iPhone = AMAZING!

I wish I would have bought an iPhone before The Tilt Pocket PC phone I bought last month. The Tilt is a great phone. The best Windows Mobile phone I’ve used. That said, it doesn’t even come close to how amazing the iPhone is.

The iPhone is the first Apple product I’ve owned. In fact up until last year I didn’t like Apple products. Mac based computers imho for many years have been really unbearable to use. Then as a wise move they started using linux as a base for the OS. Soon after they announced Intel based Mac computers (which allows a dual boot configuration between Windows and a Mac OS). These moves intrigued me. As a result I’m going to make the switch from PC to Mac as soon as I can settle on the Mac that’s right for me. I’ve been eyeing a Mac Book Pro for some time.

I’m still not a fan of the iPod line of products. The one exception would be the iPod Touch models (which is basically an iPhone minus the phone).

And I really don’t care for iTunes. I don’t understand why the software is so popular. It’s interface is clunky and too restrictive. 

It seems Apple has cleaned up their act in the last couple of years (Microsoft watch out!).

I purchased the 16 GB version of the iPhone. More room for music, video and pictures.

What I absolutely love about the iphone is it’s interface, particularly the web browsing. The browsing experience on the iPhone the best I’ve used on any mobile device. In fact when I’m lounging around the house I tend to use my iPhone to browser the web instead of my Laptop. Browsing the web with the iPhone is really nice. Browsing on The Tilt (or other Windows Mobile phone) is painful. The iPhone makes mobile browsing a reality.

In comparison to the Tilt (or any other Windows Mobile phone to date), the iPhone has a much better overall user experience. It’s usability is currently unmatched. Don’t get me wrong I like my Tilt. In fact its got many things that the iphone doesn’t (3G, GPS, Push e-mail, etc…) so why am I willing to toss my Tilt aside in favor of the iPhone. That’s easy to answer. Usability. It’s fun to use.

What I like about the iPhone:

• Usability.
• The interface. (GUI)
• Built-in Wifi.
• The web browsing.
• Threaded Text messaging.
• 3rd party application support (after "Jailbreaking")
• It’s slim.
• The touch screen is surprisingly responsive and accurate.
• Typing with the on screen keyboard is easy. (Suggests words if you "fat finger")
• IMAP e-mail support

What’s not so great:

• No 3G Support.
• No Push e-mail support.
• Existing MP3’s on the iPhone (synced via iTunes) can’t be used for ringtones.
• No 3rd party application support. (without a "JailBroken" iPhone)
• No built-in GPS (Navizon and Google maps "Locate Me" feature do attempt emulate GPS by using cell tower locations.)
• No way to replace the battery (without sending the iPhone to Apple)
• The Ringer/Vibrate switch is difficult to flip (use).
• No Adobe Flash support in the Safari web browser.
• iTunes - it’s just a horrible program.
• No fast way to enable/disable bluetooth. ("Services or BossPrefs is an option if you "Jailbreak" (hack) your iPhone)
• When connected to computer via USB it doesn’t show up as a drive and you can’t explorer the filesystem or transfer files to/from the iPhone/computer (SSH is an option if you "Jailbreak" (hack) your iPhone)
• No screen protector is included.
• The camera on the phone doesn’t zoom.

Without a doubt the best phone/mobile device I’ve ever owned. I can definitely see more Apple products in my future. The Windows Mobile team should be taking notes.

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