Apple iphone 3G Black 8GB

Jakub Lichwa

at 6:33 am

I will start with positive aspects of the phone:

- I think the camera offers very good quality pictures compared to others phones

- dimensions and the general look of the phone is quite attracitve too

- very intuitive and easy to operate

There are few major cons however, due to which I would be unable to recommend this phone:

- I have to reset it every other day as the phone starts working extremely slowly even when typing a message – go to Youtube and type “iPhone freezing” or “slow iPhone” and you will see what I am talking about. This is not only a problem with my single phone, but rather a major issue with others too. I believe iPhone 3GS has already faster OS so the problem is supposedly solved, but I am not 100% so I cannot really comment on that (+ I don’t like the fact that I would have to pay a premium to Apple for 3GS, because they fixed something that should be working in the first place).

- the battery life is unacceptable. The phone in medium use will barely last 24 hours – and I don’t even play music on it! Sure, someone can say that I can charge the battery when I get back home in the evening, but sometimes people are out for 2 or 3 days and they don’t want to bother taking the charger. If you watch Youtube, use apps (especially games, the phone will not last longer than 3 hours at most). Major issue for me.

At the end just a final warning. When you are buying iPhone do not expect that the 200+ GBP for the phone will be the end of your spending. This is just the beginning. All the decent applications cost money. Personally, I got over the “cool” status of Apple and I am going buying a different smartphone.
Rating: 3 / 5

P. E. Reddington

at 10:39 am

I have an iPhone 3G and my wife has original iPhone, neither are clear quality on voice calls compared to Nokia & Sony Ericsson previously owned. It drops calls more often as well. Signal strength meter bears no relation to actual signal!

Also the sim card slot has to be held in with sellotape as the inside spring isn’t working properly. They won’t cover it under guarantee because the bottom strip inside the charge socket has turned red (google it) so voiding warranty even though nothing to do with mechanical fault!

They accused me in the Apple store of getting it wet, which I haven’t, apart from using it when it’s been raining (!)

There’s also another sensor strip in the headphone socket, whcih is OK on mine, but some users report it has gone red when using in gym or running.

The Apple logo on the back has partly rubbed off, so I have now bought a Belkin sleeve case (very good) to cover this and the sellotape!

It’s an expensive toy, but does email and internet well. The downloadable Apps may swing it for you if you like games and stuff.
Rating: 2 / 5

Sander Cohen

at 2:06 pm

I’ve had my iPhone for a few months now and I absolutely love it. You can chose from thousands of different applications to keep you entertained, plan journeys, order online etc. I use the map feature quite a lot when travelling round cities.

You get the full Internet on the iphone (not mobile Internet) so you can browse and buy without having to navigate some bad mobile website. It’s also pretty fast.

As a mobile the iPhone is obviously not that small, however it is extremely thin. So fitting into your pocket is still no trouble. I would recommend you get a protector for the outside casing though, just in case it gets dropped.

The sound is okay via the speaker, and texting is done via the ‘qwerty’ keyboard, which makes it much faster and easier to text.

The camera isn’t all that great. Compared with some lesser mobiles it’s certainly not what you’d expect. However it takes a decent enough picture.

Battery life could be better. I find it about the same as any other mobiles I’ve had. However since this also plays your music and movies I’d expect it to be longer.

Overall a good gadget, but there’s certainly improvements to be made.
Rating: 4 / 5