To iPhone or not iPhone?

[BrianSnail]

Buy it, but get the 16gb. With all the funky apps, games, mp3 etc you'll be glad you got the larger size...I didn't and kick myself daily.

As for battery life…mine is used for personal e-mail (external email is restricted at clientco), web browsing, games, listening to music for the whole of my two hour commute…oh and the phone. Battery will last the whole day…just!

Keyboard takes getting used to, and can be frustrating when drunk or if you're fat.

Camera is carp, never used it.

And the text message lack a lot of standard functionality...but the conversation thread format is way cool, dude.

[Moscow Mule]

I don't understand why it doesn't come with a stylus - would a stylus work with it?

It's a capacitive touch screen. It works by your finger changing the capacitance of a region of the screen when it's touched. A stylus won't work, and isn't needed. The software is clever enough to work out where the middle of your finger is and sets that as the contact point each time.

[Moscow Mule]

It's an Emperor's new clothes device that's what it is.

"They" said that about all of the following...

Telegraph
Telephone
Wireless
Television
Personal Computer
Mobile Phone

The iphone/touch is a compelling platform that won't become ubiquitous as the above on it's own, but I think the class of device will. The new Nokia N97 is a similar platform, as is the G1.

[Jog On]

Buy it, but get the 16gb. With all the funky apps, games, mp3 etc you'll be glad you got the larger size...I didn't and kick myself daily.

As for battery life…mine is used for personal e-mail (external email is restricted at clientco), web browsing, games, listening to music for the whole of my two hour commute…oh and the phone. Battery will last the whole day…just!

Keyboard takes getting used to, and can be frustrating when drunk or if you're fat.

Camera is carp, never used it.

And the text message lack a lot of standard functionality...but the conversation thread format is way cool, dude.

It's the apps that are swaying me TBH. I know there are probably better functioning alternatives and impersonators but i doubt they've got the same community/following with all the apps etc. There's even one that posts to wordpress blogs straight from the phone

It's a capacitive touch screen. It works by your finger changing the capacitance of a region of the screen when it's touched. A stylus won't work, and isn't needed. The software is clever enough to work out where the middle of your finger is and sets that as the contact point each time.

Sold!

[Pondlife]

JFDI!

Unless you like to send loads of pics by text.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

It was a close call for me too, but mms pics matter to us as her indoors sends daily ones of 7 month old daughter. I also wanted to use phone as a 3g modem, so got a Nokia E71. As for apps there are a lot of hackers doing stuff for this phone and I can post blog entries on e-mail. I am posting this on my E71.

[weegordy]

i got one a month or two ago and i must say that it is great...

i use mine for calls, texting, web browsing and it is also set up to push on my emails from the office.

the battery life isnt too bad... mine lasts the day and then i charge it at night.

like some folk have said already... the keyboard thingy takes a bit of getting used too. also it doesnt allow you to open any attachments sent with emails etc.... but if your not looking for that then it is a good piece of kit!

[Bagpuss]

apparently the gphone is faster for most apps

[thelace]

I picked on up and found it heavy

[badger7579]

I picked on up and found it heavy

Just put it down again sweetie.... Its not for kiddies