I am not that techie anymore as I used before but I still have my own requirements when it comes to a smart phones. I just had a terrible experience yesterday using this phone. My niece needed to borrow my laptop for her presentation so her mom exchanged her Iphone 4 to my laptop so I could still chat with my hubby.
First thing I noticed on this phone is the battery life. My sister's fone will not last for about a day if you have a lot of calls and in my case chatting. I charged it twice on the same day. I'm not sure what's the average battery hours on other Iphones though.
Second thing that bothers me is the wifi. Whew...it is taking forever before it can even detect new wifi connection. And for the price of an Iphone, this should be the first priority as we reach forward through the internet age. So it really bothers me a lot.
Third and the most annoying thing is the keyboard. If you have a very small, childlike fingers you may survive Iphone but not for me. As a piano player I have (you can say) a flat fingertips. So typing is really a stressful task on Iphone. Here's a sample of a disaster status using an Iphone.
I am not advertising for Sony Ericsson (as previous posts about my phone) but I think their engineers and thinking more practical than the designers of Iphone. For example, Sony Ericsson released their P series of smart phones sometime in 2000s. The best phone I wanted ( and I hope Iphone would copy/do the same) is the P900 mobile phone.
If you can see, you can have options on this one. If you want to maximize your screen to watch video or for pictures, you can remove the qwerty keyboard. If you will be busy in the office, when you need to send some text message or do something in the internet, you can use the keypads too. Not to mention, this fone (which was born before year 2000 - and I am pertaining to the older version of this like P800) already have hand writing recognition. They also provided quick office software on this one. The resolution of the camera is already clear and since it is Sony, the sound is superb. You can actually watch movies on this and using your SE headphone package, the sound is cinematic. It is surround.
Anyways a long time ago when P900 was released the price is a little less than he Iphone. But if SE will release their new smart phones, my expectation should be more than the P900 experience. Reliability wise i can count on Sony Ericcson phone. I got the P900, second hand (not sure how old it was when I took it) and I have used it for 3 years, 1000 drops on the floor, 8 drops on the stairs, 5 on elevators and one in the head but still working. I even sold it for a decent price later on (when I moved to SE W810i phone).
To pack this up, all I can say is that I will never be an Iphone fun (but I am not closing my door on them). I think there's nothing new in this phone. I tried more better smartphones. Maybe there are some applications which you will enjoy but not a big factor for me.
