Early iPhone reviews not stellar

[ebudae]

It didn’t take a genius to guess that a virtual keyboard wouldn’t be as effective as a real keyboard (Pogue: “Then there’s the small matter of typing. Tapping the skinny little virtual keys on the screen is frustrating, especially at first.“) and that web surfing over EDGE is going to suck no matter what kind of marketing spin Apple puts on it (Pogue: “The New York Times’s home page takes 55 seconds to appear; Amazon.com, 100 seconds; Yahoo. two minutes. You almost ache for a dial-up modem.“ Mossberg/Boehret: “In addition, even when you have great AT&T coverage, the iPhone can’t run on AT&T’s fastest cellular data network. Instead, it uses a pokey network called EDGE, which is far slower than the fastest networks from Verizon or Sprint that power many other smart phones. And the initial iPhone model cannot be upgraded to use the faster networks.“). The battery is not user replaceable so once that starts to feel a bit old the whole phone has to go back to the Apple mothership for repair. There’s no memory card slot, no chat app, no voice dialing, no GPS, no third-party apps, no Java or Flash support, no MMS support.

I guess style isn't everything.

 

[caspa]

Ha ha...and so many people are waiting for that piece of Cr@p

 

[bwana]

If you read the reviews [-]http://crunchgear.com/2007/06/26/roundup-apple-iphone-reviews/[/-] you'll see that although the phone isnt perfect (mostly due to them using edge) it's still pretty darn good

The conclusions?

But even in version 1.0, the iPhone is still the most sophisticated, outlook-changing piece of electronics to come along in years. It does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.

Expectations for the iPhone have been so high that it can't possibly meet them all. It isn't for the average person who just wants a cheap, small phone for calling and texting. But, despite its network limitations, the iPhone is a whole new experience and a pleasure to use.

The mania over Apple's iPhone launch has created stratospheric expectations that are near impossible to live up to. Yet with a few exceptions, this expensive, glitzy wunderkind is indeed worth lusting after.

And there it is: one of the most hyped consumer products ever comes pretty close to justifying the bombast.

EDIT - please use the following link - http://www.iphonic.tv/2007/06/iphone_review_roundup_from_hyp.html

 

[caspa]

i must agree with the fact that it will definatly turn heads when you whip it out your pocket to make a call.

 

[bwana]

By the time it hits our shores it's going to have to be a completely different phone.

 

[gunslinger]

I am so keen to get my hands on one... they say in Stuff.tv podcast that its going to hit the UK shores before Xmas so we might also get it before our bonuses is spent

 

[WiseCrack]

Im willing to look past it's short comings

It's so pretty

 

[bwana]

Its pretty but I can manage without - I'm probably going to get a Pearl as soon as I can drag my lazy butt to the store.

 

[Piesang]

I thought we were going to hear this. Apple should stay away from cellphones.

 

[WiseCrack]

Had to Google it. Blackberry Pearl?

 

[WiseCrack]

I thought we were going to hear this. Apple should stay away from cellphones.

Yes and web browsers.

 

[Piesang]

They should stick with MP3 players.

 

[bwana]

I thought we were going to hear this. Apple should stay away from cellphones.

Did you actually read the reviews?

Had to Google it. Blackberry Pearl?

Yeah

Yes and web browsers.

Wouldnt say that - change it to 'windows software' and I'm in complete agreement. Safari on OsX rocks.

 

[gunslinger]

I watched the vids and man its such a slick device.... the interface just flows nice and smooth.

 

[Piesang]

Did you actually read the reviews?

Nope, after seeing the specs of the phone I have my answer.