We all know what it is. It´s an Iphone 3G, an updated version of the first Iphone (or as I see it just an Itouch with phone capability). Had a couple of chances to try it out (at a Globe Telecom Branch in SM Molino). Globe Telecom has offered it with a post paid plan or you could purchase one from them at an outrageous price for a glorified Ipod.
Aesthetic wise, it´s very pretty. Flat touch screen at the front with a single button below center of the screen to return to home menu. Size wise you could pretty much hold it without feeling awkward. It is a little wide but just a few mm thick so it is pretty handy. The phone itself is still a smudge magnet so better keep a microfiber handy. The GUI is clean and looks sophisticated simple no nonsense icons.
Performance wise, it is no sprinter. When you choose an icon it takes a second sometimes two to switch to the menu/program. Tried using the finger-friendly-keyboard to input a search query. No such luck. More often than not I press the letter beside the one I really wanted to press. I don´t think I have chubby fingers to miss them. The letters look big enough but I couldn´t get the hang of it (maye with some practice or maybe just tried it in landscape mode). Also tried it to watch videos on youtube. It has a very nice program that optimizes the youtube experience. It automatically moves to landscape mode once the video plays. Eventhough it just hooks up with 3G it is fast enough for light browsing or watching videos on youtube (eventough it is quite pixelated). The features I liked about it is the motion sensor and finger scrolling. It senses when you place it on its side and automatically converts to landscape mode. As for finger scrolling, I like it because it is much easier than dragging a tab on the side, you just flick and it goes.
If I have money to buy one of these, I won´t get one. Why? I prefer HTC PDA phones because I can do much more with it and with the ones coming out and had come out I see them much sexier than the Iphone. I´d just get myself 60GB old ipod for music and video on the go. But if someone gives one to me, I´m all heart.
*pic from wiki (security personnel won´t let me take a picture)
If I have money to buy one of these, I won´t get one. Why? I prefer HTC PDA phones because I can do much more with it and with the ones coming out and had come out I see them much sexier than the Iphone. I´d just get myself 60GB old ipod for music and video on the go. But if someone gives one to me, I´m all heart.
*pic from wiki (security personnel won´t let me take a picture)
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