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c0rt3x	2009-10-21 , 16:48
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Sorry, but I really had to share this.

There's only so little features left between iPhone and a smartphone:

SOFTWARE:

Web:
No multi-tab browsing
No text reflow
No real web experience, most sites identify it as a phone
No saving web pages for offline viewing (missing apps? buy them!)
No streaming audio/video support (missing apps? buy them!)
No Flash
Slow JavaScript interpreter
No disabling of JavaScript
No instant messaging (missing apps? buy them!)
No real push e-mail (it syncs from time to time draining a lot of power)
HTML attachment issues

File management:
No downloading content for offline playback except through iTunes
No accessing iPhone's folders by any means
No Flash or Java native application support
No DivX, XviD, FLV native video support (missing apps? buy them!)
No ZIP or RAR support (missing apps? buy them!)
No real office suite (missing apps? buy them!)
Clumsy searching for both files and in-text (missing apps? buy them!)

Connectivity:
No videocall
No VoIP support for Wi-Fi
No tethering support/must pay extra to the carrier
MMS shows the wrong sender number http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/i...r-number-poll/
A2DP (BT stereo) lags on videos (power-hungry cpu, useless!)
AVRCP Bluetooth Profile - only some headsets work
No supported services when pairing with MacBook
No BT file sharing (BT almost useless!)

Misc:
No TO-DO app (missing apps? buy them!)
No true multitasking support (power-hungry cpu, useless!)
No video recording above VGA (power-hungry cpu, useless!)
No apps developed for 3GS power-hungry HW, you might aswell use 3G (power-hungry cpu, useless!)
iTunes treats free applications like purchases + FairPlay DRM wrapping

HARDWARE:

Screen:
No precision at all on the touchscreen
No adjusting for parallax (finger/screen offset)
No feedback whatsoever
163 pixels per inch (decent monitors today have at least 200ppi & you're not holding them as close as a phone)
Small resolution (320x480), stretched too much (3.5"), sometimes looks pixelized
Dim in sunlight: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/...f404979442.jpg

Power:
Not enough (~1200MAX) mAh - smallest battery from it's cpu range/estimated value might be less
No full day coverage with one charge
No OS power optimization
No USB charging without adapter
No safety garment for the battery (swelling and cracking the screen from the inside reported) http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...lem/1251474518
No warranty for the above

Connectivity:
No DLNA
No HSCSD
Slow HSDPA speed
Strong frequency interference - poor audio - poor GSM/GPS signal
Very high SAR value 1.4W/kg (above 1.6 subjects to risk of cancer)
Non-standard headset jack (although it looks like one)
Non-standard connectivity forces you to use overpriced accessories
No IR

Storage:
No Micro-SD slot
Not addressable as USB storage
256 SDRAM; why Intel? it's slow & they are far from other flash memory manufacturers.

Media/camera:
No stereo speakers /weak speakerphone and voicemail playback
No radio
No FM transmitter
No hi-res camera sensor (less DPI than other 3mp phones); focus distance limited; no exposure control
No ability to use 3RD party OCR on taken pictures
No front camera
No light sensor
No flash

Design:
No sim ejecting without special key
No removable battery (hard reset required if it gets stuck and you have to be a service engineer to reach the battery http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-3GS/817/2%29)
No typing on a table; it wobbles
No kick-stand/standing on it's own for timed/group photo
No hot swappable or expandable memory
Not built by apple themselves

As you can see iPhone is only missing some unnecessary features that only the haters would complain of!

Yes! Well done Apple! Well done Steve Jobs!

Buy iPhone, it's the best,
Be a sheep, just like the rest!

Last edited by c0rt3x; 2009-10-22 at 13:10.

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r0eladn	2009-10-21 , 17:13
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no microwave either

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	mikec	2009-10-21 , 17:20
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

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Soulfarmer	2009-10-21 , 17:23
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Thanks for sharing!

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	pycage	2009-10-21 , 17:34
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This reads like a spec sheet of iCrap.

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fahdriyami	2009-10-21 , 17:43
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LOL, funny, ive had an iPhone for almost 3 years now...happily jailbroken...all these "disadvantages" must be why the iPhone is selling like nobody's business...
Anyways...Whens my N900 arriving?

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c0rt3x	2009-10-21 , 17:52
Posts: 367 \| Thanked: 176 times \| Joined on Oct 2009	#7

Originally Posted by fahdriyami

LOL, funny, ive had an iPhone for almost 3 years now...happily jailbroken...all these "disadvantages" must be why the iPhone is selling like nobody's business...
Anyways...Whens my N900 arriving?

Good luck unlocking the limited hardware. Since the opening post is all about the Iphone's limitation, there's no point to mention them again. But I'll do it anyway.

Good luck jailbreaking the lack of precision
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of adjusting for parallax (finger/screen offset)
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of feedback whatsoever
Good luck jailbreaking the 163 pixels per inch (decent monitors today have at least 200ppi & you're not holding them as close as a phone)
Good luck jailbreaking the small resolution (320x480), stretched too much (3.5"), sometimes looks pixelized
Good luck jailbreaking the dim in sunlight

Good luck jailbreaking the not enough power (~1200MAX) mAh - smallest battery from it's cpu range/estimated value might be less
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of full day coverage with one charge
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of OS power optimization
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of USB charging without adapter
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of safety garment for the battery (swelling and cracking the screen from the inside reported)
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of warranty for the above

Good luck jailbreaking the lack of DLNA
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of HSCSD
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of fast HSDPA speed
Good luck jailbreaking the strong frequency interference - poor audio - poor GSM/GPS signal
Good luck jailbreaking the very high SAR value 1.4W/kg (above 1.6 subjects to risk of cancer)
Good luck jailbreaking the non-standard headset jack (although it looks like one)
Good luck jailbreaking the non-standard connectivity forces you to use overpriced accessories
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of IR

Good luck jailbreaking the lack of Micro-SD slot
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of addressable as USB storage
Good luck jailbreaking the 256 SDRAM; why Intel? it's slow & they are far from other flash memory manufacturers.

Good luck jailbreaking the lack of stereo speakers /weak speakerphone and voicemail playback
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of radio
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of FM transmitter
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of hi-res camera sensor (less DPI than other 3mp phones); focus distance limited; no exposure control
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of ability to use 3RD party OCR on taken pictures
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of front camera
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of light sensor
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of flash

Good luck jailbreaking the lack of sim ejecting without special key
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of removable battery (hard reset required if it gets stuck and you have to be a service engineer to reach the battery)
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of typing on a table; it wobbles
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of kick-stand/standing on it's own for timed/group photo
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of hot swappable or expandable memory
Good luck jailbreaking the lack of built by apple themselves

Last edited by c0rt3x; 2009-10-21 at 17:55.

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	HangLoose	2009-10-21 , 18:29
	Posts: 319 \| Thanked: 289 times \| Joined on Sep 2009 @ Lisboa, Portugal	#8

ooouch!!
this would be better posted on engadget everytime they suck Apple's banana...

let the flame war begIiIiIin... mhuhuhuhahahaha...(thunder storms)

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	gecebekcisi	2009-10-21 , 18:41
	Posts: 103 \| Thanked: 45 times \| Joined on Oct 2009 @ Istanbul, Turkey	#9

This post is gonna be really useful for me, so I'd like to have readable (or clickable) links instead of current condensed ones

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c0rt3x	2009-10-21 , 18:55
Posts: 367 \| Thanked: 176 times \| Joined on Oct 2009	#10

Originally Posted by gecebekcisi

This post is gonna be really useful for me, so I'd like to have readable (or clickable) links instead of current condensed ones

Sorry about that, but this post was deleted from its original source...

Right now it's impossible to find the original post with the correct links, and unless someone wants to fix the links manually it'll have to be like this for a while. However, I'll hopefully edit it soon enough.