iPhone has just been launched for days and here’s the user feedback.
No MMS. This is really crazy, even an old Nokia model supports MMS – but not for the iPhone that claims to be a revolutionary phone. The only way to send pictures is via email, so no pictures for your friends who doesn’t use emails.
There’s no way to cut, copy, or paste text! Even my Sony Ericsson k800i can do this. It is just a phone that focus on its camera, but iPhone is more into smart phones. Think again.
Music can’t be used as a ringtone — even if it’s just a raw MP3. No additional ringtones will be sold at launch. Honestly speaking, we can use mp3 files as ringtones on almost all phones. But not for the newly launched iPhone? Crap.
The mobile version of OS X or whatever it is the iPhone runs takes up 700MB of the device’s capacity. It means when you get a 4GB, there is actually only 3GB and when you get a 8GB, there is only 7GB. Good enough for me though.
No video recording, not even a low quality one. You can only take pictures with the 2 megapixel camera, but not video recording. No wonder they can’t make it a 3G phone, they don’t even support video recording for the primary camera.
Apple sez between 300-400 charges the iPhone will lose battery capacity — you’ll send it in and get the cell replaced for a fee. Oh well, speechless this time.
No, not only these. The listed ones are those which really bothers me. For a full list, head over engadget. Until Apple do something to improve the phone, it sucks big time. iPhone has a lot of great features but they have left out those basics one. Disappointment.
wow i never know i doesnt support mms. wtf?
well, i agree. iPhone kinda sucks. 2MP camera, no 3G. hey they are not following the cellphone market. at least for the last 2 years. no 3rd party apps?hell.
but credit for them. you should look at the iPhone finger tips; the tour on apple site. especially about the keyboard. they ARE inventing something new in it.
Ever since the iPhone was announced, I always it was going to be style over substance, like so many “fashionable” items end up being – they’ll no doubt sell millions of them, but they sure won’t be anywhere near what you’d call power users.
I’ve loved my Windows Mobile-based smartphones of the last 2.5yrs and it’s the flexibility and functionality that for me is what makes them great.
Now that the iPhone has been released – I’m amazed that you can sell some of those specs in todays marketplace – just goes to show the power of branding and fashion in my opinion!
Dude did they just start smoking crack or did all that money they’re making cause there stupidity. HOPE they come to their senses and fix these HUGE inconsistencys with the rest of the phone market. Oh GOD PLEASE. or I will never buy
Yeah .. it looks good but that’s all. Kind of like Vista hehehe
yup…not allowing mp3 as ringtone is the stupidest thing and not supporting mms is also dumb although I do not use them
Nah, iPhone gives me a good impression when it is first introduce, but I’m not attracted to Vista at all when Microsoft started mention about it. Just love my XP
Software can install after that
yea..most people would usually will fall to the evil marketing gimmick.. apple: style kind of concept.though in the eyes of the real tech enthusiasts, what matters most is its performance and features. Steve Job might focus their market in Asia then since most people living in the continent are willing to upgrade their mobile phone every year.., regardless what kind of model it is..as long as it is called as an “upgrade”..they will just bear with it..lol..
LOL. I wouldn’t say that as a reason why it was being implemented at first.
Steve Jobs has been known as a dictator in his company. He prioritize design over technology. iPhone has touch screen which makes it a far much different from others kind of new phone nowadays.
Despite having less functions, the design is still nice and wonders why thousands people willing to line up to buy this USD$499 called iPhone.
i can’t believe one has to buy this phone for the full price and then get stuck with a 2 yr contract…thts bullsh*t. Blackmail from at&t if u ask me!
Get an iLife you worthless lemmings. Makes me sick to see all these pictures of people lined up to buy the stupid thing.
You are all like a bunch of cows lined up to be milked for your hard earned cash by Apple and Jobs. Disgusting…
Apple sells product defects as bonus features. For instance, they always talk about how secure their stuff is. Well its true, isnt it? When was the last time you heard of someone’s mac getting a virus? On that note, when was the last time you heard about an apple virus existing? If you are making a virus and you want to hurt the most people, you have a choice to make: attack the 98% using PC’s, or the 2% using crapintosh. What are you gonna choose? obviously pc. The moment an apple product becomes popular enough, it should start seeing major problems with security, as the iphone is. I recently experimented with my friends new iphone. Within a few hours i figured out how to hack into its remote assistance software and take control of the phone. A hacker could open a dedicated pay per minute phone number, take control of the phone, and connect to the number, there by forcing the owner of the phone to pay lots of cash to the hacker for the conversation time. There are so many other things wrong with this phone…. if people would just leave their impressions of windows machines from those “mac vs pc” commercials out, and just really try and use a pocket pc rather than just give up on the first problem, they would have a much better experience than you ever would with the iPhone.
Actually you can make any music on your computer your ringtone. There is a $10 program for it. But besides that I still don’t think the Iphone sucks. It’s the only phone with a touchscreen that doesn’t use a stylus for anything that also has a full HTML browser and WiFi. But besides that it doesn’t have a feature that another phone doesn’t have. But there are rumors that a 2nd Iphone is coming in September. Maybe it will be better than the first version.
Don’t forget there’s no voice dialing.
More reasons why I hate the iPhone:
http://www.lifeofbaz.com/technology/the-iphone-can-kiss-my-ibutt/
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It’s all shiny and cutesy and oooh – and NO actual usable features. Yack. http://www.ihatemyiphone.com
All of the above point regarding the iPhone’s softfalls are valid. Not mentioned in most reviews though is it’s inability to sync with Outlook or use ‘push’ technology. I have a HTC Titan that is 3G runs and at speeds up to 3 meg. It is always online and constantly sync-ing with my office network via the mobile network. As soon as I update my email, contacts, calendar, tasks or notes in either my PC or Titan, the other device is updated about 1 second later. I never physically connect this device to my PC. I love this device because it’s actually useful. It doesn’t just look pretty…
I am a iphone owner, I does kinda suck about the mms, but you get over it and learn to use your email more, and the Video camera I was really disappointed at first, but the camera it self is so awesome you get over the video camera.. personally the iphone rocks
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Another reason to hate iPhone: Why buy it when there is Windows Mobile; it does everything iPhone does for less!!! Not to mention Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MSN Messenger, etc. AND it’s a phone!!!! :O
yeah man i agree with you bullshit worst smartphone ever.. i go for n95 8gb instead of this crap..
dummys
u can make ringtones out of songs easilly if u jailbreak it.
“Music can’t be used as a ringtone — even if it’s just a raw MP3.”
u must be jokin
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I am a lead design engineer on the IPHONE 2.0 and would like to share some insight. I can now confirm the rumor that G.P.S will be a part of the new IPHONE. As with all Apple products we have taken it to the next level and you will not find G.P.S like this in any other device. The new IPHONE will feature thousands of microscopic legs like a centipede, so that it better position its self up your dumb ass. For those of you that don’t know already or have not had the pleasure of testing out a private demo G.P.S stands for Gerbil Positioning Device. I’m sure all of you HOMO’s will love the new IPHONE and its wonderful new G.P.S. CAUTION, always make sure the usb cable is attached when using G.P.S.
there is some more info on the new iphone v2 here
Once long time ago I was just as ignorant about the iPhone as people here, the price,contract and ATT, but after playing with one for about 30 min I realized that I was wrong. I got one and it was great, even with ATT. When month later I unlocked mine I realized that there is nothing that this thing can’t do. Its oblivious that most people on this post has ever used or seen one in person.
iPhone is the best peace of engineering created in past 10 years. Sooner you guys see this the sooner you’ll start enjoying 21st century and you’ll live your Nokia bricks behind.
Year later I’m still happy with mine and I’m thinking about buying a second gen.
Let’s see what kind of impact will iphone create on the mobile phone industry.
The Iphone is absolutely stunning… I cannot believe people keep comparing it to other phones in the market.. no mms, 2mp camera, u hear the same crap on every website… if i wanna send pictures i will email it from my iphone, or maybe i’ll send it via instant messaging like yahoo,aim, msn, or googletalk . I never ever used mms when i had it on my 5 previous phones mainly coz of the price of mms and the stupid pics on tiny screens… I’ve had so many must have phones in the past and this was another one… the difference is that this IS a must have… bcoz i work for a tech company, there are loads of ppl who have smart phones who try and compare their ‘cool’ phones to my new iphone and really all they realize is that they really shouldnt even be compared. For corporate use also i find this just great, push mail works like it should, vpn just fine, ssl certficate imort just great. But forget the features for a second, the interface is unlike anything… anything that I have ever used, absolutely amazing. Dont get me wrong, I still hate Apple as a company and their marketing and locking down of systems, I’ve always been and still am a windows boy, but when a good product comes… wake up and accept it…
P.S the camera… i’ve seen the pics the so called 5mp camera phones take, they are as shit as any other phone camera… its not about the megapixels ppl… not that i’m saying that the iphone cam is good, it isnt but isnt’ much worse than most camera phones…
iphone sucks its not foir businessman it cant search in email cant receive email on time..takes it hangs, dropp calls too costly i had it once and returned it paid restocking fees its for kids not for business
Great post. How about these.
There is no way to sync notes– not even plain text friggin notes. What a sucky phone. How about crashes? Yes, you pompus Birkenstock-wearing Apple-Is-Great punks. Your phone crashes ALL THE FREAKING TIME– Safari, Email, YouTube– cripes, these are just the built-in applications. Also, the service, ATT, absolutely, positively sucks the big root.
The idea of having a black letters over white background is wrong. It does drain too much battery power. They should have made it “white letters on black background” (negative interface).
Sorry I ever bought the piece of shit and sorry I have to deal with at&t now. Both apple and at&t don’t really care about what we say about it. They just care if we buy it and then when we do buy it then they don’t care.
This reminds me of an all too true saying about pc ppl vs mac people.
“What can PC Users do that Mac Users cant? SHUT THE FxxK Up!”
99% of all iPhone users just like mac users just wont shut up about the damned thing, its not all that anyway its just that some people find it necessary to be on the bleeding edge of fashion. and for those of you mentioning “MMS? so what! we got email were in 21st century” how about the ability to email more than 1 picture at a time then? at least on MMS and any windows mobile email clients you could send multi images.
MMS will be included with iPhone 3.0 (released in June), which is available for ALL iPhone owners.
I never used MMS to begin with, everyone I know has e-mail, which is a much more universal exchange system.
iPhone 3.0 will also have copy+paste, and a bunch of new features. The iPhone has (arguably) the best applications on ANY platform, and it is a very simple device, so naturally I had to get one for myself.
Just goes to show that people cry and bitch about anything. So much negativity in your life guys; maybe you should grow a pair and live life instead of criticizing that of others.
I recently wrote my own iPhone battering article (http://GeekedOut.se/iphone.php) and now I have fun reading about other peoples objections to this hyped but second-rate device… Good to see that not all people are iPhone fanboys.
Found this on the web Yes, unlocked means having more than one carrier!!!!!!!!!!Well, it depends on if the cell phone company you want to use supports the phone.Yes it alows you to use the phone with any provider. I have an “unlocked” phone.
You can do all of those things by adding apps noobs!
I got the 1st generation iphone back in April of 2008. It was one of the greatest device that i can carry with me. I love it with a passion. As the months passes by….or shall i say, as soon as the new generation iphones came out, I start to have service on my phone only 20% per month. Other than that I get no service or if I do get service, it’ll get cut off as soon as it starts to load up a web page or trying to send text. As the month passes, it gets worst. I took it into AT&T and they have no idea why the phone keeps on not having service. So they give me a new SIM card (which it didn’t help). I took it to the apple store and they say it’ll cost $200 to repair it but their unsure what the problem is also. So I was thinking…i baught this phone for well over $400 and it didint’ even last me two years!! Urrgh! So Today…August 17, 2009. I made the ultimate sacrafice and switched to a Samsun Black Jack. I think I need a phone with reliable service V.S. a phone with a lot of great features.
Why pay over $100 a month for only 20% of service? Well, i hope it only happens to me…other than that, hope everyone enjoys the wonderful iphone.
I have iPhone and a very expensive mac. Just swiched from the pc world. I have spent days talking with apple care and can tell you from experiance that it is not just the iPhone that sucks, it is apple. Att dosnt help.
The bigest problem with the iPhone is it is an apple product!
The second bigest problem is No FLASH player which means 1/2 of the best web content Cannot be viewed.
No flash player out of fear of compitation for the APP store.
All likleyhood actionScript would kiilll the app store. Why learn a specialized programing language when you can use industry standerds.
Apple will no longer recieve my busness @ all. To specialized to do any real work. Spend to much time talking with apple care who dosnt even know there own product. They can’t help you.
Windows may suck but apple is a tease with great ideas that don’t work. Just like that girl that gave you blueballs in high school!
Remember it is not just the iPhone that sucks it is apple…..
The Iphone without the appstore would be nothing.
Actually probably worse than most phones…nearly featureless. Phones in the early 2000s had more features that the iphone still doesn’t have.
Any phone could be great if it had anybody developing apps for it.
This is like a computer company saying”…um… buy this computer because world of warcraft is awesome” Even though they have nothing to do with WoW”
YOU ARE A COMPLETE LIAR DUDE! I HAVE AN IPHONE 3GS! IT HAS DOES ALL THE FUNCTIONS YOU SAID THAT IT DOESNT HAVE! FUCK YOU!
And you're a complete idiot dude. This article was posted over 2 years ago.
These applications include study applications for students, social networking applications, and plenty of more. Students can use various types of iPhone applications which are helpful in studies, doing home-work, preparing for exams, online tutorials, iPhone dictionary and plenty of more.