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4.5 stars
"Don't trust the 6.4- these people don't even own one"
Pros: Simple and un-problematic calling, great internet communication, "visual voicemail" is very useful, iPod controls are wonderful & easy, entire OS with great display is beautiful, headphones w/ mic
Cons: no 3G, camera settings are strict, prone to scratches, no voice control
Summary: The iPhone is one of the only phones you can say you have fun and love to use. The innovative sync between the multi touch screen and OS X is magnificent: and allows for a lot of innovative ways to use the device.
In phone mode, iPhone is simple and as you would expect: with voice quality that I can't complain about, and the included proximity sensor shuts off the iPhone's screen when it's close to your face (to avoid unwanted touches)
Mail mode is as you would expect. I have no problem not having push, because it checks my GMail inbox every 15 minutes. Reading through messages is just like on a PC, and deleting a message is as easy as swiping your finger over it!
In Safari: I'll admit I'll be upset next time I use the EDGE network. My home/school/and alot of town is a WiFi blanket, but that may not be the case for everyone. Surfing in WiFi is great and presents the web exactly how you'd like it (no re-configuring of text and space), but in EDGE mode... don't even bother. It's almost as bad as dial up. Incidentally, Youtube is also a waste of time on EDGE.
iPod mode is amazing. It works just like a normal 5G iPod, but the controls are so sleek and advanced its just fun! The quick menus on the bottom can, thankfully, be changed by clicking the ". . ." (more button), and that makes navigation in some ways quicker than the click wheel. I was hoping, though, that I'd be able to select songs or albums with voice.
The other features of the phone- widgets and google maps and such, are great as well. The phone is truly the best phone out there, and as for the keyboard.. Well I played with mine for hours: and on the 2nd day I feel comfortable to type almost as fast as I could on a numeric keypad.
I'd give the iPhone a ten if it just included a couple basic cell features (3G, different filters/settings for camera, voice dialing (even though I don't use that), and one or two others).
Alex
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How do you know who does and doesn't have an iPhone? If all the reviews were positive I'm sure you would be saying otherwise. The bottom line is, this phone does notdo anything that any other Smart Phone has done for the last 3-5 years. It just looks prettier and has an Apple logo. So all the Apple cultists who would buy toilet paper with an Apple logo on each individual square if Steve Jobs deemed it a spectatcular new Apple product, rush out and buy it. It's amazing to me that people will pay a premium price for nothing more than aesthetics and a logo.
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On your cons you mention "prone to scratches", check out this PC World test and please clarify what kind of scratches is the iPhone is prone to:
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The point of these reviews is to help people who have not bought a device to decide if it's for them or not. It is not true that all the people who find the iPhone lacking don't own one. Besides, I also think it is fair for those people who have researched buying one, and didn't, have the right to say why.
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