Apple iPhone 4G Review

Imagine a future with us: This is a clear morning in mid-January in San Francisco. Year: 2008. Afternoon clouds and fog begins to burn, with the promise of government, a convenient day Gulf. Inside the Moscone Center, Steve Jobs, dressed in his usual black sweater and blue jeans, walking on stage for your annual MacWorld.

Apple iPhone, so far, amazing clients for six months, reports of work. But wowing customers is not enough: he decided to blow their socks. Jobs then the second generation iPhone, rumored to be released in October. It seems the same as the current iPhone, but now includes support for features missing in the initial release: Access to AT & T's 3G HSDPA network, iTunes allows you to buy wireless, you can create your Microsoft Office, including iChat for calls video between HSDPA and WiFi iPhones and Mac, and opportunities for expanding the internal memory, external memory cards, high-capacity replacement battery consumers.

Ironically, although not close to a million iPhone owners who fall just one week's pay is not enough of these funds are still complaining. Why? Because really, no need to be updated for now - they already have one of the most innovative, fun to use (and almost psychic) gadgets in the history of technology. Does this mean that the first generation iPhone ($ 499 USD for the 4GB version for $ 599 dollars for a much more popular 8GB model), which is available exclusively from AT & T, have flaws? Of course: he would not have reason to model next generation of periodic software and firmware updates that are sure in the future. But really - who gives a flying flop? These defects are drowned out by the onslaught of online smart device of dual innovative perspective and brilliant elegant user realized the integration of physical design, operating systems and software - both behind and in front of their shiny glass surface.

Features and Design

How should we expect from Apple, iPhone metal has a minimalist design. At 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches, it feels soft and cool to touch, and at 4.8 ounces, if you feel strong but not heavy. There are some of minimalism and unlabeled buttons, ringer switch and switch voice left, top, SIM card tray and 3.5 mm jack for headphones. At the bottom of the supports 30-pin connector iPod family individual speakers.

Covering the glass front panel is a 3.5-inch touch away to create a mixed black mirror surface. Above the display dynamic crack then concave button at home.

After activation through iTunes (if you move to AT & T defined as "business", including a Blackberry, you can call them manually changed), your iPhone is loaded with songs, videos, photos and podcasts as usual.

But of course, the iPhone more than a fancy iPod. At the bottom of the icons on the home screen for the iPhone are four basic functions: phone, mail, web browser Safari and the iPod. Above these players iPhone, 12 additional features helpful: SMS text messages, calendar, photos, camera, YouTube, stocks, Google Maps, weather, clock, calculator, notes and settings. But nothing sweeter than addiction and travel time to fill the YouTube widget. Almost as an additive to Google Maps. Satellite You can zoom from anywhere in the world, and then click "Map" to see the map of roads in the region, which increased further.

Everything is under control of the full version of Mac OS X, but not limited to mobile operating systems. For full Mac OS X, expect to receive additional requests from wide on the road.

The phone function has five main functions: favorite contacts, recent calls, contacts, voicemail and keyboard. Contact lists and calendars can sync Address Book and Apple iCal program, Entourage and Microsoft Outlook can be synchronized as well. The award is the voice of random access, visual voice call. Instead heard weeding your way through a series of linear unknown callers, messages from the list. Just click on the message you want to listen. Why nobody thought of this before, unbelievable, and is sure to be copied.

You can configure the iPhone to get the HTML code full e-mail - all the fonts, graphics and images, as well as on the desktop - from a standard mail POP3, IMAP firms or Microsoft Exchange Server, or AOL, Gmail and Yahoo ! Push Email. Only a handful of Windows Mobile 6 smartphones can get a full HTML e-mail. You can also open any attachments in Microsoft Office or PDF. No BlackBerry Connect - yet. You can configure the iPhone to check email automatically at specified intervals or manually collect, when you want, but there is no synchronization or reconciliation Blackberry family environments and users of Microsoft Exchange.

Another innovation of the iPhone web browser. What operating system is a full Safari Web browser, mobile browser and not paralyzed. The only downfall that does not support Flash - yet.

iPhone comes with a docking station with stereo line in the back and a couple of friends in a white case, headphones, a microphone, but the thin line which is inserted into the right headphone cable. Simply pressing the microphone during a call, the iPhone will be to answer the call, the other called Squeeze - works like a charm.

For some reason, Apple reduced to 3.5 mm for the iPhone, so that other normal headphones, stereo suit, which infuriates those who prefer to use the highest quality for phones. With its Upgrader series UHS306 ($ 89.95 USD) and UHS307 ($ 59.95 USD), Altec Lansing is a first that promises to be a few bodies headphones with iPhone compatible models. If you want to use your own headphones Shure 35 "Music Phone Adapter ($ 39.99 USD) should be submitted in August, included in the line of audiophile-talk microphone, and biographical Belkin Headphone Adapter ($ 10.95 USD) is for listening only .

Bluetooth is only mono, not stereo Bluetooth. There is no stereo Bluetooth, a music more reliable battery. We are also betting that Apple hopes the introduction of new simple Bluetooth pairing protocol that would eliminate many logistical headaches are wireless connection.

No other smartphone is so much internal memory of 8 GB iPhone, but can be a drawback. First, there is no slot for additional memory cards to expand storage space. So between the music, photos, videos and podcasts to the iPod and easy to download, fill that 8 GB (7.2 GB really about Mac OS X is a piece of space) in the first synchronization. We wanted Shuffle-auto as an option for those of us with more than two thousand songs in our collection AAC.

Testing and Use
iPhone innovations with a touch screen and operating system than the sum of its parts. Unlike any other mobile device, the iPhone is the fun level, irrespective of daily functions.

First, everything in the iPhone is access to the most fluid, responsive and totally creepy contact you have ever faced. And the handling of applications and functions of the iPhone, it seems more complicated than it is. Tap the icon and immediately load it expands and function. Flick to scroll. Spread your thumb and index finger, or double-click to zoom with one finger to move the document on screen, the scale to reduce the size. Within minutes, you tap, flick and pinch as natural as breathing. Clicking suddenly seems anachronistic, like a telephone.

And terribly iPhone reacts as if playing for real. If your finger to scroll through the list this as a turning wheel, moves quickly in first and then decreases gradually as the real driving. It is as if the iPhone is really alive.

But even more intelligent of the screen when you do not activate the function. When you turn the feelings iPhone to your ear for conversation, she turns off the touch screen. When you swing back, he knows that the call has ended and the screen is automatically reactivated, you can click "Finish." Turning the phone to its natural orientation vertical to horizontal, photos, videos and Web pages to go widescreen and full screen automatically. And if you need to erase the fingerprints, the iPhone will not skip a beat.

No less intelligent text entry on the keyboard, the best we've seen. You do not have Internet addresses, because you get the wide-screen keyboard, which limits the error. However, electronic keyboard appears only in the lower half of the screen in landscape mode as well as numbers and common punctuation marks are upset by the second screen. You can not miss playing the keys, but only if not seriously injure the first few letters of a word, the iPhone, seems to know he wanted to write. Simply press the space bar when the word you're looking for appears. Re-entry will result in a rapid increase in membership and fewer errors. But even the experience and the highest predictive text is still not adequate for Thumbpad good.

iPod iPhone is better in some respects, but a step backwards in other countries. When the big screen, there is room for all of your options for segmentation of the track. Album covers or other images appear in full screen during playback. By clicking the List icon turns the album cover to identify themes that, and artists sometimes similar. To pause a song, all you have to do is click a microphone headset line, and the iPhone will pause the music.

Videos and pictures of excellent high definition type of resolutions. The film aspect ratio is also regulated. Gallipoli could see the full panorama stitching or iPhone Letterboxed widescreen in the original 2.35:1 Panavision aspect ratio of film.

iPhone without 2-megapixel camera low cost - no video, no flash, no zoom, no choice of resolutions - takes crisp, clear images. A 3.5-inch display is the largest existing camera screen.

Testing and Use Cont’d
As a phone, the iPhone is a quad-band EDGE World Group, but also includes much faster WiFi (802.11g). Once installed in your home, the iPhone automatically connects to your home network for quick access to the Internet. Leaving the home network, the iPhone will automatically switch to EDGE, and then return to the WiFi, when I get home. Far from home, you have to manually select Wi-Fi network for fast Internet access.

AT & T juice of slow EDGE network match the iPhone goes on sale, but faster than WiFi, still three or four times. For example, with WiFi, the front page of The New York Times was ready to read about five seconds, and completely filled in about 12. With EDGE, the screen remains blank for about 20 seconds, and the page does not load completely for about a minute past.

iPhone is unprotected, which means the GSM radio frequency produce a cry from the static of any speaker connected. You can use the auxiliary iPod speakers, but when you add the iPhone in 30-pin connector, the radio is turned off, which means they miss a single call that comes from it. Like the headphones, is likely to be new or updated speaker output compatible with iPhone.

The volume of the headphones from the iPhone is sufficient for normal conditions. When there is noise, you are using headphones. Ringing volume is just as tame, but fairly vibrates violence. There are 25 melodies to choose from, unfortunately you can not nominate one of your songs on the iPod as a ringtone. You can assign any of your photos as wallpaper, however.

Many of the iPhone commitments, such as using EDGE instead of HSDPA and stereo Bluetooth, an attempt to prolong battery life. iPhone battery in the delivery of eight hours of talk time, nearly double any other mobile phone available, 250 hours standby, 6 hours of web use, 7 hours of video - enough for two films - and 24 hours to hear music. Its use will likely be a combination of all these functions. It is likely that recharge every two days or so.

But you can not replace the iPhone battery, which lasts for a period of 300-400 charges. A reasonable price may prolong battery life for a couple of years. To be sure, the range of days in a calendar week before the anniversary of 1 year of purchase so you can get the battery replaced while the 1-year warranty on your iPhone is still in force. Unless, of course, buy the iPhone the next generation and make this iPhone to someone else who may be responsible for swapping the battery.

Conclusion

Apple iPhone is a great step forward in wireless innovation. Unlike other smartphones, the iPhone is not only highly functional, but fun and fascinating to use more than the amount previously described parts. Yes, and I bet that the fall we'll see the next generation video iPod - iPhone without any additions of connection.

Advantages:

• EDGE phone worldband
• WiFi Access
• Do not touch 3.5-inch screen
• 4 GB / 8 GB
• POP3/IMAP e-mail
• Application widgets

Cons:

• No slot for external memory card
• No battery replacement User
• No standard 3.5 mm jack for headphones
• On-Screen Keyboard