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[PDAs/Phones]| Monday 9th July 2007 |
Week 1: First impressions
It's a rare product that works as well in practice as it does in a demo - but the iPhone is just such a beast. Quite simply, it's a spectacular device; no other mobile phone comes close. It's also, as Apple claims, the best iPod the company has ever made, and the web browser puts any other small form factor browser to shame.
It's difficult to describe just how easy - and fun - the iPhone is to use. Scrolling with a flick of the finger immediately feels intuitive and 'just right' - to the point where you find yourself trying to do the same thing on a notebook's trackpad. The 'pinch' gesture to enlarge or reduce an object on the screen works perfectly, and the screen's 160ppi definition means that text is readable even when very small.
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Of course, the iPhone isn't perfect, and some niggles have already become apparent, such as not having a BCC field in emails, and not having a proper To-Do list application. But because its software is upgradeable, that can easily be cured in the future without making the hardware obsolete.
Thus far, is seems that the hype really is almost justified. Let's see how that looks in a week...
Find out what life's like with iPhone rival, HTC Touch, here
Click here for PC Pro's round-up of the first reviews
Related story: iPhones selling at a loss on eBay
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