It's been 3 months since I owned the device, I have several thoughts on iPhone and its accessories.
As a phone, I like the vicinity sensor which prevents accidental touch during a call, a problem that I had with Treo 650. I also love th tight integration of address book on Mac.
As a calendar, it syncs with iCal which is ideal for me. I like the list view in which I can glance through upcoming events quickly. However, I cannot snooze the calendar event as in iCal, instead I need to create a second alarm in iCal to simulate the snooze function. I hope this issue can be addressed in future update.
The Safari web browser is awesome in spite of lacking flash support. The tap-zoom function is great for reading text. Again it syncs with Safari on Mac so bookmarks are always up-to-date.
I do not use iPod function that much. When I do, I spend time on Podcast. The interface is just great improvement from iPod Classic.
Now let's talk about some apps. The first complaint that I have here is the lack of zoom and flash for the camera. It's a shame that they skip these important feature and at the same time slash the price for $200 2 months after debut. The other missing link I think Apple is working on is to get Notes synced with a Mac. The timer/alarm app is the best I've seen so far. I love the snooze function for the alarm and the flexibility to customize it. The rest apps are handy and entertaining. I haven't tried iTune Store app as I am not that into music.
For the 3rd party accessories, I have mixed experiences. I bought the rubber skin by inCase when they just came out, and the idea of stuck your beautiful iPhone into a rubber clothing is just awful, and what's worse, it hurts! My iPhone has its chrome scratched by small debris hide in between rubber and chrome molding. Luckily the strong glass touch screen is intact. The other accessory that I bought and have great experience with is the iPhone vehicle mount solution by ProClip. They custom-make mounts for nearly every vehicle model and every electronic device that you want to hook up in your car. I now have three mounts for my iPhone, GPS, and iPod. Their products are just ingenious, and I think you can always google to find their discount coupon code.
So to sum up my 3-month iPhone experience, I give this product (excluding AT&T contract term) 75/100. Obviously it has something that other smartphones don't have, but at the same time lacks some basic features like camera zoom and flash. If you have heavy network usage, I would suggest waiting until it comes with 3G. The EDGE network just isn't fast enough and you don't always find free WiFi when you need one. Nevertheless, if you are moderate internet user like me, the $399 MSRP looks quite appealing and you won't regret take one home today.
As a phone, I like the vicinity sensor which prevents accidental touch during a call, a problem that I had with Treo 650. I also love th tight integration of address book on Mac.
As a calendar, it syncs with iCal which is ideal for me. I like the list view in which I can glance through upcoming events quickly. However, I cannot snooze the calendar event as in iCal, instead I need to create a second alarm in iCal to simulate the snooze function. I hope this issue can be addressed in future update.
The Safari web browser is awesome in spite of lacking flash support. The tap-zoom function is great for reading text. Again it syncs with Safari on Mac so bookmarks are always up-to-date.
I do not use iPod function that much. When I do, I spend time on Podcast. The interface is just great improvement from iPod Classic.
Now let's talk about some apps. The first complaint that I have here is the lack of zoom and flash for the camera. It's a shame that they skip these important feature and at the same time slash the price for $200 2 months after debut. The other missing link I think Apple is working on is to get Notes synced with a Mac. The timer/alarm app is the best I've seen so far. I love the snooze function for the alarm and the flexibility to customize it. The rest apps are handy and entertaining. I haven't tried iTune Store app as I am not that into music.
For the 3rd party accessories, I have mixed experiences. I bought the rubber skin by inCase when they just came out, and the idea of stuck your beautiful iPhone into a rubber clothing is just awful, and what's worse, it hurts! My iPhone has its chrome scratched by small debris hide in between rubber and chrome molding. Luckily the strong glass touch screen is intact. The other accessory that I bought and have great experience with is the iPhone vehicle mount solution by ProClip. They custom-make mounts for nearly every vehicle model and every electronic device that you want to hook up in your car. I now have three mounts for my iPhone, GPS, and iPod. Their products are just ingenious, and I think you can always google to find their discount coupon code.
So to sum up my 3-month iPhone experience, I give this product (excluding AT&T contract term) 75/100. Obviously it has something that other smartphones don't have, but at the same time lacks some basic features like camera zoom and flash. If you have heavy network usage, I would suggest waiting until it comes with 3G. The EDGE network just isn't fast enough and you don't always find free WiFi when you need one. Nevertheless, if you are moderate internet user like me, the $399 MSRP looks quite appealing and you won't regret take one home today.
