Apple IPhone 8GB Smartphone
Apple - MA712LLARelease Date: Jun 2007
iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply tapping a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. And it lets you select and listen to voicemail messag... Read Mores in whatever order you want . just like email. The iPhone features the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse. Minimize
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Number of Reviews: 18Positive Reviews: 94%
Negative Reviews: 6%
Positive Review
Reviewed by: KishCabo on 22-Jan-08
Strengths: Everything
Weaknesses: No voice recorder!!!
Summary: What can I say about the iphone that you haven't already heard if you're reading this review?! I guess I can just give my added 2 cents...so here goes.I had a blackberry, but gave it up b/c it was too expensive considering I didn't use it that often and too bulky. I wanted a phone that did more, but didn't have a exorbitantly expensive monthly fee. Nothing that was on the market impressed me until the iphone came out and I actually saw how cool it was and what it could do. However, I wouldn't have bought the iphone if the monthly fee was ridiculous, but to my pleasant surprise, based on my needs and usage, I found a monthly fee that was reasonable and worth it for all the additional features and usage I get out of my iphone.The best feature for me, being a busy nursing student with tons of classes, labs, appointments, etc is the calendar feature where I can put in all my activities so I know where I need to be at all times. My phone is always with me so having this at a glance is really valuable. I use the "notes" feature quite a bit to jot down little reminders to myself. The touch screen qwerty keyboard is major cool and fast. My sister texted me, "how is it I can text back so fast, I must text a lot?" I told her, "it's because of my touch screen allowing me the ability to text so fast." She was impressed. Being able to view the temperature let's me know what to wear before I leave the house so that's pretty cool. Finally, the built in ipod is great. It's another perk that reduces the number of items I have to carry with me. Essentially, I have a phone, pda and ipod all in one and in a small compact package. How cool is that, not to mention, efficient. The only note of discontent is that I wish a voice recorder was a feature of the ipod so I didn't have to carry a separate one with me to record class lectures or verbally remind myself of something when I have a quick thought I want to remember, but can't write down then and there. Other than that, the iphone rocks and I still haven't exploited all the cool things I can do!
Positive Review
Reviewed by: anopenmind on 21-Jan-08
Strengths: Ease of use, syncing, and support.
Weaknesses: None I can find yet.
Summary: This thing has changed my life. What ease, in every aspect from the web to appointments,and even text . But most of all what puts me over the top with this phone is the support from Apple, Any question is answered with ease and no run around. Puts my Treo to shame.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: superstar77 on 19-Jan-08
Strengths: replaces my laptop
Weaknesses: none
Summary: Apple has reinvented the cell phone and replaces my laptop and ipod and palm treo 650,has got to be the inventions of the year, its really a micro laptop, tivo, gps, entertainment center, wow I wish I could buy the stock it would go as high as 500, like google. I heard that the APPLE sells about 20,000 Iphones a day and its upgradedable
Positive Review
Reviewed by: hedson on 10-Jan-08
Strengths: Touch screen operation, full web browser, iPod touch included, WIFI, 3rd party APPs to come
Weaknesses: No Java, no real GPS, headphone jack not compatible with most high-end phones
Summary: iPhone is arguably the best phone in the market, the feature set is solid - SMS chat, a full web browser, google maps, WIFI connectivity.the touch screen is fantastic, full colored (16m), bright. the most impressive thing is the multi-touch feature, you can zoom, a web page/picture in a breeze. I'm fascinated by how accurate the touch can be pinned on the screen, i.e. when I am typing with the virtual keyboard. it's a huge leap over the last generation stylus-based touch technology.the bad things? sure, compared to the Nokia n95, there is no download function although the safari is a 'full browser', no copy/paste, no hardware GPS, no 3G connectivity (not much difference if you only browse on it). I have a Nokia n95 and a blackberry, among the 3 I would pick iPhone. sure it doesn't do all that the n95 can, but it fits my daily usage profile.highly recommended!
Negative Review
Reviewed by: xgonzox on 18-Nov-07
Strengths: big screen,everything works great,weather,calculator, etc
Weaknesses: integrated battery,no MMS , no video capture , no text message forwarding . speakerphone to weak , bluetooth doesn't work to good .
Summary: i thought it will be better . i am very disapointed . i have bought this phone because i have belived it is the best phone on the market , touch screen , internet , email and all this great stuff that this phone has . i would never expect that iphone doesn't have picture messaging and no option to forward received text message also speakerphone is so weak u can barely hear it . no video capture and i think the battery will become a problem in couple years. i would expect more from this very expensive phone and from apple . i would not buy it again
Positive Review
Reviewed by: bbao8827 on 15-Nov-07
Strengths: Browser, Large Screen, E-mail, Multi-touch
Weaknesses: Typing, No-3g, no removable Battery, 8gb Only
Summary: The phone of course look lovely, the browser features are amazing as well as the mail client. Though the lack of iChat, as well as 3g was a disappointment. What i really dont like is the keyboard. It rarely gets the input right as well as fixing it, it does fix some but not as good as it should be. The biggest downside is surely the typing. Also 8gb is not enough, and edge is not good enough to browse with.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: GOLD MERCHANT on 09-Nov-07
Strengths: Everything. Can conduct business Via PHONE, as well as research, never miss a call, never get lost,Internet,GPS,MP4,and a PHONE
Weaknesses: Originally Locked, paid about $150 extra to get it unlocked
Summary: Great Phone. REAL INTERNET not that ".Mobi" stuff.Watch Live Sports,Tv Shows, Games, News,Make Phone Calls, TOUCH SCREEN, no more punching in numbers on tiny keys. Great phone worth every cent
Positive Review
Reviewed by: jptjx on 30-Oct-07
Strengths: touch screen, you tube, great service
Weaknesses: can't send or receive multimedia to other phones, email only works with a few
Summary: messed with the phone, then had to have one. I'm so glad I switched from verizon to att, they have way better service. The phone itself is everything the hype was.....
Positive Review
Reviewed by: dmjseller on 22-Oct-07
Strengths: Amazing touch interface, slick design, full web browser
Weaknesses: Wish it had true GPS function to work with Google Maps
Summary: I upgraded from a Palm Treo 650 and the iPhone is light years ahead. Every aspect of the interface is polished to perfection, and the phone is pure joy to use. I have never come across any electronic gadget, save for the iPhone, that met or exceeded all advertised functions. The iphone simply excels at what all the ads say it does - ipod functions, web browsing, google maps and directions, photos - every thing works exactly as advertised.Apple has promised to add functionality over time, and currently has added over-the-wifi downloads from the iTunes store. As is usual for Apple, this implementation of this new feature is as slick as the rest of the phone.Bottom line - this is the BEST consumer smart phone.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: izzmo7998 on 15-Oct-07
Strengths: Nice size, excellent screen, nice design, and a full deal browser.
Weaknesses: No 3G, No support to sync corporate e-mail, expensive, pretty much SIM is locked to ATT.
Summary: The iphone is a nice phone, but not great. ATT and Apple lock this phone down which is not right since we spend so much on it. Other phones you can request an unlock code, why not this one. Beside the SIM lock down, you have the apple lock down. You can add any application, which limits you. But the phone is good. Sounds clear for all calls. The browser is great for surfing the web, but no 3G. Why??? Music sounds great like other iPods. Great builtin features such as utube, gmail, itunes, etc. Overall great phone if you a regular consumer and don't need corporate e-mail.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: jaychinut on 15-Oct-07
Strengths: Great web browsing features, friends love it
Weaknesses: att, no video capture, complicated to unlock yourself if you're not planning to use att.
Summary: Took me a few days of googling to hack this phone to work with t-mobile. It comes with 1.1.1 OS out of the box now. So I downgraded to 1.02 OS and used iphonesimfree.com to unlock it. News has it that a new "free" sim unlock is coming out soon from anysim. I paid $59 to unlock it. Anyways I couldn't wait for the free unlock.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: x0lliex on 08-Oct-07
Strengths: Excellent interface, best web browser ever on a phone, easy to use, great iPod
Weaknesses: EDGE network, 3rd party apps not allowed by Apple, no VOIP client, mail auto-check can be unreliable, no iChat
Summary: I have used this phone since July and love it. It brings so many features together into one device. The keyboard is great, although it does take some getting used to. The web browser is by far the best browser ever on a mobile phone. The interface is excellent, so easy to use. There are some small problems with the device. Firstly, use of the EDGE network instead of 3G. This wouldn't be too bad if the reliability of edge was good, but I find that many times of day, edge can slow to a crawl, whereas at other times, edge browsing can be somewhat snappy. Secondly, Apple's dislike of 3rd party apps. They have issued an update which deliberately breaks 3rd party apps, when in reality, they were simply filling the gaps that Apple left. No AIM/MSN client, no VOIP client, no games. I really hope that Apple warm up to 3rd part apps because if they do this phone can be made even better. Overall, if you are the kind of person that has to carry around an iPod and a phone, then the iPhone is for you. All the iPhone needs is a few more software updates to fix safari/iPod crashes, add 3rd party app support and to add the ability to add your own custom ringtones rather than having to purchase them from iTunes.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: rykwon97 on 04-Oct-07
Strengths: OSX-based, User Friendly, Bluetooth, Wireless, Ipod + Phone, Web Browser
Weaknesses: Lack of 3rd Party Apps, No Exchange Support, No 802.11x Support
Summary: This is my very first attempt at a smartphone so I come into the game with no BlackBerry bias. I bought the iPhone primarily as a means to have cell phone and mobile email capabilities, the web browser and ipod were added bonuses. While the price is a bit more than most, considering all the possibilities, I think the iPhone to be a good bargain. The phone has very good reception and wifi/edge integration works very well. Email is very sharp with the only limitations being lack of exchange support and only limited time intervals to check email. Ipod...works great like the others ipods. The interface of the iphone is very sleek and easy to navigate through setting/functions. I feel that one of the greatest assets of the iPhone is the ability to continuously update the functions with future firmware releases. I think that many of the drawbacks can be fixed and make the strong much better than it already is. I consider the iPhone to be very good attempt by Apple to enter the cell phone market. I would recommend it to anyone.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: ramuman on 02-Oct-07
Strengths: Screen, integration with OS X and Windows, size
Weaknesses: Chrome bezel, integrated battery etc, some features not present out of the box, contract
Summary: I've never seen a gadget with this much hype. However, for the most part it lives up to expectations. First, the problems. I'm running 1.1.1 and was on 1.0.2. I'll assume users are on 1.1.1. The chrome bezel scratches easily, as badly as the iPod's back of years past. There is no wireless sync support (not even contacts and appointments). This basically relegates Bluetooth to the headset. Also, the phone still has quirks I'm not a fan of. For example, there is no way to go to silent when the phone is out of the dock and to a ringer when it is in the dock. Being that I only have one phone at home, I like to be able to hear my phone ring at home and keep it silent at home automatically. This is something Nokia has had for at least 5 years. Other issues have been covered here already. Also, where is copy and paste?On the plus side, the screen is gorgeous and Safari is about as usable as you could expect on that size. Sync works well with both iCal and Outlook, and appointments made in Outlook and on the iPhone work well with each other. Multitouch and auto correction work well enough and the phone is a joy to use, but the novelty wears off pretty fast. After that it's just a solid phone.
Positive Review
Reviewed by: tkps on 28-Sep-07
Strengths: Very reliable operating system. Many functions can be added.
Weaknesses: Slow connection due to lack of 3G. No business account holders support.
Summary: This is one of the greatest phone I have used. It is unfortunate that the system only allows ATT. It would sell a whole lot if ATT allows business accounts as well. Other than that, this is the phone which will change them all.
