrageously expensive, but it remains an interesting gadget. The touch-screen keyboard is good, *if* you get the hang of the auto-correct software, which is impressive. No BlackBerry-beater, though. The 2 MP cam is also rather good considering its supposed limitations, but no, it won't out-perform the N95, the latest LG cam/phone, or Sony's Cyber-Shot phones. Expect to see a Xenon flash, video capture, and zoom on future incarnations. Some US cities do have 3G, it's just not ubiquitous as in Europe. Again, 3G and Bluetooth stereo will come in future models. Also, Apple is opening up the platform to 3rd party apps in the new year, although don't expect to see a IM client any time soon. Thanks to the shits at AT&T. Do I want one? No, not yet. It’s outrageously expensive, but it remains an interesting gadget.

The touch-screen keyboard is good, *if* you get the hang of the auto-correct software, which is impressive. No BlackBerry-beater, though. The 2 MP cam is also rather good considering its supposed limitations, but no, it won’t out-perform the N95, the latest LG cam/phone, or Sony’s Cyber-Shot phones. Expect to see a Xenon flash, video capture, and zoom on future incarnations.

Some US cities do have 3G, it’s just not ubiquitous as in Europe. Again, 3G and Bluetooth stereo will come in future models. Also, Apple is opening up the platform to 3rd party apps in the new year, although don’t expect to see a IM client any time soon. Thanks to the shits at AT&T.

Do I want one? No, not yet.

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