The Apple iPhone – predictions before the rush

Before the reviews are posted, before the big chaps weigh in, here’s what I think.

1. It will be generally well received
2. There will be a few ‘limiting’ factors. For example, the keyboard looks to be an issue for anyone with fingers and a standard amount of moisture on them. Who knows.
3. Texting will probably be a load of shit with that keyboard. We’ll see.
4. The email will be useless for anyone who gets more than 5 emails a day … unless of course, they keyboard is any good.
5. The music integration will be brilliant.
6. Someone will realise that at 2G/2.5G speeds, it ain’t that brilliant for the UK. Although if you live in and around a wifi area, could be good, could be good.
7. Just what is going on about the battery? Will it screw things up for Apple? My iPod battery is fine. But I don’t use it religiously like I do my handsets. They’re being recharged like no tomorrow.
8. I will want one I’m sure.

Got any to add?

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  • Toby

    A couple of things I’ve read in the review that put me off the 1st gen device:

    No video recording…
    No cut and paste of text…
    No user ringtones… (I want my themetunes to knightmare / jonny briggs)
    No games.. (I do like whipping out my nokia to play bomberman or mastermind to pass the time on my travels)

    But I do hope when it arrives here they force the network into unlimited data – which I hope will force the hand of all the networks.

    But any competition in the marketplace can only be a good thing.

  • AJ

    And iPhone 2.0 will be released on June 30th and will be awesome and correct all the bugs in the initial release. All the early adopters will be left with a dud.

  • http://g1blog.de T-Mobile G1

    “5. The Music integration will be brilliant”….. War ja leider nicht der Fall….

  • http://g1blog.de T-Mobile G1

    “5. The Music integration will be brilliant”….. War ja leider nicht der Fall….

  • http://g1blog.de T-Mobile G1

    “5. The Music integration will be brilliant”….. War ja leider nicht der Fall….

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