Apple Iphone Review

By Review Boss On June 29, 2007 Under Cell phones and Wireless phones, Consumer Electronics

Apple Iphone: Is Iphone Really Next Generation Wireless Phone?

After the successful launch of Apple-Ipod, Apple Computer Inc is entering into multi million dollar Cellphone Market. The buzz for Iphone has been already created. Buzz and too much hype has caused consumer to eagerly wait for I-Phone like Hollywood’s next block-buster( It’s Friday Today!)

We are not sure how successful Iphone is going to be. But Apple is targeting at least 1% of Cellphone market even before it’s launch!

Read the comprehensive review below!

Technical Specs for iPhone

• Screen size: 3.5 inches
• Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
• Input method: Multi-touch with on-screen predictive QWERTY keyboard
• Operating system: OS X
• Storage: 4GB or 8GB
• GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
• Wireless data: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0®
• Camera: 2.0 megapixels
• Battery: Up to 8 hours of talk time, 250 hours of standby, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback*
• Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
• Weight: 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

Revolutionary Special Iphone Features:

Internet in Your Pocket!

 

Safari

With its advanced Safari browser, iPhone lets you see web pages the way they were designed to be seen, then easily zoom in by simply tapping on the multi-touch display with your finger.

• The most advanced browser ever on a portable device
• Automatically syncs bookmarks from your PC or Mac
• Built-in Google and Yahoo! Search
• Easily zoom and view full web pages

 

Mail

iPhone uses a rich HTML email client that synchronizes your email in the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services and displays photos, images, PDFs, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel attachments right along with the text.

• Displays photos and graphics with the messages
• Works with most POP3 or IMAP mail services
• Synchronizes email while you multi-task

 

Maps

With Google Maps and iPhone’s amazing Maps application, you can view maps and satellite images, or get directions and traffic information, all from iPhone’s remarkable, easy-to-use touch interface.

• Built-in maps application
• View maps and satellite images
• Get directions and traffic information
• Make a call by tapping on a number from a Google Maps search

 

Widgets

iPhone even has widgets: small applications that give you helpful information like stock reports, weather reports, and more.

• Keep an eye on your favorite stocks
• Easy instant access to the weather

 

YouTube

iPhone has a special YouTube player that you can launch right from the home screen. So now you can access and browse YouTube videos wherever you go. And when you find a video you want to send to your friends, iPhone can even create an email with the link in it for you.

• Launch YouTube right from home screen
• Bookmark your favorite videos
• Email friends the link fast

 

Make Calls

With iPhone, making a call is as simple as touching a name or number. In addition, you can easily construct a bookmarks list for your most frequently called numbers, and quickly merge calls together to create conference calls.

• Quickly merge calls for instant conference calls
• Create a bookmarks list easily
• Automatically syncs contacts from a PC, Mac or Internet service

 

Visual Voicemail

An industry first, Visual Voicemail allows you to go directly to any of your messages without listening to the prior messages, so you can quickly select the messages that are most important to you.

• An industry first
• See all of your voicemail messages at a glance
• Select and listen to them in whatever order you want

 

SMS Texting

iPhone includes an SMS application with a predictive QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and corrects mistakes, making it easier and more efficient to use than the small keyboards on many smartphones.

• QWERTY soft keyboard
• Carry on multiple sessions
• Predictive text prevents and corrects mistakes
• Keep track of text conversations with chat-style view

 

Photo

iPhone features a 2-megapixel camera and a photo management application that goes far beyond anything on a phone today. Sync photos from your PC or Mac, and you’re ready to browse or email them with the flick of a finger.

• 2-megapixel camera
• Sync photos from your PC or Mac
• Incredible pinch and stretch re-sizing
• Email photos with ease
• Landscape and portrait views

 

Music

Scroll through your songs, artists, albums, and playlists with just a flick of a finger. Album artwork is dramatically presented on the large display. And now use Cover Flow to browse your music library by album artwork for the first time on an iPod.

• Ingenious touch-scroll through lists
• Search music by songs, artists, albums and play lists
• Cover Flow—music browsing by album artwork

 

Video

iPhone’s stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display is the ultimate way to watch TV shows and movies from the iTunes Store on a pocketable device. Just tap the touch controls for play/pause, chapter forward/backward, and volume.

• Watch TV Shows, Movies, Music Videos and Podcasts
• Stunning 3.5-inch widescreen

Wow, wow, wow! That’s tons of revolutionary features by next generation cellphone! But I’d be lying if I say that Iphone has no drawback. Besides it’s high price tag (though exact price is not known at the time of writing this) it has several problems.

 

According to Cnet Editor Kent German and Jasmine France,

 

On the downside, we were hoping for wireless iTunes music downloads. And it’s too bad Apple stopped short of 3G support. Also, we’re hoping that Apple introduces a standalone touch screen iPod without the phone element as not everyone will want a convergence device. And here’s the biggest caveat: Phones are only as good as the calls they make, so we’ll have to wait for our final assessment once we get a review product. As for battery life, Apple is promising five hours for calling or video and 16 hours in music mode.

 

There could be even more downside with Iphone. We have to wait and see. Be ready to bash Iphone; we predict a success though

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