Looks wise the Apple iPhone is super slick and measures 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm, with the display covering just about the whole front of the device, apart from the space for the microphone and speaker. Apple have embraced the revolutionary Multi-Touch technology and used it as the sole method of controlling the iPhone. No keypads, No scroll or jog wheels just tap the screen and tap again!
The iPhone runs on OS X which is the most advanced operating system on the market and allows you to multitask, so you can download your email whilst surfing the net. Unfortunately though, there's no 3G capabilities which was hoped for in the European version.
The Phone
Calling couldn't be easier, just find the recipient in your address book or favorites lists and tap the name. If someone else calls while you're chatting you can chose to talk to them privately by switching form one call to the other, or you can merge the two calls and have a three-way conversation - now that's what I call cool!!
Text messaging looks great too - more like using msn I would say. Simply tap the text button on the screen, chose from your existing texts in your inbox and then type the response using the onscreen QWERTY keypad. You get to see the list of prior texts too which is another great feature - awesome!
Collecting you voicemail, checking out your photo album, and sending images to friends and family is just as easy - everything seems to be in the right place! You can select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want - just like email.
The iPod
Obviously the iPhone has a superb media player and why wouldn't it? Moving on from the original iPod though it's a much more visual experience with the iPhone, you can select music from play lists or use Cover Flow to browse your music library by album artwork - now that sounds fun!
You can also watch TV programs and films from the iTunes shop on the crystal clear 3.5 inch display. Just tap the controls on the screen! - Now I want one!!
The Web Browser
The Safari browser allows you to see web pages as they were meant to be seen, then simply zoom in an out by tapping the screen. This avant-garde device has an integrated version of Google maps that helps you find your way and locate hotels, shops and monuments. While widgets - small applications - give you quick access to info to things like the weather and the stock exchange. And if you're a YouTube fan you can simply launch it from the handset.
The Sensors
Accelerometer senses the orientation of the iPhone and automatically rotates the display if you change it - this feature is great for watching wide screen films and videos.
The proximity sensor is a power saving feature that switches off the display when the iPhone is raised to your ear, and there's a second feature that adjusts the brightness of the display in accordance with the surrounding light.
The Rest All this and still there's more - 2 megapixel camera, quad-band, Wi-Fi for super fast surfing, EDGE and Bluetooth capabilities all go together to make the iPhone a complete and very desirable device indeed.
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