"I'd love to know a few models of "better" phones. Except in a few aspects (3rd party programs, cingular only) I think iPhone wins."
You forgot no 3G, which i think makes the iphone undesirable for a lot of people (like me), especially considering its cost. Although, I'll be interested to see how the next generation of iphones fare. I also wonder about the practicality of of having no physical keypad. I would imagine dialing by feel would be ridiculously hard.
But what i find really disappointing about the iphone is the non replaceable li-ion battery. At a 100% charge level, a typical Li-ion laptop battery that is full most of the time at 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit, will irreversibly lose approximately 20% capacity per year.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery) So in just two short years the battery can only hold 60% of it original charge and i don't know if thats enough to make it through a single day without the battery dieing. But don't worry, I'm sure by that time apple will be ready for the their loyal customers to drop another $600 for the latest revision. I really don't understand why Apple would elect to make the battery non-replaceable, but it is somewhat reminiscent of the ipod.
Also how would you even know if "iPhone wins" when compared to other phones until its released, and people can get their hands on them? cause really your just speculating, and any number of unknown problems could surface and prove the iphone to be complete and utter shit.
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"I'd love to know a few models of "better" phones. Except in a few aspects (3rd party programs, cingular only) I think iPhone wins."
You forgot no 3G, which i think makes the iphone undesirable for a lot of people (like me), especially considering its cost. Although, I'll be interested to see how the next generation of iphones fare. I also wonder about the practicality of of having no physical keypad. I would imagine dialing by feel would be ridiculously hard.
But what i find really disappointing about the iphone is the non replaceable li-ion battery. At a 100% charge level, a typical Li-ion laptop battery that is full most of the time at 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit, will irreversibly lose approximately 20% capacity per year.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery) So in just two short years the battery can only hold 60% of it original charge and i don't know if thats enough to make it through a single day without the battery dieing. But don't worry, I'm sure by that time apple will be ready for the their loyal customers to drop another $600 for the latest revision. I really don't understand why Apple would elect to make the battery non-replaceable, but it is somewhat reminiscent of the ipod.
Also how would you even know if "iPhone wins" when compared to other phones until its released, and people can get their hands on them? cause really your just speculating, and any number of unknown problems could surface and prove the iphone to be complete and utter shit.