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Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Apple iPhone - Hyper Or Hypo?

By Owen Jones


In common with all Apple products, the Apple iPhone is not inexpensive, so the question all potential purchasers must pose is: is the Apple iPhone hyper or hypo? Is it value for money, in other words?

Obviously when you look at any modern item, you have to take the entire package, including software and features into account, not just look at the phone, which can not do anything without an operating system.

This is the crux of it actually. The iPhone, along with many other contemporary phones, needs an operating system to make it work in the correct manner. If this software is good, then the phone is simple to use.

Well, Apple has a lot of experience with operating systems (look at the Apple Mac), so it is not a problem to believe that Apple passes this test with flying colours. The Apple iPhone is pretty intuitive and therefore simple to use.

The iPhone has the ability to store and play MP3 files. This is a fantastic feature because it means that you only have to carry one device instead of two. Moreover, any tune that you have saved to your phone can be used as a ringtone. You can load your own MP3 files from your computer, you can download them from the Net or get them from Apple iTunes.

You can replay these tunes back through peripheral speakers using the built-in Bluetooth technology or you can use headphones, wireless or not. This all works very well and produces a decent quality sound.

You have a number of options for storage space for MP3 files. You can decide to have six, eight or sixteen megabytes of music related ROM (memory) installed at the time of purchase. However, you cannot upgrade this memory later nor can you use a Flashcard as you can with other telephones. This is a pity, because it means that the iPhone's MP3 features cannot be upgraded.

The battery is a bone of contention. While the battery of a normal phone becomes depleted, you buy a new one and off you go again. Indeed, numerous power users of mobile phones have one battery on charge and one in the phone all the time.

However, you cannot do that with the iPhone, because the battery is not detachable. While the battery fails, you have to buy a new, costly iPhone.

The touch-screen is very sensitive, so you have to take real care that it is not activated when the phone is in your bag or pocket, otherwise, you could be phoning someone without realizing it. However, this does not happen as often as you might think, but it is a worry though.

The Internet browser is not quite what you are used to on your home or laptop computer. For instance, the browser will not store passwords or user names. This is probably because Apple is worried about your details being hacked through the iPhone's wi-fi connection, so you have to get used to bearing in mind any log in details that you require.




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