One of the most difficult things to do in a mobile situation, whether it be in a car, a van, or a 40' Class A motorhome, is have room (and power) for a lot of tools that are just about a necessity. I got my first iPhone 3G, a couple years ago, and I loved it. In fact, you can see it on the counter in a couple photo's in my grand tour. When my iPhone 3G started acting up a bit, I opted to grab the iPhone4, and I have never been happier.
This phone has everything. It's a phone, it's an iPod, it's a half decent 5Mp camera (both still and video), it's mobile internet, it has GPS, and accesses maps to provide me with directions. I have a digital compass in it. I have the YellowPages apps, and can look up businesses, and people. I can turn it into a mobile hub, and tether my laptop to it, surfing the web on my laptop through my iPhone4's data plan.
I have games on it, music, movies, pictures, I can blog from it while sitting in a chair overlooking the lake. I even have an app that turns the flash, into a flashlight, and let me tell you, that light is very bright. I've had to use it a time or two in the past in areas that I needed light, and did not have a flashlight.
This one little device that fits in the palm of my hand, and sips power, is by far, the best technological purchase I have ever made. It replaces so many devices that would fill up my little van, and eat up all my power in no time at all. I have the world at my fingers because I never go anywhere without my phone.
I am fully connected to the world, no matter where I go. Well, there was this one place in the mountains where no one had service that I got a little dissconnected, and freaked out that I couldn't tell the world about the beauty of what I was seeing with a picture to share until I got back into a serviceable area, and by then, the rush was gone.
My suggestion, is unless you enjoy tinkering, and really need to mess around with open source, stick with the Apple iPhone over Android. I've noticed in my work place, that Android users seem to be as smug towards iPhone users, as MAC users are towards Windows users. Guys, no one is better than anyone else. Relax. You like to build your own apps, I like them to simply work right away. It's all about preference, and I'm not you. Don't be a hater! haha :)
Here's a quick breakdown of the iPhone4. For full specifications, check out Apple's site here.
Size and weight
Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)
Capacity
16GB or 32GB flash drive
Location
Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular
Power and battery
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 7 hours on 3G Up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM model only)
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
Camera, photos, and video
Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio 5-megapixel still camera
VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
Tap to focus video or still images
LED flash
Photo and video geotagging
That's so awesomely fancy! Mine (the Juke) done pictures and video but nothing high quality.
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The iPhone is pretty amazing. I couldn't goto anything else. It does everything I need it to without having to figure out anything special.
ReplyDeleteWhat would be the benefits of the iPhone 5 ? is there a big difference ? i heard the 5'th one is only a beta version... is that true ?
ReplyDeleteThe iPhone5 is slated to release in September according to the rumours. I have usually found that only a little changes with each new generation, and it's best to skip a generation when purchasing, thus, I wouldn't be personally looking to upgrade until the sixth gen comes out. 5 is apparently going to have an absense of physical buttons (as iOS5 gives us that option), and a possible 8mb camera, but not a whole lot else apparently. I suppose we'll see as the rumoured release date gets closer, and Apple annouces what we'll be getting. What would I like to see the most? A slot for a micro-SD card, and themes.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this coverage, do you have updates of when will Iphone5 be available in eastern European countries? I'm way too eager to wait.
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