The Apple Iphone is all set for launch in India. Steve Jobs’ Apple has been quite successful in retaining the hype about its flagship gadget.
Personally I’ve been a part of it, and a victim of the hype. Been using the Apple iPhone for the last 4 months, has quite disgruntled me for depending on the device.
1. 8 GBs is useless- You can’t save anything while browsing the internet on the iPhone. the WiFi works cool, surfing is great . But since we don’t have internet all around in India, iPhone users won’t be happy . There is no provision for downloading mp3s, or the cool jpeg you might have stumbled upon the web.
2. Worst speaker sound- iPhone will disappoint anyone except those who don’t mind earphones plugged into their ears all the time . Even the ringtones are not audible properly. It seems Apple wanted users to keep it all the time in pockets with Vibration on, or you’ll miss the call. Don’t know what vested interest did Apple Co. had in this.
The net sound output from Iphone speakers is less than that of any phone I’ve ever used. I admit, the sound quality is great while using the Apple earphones, but you won’t even notice the song playing if you’re sitting in a room with fan on, or a local bus. Even the basic Nokia/Erricson models have 10x times better sound.
3. Itunes, you make me cry- You can’t download a song on iPhone if you don’t have iTunes installed, nice blackmail Jobs. I remember how easy it was to download songs on the Nokia phones, Plug it, detects as a PenDrive, and copy anything you won’t. Well sad to say the cute Apple Iphone doesn’t get detected by the computer that way. Install the bloatware Itunes, Sync it. Moreover, the previous library of songs will vanish if you’re syncing from a new machine
4. Camera Struggles- Just plain 2 megapixel camera. added features: NO ZOOM IN, NO video, POOR motion IMAGE QUALITY
5. Unstable OS: Well this one is controversial. I have upgraded from jailbroken 1.0.2 to 1.1.4 . Some days back i woke up to see my whole good 500 contacts phonebook disappeared. The only number stored was my own. Why doesn’t the Apple remove its propietry owenership from the Mac OSX phone ver like Android. There are developers around the world who can solve problems, that Apple can’t.
We all know Apple Iphone has Multi-touch, Sensors, and a solid appeal and market hype. Before shelling out the hard earned money, consider what the iPhone can’t do: no video shooting, no zoom in/out in camera, no 3gp, no call recording, no built-in MMS, hardly anything without Itunes. If you’re using GPRS, the iPhone won’t let you save your KBs, no feature to turn off images or disable plugins while surfing. So a gamle uncumber for those who using high cost prepaid data plans.
More coming up. hacking the iphone, adding Network Scanners to it 
