iPhone!!

[Moscow Mule]

Without invalidating the warranty?

That's from Apple & out of warranty. If it's not holding a charge in the warranty period they'll fix it for free.

[DaveB]

hmm, it's impressive to start with, but the battery life is shocking, and the
actual phone is poor, many times my screen has gone blank and I've had to
wait for it to revert back to the phone application before the call can end.

After the novelty wears off, I don't think it's all that (as a phone if not
a portable media player)

Thats an intended feature. It goes into screen saver mode when you answer a call and put it to your ear, to save on battery life. It detects the motion when you bring it back down again and turns the display back on so you can hang up.

Yes, the battery life is not great, but I charge it every day anyway so it's never really been an issue.

[NotAllThere]

What are the best apps to install?

One that can handle vcard format. The vast majority of phones on the market can handle this natively. But not the iPhone.

[Moscow Mule]

hmm, it's impressive to start with, but the battery life is shocking,

My biggest gripe - just about lasts a working day. If I'm going out, I have to charge it at work.

But then I have 3G or wifi on all day, watch videos to & from work and generally give it a bit of a caning.

[bogeyman]

My phone, bought for years ago...

Bought for years ago?

Was it one of those bakelite candlestick jobbies?

[TimberWolf]

That's from Apple & out of warranty. If it's not holding a charge in the warranty period they'll fix it for free.

Do they still solder the battery in to prevent it from being easily replaced? Still, £55 isn't too bad. Better would be if you could just slip in a new battery yourself.

[DaveB]

One that can handle vcard format. The vast majority of phones on the market can handle this natively. But not the iPhone.

What exactly is vcard and why do I need it?

[Moscow Mule]

One that can handle vcard format. The vast majority of phones on the market can handle this natively. But not the iPhone.

If that your one exception now? I think we might have a sale...

[bogeyman]

What exactly is vcard and why do I need it?

Let me Wiki that for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard

BTW it's shyte and you don't

[DaveB]

Let me Wiki that for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard

BTW it's shyte and you don't

Pretty much what I figured but wasn't sure. Never needed it or been asked if I can use it.