Official Mobile Phone Thread
yes i did see that. i did say the iphone was lacking in some features. when the iPhone was announced it shocked the cell phone industry. there was no other phone like it. yes it didnt have copy and paste, but when it came out every phone manufacture was like oh **** we gotta step up our game.
even without key features the iphone still rock the whole industry. you have to admit that.
even without key features the iphone still rock the whole industry. you have to admit that.
there were pleanty of other cell phones that were all touch
what is sooooooo ground breaking?
so you are saying black berry was the first smart phone?
did i anywhere say get the iphone? in terms of copying i meant UI, easy of use, visual voice mail,
to my knowledge iphone was the first phone with a full touch screen, pinch and zoom, to my knowledge the first phone to have an accelerometer,
Apple wasn't the first to open up smartphones to third-party developers. But it did it in a way that no one else had
Before the iPhone App Store, mobile developers were used to selling apps through carriers -- and giving up half or more of the revenue.
Since Apple decided on a 70% (developer) and 30% (Apple) revenue split, other platforms have had to take that same model.
gesture-based interface. Other touchscreen phones tried to work like a computer: Poke a "Start" button on a Windows Mobile phone, or click on small menus with a stylus.
The iPhone was the first to employ an intuitive, gesture-based interface, such as "flicking" through a menu, between photos, or from one screen to the next. It's fun, it makes sense, and it feels very human. Since then, many other phones -- on both the high and low ends of the market -- have
The iPhone's MobileSafari was the first of the mobile browsers that really tried to bring as much of the real Web to a small screen. (Though it still doesn't support some stuff, like Flash.)
Since then, other platforms have built similar Web browsers based on the same guts -- Webkit, an open source browser project that Apple tends to. These include Google's Android and Palm's WebOS. The iPhone -- thanks in part to that great browser -- also got people using the Web a lot more than other smartphone platforms.
video. This is still a work in progress, and more prediction than proof, so far. (And some other smartphones have been much better for shooting video than the iPhone for years, such as the Nokia N95.)
But the new video streaming built into Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 suggests the iPhone could be the first phone where people actually watch a lot of video on their phones. (i can watch live baseball.)
And the new video recording and editing functions in the iPhone 3G S could make it a big-time YouTube feeder. We'll see how this turns out.
to my knowledge iphone was the first phone with a full touch screen, pinch and zoom, to my knowledge the first phone to have an accelerometer,
Apple wasn't the first to open up smartphones to third-party developers. But it did it in a way that no one else had
Before the iPhone App Store, mobile developers were used to selling apps through carriers -- and giving up half or more of the revenue.
Since Apple decided on a 70% (developer) and 30% (Apple) revenue split, other platforms have had to take that same model.
gesture-based interface. Other touchscreen phones tried to work like a computer: Poke a "Start" button on a Windows Mobile phone, or click on small menus with a stylus.
The iPhone was the first to employ an intuitive, gesture-based interface, such as "flicking" through a menu, between photos, or from one screen to the next. It's fun, it makes sense, and it feels very human. Since then, many other phones -- on both the high and low ends of the market -- have
The iPhone's MobileSafari was the first of the mobile browsers that really tried to bring as much of the real Web to a small screen. (Though it still doesn't support some stuff, like Flash.)
Since then, other platforms have built similar Web browsers based on the same guts -- Webkit, an open source browser project that Apple tends to. These include Google's Android and Palm's WebOS. The iPhone -- thanks in part to that great browser -- also got people using the Web a lot more than other smartphone platforms.
video. This is still a work in progress, and more prediction than proof, so far. (And some other smartphones have been much better for shooting video than the iPhone for years, such as the Nokia N95.)
But the new video streaming built into Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 suggests the iPhone could be the first phone where people actually watch a lot of video on their phones. (i can watch live baseball.)
And the new video recording and editing functions in the iPhone 3G S could make it a big-time YouTube feeder. We'll see how this turns out.
Now most smartphone manufacturers have borrowed one or more of those cues. Palm's Pre, for instance, was the first iPhone rival to include multi-touch. Microsoft's Windows Mobile will reportedly employ it next.
Another iPhone revolution: The App Store. While other smartphone platforms could use third-party apps for years, Apple was the first to make an app platform that was easy for developers to write apps for, and a store that was easy for consumers to browse, purchase, and download apps from.
Now everyone has a widget platform and sort-of "app store"
i don't think all apple users are like that.
apple haters seem even more passionate about hating apple than apple users are about loving their products. :l
a toyota can get you from point A to B, but people still buy lexuses.
apple haters seem even more passionate about hating apple than apple users are about loving their products. :l
a toyota can get you from point A to B, but people still buy lexuses.
yes i did see that. i did say the iphone was lacking in some features. when the iPhone was announced it shocked the cell phone industry. there was no other phone like it. yes it didnt have copy and paste, but when it came out every phone manufacture was like oh **** we gotta step up our game.
even without key features the iphone still rock the whole industry. you have to admit that.
even without key features the iphone still rock the whole industry. you have to admit that.
The first smartphone was called Simon; it was designed by IBM in 1992 and shown as a concept product[10] that year at COMDEX, the computer industry trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was released to the public in 1993 and sold by BellSouth. Besides being a mobile phone, it also contained a calendar, address book, world clock, calculator, note pad, e-mail, send and receive fax, and games. It had no physical buttons to dial with. Instead customers used a touch-screen to select phone numbers with a finger or create facsimiles and memos with an optional stylus.
first smart phone was all touch too
i guess where i'm confused what make iphone better than other touch screen smart phone for a typical user?
what do you use your phone for?
browse internet, call your friend, text message, send email, calender, picture message?
cuz all the iphone user seem to be all gaga about it and brag about how iphone is better.
if iphone is really a much better phone compare to than other smartphone out there i would totally get one.
yes toyota gets you from a to b.. but lexus has the amenity of a luxury car with leather seat, better interior equipment etc.
it all comes to a cost vs function trade off.
what do you use your phone for?
browse internet, call your friend, text message, send email, calender, picture message?
cuz all the iphone user seem to be all gaga about it and brag about how iphone is better.
if iphone is really a much better phone compare to than other smartphone out there i would totally get one.
yes toyota gets you from a to b.. but lexus has the amenity of a luxury car with leather seat, better interior equipment etc.
it all comes to a cost vs function trade off.
Last edited by kenji815; Jul 1, 2009 at 04:13 PM.
For instance, while smartphones had touch-sensitive screens for years, Apple's iPhone was the first true touch-focused phone. You used your fingers instead of a stylus, you used a gesture-based user interface to flick through lists of names or between photos, and you used Apple's multi-touch to pinch zoom into maps and Web pages.
Now most smartphone manufacturers have borrowed one or more of those cues. Palm's Pre, for instance, was the first iPhone rival to include multi-touch. Microsoft's Windows Mobile will reportedly employ it next.
Another iPhone revolution: The App Store. While other smartphone platforms could use third-party apps for years, Apple was the first to make an app platform that was easy for developers to write apps for, and a store that was easy for consumers to browse, purchase, and download apps from.
Now everyone has a widget platform and sort-of "app store"
Now most smartphone manufacturers have borrowed one or more of those cues. Palm's Pre, for instance, was the first iPhone rival to include multi-touch. Microsoft's Windows Mobile will reportedly employ it next.
Another iPhone revolution: The App Store. While other smartphone platforms could use third-party apps for years, Apple was the first to make an app platform that was easy for developers to write apps for, and a store that was easy for consumers to browse, purchase, and download apps from.
Now everyone has a widget platform and sort-of "app store"
i just want to get one point across. i am not trying to push the iphone on anyone. no where have i said get the iphone. i am only stating why i think the iphone is the best phone out right now. i could careless if you get a different phone or not.
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my dad wanted to disowned me cuz i didn't buy a toyota =o/. still holds a grudge -__- that's until toyota bought some stake in subaru.
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i am not talking about hacking my phone. my phone is stock. i am talking about how it integrated with my computer. the day i got my phone just synced it and everything was on there that i needed. calenders, email, music, etc.. with one button it was all on there. no headache.