1. It's less expensive than its predecessor but still not cheap. The 8GB version is free to O2 customers who spend £45 a month or more on a new 18-month contract. The handset, available from 02, Carphone Warehouse and Apple outlets will cost £99 on a new £30 monthly tariff and the existing £35 per month tariff.
Cheaper than my old N95!
2.
For the more powerful 16GB version it will cost £159 on the £30 and £35 tariffs, £59 on the £45 tariff and will only be free on the £75 tariff. So the cheapest deal over 18 months - the 8GB version on the £30 tariff - costs £599. For that you get "unlimited" internet surfing but a measly 75 free calls a month and 125 texts. You can compare it with existing deals here.
Still cheaper
3.
will not be available on Pay & Go till later this year. This has angered some O2 customers. Moreover, it is in super-short supply even on contract, with only a few dozen initially supplied to each O2 store.
Depends on the country, pay and go as you like in Australia. Too many people have found a good reason to buy it!
4. The touch screen isn't great if you're an obsessive texter. This was a problem with the first iPhone, although this guy seems to have cracked it.
In the first couple of days until you learn to trust it, like learnng to use predictive modes on the old hand sets. Yep it's glass it may crack if you run it over. My sony didn't like the washing machine either for some reason, not waterproof reason no. 26?
5. Like the Model T-Ford the 8GB model is available in any colour - as long as its black.
Put a case on it you wally if you want colour!
6. Go for the more expensive 16GB version and you can get it in white too. Rumours had been that Apple was going to be a little more adventurous.
sigh
7. Its camera is rubbish. At just two megapixels with no flash it's worse than many standard phones leaving even fans feeling short changed. Phones such as the Nokia N95 boast five megapixels.
Get a camera, quality is actually quite good for a 2Mpix
8. You can’t use it to take videos, leading some critics to the conclusion that it’s not sexy enough.
True, but how often do you take a video with your camera these days.
9. Like its predecessor the 3G handset is large and bulky. Not something you can just stick in your pocket and forget about. True, the new phone is thinner at the edges and weighs slightly less than the debut model, but otherwise the measurements are the same. It’s even been nicknamed the monolith.
Thinner and lighter than most smart phones and less bulky than blackberries. Forget it's in my pocket most of the time.
10. To enable Apple to cut costs something had to go. The original iPhone had a hard-wearing silver aluminum back; the new one a less durable black plastic skin. So will it be able to cope with a beating like this?
It's a phone let it scratch and get a new one when it's time to upgrade, don't other phones scratch for some reason?
11. The absence of a metal back means that it is unlikely to blend as prettily as its predecessor.
Running out of reasons...
12. It’s going to be popular with terrorists if Apple's official ad is anything to go by.
ditto for 11.
13. Battery life is poor - just five to six hours of 3G calls or web browsing. One reviewer found that the indicator fell below 20 per cent by early to mid-afternoon on some trial days.
Doesn't it lead the pack in battery life for 3G smart phones?
14. The battery is sealed into the handset, which must be sent off for replacement when it starts to wear out. This is a hassle and means that you can't carry around a spare for use on the move.
USB spare
15. It inspires people with anger issues to post pointless and mistitled videos at Youtube.
You forgot no video camera!
16. If you are an Apple fan, you already own the old iPhone. Much of the new handset's improved functionality is already available in the free 2.0 software update.
Except for 3G, GPS, etc ...
17. If you are not an Apple fan, you may be an Apple "hater". In that case, you wouldn't want one.
Until you try it
18. If you live away from the big cities, you may well not have 3G coverage (check here). That would make the whole 3G phone thing pointless...
Yes 3G coverage bites but using GPRS my work email, etc still arrives before it arrives in outlook. Still puzzled over that one.
19. It has no instant messaging function - forcing users to SMS. But it doesn't have multimedia messaging (MMS), which means that users must send and receive photos by email.
See the app store, lucky it has a
useable browser and email is the way to go, doesn't cost 60c to send a pic.
20. The web browser has limited Adobe Flash support, so cannot display videos from many sites.
No more annoying splash adds
21. Incredibly for a "smart" phone, it has no copy and paste ability. Duh.
Haven't wanted it yet, but it would be nice.
22. Who needs a phone with GPS? Anyway, it can't find a decent pizza when you need one.
23. The iPhone is sometimes termed the "Jesusphone". Tasteless.
Who termed it that?
24. Bluetooth enables headset voice calls on the new handset. A less-limited Bluetooth profile could have enabled wireless music streaming and file sharing, too.
See the apps store.
25. Its unveiling by Steve Jobs, of Apple, was predictably and unbearably smug.
Getting the impression the author might belong to point 17.
Seriously the only issues for me would be:
- Video
- Battery Replacement (won't know until it's time to replace it), battery life is excellent.
- and a few software bugs that will be fixed in the next update (didn't get mentioned)
- and perhaps a few more Mpixs in the camera, but then again if I want high quality pics I use a real camera.