First Looks
Main interface with access to all applications.
The touchscreen is not like a pda with a soft lcd screen. The screen is one solid face just like an iPod with touch sensitive feature. The touchscreen was very responsive. A slight tap on the screen will bring up the application you select. Which is why there is a button on top of the screen to lock the iPhone when not in used. The screen will be inactive until unlocked via a virtual slider on the screen.
Browsing the internet was fairly easy, the interface was easy to use, just use you fingers to drag the screen around, zoom in and zoom out pages using a pinching motion on the screen. Having wifi integrated into the phone is a great feature since browsing the web through gprs/3g/edge will cost much more. Nowadays you can easily find many free public wifi access.
The only problem I had was typing using it's on screen keyboard. With it limited screen size, typing on the keyboard was a little hard for my large fingers. I kept on typing the wrong letters. But, I guess it's just a matter of getting used to the keyboard.
The iPod interface was nothing like an actual iPod. Nothing like any generations of the iPod. Which was surprising to me. The interface was pretty boring.
Look below for more iPod interface photos.
The Coverflow interface is cool though. I didn't try it on my senior's iPhone cause... i didn't know how to access it :-p
The speaker on the iPhone was really small and was very soft even at max volume. Disappointing for a music phone, but of course... it's meant to be used with earphones. The speaker was meant for ringing tones only.
Speaker on the left side and mic on the right side.
You can view youtube videos widescreen. Very clear and bright screen for videos.
The touchscreen is not like a pda with a soft lcd screen. The screen is one solid face just like an iPod with touch sensitive feature. The touchscreen was very responsive. A slight tap on the screen will bring up the application you select. Which is why there is a button on top of the screen to lock the iPhone when not in used. The screen will be inactive until unlocked via a virtual slider on the screen.
Browsing the internet was fairly easy, the interface was easy to use, just use you fingers to drag the screen around, zoom in and zoom out pages using a pinching motion on the screen. Having wifi integrated into the phone is a great feature since browsing the web through gprs/3g/edge will cost much more. Nowadays you can easily find many free public wifi access.
The only problem I had was typing using it's on screen keyboard. With it limited screen size, typing on the keyboard was a little hard for my large fingers. I kept on typing the wrong letters. But, I guess it's just a matter of getting used to the keyboard.
The iPod interface was nothing like an actual iPod. Nothing like any generations of the iPod. Which was surprising to me. The interface was pretty boring.
Look below for more iPod interface photos.
The Coverflow interface is cool though. I didn't try it on my senior's iPhone cause... i didn't know how to access it :-p
The speaker on the iPhone was really small and was very soft even at max volume. Disappointing for a music phone, but of course... it's meant to be used with earphones. The speaker was meant for ringing tones only.
Speaker on the left side and mic on the right side.You can view youtube videos widescreen. Very clear and bright screen for videos.
The google map interface. It's a good feature if you wanna get around town but it's definitely not meant for driving directions. A dedicated GPS would be more appropriate.
The Camera
Check out photos taken with iPhone's camera here http://www.flickr.com/groups/takenwithiphone/pool/
The Camera
Check out photos taken with iPhone's camera here http://www.flickr.com/groups/takenwithiphone/pool/
The downside...
1. No 3G (for video calls)
2. No secondary camera in front for video call
3. No GPS
4. No camera flash light
5. Built-in battery
6. Does not officially support 3rd party applications
7. Supports only Apple's mp4 and h.264 video formats
8. Like any other apple product like the ipod, you have to be very careful with the iPhone as it is a scratch magnet.
So, this is the first gen iPhone. I would love to buy it, but I am pretty sure that the folks at Apple will fix some of the above mentioned cons in their upcoming 2nd gen iPhone. So, I'd probably wait for a 2nd gen one. Folks here http://svenontech.com/2007/05/30/iphone-2g-to-ship-in-december-with-3g-guts/ rumoured that a 2nd gen iphone may ship with 3G and increase in storage size in December 2007.
So, STAY TUNED! ;-)
This is just my personal review on the iPhone. you may oppose some of my thoughts about this phone.
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