Jul 28, 2008 08:07 PM
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(Updated Jul 28, 2008 08:11 PM)
The Apple Iphone is all set for launch in India. Apple has been quite successful in retaining the hype about its flagship gadget. What a hype is Apple always able to create, before launching the products!
Personally I’ve been a part of it, and a victim of the hype. Been using the Apple iPhone for the last 4 months, it quite surprises me how can someone go for spending Rs. 24000 for such a “nonsense” device.
8 GB memory size is an illusion- Unluckily You can’t save anything while browsing the internet on the iPhone. the WiFi works cool, surfing is great . But since we don’t have internet all around in India, iPhone users won’t be happy. There is no provision for downloading mp3s, or the cool jpeg you might have stumbled upon the web.
Worst speaker sound output- iPhone will disappoint anyone except those who don’t mind earphones plugged into their ears all the time . Even the ring tones are not audible properly.I generally sleep for 6-7 hours a day and find 10-12 phone calls missed everytime.
You may say the sound output of Iphone speakers is less than that of any phone I’ve ever used. I admit, the sound quality is great while using the Apple earphones, but one plugs them in occasionally.
But you won’t even notice the song playing if you’re sitting in a room with fan on, or a local bus. Even the basic Nokia/Erricson models have 10x times better sound.
In addition, you cannot connect the usual headphone/earphone jack the iPhone sound jack plug.
Keyboard - iPhone uses a innovate virtual keyboard, granted ! Innovation is good if people use it. If you’re in a habit of typing SMS messages on the move, or while sitting in a local bus, Forget it.
No Copy-Paste - A phone with features like Email and web browsing, and not having any provision to copy - paste is a rarity. Imagine the kind of helpless feeling iPhone users go through when they like a URL, paragraph, or image , and feel like forwarding or SMSing it: but discover that iPhone doesn’t supply that feature.
Itunes, you make me cry- You can’t download a song on iPhone if you don’t have iTunes installed, nice blackmail Jobs. I remember how easy it was to download songs on the Nokia phones, Plug it, detects as a PenDrive, and copy anything you won’t. Well sad to say the cute Apple Iphone doesn’t get detected by the computer that way. Install the bloatware Itunes, Sync it. Moreover, the previous library of songs will vanish if you’re syncing from a new machine
Camera Struggles- plain 2 megapixel camera. added “features” : NO ZOOM IN, NO video, POOR motion IMAGE QUALITY
Unstable OS: Well this one is controversial. I have upgraded from jailbroken 1.0.2 to 1.1.4 . Some days back I woke up to see my whole good 500 contacts phonebook disappeared. The only number stored was my own. Why doesn’t the Apple remove its propietry owenership from the Mac OSX phone ver like Android. There are developers around the world who can solve problems, that Apple can’t.
No Battery replacement: One cannot open and replace battery as with Nokia or Sony.
We all know Apple Iphone has Multi-touch, Sensors, and a sex appeal beyond comparision . Before shelling out the hard earned money, one should consider what the iPhone can’t do: no video shooting, no zoom in/out in camera, no 3gp, no call recording, no built-in MMS, hardly anything without Itunes. If you’re using GPRS, the iPhone won’t let you save your KBs, no feature to turn off images or disable plugins while surfing. So a gamle uncumber for those who using high cost prepaid data plans. Before buying one, it would be better to take a demo from a friend first and then think of buying one.
