I got an iPhone about a month ago, and have been incredibly happy with it. It really is just fun to use, and no longer do I feel like I'm forced to jump through hoops to do basic tasks on my phone. I'll quickly mention my top favorite features, and the things that are missing or that I want.
Cool Features:
- Independent volumes. The iPhone has 5 independent volumes: ringer, iPod playback w/ headphone, iPod playback w/ speaker, phone w/ headset, phone w/ speaker.
- Integration with current car adapters. The recent update (1.1) added support for my car adapter (a Belkin cigarette lighter power w/ line out). Nice to see them adding things that weren't working. Now if I could only take calls through the car stereo...
- Great screen. It is visible in all sorts of lighting, and glare is easily dealt with by just slightly shifting the iPhone. The size of the screen is excellent as well. I quickly was engrossed in the movies I was watching while on the plane.
- Fun. So many little fun things, like seeing my friend's pictures when they call, or being able to listen to music and seamlessly take phone calls. All these enhance the experience.
- Alarms. Finally I can set new alarms or turn them on and off without going through some sort of suffering. I'm even using my iPhone as a kitchen timer.
Annoyances:
- Copy and paste. I keep needing this and really wish it was there.
- Yahoo! apps integration. The UI (user interface) changes with these apps, and it really bugs me.
- No threads in mail. I can only blame them so much, it's be hard to add threads without cluttering up the interface, and having to keep more messages on the phone. I can avoid this issue by just not reading my mailing lists on it.
A word of caution. Use the provided cloth (and similar ones) to clean. I used some liquid cleaning wipes on mine and introduced a few tiny (I can't see them expect when the screen is off and in the correct lighting) scratches.
Posted: Aug 19, 2007 |
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