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first iphone review maybe this thing will suck after all
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Meh. A pathetically thin review, critical of a few tiny things but offering no insight or review of its more compelling features, such as calling, interface, and music player.
A worthless review.
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The iPhone is being hyped so much, everybody wants to be the rebel cowboy who knocks it down.
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That pretty sums up what I was expecting. Not a deal killer yet though.
I'm more interested in assessments of its other features, including battery life (considering you can't swap its batteries).
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Meh. A pathetically thin review, critical of a few tiny things but offering no insight or review of its more compelling features, such as calling, interface, and music player.
A worthless review.
A smartphone's text input ability is important and integral to the UI experience, if you're planning on using it for e-mail/internet/etc.
It's not a worthless review, it's just an incomplete look because the phone is being kept under wraps by Apple. The flaws mentioned here are significant.
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It's been amusing seeing the negative press about the iPhone all week. Lots of would-be critics trying to cash in on the hype. I admit the iPhone hysteria can be over the top, but in their negative reactions to the hype some critics are throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
As far as text input goes, people will have to try it out for themselves and see how they like it. I don't find BlackBerry and Treo keyboards particularly easy to type on, and have read many reviews that say the same (they also break CONSTANTLY). Yet the moment someone tried something different, those tiny keyboards apparently became paragons of usability.
It's not unlike the early criticism of the iPod that it's 'nothing new' because hard disk-based players already existed. Nevermind that previous hard disk players were crap.
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The iPhone has got me interested in buying a smartphone, but I think I may go with another company who has more experience making mobiles, like Nokia.
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This is not even a review, it's just a collection of all negativity about iPhone
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"It won't replace a BlackBerry. It's not good for text input. It's just not a business product."
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I don't think anyone really expects the iPhone to be great at text input... it's for multimedia and web pages, not typing away.
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The text input is going to kill people who want to use it as a multi-communication (e-mail and text messaging) device.
I went to a concert last year and sat next to a couple of kids with those SideKicks. They were typing with two thumbs, and I couldn't believe how quickly they were writting messages to people.
No tactile feedback makes it difficult to use a keyboard. Why else do people seek out keyboards with deep keypresses and good feedback? People tend to make more typing mistakes on laptop keyboards because they're so flat - so imagine trying to input text on something that has no feedback. It's a legitimate flaw to point out.
I'd be interested to see if anyone can give a purely objective review of the iPhone - its good and bad points. No loyal Apple fanboy will ever admit that the iPhone is less than perfect, so it's up to the others to point out its flaws to potential buyers.
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People with big thumbs and/or fingers are going to probably have a hard time typing with the iPhone.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
I'd be interested to see if anyone can give a purely objective review of the iPhone - its good and bad points. No loyal Apple fanboy will ever admit that the iPhone is less than perfect, so it's up to the others to point out its flaws to potential buyers.
QFT. I'm with you on this. I want multiple, because I don't trust a single "objective" review on a $600 phone that has the word Apple etched on it.
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I don't think anybody in this thread can make any judgement whatsoever about the keypad input on iPhone.
It has predictive word completion and error correction, in addition to a touch interface we really can't judge without having used it.
Using two thumbs to type on a visible is a radically different situation from touch-typing.
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I really wish reviews like this could dampen my enthusiasm for this device, but for some reason I'm really looking forward to this. I guess we have put up with crappy devices for so long that this is welcome, regardless how it performs.
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Originally Posted by Jawbone54
People with big thumbs and/or fingers are going to probably have a hard time typing with the iPhone.
Curse my big thumbs. Always getting me in trouble. People with big thumbs will have issues with ANY cell phone, unless they carry around a keyboard with them.
Really, people like me with big fingers (ok, Men with big hands) just have to suck it up and deal with it. Seriously.
You want a good review? Get a bunch of high school and college kids, boys and girls, give them iPhones for a month. Then get back to me with the results. Screw the tech writers.
(While you're at it, do the same test with a group of Japanese kids. You'd probably have VERY different results.)
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Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
You want a good review? Get a bunch of high school and college kids, boys and girls, give them iPhones for a month. Then get back to me with the results. Screw the tech writers.
(While you're at it, do the same test with a group of Japanese kids. You'd probably have VERY different results.)
Yes, for that Apple will need to release the much-rumored iRobotDog.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited about the iPhone. I'm not getting one yet (just bought a camera), but I'll almost definitely purchase one in the future. Too many cool features to get upset about the one thing I see as a potential problem. But I also have skinny fingers, so I'm not worried about the text input.
But it's worth pointing out that the predictive text and error correction bullcrap has been around for a while. It's not foolproof. That being said, I don't think it's an iPhone-specific problem--many people have trouble typing even on Blackberries and Treos.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
The text input is going to kill people who want to use it as a multi-communication (e-mail and text messaging) device.
So you’re saying they’ve also added lethal weaponry in the keyboard?
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Originally Posted by Oisín
So you’re saying they’ve also added lethal weaponry in the keyboard?
Actually, now it's sounding like a real winner.
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Eh, typing on a tiny screen with your thumbs is unnatural and difficult whether it's on a physical keyboard or on a touch screen. If people can learn how to do it on a blackberry, they can learn how to do it on the iPhone.
I wonder if an option for a landscape-oriented keyboard would make typing easier.
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Ineresting points to say the least... I can't wait to check one out in person and then compare it to this Sony Ericsson P1 - Full phone specifications
The iphone is definitely going to have the prettiest/brightest screen and form factor.
I've been using the P900 for over 3 years now, and it's been doing most of the stuff touted by the iphone since then, minus the bells and whistles of course. But I do want to replace it since it's quite beaten up now. For me, it's a toss up between the iphone and sonyericsson's P1
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Originally Posted by Macfreak7
"3G Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b"
what?
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What don't you uderstand about that?
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UMTS does 3.6 MEGAbits per second.
WLAN is two generations beyond what they offer.
Oh wait, I forgot: WAP sucks, so nobody will be using data connections for more than e-mail on those things anyway.
Nevermind; I have understood it now.
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Originally Posted by analogika
UMTS does 3.6 MEGAbits per second.
No, it doesn't. HSDPA does. Plain UMTS is only 384kbit/s.
WLAN is two generations beyond what they offer.
It's a phone, what are you going to be doing with it which needs more than 11Mbit/s?
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I want to get one regardless of the flaws pointed out in the review, too bad its stuck with AT&T for a few years.
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Originally Posted by Angus_D
No, it doesn't. HSDPA does. Plain UMTS is only 384kbit/s.
HSDPA is an extension of UMTS, isn't it?
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It's a phone, what are you going to be doing with it which needs more than 11Mbit/s?
Synchronize my iTunes library! - well, I guess that doesn't apply to the Sony-Ericsson, huh.
You have a point.
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Originally Posted by analogika
HSDPA is an extension of UMTS, isn't it?
Yeah, but that phone doesn't seem to be an HSDPA phone. It's just UMTS, which is slower (but still better than EDGE).
Synchronize my iTunes library!
Syncing your iTunes library seems to me like something you'd probably want to connect with an actual USB 2.0 cable for.
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Originally Posted by analogika
HSDPA is an extension of UMTS, isn't it?
Yes, but it still needs hardware support in the phone (and at the BTS). Not all 3G coverage areas have HSDPA. Not all 3G handsets have HSDPA.
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Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
Curse my big thumbs. Always getting me in trouble. People with big thumbs will have issues with ANY cell phone, unless they carry around a keyboard with them.
Really, people like me with big fingers (ok, Men with big hands) just have to suck it up and deal with it. Seriously.
Yeah, I'm hoping being a girl with (super) tiny hands helps me out when using the iPhone's keyboard. If I can't properly type with my thumbs, I think I'd have a tough time convincing myself to buy one. Might as well just use my (super annoying) Razr at that point.
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Originally Posted by irunat2am
Seriously. How is anyone surprised at this? Especially people who have used smart phones before? Heck, my nokia and I have fights all the time because of my big thumbs.
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The soft keypad can be easily fixed with software updates and I don't see how the touch-screen needs hard presses to register anything as that isn't how the display even works.
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I'm surprised how people start to realize that this is NOT a replacement for a laptop.
Wasn't that obviosu from the beginning ?
The iPhone ha sthe following intended uses:
* iPod (video, music)
* phone
* portable internet
Everything else is (IMO) added functionality that works, but the iPhone is NOT supposed to excel at text input.
I think it's good at what it's main intended use is, and it will sell well for that.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
I'm surprised how people start to realize that this is NOT a replacement for a laptop.
Would you say that a BlackBerry is a replacement for a laptop?
To many people, especially of the younger generation, texting is at least as important as voice calls. I'd also say that probably a lot of people consider text input to be a fairly important part of the "portable internet".
So, you know, it's a valid concern. I reserve judgement until after release.
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Why does it say texting or typing is a must for businesses? Most people who use their phones for business use it to make PHONE CALLS. What idiot sends texts messages on his business phone? Maybe emails, but why email when you can call?
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Would you say that a BlackBerry is a replacement for a laptop?
No, not in my opinion.
Originally Posted by Angus_D
To many people, especially of the younger generation, texting is at least as important as voice calls. I'd also say that probably a lot of people consider text input to be a fairly important part of the "portable internet".
That's what a sidekick is for.
Texting (SMS) is surely NOT the main use for the iPhone.
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Originally Posted by Eriamjh
Why does it say texting or typing is a must for businesses? Most people who use their phones for business use it to make PHONE CALLS. What idiot sends texts messages on his business phone? Maybe emails, but why email when you can call?
Psst, it's a secret.
You can save years of your life if you just call instead of sending countless emails and / or text messages.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Texting (SMS) is surely NOT the main use for the iPhone.
The SMS interface is one of the features Apple touts, so it's at least a big use.
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So now the first serious reviews are in and some of the conclusions are: Mossberg says: the keyboard issue is a non-issue (it took five days to get accustomed to it, but after some initial frustration, he types as fast on it as on his Treo). The NYT concludes that it `lives up to most of its hype' which -- considering the reading on my hypometer -- a big compliment. No scratches, relatively good battery life … it seems Apple hit a jackpot
So far the biggest downside seems to be AT&T
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Originally Posted by OreoCookie
Mossberg says: the keyboard issue is a non-issue
Of course he does.
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I've read three reviews, two of them say that it works ok, not as good as as a natural keyboard, but well enough, one says, it works just fine. All of the reviews I've seen say that it's not a major let-down even compared to the hype (which is saying something considering how much hype there is around the iPhone).
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Of course he does.
Eh, his initial post on it sounded surprisingly negative.
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In the video, he says (about typing on the iPhone) that `after three days I was ready to throw it out of the windows', but `after five, I was as fast as on my Treo'.
I don't take his words for granted, I haven't held the iPhone in my hands, let alone did I have a week to try it. And if the expectations are so high, I think it's a big compliment if the first reviews don't say that it sucks.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Texting (SMS) is surely NOT the main use for the iPhone.
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Texting (MMS) sure isn't anyway. Silly Apple.
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Secret iPhone Details Lost in a Sea of Hype and Hate
It is therefore interesting to compare the news sources that gushed over the Zune--with little information from Microsoft--and encouraged their readers to blow $250 on one, because they are today providing a non-stop emergency warning siren that ignores everything we’ve been told by Apple about the iPhone to instead present a climate of panicked fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
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