iPhone- Touch Different
Apple's iPhone generated a lot of hype before it even hit store shelves on June 29, 2007. This summer saw long lines and a lot of profit for Apple's latest creation, as well as a lot of problems when it came to activating the phone. While I myself do not have one, I have managed to try it out at the local Apple Store.
The touch screen responds very well and manages to stay rather clean despite all the finger prints. The camera is only a two-mega-pixel and could use a zoom and flash feature. Any application that uses the Internet runs slowly on AT&T's EDGE network. In addition, the buffer rate on streaming videos is terrible and often takes up to five trys before the whole video is fully loaded.
Phone calls were very clear and easy to make. Furthermore, the Internet browsing powered by Apple's Safari browser is very good compaired to other Mobile phones. Pages appear as they do on computers, there is JAVA and flash support, bookmarking, and tabbed browsing. SMS texting is satisfactory although the keyboard is a bit challenging to use and the auto-complete never seems to work correctly. However, when I tried sending a simple "Hi" it took almost a full 60 seconds to send.
All in all, the iPhone could still use some work and would be much better if it could be used on other wireless networks. In the end, I give it four stars.
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