Crist=F3v=E3o Dalla Costa wrote (top posting fixed):
>> Technically speaking, Apple iPhone seems to be a very good product
>> (running Mac OS X, iPOD MP3, high resolution, GPS) and it is really
>> not that expensive than those O2 Xda class of cell phones.
>>
>> Apple iPhone website: http://www.apple.com/iphone/
>> Components: http://www.eetimes.eu/semi/196802507
>> Core components:
>>
>> http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3DXFCR40=
Y0E04VQQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=3D196900390
>>
>> Do you like it? Will you buy it?
>
> No. It's not a PDA, it's a glorified ipod for people who rank playing =

> videos
> on their phone more importantly than actually making phone calls or any
> serious activity. It hasn't even got a keyboard which IMHO highlights how
> much it emphasises showing off rather than functionality. I use my Treo as
> phone, contact manager, to send email, and a lot more. I wouldn't use a
> phone without keyboard even if I got it for free.

I love my Nokia 6822. It's not nearly as big as the Treo, but it also has a =

QWERTY keyboard which flips open and lets me use both of my thumbs for =

typing. Surprisingly, I can achieve speeds of 20+ wpm. My two previous =

phones were Nokias 6820, which are almost identical to the 6822. The first =

one did not survive the drying cycle, and the last one I left at the airpor=
t =

checkpoint in Detroit. :)

It has an excellent contact manager and organizer, which are at the top of =

my list of useful features. I don't like to use my wife's Treo for its main =

function, it's too bulky. ;)

> Yet I'm sure a lot of people are going to buy it for cool looks alone and
> Apple will make a lot of money.

No doubt.

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