I am iPhoned Out
So after months and months of reading iPhone posts on pretty much every blog ( Engadget, Gizmodo, you name it), I finally got a chance to play with it at the Valley Fair Apple store.
At first I was surprised (pleasantly) to find how small and thin the form factor was. Somehow it looks bigger in all the apple promos. Once I fired up the device, the user interface was a knock-out. I think they have really nailed the User Interface on this thing. The touch interface sensitivity is just set right and the reaction of applications is just right. The whole thing just flows.
At that point I was ready to buy it and switch from my current carrier. However I decided to play with it a bit more and decided against it. Here are some short-comings from my point of view:
- EDGE sucks… I use EV-DO now and quite frankly EDGE does not compare against. Moreover its very intermittent.
- The on-board disk space is still lesser than what I would require. If I buy this I would probably be looking to replace my iPod as well.
- There are still some kinks in the device, which you come across while using the device. I am sure this will be cleaned up in subsequent releases
I decided to wait until they launch a 3G version of the device (I guess probably Q1 next year).
Althought quite frankly I am still very impressed with the device. I do believe when people call it the “Game Changing” device. Apple has actually compelled other OEM’s in the market to get down and rethink their devices. I am expecting some real great device launches in the next 6 months, which will give the non apple fans some really great choices.
Although I would be really really surprised if any of them did better than Apple. Anyways as of now I am done with all the iPhone news and looking forward to some other key announcements. Hope to see some soon.
Refreshing review - I’m still searching for news on when the iPhone comes to Canada. Heard any ?
I heard somewhere it was going to take at least 5 to 6 months post US launch. I am sure this is because they need to work closely with the carriers in order to implement Visual Voicemail, which has huge carrier dependency.