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On 2007-09-25 08:59:37 -0700, Martin Hotze said:
Gig 601XL Builder schrieb: C J Campbell wrote: What we really need, of course, is an iPod dock in the intercom. Best iPhone review I've read to date. That's why I asked for your views in the phone. Thanks. you're rather easy to satisfy (well, you're rather behind, technology wise, re mobile phone, GSM, UMTS, et al). The "features" of the iphone are about 5 years late here in Europe. #m The iPhone is GSM, just like European phones. I might point out that additional "features" come at the cost of size, weight, and shorter battery life. This is why the iPhone does not have 3G, for example. If you want more features, you need a bigger battery, which makes the phone thicker and heavier. There is nothing innovative about the iPhone except the interface and external design. Interface means a lot more to most people than they realize. Consider the Volvo or the BMW. Neither of these auto manufacturers are particularly innovative; the Japanese usually come out with new features before they do. Yet, the Volvo and the BMW are very popular not because they are filled with the latest gadgetry or have displays the resemble the Ginza district of Tokyo. They are popular because they are good quality, very comfortable, good performing autos that hold the road as if they were on rails. But you could argue that they are five years behind Japan, technologically. In some ways the iPhone follows a Swedish pattern. Design trumps features. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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C J Campbell schrieb:
The iPhone is GSM, just like European phones. I might point out that additional "features" come at the cost of size, weight, and shorter battery life. This is why the iPhone does not have 3G, for example. If you want more features, you need a bigger battery, which makes the phone thicker and heavier. hmm, I use a 3G phone and most of my calls are 3G calls. My phone is not heavy and has a long enough battery life. OK, if I watch 1 hour TV the battery life goes down. And: check out the Nokia N-series regarding size and features (they also come with a GPS built in). There is nothing innovative about the iPhone except the interface and external design. Interface means a lot more to most people than they realize. Consider the Volvo or the BMW. Neither of these auto manufacturers are particularly innovative; the Japanese usually come out with new features before they do. Yet, the Volvo and the BMW are very popular not because they are filled with the latest gadgetry or have displays the resemble the Ginza district of Tokyo. They are popular because they are good quality, very comfortable, good performing autos that hold the road as if they were on rails. But you true. But so you want to say that the iphone features are mainly quality? Maybe the iphone has interface advantages; maybe. could argue that they are five years behind Japan, technologically. In some ways the iPhone follows a Swedish pattern. Design trumps features. #m -- I am not a terrorist http://www.casualdisobedience.com/ |
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There's nothing the N series does that isn't already available here in a
single device. I find it amusing that after all these years of trying to get the largest screen possible for video we are now trying to get it on the smallest. I've used various GPS programs on three different devices with Mapopolis being the best of the three. I have no use for this type of program, although it is cool. If I find myself in a big city in need of directions I'd rather have my 496 along with me. Bigger is much better in mapping programs. The battery life will be similar to what the average smartphone here gets, there's no magic there. Martin Hotze wrote: C J Campbell schrieb: The iPhone is GSM, just like European phones. I might point out that additional "features" come at the cost of size, weight, and shorter battery life. This is why the iPhone does not have 3G, for example. If you want more features, you need a bigger battery, which makes the phone thicker and heavier. hmm, I use a 3G phone and most of my calls are 3G calls. My phone is not heavy and has a long enough battery life. OK, if I watch 1 hour TV the battery life goes down. And: check out the Nokia N-series regarding size and features (they also come with a GPS built in). |
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