After a month of using the iPhone, it’s time to reach a proper verdict on the merits of Apple’s handset. People talk about Apple boss Steve Jobs’ ‘reality distortion field’ – in that his charisma means he can get away with statements that seem less impressive when considered in the cold light of day.
The iPhone has a similar quality. It does have flaws, some of which are quite serious. But the experience of using it is so good, that you forget those problems. It’s why people have raved about the iPhone as a new paradigm in mobile handsets, yet then sheepishly admit that yes, the camera is a bit rubbish, web browsing is painfully slow when not hooked up to a Wi-Fi network, and they’re stuck with Apple’s own earphones.
In fact, those are the three basic problems that Apple should address for the second-generation iPhone. Make it 3G, give it a proper camera, and sort the headphone socket out. Then we’d have a handset worth rhapsodising about. Yet that’s not to say it’s not a groundbreaking phone for a variety of other reasons.
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