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So, you want an iPhone...
Jun. 29th, 2007 11:55 pmI'm going to semi-bring out my professsional geek hat, such as it is. In my day job, part of my work involves dealing with enterprise cell phone accounts and figuring out mobile device strategies that will add value. Sometimes this means adding things that are cool and sometimes it means advocating really boring and seemingly obsolete things. But the upside is that I do get to spend a lot of my time reading and thinking about the usability of technology and the value that these technologies bring to various business units. Given that, I've been intrigued about the iPhone and have to admit that I was initially tempted to get one before I started thinking about it.
There are a lot of things to like about the iPhone. It's a nice looking iPod to start with, complete with the cool Cover Flow view that will let you see cover art. It's nicer than any of the other music phones out there. (Although if you can't get the best, the Samsung Upstage is a cheap alternative for Sprint customers and the Verizon Chocolate is still pretty cute even if the memory tops off at 2 GBs if you get an additional micro SD card.)
The touch sensor screen really is revolutionary, since multi-touch usability on a phone is really unprecedented. The HTC Touch has a single-touch interface that isn't bad as cell phones go, but it's nowhere near as intuitive or flexible as the iPhone's touch interface. The LG Prada is a Korean phone that has a similar look and a one-finger touch screen interface, but it's only offered overseas at this point.
The Safari browser should be a whole lot nicer than the crap that passes for web browsers on most phones. I'm going to assume that OS X is going to be more stable than Windows Mobile 6 and Symbian, although the Blackberry OS is pretty stable as well. The media player is also going to be great since it'll be supported by iTunes. Don't worry,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
phamos818, iTunes 7.3 will get fixed. I know it will. It has to, right?
The battery life is supposedly spectacular according to everyone who's pre-tested it. It will pull from Wi-Fi internet connections, which will provide blazing fast internet connections. And the big screen will definitely allow you see more than you would see with a typical phone.
So, what's not to like?
( well... )
There are a lot of things to like about the iPhone. It's a nice looking iPod to start with, complete with the cool Cover Flow view that will let you see cover art. It's nicer than any of the other music phones out there. (Although if you can't get the best, the Samsung Upstage is a cheap alternative for Sprint customers and the Verizon Chocolate is still pretty cute even if the memory tops off at 2 GBs if you get an additional micro SD card.)
The touch sensor screen really is revolutionary, since multi-touch usability on a phone is really unprecedented. The HTC Touch has a single-touch interface that isn't bad as cell phones go, but it's nowhere near as intuitive or flexible as the iPhone's touch interface. The LG Prada is a Korean phone that has a similar look and a one-finger touch screen interface, but it's only offered overseas at this point.
The Safari browser should be a whole lot nicer than the crap that passes for web browsers on most phones. I'm going to assume that OS X is going to be more stable than Windows Mobile 6 and Symbian, although the Blackberry OS is pretty stable as well. The media player is also going to be great since it'll be supported by iTunes. Don't worry,
phamos818, iTunes 7.3 will get fixed. I know it will. It has to, right?The battery life is supposedly spectacular according to everyone who's pre-tested it. It will pull from Wi-Fi internet connections, which will provide blazing fast internet connections. And the big screen will definitely allow you see more than you would see with a typical phone.
So, what's not to like?
( well... )
