What can you get for an iPhone?
The iPhone hits stores this Friday, and everyone's pretty excited about it. Apple fans are already starting to line up at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store here in New York, and it's only Tuesday. It's no small wonder--the iPhone is shaping up to be an impressive piece of tech that can play MP3s and videos, browse the Web, work as a GPS, and even make phone calls.
Unfortunately, the price seems pretty steep--$500 for the 4GB version or $600 for the 8GB version, even with a contract from AT&T Wireless. The iPhone might be able to do a ton of different things, but there's still a whole lot you can buy with the cash you're dropping on it. Here's a look at some of the things you could buy for the price of a 8GB iPhone:
- An 80GB and a 30GB iPod
- An 8GB, and a 4GB, and a 2GB iPod Nano
- Seven iPod Shuffles with $40 left over
- A Playstation 3
- A Nintendo Wii, and a Xbox 360 Core System, and a year of Xbox Live Gold
- An Xbox 360 Premium, and a year of Xbox Live Gold, and a Xbox 360 media remote, and a Nintendo DS Lite
- A Nikon D40 digital SLR with a 18mm-to-55mm lens
- A Panasonic DMR-EH75V DVD recorder/80GB DVR/VCR deck and a Panasonic SC-HT40 home theater in a box
That's a lot of stuff you can get for the price of one iPhone. Still, it might be the greatest phone ever and be worth the cost. Perhaps the next version or update of the iPhone will be a bit more affordable, with even more features. The iPods were pretty darn expensive when they started out; the first-generation iPods cost $400 for 5GB of music and a monochrome screen. Now you can get a 30GB iPod that can play video for a little more than half that. Hopefully, time will bring the price of the iPhone (and the prices of everything else in the list) down.
The iPhone is going to do well but to those who "know" high end PDAphones and Smartphones, the iPhone will not look right on paper.
No SDK for 3rd party developers is a huge problem that can be fixed, given the community outcry over the odd move to Web 2.0 apps.
Until you hear that the SDK is released to 3rd party developers, keep your money.
Me? I'm an i-Mate ultimate 7150 kinda guy. Though if the iPhone 2.0 ever comes to Sprint I might buy it at full price. ;)
it will be software-based. Sure, they might make some improvements to the
body, but that's not what we're talking about here - and significant
improvements made on hardware, I can wait a couple of years to buy a new one,
just like I do with iPods now.
My concern now is not being able to buy one on Friday, what with people lining
up now...
What?!
How??
The GREATEST phone ever:
Would let me call anyone anywhere on or off the planet point-to-point FOR FREE and be crystal frigging clear whether I am in a building, on the subway, or a mountain.
It would last for months on a single charge or have some sort of regenerative charging system like the watch on my wrist.
It would be small.
IT would have some form of Hi-Def holographic or large flexible OLED screen that I could deploy for face-to-face communication and/or data retrieval and NOT be postage stamp sized.
It would (were I to call the wrong country) be able to do real time ACCURATE language translation between myself and the person on the other end of the call.
It would be capable of recording and/or relaying any form of data I choose.
It would have Terabytes of storage.
It would seamlessly integrate with PCs, vehicles, etc. and have the processing muscle to do those things quickly and securely.
That would be the greatest phone ever?basically like the COM-link in that scifi show from the 90s ?Earth: Final Conflict?.
Apart from that I agree fully with the article. I will add my own combinations.
For the $629(don't forget sales tax!!)
I can buy an iPaq, Sansa e250, Pocket Streets w/GPS and still choose from many of the free phones from AT&T
or I can buy an iPaq, a PSP, 4GB Memory stick and still choose from many of the free phones from AT&T
Or my most likely choice: Cingular 8525, PSP, 2GB Memory Stick, 2GB SD card, Bluetooth headset, spare battery for the phone, and a PSP game.
?and all for the price of the iPhone.
It hasn't got any real innovation in it - just this multitouch-screen-thing, which I think will be a pain to write with.
The really new features comes from nokia nseries. They're running symbian os, which means you can install hundreds of add-ons and make it do things an iphone never will. And besides, Apple's "cutting edge technology" is far behind, say, n95. Carl Zeiss camera with 5 mp, music player, gps, etc.
I don't see the reason to by the apple phone.
yPhone?
If that is true that you can't make phone calls from the ps3 it is also true that you can;'t play high-Def GAMES on the Iphone or do you?
Admit it man, that phone is ridiculously overpriced.
I have to say it is an impressive phone and in deed they are taking it a step foward compared to the other phones but look.
The ps3 did the same and up to some point taking it so much advance from the competition hasn't been the answer to the market. It seems that the price really tilts things to be more successful than others. Take a look at the wii for example, it was the least of the three contenders technology wise but is the one that is selling like hotcake because its the cheapest one.
I know you like macs man but you have to admit this time they are being too much of a brand priced minded tars rather than adjusted ones.
Personally, I use a Moto Q, have a year left on my Verizon contract and most importantly am leary of purchasing most products at the inflated prices when they are just released. We will see many improvements and price drops as time goes by.
For those of us not with At&T what phones will be released that come close?
kinda like the TMOBILE wing but on a much faster network.
Also now with their navigation service, my phone is now my turn by turn GPS device... very cool.
I dont get it, I understand that the interface of the iPhone is really flashy but the functions are so lacking !!!
You can alays pick another browser if you dont like IE, and some even render the entire page as well.
You can also actually SEND a photo without it taking forever like it would on the ATT network!
Keyboard too.
Oh and I can watch more movies because I can download a Divx player!
-Dell Inspiron 1501 with an upgraded processor
-Compaq Presario V6000Z
-Gateway NX570S
-Acer Aspire 520
on a side note i HATE AT&T with a fiery passion
and though AT&T coverage doesn't cover the entire country, coverage is pretty good in some places, like large cities.
High quality video, large high-dpi touchscreen, 30 GBs of high-quality music and/or movies, WiFi 801.2g data link, internet browser capable of easily dealing with even YouTube, and any cellular provider you want.
A Nokia 770 (140 USD) + 8 GBs of MMCmobile storage (120 USD) + an unlocked Razr v3 (214 USD) + 126 USD free =
Comparable yet easily expandable storage space, large touchscreen, Bluetooth compability with data networks providing anywhere internet access with the 770, internet browser, a large community worth of freeware, and any cellular provider you want. Don't want the 126 USD? Look for the Virtual Laser Keyboard on eBay and you'll have bluetooth connectivity to a full keyboard in a device the size of a lighter.
None require iTunes, none require a specific cellular provider, and none require standing in a huge line.
This isn't hard, folks.
Nice to know that.................................!
Besides--unlike the usual course Apple takes with their hardware--with a two or three months after its release there were deals that had RAZRs going for under $200.
I look forward to seeing this series continue on Crave, I'd like to know how many used black and white tube TVs I can buy out of an alley for the price of a 1080p Sony Bravia HDTV, and how many Hot Wheels cars I can buy for the price of a BMW 760Li.
Check it out: http://reviews.cnet.com/smart-phones/lg-prada-aka-ke850/4505-6452_7-32316442.html?tag=pop
And the Prada is more pimp then the Iphone in my opinion
- What a Joke
- by kwesley84 June 30, 2007 3:58 PM PDT
- I like how so many people complain about the price of the PS3 but have no problem paying the same price for a phone. It's even wrose when you realize that there are dozens of other phones that have all the missing features as standard and cost 1/6 as much. Thats Apple for you, they'll rob you bind and can still count on your support.
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