CNET Asia Review
Excellent
The good: Stunning display; sleek design; innovative multitouch user interface; Safari browser makes for a superb Web surfing experience; offers easy-to-use apps; as an iPod, it shines. 8
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The bad: Variable call quality and lacks some basic features found in many cell phones, including stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility; integrated memory is stingy for an iPod, and you have to sync the iPhone to manage music content.
The bottom line: Despite some important missing features, a slow data network, and call quality that doesn't always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player.
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Average User Rating
from 65 users
Very good
6.6
out of 10User Reviews
An instant classic and has set the bar high for future smartphones
Jun 13, 2009Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: great looks & screen, industry-setting touch screen, formiddable App Store
Cons: no copy & paste!, not 7.2mbps, not truly multitasking, slows down considerably when you add many apps
Opinion:
While many poo-poo the iPhone in a spec-for-spec comparison against other smartphones there's no denying that the iPhone changed the way the industry and consumers looked at smartphones and set the bar higher in our expectations of what mobile devices can do.
I do love my iPhone and for many things it's the only thing that will do (mobile surfing, twittering, listening to music and watching video on the go) but I do have my own personal gripes with the phone:
- no hard buttons for music control (so you can still navigate it while the thing's still in your pocket)
- no a true multitasker
- no bluetooth AD2P support
- slows down to glacial levels when you start adding apps
And the iPhone 3G S? Am not sure about that. It isn't the quantum leap that we've come to expect from Apple. Most of the features that are appealing to me you can get ... Read more
DEFINITELY NOT THE BEST...FAR FROM IT!
Nov 26, 2008Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: nevermind (good looks,great interface & screen)
Cons: no 3G,poor camera,inadequate memory,expensive,no stereo bluetooth,difficult to use virtual keyboard,no video recording,no support for flash & java,no custom ringtones
Opinion:
Do yourself a favor...for the price go buy a proper mp3 player (including ipod/itouch) and get a decent cellphone! You'll thank me later... I'm not an Apple hater, fix all the cons and it could be the best.
The best entertainment cell phone
Sep 15, 2008Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Good looking, easy to use, nothing compares
Cons: easy to scratch
Opinion:
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