The iPhone hit the stores this week and the uber-hyped phone is getting some less than glowing reviews. So if you are a iPhone-less technophile like I am, here are some sour grapes to help you if you are having trouble handling the fact you don’t own one of these cool new toys.
Sour grape #1. PC Magazine ran a story about the iPhone in which it said that the iPod part of the phone is very cool. But, the actual phone sounds terrible. Why buy the phone if the audio is horrible?
Sour grape #2. The main concern I had about the phone was that big piece of glass that serves as the dial and the navigation controls. The faceplate gets pretty gross after it gets put to your face a few times. You can use a Bluetooth headset but you still get finger oils on it every time you use the thing. It ships with a cloth to clean it off … nuff said about that.
Sour grape #3. Since the face is flat glass forget about accurate typing for emails and text messaging. Users are complaining that the phone is difficult to use for typing.
Sour grape #4. Batteries don’t last forever and replacing the battery in the iPhone is no easier than it is in the iPod. At a rated 300-400 charges per battery, you can expect a bill for about $85 to replace it.
Sour grape #5. If you are a corporate user, there are a ton of sites on the Web talking about the iPhone issues with synchronizing with corporate e-mail servers. That would explain the nice increase in RIM (the people who make Blackberry phones) stock just before and after the iPhone came out.
Well there are five good reasons to feel good about the iPhone only being released to Cingular customers.
This takes the edge off but man … I still really want one of those phones. Who cares if it works? It looks really really cool.
Sour grape #1. PC Magazine ran a story about the iPhone in which it said that the iPod part of the phone is very cool. But, the actual phone sounds terrible. Why buy the phone if the audio is horrible?
Sour grape #2. The main concern I had about the phone was that big piece of glass that serves as the dial and the navigation controls. The faceplate gets pretty gross after it gets put to your face a few times. You can use a Bluetooth headset but you still get finger oils on it every time you use the thing. It ships with a cloth to clean it off … nuff said about that.
Sour grape #3. Since the face is flat glass forget about accurate typing for emails and text messaging. Users are complaining that the phone is difficult to use for typing.
Sour grape #4. Batteries don’t last forever and replacing the battery in the iPhone is no easier than it is in the iPod. At a rated 300-400 charges per battery, you can expect a bill for about $85 to replace it.
Sour grape #5. If you are a corporate user, there are a ton of sites on the Web talking about the iPhone issues with synchronizing with corporate e-mail servers. That would explain the nice increase in RIM (the people who make Blackberry phones) stock just before and after the iPhone came out.
Well there are five good reasons to feel good about the iPhone only being released to Cingular customers.
This takes the edge off but man … I still really want one of those phones. Who cares if it works? It looks really really cool.
