This what to say about a leading techmagzine about iphone.
For many it’s the Holy Grail of cell phones. And while those who walk
the straight and narrow wait for its legit arrival to our shores, the
gray market has ensured that the less scrupulous among us get early
dibs on it. But the most golden Apple product yet is not tarnish free.
Here are my top 10 gripes with the iPhone.
1. Locked to One Carrier:We know that Apple sold unlocked iPhones in UK and some European
countries, but they also jacked up prices across the Pond. The phone
sold in the US exclusively with an AT&T contract is considerably
cheaper. What remains to be seen is how they chose to approach the
Indian market.
2. 2MP camera is disappointing: No one is expecting their camera phone to ape an SLR but think in a
scenario where 3.2MP cameras are the norm, this is a tad disappointing.
The worst is you can't shoot video and there is no flash — not even an
LED flash. And the image quality won’t stop press any time soon.
3. No standard 3.5mm headphones port:While Apple may have intended the iPhone to be a fancy music player
with phone functionality; it’s disappointing to see that our standard
headphones do not work with its recessed jack port. Even an adapter
like the one that manufacturers like Nokia and Sony Ericsson include is
missing.
4. On-screen keyboard: The
keyboard looks nice but you can wave one-handed operation goodbye.
Unlike other phones with physical keypads single hand typing is a pain.
Things might have been better if landscape mode was supported while
typing messages.
5. Restricted Bluetooth:While the Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity is appreciated, it is restricted
to calls and has no A2DP support. To make things worse, synching data
and transferring files via Bluetooth is out of the question and you are
bound by your data cable.
6. Non-removable battery: The not so powerful battery is sealed and not accessible to users. If
one has to replace it, users would need to send it to the Apple
center. And considering that even the most basic Chinese knock-offs
offer this it’s really not a tall order.
7. No Flash/ No Java Safari Browser: We were thrilled to browse on its elegant Safari browser on our Edge
network but no flash and java support meant we missed most of the
intuitive interfaces which almost all sites are based on now a days.
8. Buggy Multi-tasking: Switching from one application to another requires you hit the home
button once and touch the program you want to launch. This is
troublesome as there is no shortcut to take you to the program you want
to launch in one go.
9. Browser requires full attention:No Browsing in the background is supported. While on the Edge network
and after waiting for the full pages to load, if you want to switch to
another application, the browser will not run in the background.
10. No FM:Come on Apple, learn it from the Chinese, they pack everything into a
Rs. 5k phone, performance not withstanding. It wouldn't hurt anyone if
you just add an FM radio.
In India its 3G counterpart cost nearly Rs 32000/- so have a think before going for it
