Phones get smarter as iPhone looms in SA

battery life is always an issue with all these phones.i would love a phone if it's battery would last like 5 days
 
Tns said:
battery life is always an issue with all these phones.i would love a phone if it's battery would last like 5 days
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Is it that hard to charge a cellphone though? :confused:

I'm curious as to why some people find it so inconvenient to simply plug it in before they go to bed?
 
bwana said:
Is it that hard to charge a cellphone though? :confused:

I'm curious as to why some people find it so inconvenient to simply plug it in before they go to bed?
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Problem is not plugging it in, problem is plugging it in so often.

Cellphone batteries (in my experience) degenerate from giving a good few days when it's new to one day usage before having to be recharged.
 
Standard usage on a smart phone, you're lucky to get more than one day - unless of course, you're not using it as intended!

Smart phones do a lot, so they use a lot of power. Car chargers are also <R50; People will tell you it ruins the battery - shame: poor battery, it will still give you one days usage.
 
feo said:
Problem is not plugging it in, problem is plugging it in so often.

Cellphone batteries (in my experience) degenerate from giving a good few days when it's new to one day usage before having to be recharged.
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I think its more that the battery technologies cant keep up with the demands placed up on them. As long as a battery lasts a full day then I can happily accept charging it overnight while I'm not using it. I sync it with my computer and it charges - killing two birds with one stone :)
 
I'm indifferent to the iPhone, but that made for some good reading!
 
Article didnt mention the iPhones built in battery (i.e. Cant get to it) or the fact that it only has a 1.3 megapixel camera, or the fact that it doesnt even have 3G support or the fact that it has awsome mapping software but no GPS??? Personally I feel Apple still has to learn the lessons other phone manufacturers learnt 2 years ago, that if you going to support a feature make sure you do a full blown implementation not a halfed ass jack of all trades approach, cause at the end of the day you got a phone with a million features none of which actually replace their counterparts (digital cameras, mp3 players, etc). So in the end you use the phone...wel just like a phone.

Another thing I am sceptical about, is that Apple arent exactly known for their open architectures, the whole point of a smartphone is to be able to write apps for it. Another thing, if it is sposed to replace the iPod, what are they going to do about their iTunes policy of 1 iPod per house???

Also noticed they didnt review the strongest rival the N95 which make the iPhone look like a lucky packet prize.

Journalists have got Apple dollars hanging out their pockets.
 
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Nice slashdot article about the mobile phone market in the US.
http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/07/07/26/1420211.shtml
"After seeing the iPhone introduction, I was totally confused by how much excitement it generated in the US. It offered no features I could see beyond my Casio W41CA's capabilities. I had a lot of apprehension towards the idea of a virtual keypad and the bare screen looked like a scratch magnet. Looks aren't enough. Finally, the price is ridiculous. The device is an order of magnitude more expensive than my now year-old Keitai even with a two-year contract. After returning to the US from Japan, I've come to realize the horrible truth behind iPhone's buzz. Over the year I was gone, US phones haven't really done anything. Providers push a minuscule lineup of uninspiring designs and then charge unbelievable prices for even basic things like text messages. I was greeted at every kiosk by more tired clamshells built to last until obsolescence, and money can't buy a replacement for my W41CA."
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SlappY said:
Article didnt mention the iPhones built in battery (i.e. Cant get to it) or the fact that it only has a 1.3 megapixel camera, or the fact that it doesnt even have 3G support or the fact that it has awsome mapping software but no GPS??? Personally I feel Apple still has to learn the lessons other phone manufacturers learnt 2 years ago, that if you going to support a feature make sure you do a full blown implementation not a halfed ass jack of all trades approach, cause at the end of the day you got a phone with a million features none of which actually replace their counterparts (digital cameras, mp3 players, etc). So in the end you use the phone...wel just like a phone.
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Look at the sales figures - PEOPLE DONT CARE - and the customer satisfaction ratings are just as high. The haters really need to give up on this "no 3G" mantra - we all know its coming and they're just sounding petty repeating it over and over.

SlappY said:
Another thing I am sceptical about, is that Apple arent exactly known for their open architectures, the whole point of a smartphone is to be able to write apps for it. Another thing, if it is sposed to replace the iPod, what are they going to do about their iTunes policy of 1 iPod per house???
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The what? Does that mean I have to throw out all the other ones we've got here?

SlappY said:
Also noticed they didnt review the strongest rival the N95 which make the iPhone look like a lucky packet prize.
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refer to the bit in caps. ;)

SlappY said:
Journalists have got Apple dollars hanging out their pockets.
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I hardly think Apple is buying off journalists - especially the SA ones. ;)

Its their first iPhone and already it is a huge success.
 
bwana said:
I think its more that the battery technologies cant keep up with the demands placed up on them. As long as a battery lasts a full day then I can happily accept charging it overnight while I'm not using it. I sync it with my computer and it charges - killing two birds with one stone :)
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i had samsung phone (e600 i think) it use to last 3 to 4 days if i didn't use the phone at all.Take 3 photos and that dropped 2 and 1/4 day.it got even less if you made a few short calls. i inclined to agree with bwana on this fact battery technology didn't keep up
 
I'm not going to make Steve Jobs any richer

I think the Journalists are going just as gaga over it as everyone else. The problem right now is that none of the other phones beat the iPhone 100%. It isn't the greatest phone ever, not by far, the user interface, scratch resistant screen and the accelerator (the thing that pics up if the phone is landscape or portrait and adjusts the display) are the only good features about it, the other phones cant beat it on those grounds. But as a whole package its not worth the price or the hype.

I'm getting the HTC Touch, I'm sure someone somewhere has made an easier to use on screen keyboard for it.. besides people are working on making a similar interface to the one the iPhone uses (Google it, you'll find quite a bunch of Windows Mobile and Symbian iPhone "skins").
 
Whoops, my bad on the iPod thing, excuse my ignorance. (aside: Can someone tell me how I can plug another iPod into my PC without iTunes freaking out?)

But my point is the phone is selling because of trick marketing and the masses stupidity. And no I wont shutup about the 3G thing either....isnt this meant to be an "Internet connectivity device". Hell slapping that label on and not providing 3G support earns Apple a wedgie!

Dont get me wrong, I am not a brand hater, infact I was really looking forward to this phone. But it is clear that Apple is trying to screw the cell community by telling them what they do and dont need. Like the did with the iPod.

When they produce a iPhone with changable battery, higher spec camera, SD card support and 3G as a bare minumum (GPS would be nice with that fancy interface), I will scoop one up. Funny thing is all they had to do was look at the cell market in its current form to see this (that or ask any 14 year old who owns a cheap cell phone), but no, they'd rather tell the consumer whats good for them.
 
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