The wait has begun for the iPhone which is several months away from the Indian market. IPhone is not just another mobile ready to float in the market but it is a 4-in-l wonder device.
Mobile Phone
iPhone is very simple to use with its touch screen feature. It saves lot of time from pressing the buttons on other phones. Voice quality is average. One of the great features includes threading of SMS together (just like Gmail organises e-mails), making it easy to see the whole conversation together. This is useful when making evening plans with someone, for example. The "visual voicemail" feature is impressive. It lists your messages and allows you listen to voicemails as often and in any order that you wish.
Web Browser
It is a full-fledged Internet access device. The Safari web browser on the iPhone doesn't display a watered-down version of the Internet, which is often the case with net browsers on smart phones. Web pages are fully displayed, with the fonts and images shrunk to fit the screen. Double-tapping or pinching on a section of the screen automatically enlarges the selected area of the webpage. The iPhone's accelerometer is also useful to enlarge text, images and the keyboard. One drawback is that it doesn't support Adobe Flash technology. Also, you can open, but not edit, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF files.
iPod
It is the best ipod Apple ever created. The touch screen controls literally bring music to your fingertips. One tap and you are on. An exciting feature is Cover Flow. Turn songs are displayed by the album cover. It's like browsing through your music albums, something we rarely do in the digital age of music. The earphones have two additions. Tiny buttons that pause music on one tap and skips the track when pressed twice. There is also a microphone embedded on the button, so that you can take a call even when listening to music.
Camera
The 2-megapixel camera has no flash or video lode. Pictures whether taken with the camera phone or uploaded from PC are fun to share with their crystal clear clarity. Slideshow mode can also be initiated. Phone's accelerometer can be tilted horizontally to view pictures taken in landscape mode.
No doubt, other smart phones are available with some comparable capabilities, but none can beat the style and elegance of Apple iPhone. The interactive screen is amazing, you can scroll, flick, type and all with your fingertips. It's remarkably scratch resistant too. The iPhone seems to have a brain of its own. The battery life is decent a day or two before charging, despite talking on the phone, listening to music, having it routinely check e-mail. It has a larger 8 GB memory, huge compared to other smart phones. If you are ready to spend some money for style and comfort, this phone is definitely for you.