[Review of new iPhone by Anuj Gupta, pluGGd.in reader]
After 5 hrs of wait at the Michigan Ave store and playing with of for almost one full day this is what I think
Good
- the predictive text system is better than anything I have seen before. It takes care of the issue that there are no keys and you make mistakes several times as you type.
- my favourite app is the aol/ CBS radio station. It’s got the awesome “top 100 in pop music” station and even a desi music channel. Now all I need is radio mirchi
- the camera is good. Still think with 8 gig hd we could have a video app
- the basic Phone and iPod features we all love, work flawlessly
- I can use the browser to read almost anything including my emails/blogs and what not
- the YouTube function is awesome but you have to be careful with the battery life
- I should not forget the speakerphone. The built in speakerphones deliver bose audio quality sound. Awesome for playing my radio channels
- the 3 g and wifi makes live YouTube videos possible. Now can I get my tv as well?
Bad
- I think that blackberry email is still superior so don’t buy iPhone if you have to do a lot of typing – for typing I’d say balckberry curve is still no 1 and iPhone no 2
- the phone feels a bit heavy to hold though it is comparable to blackberry curve and nokia 95
- it only shows video from YouTube and QuickTime movie player. Wish it supported realtime or ms media players
- overall this thing is effectively a small computer and can easily compete with similar computers out there by Sony et al.
Though simple features like text copy paste are missing. This is an ultimate fashion accessory which makes it a must to have.
Summary of features I’d love to have in future releases:
- Touchpad/ mouse type controls; can someone create bluetooth mouse for iPhone
- Copy paste feature for text
- More video games
- Option for bluetooth keyboard
- Support for real media player and MS Media player
- Better apps than Monkeyball .. say how about Microsoft office for iPhone
- More battery life… double would be good and wont mind triple
What features do you want?
What no flash? no video? such a great product and they missed this? Great phone, wrong provider.
Hi! Anuj
How did u find the GPS? The killer feature that can enables a whole eco-system of Location aware apps!!
In India, GPRS is the biggest bottle neck. Even the Airtel Mobile Office plan sucks!! Lets hope the 3G launches soon.
BTW, The beautiful thing about Apple in general and iphone in particular:
Its a TopDown approach: user experience comes first, software is designed to support it and hardware built to support software. Apple tries to control the entire stack and hence delight users. Everything works(out of the box)
The competition doesn’t have this luxury(or take this path) They design software for a given hardware and design user exp. over a given software.(BottomUp approach)
-Mahesh
Celebrating Life…
PS: Is there some way through which i can make the iphone beep when there is a unattended call or its on low battery?
mahesh, thanks for your wirte up about our product.Our product design is based on product erogonomic friendly design.
Yes, you can make iphone/3G beep during unanswered calls/SMS, low battery I am not sure need to check with the engineers
enjoy iphoning and email your reviews to me
steve
>>it only shows video from YouTube and QuickTime movie player.
You can watch more internet videos on the iPhone via http://www.vtap.com
@mahesh
The GPS is in fact what is called assisted GPS so It gives very accurate location. And yes, all my pictures taken through are tagged with GPS coordinates and there are location based application which show weather and attractions near to your current coordinates
@Mr Steve Jobs
Whats your email for comments?
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