Full Review of the iPhone 2 On Launch Day

With the launch of Apple's brand-spanking-new 3G iPhone today, Engadget has a great review of the product and many of the prominent features. The review has quite a few good pictures and is not shy about technical details, but I guess they would know a fair bit about it, having ripped one apart yesterday. "The wireless industry is a notoriously tough nut to crack, and it's become pretty clear that the first iPhone wasn't about total domination so much as priming the market and making a good first impression with some very dissatisfied cellphone users. With the iPhone 3G, though, Apple's playing for keeps. Not only is this iPhone's Exchange enterprise support aiming straight for the heart of the business market, but the long-awaited 3rd party application support and App Store means it's no longer just a device, but a viable computing platform. And its 3G network compatibility finally makes the iPhone welcome the world over, especially after Cupertino decided to ditch its non-traditional carrier partnerships in favor of dropping the handset price dramatically. $200? We're still a little stunned." Update 17:17 GMT by SM: The guys over at Engadget also pointed out that Apple is having some severe problems with their iTunes servers and many customer are being sent home without their sync complete for new iPhones.

Comments

Re:Be warned.... Don't lose your iPhone

[NiceGeek]

Maybe you shouldn't lose your expensive phone then.

Re:The big news really is the 2.0 software

[E IS mC(Square)]

Hey, leave him alone, willya?

Its like you are asking somebody who is into BDSM about how he can let himself tied up, beaten and then raped in the ass. And while he has already gotten a 1st gen iphone and lusting for another one, do you think he would mind being ripped off by AT&T for mere $0.20 each message?

Re:Has Apple jumped the shark?

[ergo98]

I don't assume you're a fan, I assume you're an idiot. I simply reported what was happening "on the street" and my experiences are apparently wide-spread. I'm not crying or whining about anything - you are.

Good tactic. Now you're not only a whiny crybaby, evident for all to see. You're also a bit of an asshole.

You (an apparently eager Apple consumer) went on the day the new product is launched (for which people have *camped out*) and unsurprisingly couldn't get one. Big surprise.

There's roll-out quirks in a hugely anticipated new product. Big surprise.

Wahhhhhh, listen to me cry and babble about how bad Apple is because they didn't me one. Wahhhhhhh!

Here comes the Wahhhhhhhmbulance to give you a teddy bear to hug.

Re:quick, someone start complaining!

[HillBilly]

Pfft.

If the iPhone was release by another company such as SE or Nokia it would be called disappointing but because its apple its innovating.

Re:More Expensive

[Ethanol-fueled]

I thought that male fanbois tended to have boyfriends rather than girlfriends.