iPhone - Great to look at, average to use. (Apple iPhone 8 GB)

Name: ElectronicRob

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Product:	Apple iPhone 8 GB
Date:	23/07/08 (47 review reads)
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Advantages: Fantastic looking phone.

Disadvantages: Expensive contract, lack of features, easy to break.

The original Apple iPhone has produced many mixed views. I have owned one since the day they were released in the UK and have had varying experiences.

Yes, on the positive side, it is a very "cool" phone, with an excellent quality screen. The telephone, email and web aspects all work very nicely, albeit it a little slowly if you are not connected a wireless network.

A full qwerty keyboard on the touchscreen is also a nice touch for texting, however be careful... if you "slide to unlock" when a text message is received, this message is lost, and you displayed the previous message that person sent to you. I sincerely hope this will be patched in future software releases.

However, if you are a very active user, you will sometimes find that the software has a tendancy to "stick", and even if the telephone is ringing, the touchscreen does not work and you cannot answer. Similarly, you cannot turn the phone off as the power switch for OFF is on the touchscreen.

Also, the telephone is very, very fragile, I am constantly scared of dropping. If you get through phones every few months through damage / abuse, this is definitely not the phone for you. The screen can scratch very easily and similarly I have picked up numerous small dents on the soft metal finish on the back.

Although it has a lot going for it, this telephone misses out on so many features. The lack of MMS messaging, video camera and basic protection against being dropped make this a very weak bet against some of the newer Nokia / Ericsson / LG offerings.

Summary: A fantastic piece of art, but severely lacking in features as a mobile communications handset.

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