iPhone reviews

Since iPhone was released last week, Newspapers and online publishers around the country wrote their own iPhone review. Most of the reviewers agree that iPhone is a wonderful device and it raises the bar for all the other portable device manufacturers. But the downsides of iPhone are always the same from one review to the other: Edge network is slow, AT&T's coverage is bad, a few important phone features are missing, voice quality is not very good and finally, iPhone is not a good business tool.


We are not going to post on them individually but here are a couple of them with interesting quotes.

Engadget probably has the most extensive iPhone review out there. They covered all bits and bites of iPhone. Here's a quote from their review: "But getting things done with the iPhone isn't easy, and anyone looking for a productivity device will probably need to look on. Its browser falls pretty short of the "internet in your pocket" claims Apple's made, and even though it's still easily the most advanced mobile browser on the market, its constant crashing doesn't exactly seal the deal." [Engadget]

Information Week is having a lot of fun with iPhone: "The iPhone is a pleasure to use. I've had it in my shirt pocket the whole time I've been writing this review. I take it out every few minutes to fact-check, and each time I've needed to exert a little bit of willpower to put it away and get back to writing. The iPhone wants me to play with it some more." [information Week]


FoxNews like the iPhone but not the phone: “If your priority is owning a first-rate phone and messaging device, the iPhone isn't for you. Call quality isn't up to par, key messaging features are missing and that virtual keyboard is really frustrating.”

PC Mag is also having fun with the device: "It's the best portable media player ever. It's possibly the most fun we've ever had with a handheld device. It browses the Web like a champ. Yet as a voice phone and a messaging device, it's a loser. The iPhone is full of contradictions." [PCMagazine]

CNet gives the iPhone a 8.0/10: "Despite some important missing features, a slow data network, and call quality that doesn't always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player." [CNet]

The Gothamist is very optimistic about iPhone's future: "One of the reasons I felt comfortable with getting the iPhone was knowing that many of my "cons" are easily solvable with a software update. Rumors are already swirling about IM support. If you're looking for perfection in a device, you'll have a hard time finding it, but the iPhone gets close to perfect as you can get. And in time it will only get better."



Brier Duddley from the Seattle Times said something interesting: "Just remember this is only the first of many remarkable portable computing gadgets that will appear before your contract expires."

PC World wants to warn you: "An iPhone is expensive and comes with some major drawbacks. And the most prudent course would be to wait for the next version, one that'll work out some of the kinks, and we hope, be tied to a faster wireless network. But it's hard to be patient once you've seen one--the future of mobile devices is here and it's called an iPhone."