Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhone, great reading....
1) David Pogue -
One year and 11 days ago, our nation was swept by iPhone Mania. TV news
coverage was relentless. Hard-core fans camped out to be the first in
line. Bloggers referred to Appleıs new product as the ³Jesus phone.²
It was a stunning black slab of glass: a cellphone, a brilliant music
and video player and the best pocket Internet terminal the world had
ever seen. The huge, bright, touch-sensitive screen made it addictive
fun to rotate, page through or magnify your photos, videos and Web pages.
Today, the iPhone is in the hands of six million people. Clumsy
touch-screen lookalikes from rival phone makers line the shelves.
Apple Inc.ıs iPhone has been the worldıs most influential smart phone
since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and
functionality. It was a true hand-held computer that raised the bar for
all its competitors. But that first iPhone had two big drawbacks: It was
expensive, and it couldnıt access the fastest cellular-phone networks.
On Friday, Apple is launching a second-generation iPhone, called the
iPhone 3G, which addresses both of those problems, while retaining the
look and feel of the first modelıs hardware and software.
David Pogue / NYTimes
- Sound is much improved. "In fact, few cellphones sound this good."
- Feels better in your hand due to the curved back
- "According to Apple, the iPhoneıs G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
example."
- No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
- "the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store
Walt Mossberg
- "it mostly keeps its promises."
- "more capable version of an already excellent device"
- Battery drained much more quickly using 3G, as expected
- Greatly improved audio, much louder speaker
- Data speeds 3-5x faster than original iPhone
- Better voice coverage with 3G. "At my neighborhood shopping center,
where the first iPhone got little or no AT&T service, the iPhone 3G
registered strong coverage."
Edward Baig / USA Today
- "iPhone 3G: The Sequel, is worth the wait."
- Still no recording video, no stereo bluetooth or voice dialing
- Supports PowerPoint attachments; mass move or delete multiple e-mail
messages
- 10-30 seconds to load popular websites on 3G.
- GPS was very accurate
- Speaker sounded better for both speakerphone and music.
- "started receiving low battery warnings toward the end of a busy work
day; I found myself charging the device overnight, the same as with the
older iPhone."
also quite decent - a sneak peek into the 2.0 software:
I can't tell you how we got ahold of a first-generation iPhone loaded
with version 2.0 of the iPhone operating system. What I can tell you is
that if I do reveal this information, homicidal ninjas will come to my
house and kill my family. Nevertheless, we do have one -- and we were
able to take a look inside and find a few minute yet interesting
changes. Here's a preview of some of the ways in which iPhone 2.0
differs from iPhone 1.0.
iPhone 2.0, of course, is the operating system that will come
preinstalled on iPhone 3G models when those start shipping on Friday,
July 11. iPhone 2.0 will also be available as a free software upgrade to
people who have first-generation iPhones.
In the photo of the iPhone home screen, above, you'll notice at least
two differences from the first-generation OS: there's a new Contacts
application (on the old phone, contacts were accessible only via the
"Phone" icon), and the long-awaited App Store is there (that's where
you'll buy new iPhone-native software and games).
In article <davmoy-9D587D.00023309072008@news.qwest.net>, davmoy@world.com
says...
> In article <MPG.22de5c42e44d68b989841@news.individual.net>,
> Jim Mason <jim.mason@removethisukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
> >
> > Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?
>
> proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.
Then I am sure they would subscribe to the relevant group then?
David Moyer wrote:
> In article <MPG.22de5c42e44d68b989841@news.individual.net>,
> Jim Mason <jim.mason@removethisukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
>> Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?
>
> proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.
You just don't understand. The fanbois whose entire existence is defined
by an electronic device think it is so important (in their minds) that
they need to "convert" everyone else even if they could care less.
Hello Oxford, I see that you are using a new pen name.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, David Moyer posted:
> - Sound is much improved. "In fact, few cellphones sound this good."
Golly gee, this is from the same Oxford who insisted that 3G was useless
and that Steve Jobs destroyed its future. Of course, those of us who have
used 3G for many years knew quite well that 3G had better sound quality.
> - "According to Apple, the iPhone's G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
> emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
> example."
Golly gee, I have that function on my GPS-enabled cell phone, as does just
about every user of a cell phone in Japan.
> - No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
Golly gee, I have those functions on my cell phones.
> - "the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store
Golly gee, just like what people on all other phones have had for many
years. Too bad it is crippled like Verizon's GetItNow, instead of being
open the way it is on Windows Mobile and any Java phone.
> - "it mostly keeps its promises."
Golly gee, "mostly"? Talk about damning with faint praise.
> - Battery drained much more quickly using 3G, as expected
Golly gee, my Japanese 3G phone doesn't drain "much more quickly" using
3G. 3G is only about a 25% hit over GSM for talk time. In standby, it
lasts longer in 3G.
> - Data speeds 3-5x faster than original iPhone
Golly gee, this is from the same Oxford who insisted that 3G was useless
and that Steve Jobs destroyed its future. Of course, those of us who have
used 3G for many years knew quite well that 3G had faster data speeds.
> - Still no recording video, no stereo bluetooth or voice dialing
Golly gee, I have those functions on my cell phones.
> - "started receiving low battery warnings toward the end of a busy work
> day; I found myself charging the device overnight, the same as with the
> older iPhone."
Golly gee, it's too bad that you can't buy a spare or extended battery on
iPhone the way that you can on real cell phones.
-- Mark --
http://panda.com/mrc
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.
David Moyer wrote:
> also quite decent - a sneak peek into the 2.0 software:
>
> I can't tell you how we got ahold of a first-generation iPhone loaded
> with version 2.0 of the iPhone operating system. What I can tell you
> is that if I do reveal this information, homicidal ninjas will come
> to my house and kill my family. Nevertheless, we do have one -- and
> we were able to take a look inside and find a few minute yet
> interesting changes. Here's a preview of some of the ways in which
> iPhone 2.0 differs from iPhone 1.0.
>
> iPhone 2.0, of course, is the operating system that will come
> preinstalled on iPhone 3G models when those start shipping on Friday,
> July 11. iPhone 2.0 will also be available as a free software upgrade
> to people who have first-generation iPhones.
>
> In the photo of the iPhone home screen, above, you'll notice at least
> two differences from the first-generation OS: there's a new Contacts
> application (on the old phone, contacts were accessible only via the
> "Phone" icon), and the long-awaited App Store is there (that's where
> you'll buy new iPhone-native software and games).
>
> And now, to the details...
>
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/0...ive-sneak.html
It will be interesting to see if the draw/demand is there, like with the
first one.
My interest was in the Exchange active sync email (push) support,
but I think I read that it does not work when the link is "https"... which
is the normal setup.
Also - with respect to GSM vs CDMA -
It looks like Verizon might be heading away from CDMA EVDO data
and towards the GSM data world of LTE.
First Reviews of the 3G iPhone!!
Linear Mode
