Originally Posted by wernroe:
“ Sure it look pretty but as for functionality, it soon wears off. It's basically the Kate Moss of phones - great to look at but otherwise pointless.”
I do not buy a phone because it looks pretty, my iPhone happens to be shrouded in an ugly silicon jacket, I couldn't care less what it looks like. I bought it because it is functional. It is more functional than any phone I have ever had before (including state of the art 3G phones). By functional I don't mean a long list of technical features, but features that are actually useful and very very usable. Whether it's the function of phone, browser, music player, email, SMS or photo viewing, every feature on the iPhone is implemented in an innovative elegant fashion that results in improved productivity for the user. I would gladly challenge any N95 user in a race to complete the following functions -
1. Find a contact and dial the number
2. Go to a url in an email
3. Browse the web for some information
4. Send a long text message
5. Download the last five episodes of a podcast
6. Find a photo from 500 in a photo library without knowing it's name
I've not even included weather, stocks or Youtube (which are all functions I use) because that would be unfair on the N95 as the iPhone has those functions built right in to the home screen.
If that isn't functionality, then I don't know what is.
OK the iPhone doesn't do video, MMS, or GPS. The first two of those I never do with a phone, the last is admittedly one advantage of the N95 although with it's small screen I question the usefulness of GPS on it. I am happy in the meantime to wait for iPhone 3rd party apps and have a separate keyfob GPS.