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Thoughts on the 3G iPhone
3 weeks ago I bought the new 3G iPhone. Like everyone else I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I wasn’t disappointed.
A week after the iPhone was released I headed down to the local Apple Store. Strolling into the mall towards the Apple Store I saw a line of about 500 people. I thought “I wonder what they are waiting for…” As I got closer I realized they were in line for an iPhone. A week after the release people were still lining up for an iPhone. They are nuts!
I ended up ordering the phone from the local AT&T store. They could have a white iPhone in three days. True to their word I had the phone on the evening of the third day.
The iPhone itself isn’t anything revolutionary. Phones have been able to do what the iPhone does for a while now. PDAs have been out for years with similar capabilities as the iPhone. Where the iPhone shines is its interface. The user interface is the simplest intuitive interface on the market. A monkey could use the iPhone (it’s probably why they are selling so many).
Apple took their award winning iPod, mobile internet and a cell phone and created the iPhone. Like I stated above, it’s nothing new. Other products do the same thing, but none do it with quite the finesse of the iPhone.
The bane of mobile internet devices has been browsing. The rich experience of a desktop browser just wasn’t available. Apples approach is to use a desktop browser. Safari does an amazing job presenting websites as they would look on a desktop. Coupled with the iPhone zoom technology, it almost rivals the desktop.
There are two aftermarket products that should be bought for the iPhone: a full case and a protective film for the touch screen. For the case, I bought the black hard-shell from contour; it is a form fitting black plastic with a rubber feel. It’s for sale in the apple store. For the protective film, I bought the anti-glare protective film from the apple store. Using both products leaves very little of the phone unprotected.
The iPhone is a great phone. Anyone looking for a new phone should check out the iPhone. It’s not for everyone, but most people will find it useful.