The genie is finally out of the bag, with the launch of the much awaited Apple 3G across the United States and much of Europe. The launch in the other countries are slated to take place really soon, with the fine details being worked out by the Apple Honcho’s. So if you are not a resident of either of the two regions listed above, do not fret, you should be able to get your hands on the Apple 3G anytime soon.
Besides all the brouhaha taking place there really is not that much to write/call home about. Let us take a deeper introspective look behind the ‘touch and the world is yours’ image of the Apple 3G, shall we? I understand this may be a bit difficult for those of you who have already shelled out quite a lot on this mobile, but for those of you who have not, read on for it may just be worth your while.
The Apple 3G is supposed to make things easier for all of us by incorporating more technological features and bringing ‘convergence’ to its logical destination. But some of the features like the much hyped about ‘touch screen’ is not an apple product in the sense that other mobile makers have incorporated the same feature. In addition, there is no video record facility available in the Apple 3G, which really does not make any sense at all. Most of the high end mobile phones, carry the video record option, it is the least that one can expect from their mobile phones these days. So if you were planning to record Prince Charles coronation or Prince William’s engagement or something like that, on an Apple 3G, well, that is not going to be possible given the current features.
One of the pejorative takes on the Apple 3G has been in the way that the product has been packaged, with the resonant critique being that it is seeking to do a ‘big brother’ on the customers freedom. If you are wondering what I am gabbing about here, well, here’s the low down on the Apple 3G’s dark secret. With the Apple 3G, you can use the services of a selected mobile service provider, in short, Apple will tell you with whom you can sign up with and so on. In case, you want to go ahead and sign up with someone else, your phone will get locked. Frankly, I think that these restrictions are a bit unfair as the phone costs pretty pence and all that.
The best part is that despite standing in the queue for hours and days on end, the Apple 3G still does not perform as it should. With a battery that seems to be more intent on running out of juice at the earliest, and with no ‘copy and paste’ being made available, I think that we should all just wait for the Apple 4G. At least, some of these issues will be addressed then. The Apple 3G does not rank that well, despite all the hype with most of the other mobile makers like Nokia and Samsung getting a better ranking. These may be the early days, but if they are a forerunner of things to come, well, Apple better batten down its hatches!
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Alan 07.17.08 at 8:12 am
The phone is a big let down after all the hipe about 3G, this being the reason for changing from the 2G that I was reasonably happy with I soon found O2 3G coverage poor I think O2 should not have been alowed to tie the user in to O2 and let the customer connect to a better 3G provider I cannot give the phone a good rating even though I like it.
Hotpress User 08.30.08 at 9:29 am
i read somewhere that it said the 3g iphone doesnt support exchange AND gmail AND an aol email account setup at the same time… is this true?