Apple iPhone 3G Reviews

21. iPhone = iFun, iCool, iAnnoying

16 Jan 2009 by Aaronsark12

83.3%8.3out of 10

I have had the iPhone 3G for about 6 months now. I left Verizon, "my" phone service provider for years in order to get it. I must say, this phone is extremely user friendly, and a joy to play around with. It's endless library of applications make this phone everything from a personal restaurant finder, to a doodle pad. This phone, as we all know, is revolutionary; and although there are so many "competitors" no phone has come even somewhat close to the iPhones brilliant design, and ease of use. It is a complete iPod, and a crazy good mobile internet device. Although the iPhone is a decent PHONE, and somewhat good (yet lacking) messaging system, there are a few issues with it that, if Apple doesn't address with a software update(s), will be replaced with a Blackberry before my two year contract is up. 

Here is what it needs:

1.) Landscape keyboard for text messaging

2.) More personalism (example: replacing the boring and ugly black background screen with an image)

3.) Video Camera- a $19 dollar pay as you go phone most likely has this feature. I can play on a full-fledged piano on my iPhone, yet I can't capture video? What's up with that?!

4.) Copy and Paste- the name says it all.

5.) Camera Enhancing- a flash option would be great, but can't be added through a software update. Instead, lets see some zoom options, image stabling, and color options.

 

Thats it. Five simple fixes that Apple must be aware of, its just a matter of time before we see them implemented in the phone. Overall, this phone is good, but not great. It is fun to play with while waiting in an airport, sitting at the desk, but it not a phone I see myself using for years. I need a keyboard, and I need basic phone feature to really call this phone AMAZING. Sure its amazing in some areas of technological advancement, but it just seems to be flawed, in areas that are very easy to fix. 

Recommended for short-term use. 

Pros

-Screen
-Media Player (iPod)
-Internet
-App Store
-Sound
-Appearance
-Comfort in knowing software updates are constantly being developed and released.

Cons

-Lack of basic phone features, such as Video Camera and Copy and Paste
-Battery Life (I charge it every day.)
-Long term use
-Freezes sometimes
-Gets dirty...fast
-Functionality

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22. Great phone over all

10 Jan 2009 by NicholasF22

90%9out of 10

I just got an my Iphone 3g for christmas and I love it! It looks great and fits all my needs, I'm 13 so i don't know if its that great for bussiness people though. An amazing music player, has great app store, and a user friendly interface. There are only like 3 down falls they are no mms, bad camera, and awful battery life. But other wise I love it! 

Pros

Awesome design
Great interface
Awesome Apps
Great music player

Cons

Battery life is awful
Only has one button instead of call and an end call buttons
Bad camera
No mms

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23. It's fine, but not all that.

9 Jan 2009 by Mark1977

60%6out of 10

After standing in line back in July to get this thing,  have to say, I'm dissapointed. We have 3 Iphones in out home, all 3 have had to be exchanged, replaced, or had major defects. My first one ran hot and sucked battery life to death in less than 30 minutes. It was deemed defective, and replaced. 2nd one had a small pressure crack in the bottom, 3rd one had massive hardware defects. The 3G modem was resetting constantly therefore dropping more calls than the average Iphone already did, which was a lot. My partner had one that refused to charge, and my roomie has also exhanged hers twice. The device itself is sexy, smooth, and beautful. But very buggy! The web-browsing and email with mobile me, are really all thats worth anything. The phone drops calls constantly, it's terrible. The 3G only works a fraction of the time somone else with an ATT phones might. I can stand next to 2 Iphones and 2 regular att 3g phones (the shine, or something like that) and both iphones might be with different bars, one on edge, on on 3g, and both regular phones blaring strong 3G. Buggy device. The apps are for the most part worthless. Fun, and cute, but 99.5 % of the apps offered do very little productive or even addictivly entertaining. The photos and graphics are very nice. The camera is awful! Worse than an old Nokia bar style phone. I MEAN TERRIBLE! No flash, no zoom, no nothing. And slow shutter. No MMS is still a drag and the lack of more than one app at a time running really hurts the devices abilities. It's a good Ipod, good for photo browsing, good for webbrowsing. The rest, needs work. It also scratches terribly easy and the battery life is awful.

Pros

The Style. Appearance. Browser (not the best but nice) The Mail functions (with mobile me, without its as bad as a regular phone) The You Tube if it's important to u, is nice. Custom Iphone web pages are nice as a perk, the wifi is easy and nice.

Cons

Battery Life, Call quality and ability to stay connected once call made, drops a ton of calls, lack of multiple apps running makes it a not so smartphone, bugginess, contant lockups requiring the dreaded "hold both button restart", terrible camera, no mms, no video, no flash, monthly service overpriced.

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24. Worst Service Ever

5 Jan 2009 by jonathon

23.3%2.3out of 10

The iPhone is a second rate phone on a third rate network.  The iPhone is just popular because it has apple behind it, and even that fact makes it a terrible phone.  There is nothing about this phone that is better than the Storm, the Omnia, or the Dare. 

I hated the fact that I never had a battery to remove when it starts to act up which was more than often.  AT&T never helped me at all, I had to go straight to Apple for any problems I had, which was like trying to get my three year old niece to figure out my trig homework.  I never had service, and when I had service every other call was either garbbled or dropped.  The phone only works in its extremely limited, slow network.  On my last road-trip to Vegas, my Storm was the only phone in the car out of three different networks that actually worked the entire way there.

The facts are simple, my Storm has the same amount of memory for music, syncs faster to my music, has a better camera, a faster network behind it, and my Storm acutally sends and recieves picture messages!!  The iPhone is the only phone i know of that has a camera, a poor one at that, and doesn't send/recieve picture or video messages!  Plus my Storm recieves e-mails so much faster and more effeciently!  I am an actor and depend on my e-mails for audition times and places from my agent.  On top of it all, the navigation system is simply amazing!

I am a man of facts.  The iPhone is just inferior.  It's no wonder Verizon didn't want this phone.  I give the iPhone a three on a scale of 1 - 10 mearly for the fact if nothing else it is an ok media player.

Pros

Music Player

Cons

Slow Navigation, Slow Web broswer, no battery to remove, inferior speaker, inferior network, no mms.

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25. Almost Perfect

30 Dec 2008 by Jose

96.7%9.7out of 10

I personally think the iPhone is one of the best phones on the market. I know that there are some crucial features missing, none of these are deal breakers. If you notice, nearly every new phone is immediately compared to the iPhone and there must be a reason for that.

Cons:
My major qualm with the iPhone is that AT&T's service isn't as good as Verizon's. Don't get me wrong, its decent service, its just Verizon's is better. Not really sure why they passed up this opportunity, but they've definitely lost customers because of it.

Battery life could be better on the iPhone. Its pretty good, but if you start using it a lot, it drops significantly. Standby life is crazy, usage not so much. I would recommend turning off some features when not using them, definitely Wi-Fi, 3g in spotty areas, Location services, bluetooth, brightness, push and fetch settings.

Lack of MMS is something that also bothers me. I'm not an avid user of MMS, but I like having the feature for when I do use it.

Copy & Paste is something that others have complained about, but I don't really see the need for it. Others do, so I can see why they would want it. Its a basic feature.

Pros:
The design on the iPhone is really amazing. It really does set the standard for other phones. I've haven't encountered another phone that catches my eye more than the iPhone 3g. White or Black. It would be nice if it was a little thinner, but considering all that the phone does, it makes sense that its a bit on the thicker side. Nonetheless, it feels great in your hands. This also means it breaks your heart whenever you drop it. :(

The UI compliments the design with its cleanliness and simplicity. Icons look great with the screen's resolution and so does the iPod's interface. Extremely user friendly as well.

The 3g is a definite plus. I don't really know what people expect from this phone, obviously its not going to run as fast as a computer would or with Wi-Fi, but for me 3g is really fast and Edge isn't as painfully slow as people make it out to be. 3g does drain the battery a bit more, so keep that in mind.

The iPhone essentially has an iPod touch built in and it's awesome. I have both so I didn't load all my music and videos and I use the iPod feature sparingly, again to save battery life. Its nonetheless a great feature to have and the speakers are decent for playing music/videos for friends.

The camera is pretty good all things considered. Even though its only 2 megapixels, photos look great on it. It shouldn't be your digital camera, but its great for quick snapshots and contact ID's.

Safari is probably the best feature on the iPhone. It's been labeled as the best mobile browser around and I agree. It really is like having the internet in your pocket.

The application store allows for almost endless possibilities, Only issue is probably Apple's strict process of submitting apps. This is probably the only place where I feel the G1, is better than the iPhone, but only slightly.

There are a ton more pros to the iPhone that I'm not mentioning. There's the Youtube app, Wi-Fi, iTines store, Mail with Exchange Support, Maps, and more.

The iPhone is an all around great phone, not so much for business folk, but great for most. People tend to bash it for a bunch of reasons. I think a lot of people don't like that it has an Apple logo on it. You should keep this in mind when reading reviews. Its tough to find an objective one. I personally think its the phone to beat and thus far no one has done it.

Pros

Sleek Design, Awesome UI, 3g, iPod, Camera, Safari, App Store, and much more.

Cons

Not Verizon's Service, Battery life, lacks MMS, Copy and Paste (I Guess).

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26. Awsome!!!

29 Dec 2008 by Anonymous

100%10out of 10

This has been the best phone I have ever owned. I did first purchase the first iphone when it came out and had to stand in line to get my hands on one. I loved it! As soon as the new 3g came out later, I did switch because it was a faster network. Not going to lie, but the battery is a little weak and it can get scratches but what phone does not? There are products out there that you can protect any device you want. It's just that simple. The app. store is great with soo many features. You can download any app. for any type of need that you have. The games you can download are some of the best I have ever played on a mobile device. The resolution is the best I have ever seen on a cell phone let alone video. Love the storage it comes with so there is no hassle with buying small memory cards that you can lose easily. The touch screen is accurate and the sound quality is great. Love the fact that you can sync music and videos with itunes. Texting is great and easy. Even if you misspelled a word, it corrects it for you. Receiving e-mail with pop3 is another feature I use daily. Also using the web is fast and switching to wifi is great when you are in a hot spot. All in all I am very happy with this phone and will not switch to another device. Unless apple makes a third gen. iphone.

Pros

Everything except for one con. See Cons.

Cons

The bluetooth is only for paring. Hope they improve the bluetooth to send and transfer data soon.

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27.

26 Dec 2008 by Anonymous

10%1out of 10

the shItphone is so slow and the worst buy of my life. worthless phone. apple should just drop it. it makes the competition look awesome. and plus it is easy to scratch.

Pros

apple can only dream that it has pros to it

Cons

the phone itself is a con

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28.

6 Dec 2008 by alecelmboy

80%8out of 10

It has its problems. But it has some great features.

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29. iphone 3g

25 Nov 2008 by badtothebonebob

16.7%1.7out of 10

This phone makes me feel all funny inside but it also horasses me it told me i was fat. and the good thing about it was that it has its own cheez it maker hello hello ola not a olace go vertigo but this phone is an iphone which makes me Self concious And It makes me PEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAPPINESS HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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30. It's an improvement.

20 Nov 2008 by roulette841

80%8out of 10

I've finally managed to get my hands on the highly anticipated iPhone 3G. I presume most are familiar with the previous iPhone model, so the format of my review will be a comparison of the two phones.

First, the form factor does not seem to be that different. The earphone jack and back cover seem to be only exterior features of the phone that have changed. The earphone jack is no longer recessed deeply into the phone, allowing for enhanced compatibility with other earphones. Also noticeable is the plastic back cover of the phone, which was previously aluminum. It makes the phone feel glossier, a bit lighter, and perhaps a bit more prone to smudges.

Writing much about iPhone OS 2.0 doesn't seem necessary to me because it is available on both phones. However, I will tell you that the App Store is fantastic, and a much welcomed addition to the device. In addition, Microsoft Exchange appeared to be a significant selling point to many of whom I spoke to on the line. It seems that Apple may have brought a few business customers to its platform today. We'll see.

3G is obviously the main selling point of the device. Without a doubt, it is noticeably faster than EDGE. It isn't "quite" as rapid as WiFi, but it is probably more comparable in speed to WiFi than EDGE. Test it out in a store and see for yourself.

GPS is also a favorable addition. The new version of the "Maps" application is extraordinarily accurate in pinpointing one's location on the map. Plus, GPS can be used in several location based applications, such as the newly released "Loopt". Very valuable, in my opinion.

The most unexpected upgrade to the phone was the improvement in audio quality. I used the previous iPhone model for a year, and after a half a day's worth of usage on the new iPhone, I can say that there is a noticeable difference. The speaker and receiver are clearer.

In conclusion, 3G, GPS and better audio quality make this device superior. Otherwise, it seems very similar to its predecessor.

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