Still Left Wanting?
It’s been a few days since the iPhone launched and there’s been quite a plethora of reviews. The ratio was originally leaning towards good until the sudden burst when people started getting problems with activation. Of course, that’s not really the fault of the iPhone itself but while some people realize that there would, of course, be some network clog (about 500,000 iPhones sold over the weekend), others are adamant that the iPhone is to blame for giving them such problems.
I’ve been looking for objective posts about iPhone’s shortcomings that couldn’t be addressed via software updates and could prove problematic for me. Rather, I’ve seen gripes mostly from folks who want everything in their cell phone.
Wading through all the whines and QQ’s, I found a few points in the “negative” that could impact my experience with the iPhone.
- Bluetooth Stereo is a no go - Not really a big deal for me. I plan on using the OEM headphones that come with the phone.
- Can’t mount iPhone as removable storage and/or browse the files with a file system application - I’d love to dump some stuff in my iPhone but with the largest, currently, being 8Gigs and discovering that my entire Music Library consists of 6.4Gigs (not as much as I thought but still hefty), I’m not even including podcasts and videos, I don’t think I can hide my pr0n in my iPhone.
- Speaking of space… 8Gigs? - Kinda sucks comparing the iPhone to my video iPod, which has 60Gigs. But comparing the iPhone with my 8525, which has 1Gig, well… I think I’ll be happy with 8Gigs for a while.
- Some potential problems with Google Maps - Now here’s a real valid complaint. I was planning on using my iPhone for maps and stuff since the feature was supposed to be well integrated. If there are problems (I’ll know in a week or so), then that’ll lower my enjoyment factor.
- No copy/cut and paste feature - If I were composing love letters or my disseration on the iPhone, I would probably be griping about that too… but I don’t. The most complex writery I do are basic emails and text messages.
- Speaking of SMS… no MMS? - This is a bummer, but I’ve mostly sent pictures via email. Wi-fi enabled iPhone? Damn skippy.
- But the EDGE network! - Yeah, slow but not game breaking for me. Even with 3G tech, my 8525 failed to load MySpace in 30 seconds. Or at all, actually.
- No video recording capability with iPhone’s camera - I admit, I’ll kinda miss the video recording feature of my 8525. But umm… picture quality isn’t all that. Seeing some examples of iPhone’s picture taking abilities… well, I think I’ll deal just fine.
- Feature bland camera - The 8525 has a switch from regular photos to macro. I don’t use it often. I have a digital camera to take sexy photos. I use my camera for quick snaps, nothing fancy.
- Basic ringtones are lacking, no way to select music as ringtones - This is a big bummer for me, but it’s a superficial one in actuality (since I’ve gone back to using regular ringtones). After a while, having a song played as a ringtone kind of drags the song down. Still, having an option (and it being free) would be mighty appreciated.
- No games - Ok, this kinda pisses me off. I want games man, games! Of course, not having games on my iPhone isn’t reason enough not to buy one. My DS and PSP do just fine.
All in all, there are some things that the iPhone lacks that kinda brings down the Wow! factor, but it’s still a really good phone. It has a revolutionary UI and makes using a cell phone an experience, not a chore.
