1. The release
Released on June 29th in the U.S., the Apple iPhone will retail for $499 (4 GB) or $599 (8 GB) with a two-year AT&T contract. A steep price tag for many, but compared to other ground-breaking phones in recent years, it's not that bad.
2. The display
The iPhone's most important feature is a 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixels touch screen display, easily beating other multimedia smartphones currently on the market. Its recent surface upgrade from plastic to optical-quality glass, also makes it pretty much scratch-proof.
3. The user interface
The iPhone's second most important feature is its Mac OS X user interface, which obviously cannot be easily replicated by competitors. Apple will not open for third party developers though, which are left in the dark with Widgets only to develop. Combined with EDGE-only connectivity when being on the road, your Mac OS X themed travel application will load slowly, if it loads at all.
4. The iTunes support
If there's one thing every phone manufacturer has struggled with since the introduction of multimedia phones, it is multimedia management on the computer side. With iTunes support, the iPhone is easily filled up with top-notch multimedia content.
5. The YouTube support
Like SMS messaging was the mobile service for youth back in the 90's, photo and video sharing will easily become the mobile service for today's youth, as long as it's easily accessible. Smart move, Apple, but we're not convinced that EDGE connectivity (and Wi-Fi connectivity, for that matter) will provide smooth access.
Released on June 29th in the U.S., the Apple iPhone will retail for $499 (4 GB) or $599 (8 GB) with a two-year AT&T contract. A steep price tag for many, but compared to other ground-breaking phones in recent years, it's not that bad.
2. The display
The iPhone's most important feature is a 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixels touch screen display, easily beating other multimedia smartphones currently on the market. Its recent surface upgrade from plastic to optical-quality glass, also makes it pretty much scratch-proof.
3. The user interface
The iPhone's second most important feature is its Mac OS X user interface, which obviously cannot be easily replicated by competitors. Apple will not open for third party developers though, which are left in the dark with Widgets only to develop. Combined with EDGE-only connectivity when being on the road, your Mac OS X themed travel application will load slowly, if it loads at all.
4. The iTunes support
If there's one thing every phone manufacturer has struggled with since the introduction of multimedia phones, it is multimedia management on the computer side. With iTunes support, the iPhone is easily filled up with top-notch multimedia content.
5. The YouTube support
Like SMS messaging was the mobile service for youth back in the 90's, photo and video sharing will easily become the mobile service for today's youth, as long as it's easily accessible. Smart move, Apple, but we're not convinced that EDGE connectivity (and Wi-Fi connectivity, for that matter) will provide smooth access.
These are the five most important things about the iPhone!
Source: Sindre Lia
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