Pros
- Built-in iPod functionality
- Innovative design
- Bright high-resolution screen
- Good mobile Web browser
- Elegant touchscreen interface
- Impressive e-mail, Web, and phone features
- Beautiful hardware
- Wi-Fi networking
Cons
- Expensive
- Only supports slower EDGE cellular data network
- No third-party non-Web apps (like Word)
- Text-messaging tool supports SMS but not iChat
- No support for text selection, cut, copy, and paste
- Inline headphone jack incompatible with many third-party headphones
- Browser can’t display Flash content
- No support for stereo Bluetooth headphones
- Limited Bluetooth support
At A Glance
This touch-screen phone is innovative, but it's expensive, lacks 3G network access.
Manufacturer’s Description
iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply tapping a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets you enjoy your content. It also lets you sync your content from the iTunes library on your PC or Mac. iPhone features a rich HTML email client and Safari - the most advanced web browser ever on a portable device - which automatically syncs bookmarks from your PC or Mac. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. iPhone is fully multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while downloading your email.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | ARM |
| Processor speed | 0.62 MHz |
| Display | |
| Display size | 3.5 inches |
| Display type | Color |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 352 x 416 pixels |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Vendor Rated Talk Time | 8.0 hours |
| Vendor Rated Standby Time | 250.0 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Headphone Jack |
|
| Wireless connection | Yes |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 4.5 inches |
| Depth | 2.4 inches |
| Height | 2.4 inches |
| Weight | 0.3 pounds |
| Carrier | |
| GSM 800 | 1 |
| GSM 900 | 1 |
| EDGE | 1 |
| Cell Carrier | AT&T |
| GSM 1800 | 1 |
| GSM 1900 | 1 |
| GSM 850 | 1 |
| GPRS | 1 |
| Supported Video Formats | |
| MPEG4 | Yes |
| Supported Audio Formats | |
| AAC | AAC |
| MP3 | Yes VBR |
| WAV | Yes |
| Apple Lossless | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Proprietary |













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