Friday, February 16, 2007

How Smart is the iPhone?

Reviews have been out for a while, and competitors are starting to surface for Apple's uh-mazing iPhone. Here I'll just go over a few things about the iPhone to sum it up for everyone.

IT'S NOT A SMARTPHONE!
- smartphones, by definition, can run 3rd party software on their OS. Sadly, the iPhone can't. This means that what it comes with, which is a fairly substantial selection, is what you get. They may be changing this in future editions, but we'll have to wait and see.
- touchscreen QWERTY keyboard. No stylus, no keypad- this could be awkward. For those people that use their phone's for e-mail and more text intensive applications, a touchscreen keyboard could prove troublesome. I like Samsung's new phone that incorporates a slideaway QWERTY keyboard, with a predominantly touchscreen interface.
- Competitors: like I mentioned above, Samsung already has a phone in the works that will be a great side-by-side comparison with the iPhone. Also, LG released an entirely touchscreen phone designed with the help of Italian fashion staple Prada.

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