The Fruit Phone has actually been called the Jesus Phones by bloggers and fans. It sure can do a lot once you get over what it can’t do LOL.
Great UI. I can’t put on my finger on a single aspect of the iPhone OS that makes it so visually pleasing. I’m guessing it’s a combination of the font styling, shadow effects, and overall color scheme. Windows Mobile 6.1 has improved a lot but is still a few steps behind in this department. But Google Android looks pretty close, and Palm Pre I think will match the iPhone OS in the visuals.
Range of protective accessories. You want casings, you’ve got casings – of every type, shade, color and material. They’re not all cheap though, but the Chinese have got into the act with their cheap knock-off protective casings on eBay. I’ve never quite liked the silicon-material casings, so picked up one which was thin plastic with metallic linings instead.
USB charging. The two Sony Ericsson mobiles I had prior to the iPhone also allowed for simultaneous battery charging and data synchronization, as did the old Windows Mobile Dopod 577W I used 3 years ago. But not every mobile handphone even today supports this. That said, the iPhone uses a proprietary cable, which means I’ll have to buy a second cable to use in the office. Would had been nice if a standard mini-USB cable was used: I’ve got many of those at home now.
Location sensing with AGPS! The positioning sensor isn’t always accurate and can hit / miss by quite a bit, but when it does work, several applications become real useful: Google Maps, transportation guides, nearby car parks, shopping malls and shops etc.
(Some) Free applications that are really useful. On top of the news readers and transportation guides, there’s Skype. Ling and I tried doing the Skype calling routine just now using the MSI Wind and iPhone – and it worked very nicely.:)
Concluded in the next post!
Recent comments