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

Originally Posted by Satz

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/14/i...r-number-poll/

http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...lem/1251474518

Originally Posted by c0rt3x

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

Originally Posted by fahdriyami

still doesn't explain the millions of sales...

Originally Posted by rjcooke

Britney Spears and American Idol have huge numbers of fans as well. Some things defy explanation.