Comments on: iPhone 3G reviews: It's fast, hungry, and still pretty

Three notable gadget reviewers have had a chance to play with the iPhone 3G for a few weeks, and for the most part, they're pleased with the new version of the iPhone.

[mcharge]

Tom,

This article is ridiculous. Where is your original input? You added nothing and heavily quoted from other journalists. Not a very good article in my opinion.

[jag0]

Well it is a blog...what do you expect?

[Tom Krazit]

How can I add anything? I haven't reviewed the iPhone 3G. The point is to let people know what others, who have reviewed it, are saying. Would you rather not know?

[___Hmmm___]

Tom, the article does exactly what the author intended: summarize what three selected reviewers had to say. If you read the article, you would realize that this author was not one of the chosen reviewers, and thus could not have provided any original material of his own. All of which make your critique quite infantile and 'ridiculous'.

[iPhoneFanBoy]

[CNET editors' note: profanity deleted]. The author was just trying to let us know the opinions of the people who have reviewed it so far. Since he doesnt yet have one himself it would be kinda hard for him to add any input.

[iPhoneFanBoy]

[CNET editors' note: profanity deleted] The author was just trying to let us know the opinions of the people who have reviewed it so far. Since he doesnt yet have one himself it would be kinda hard for him to add any input.

[jag0]

iPhone 3G bashing trolls who haven't used the new device to starting spewing thier ignorance in...3...2...1...

[Galaxy5]

In contrast, I have had the chance to take a look at one, and it, as well as the review units, lacked final software. It feels smaller in the hand than the iPhone 2.5G. Battery life may be improved in the final release - and if so, it sounds (and feels) like a winner.

[professionaladventurer]

so this is a blog covering other blogs? why is this guy getting paid. WHY is this on my Cnet feed?

[Special(e)]

Yup, that's pretty much what i thought. This is like a 12th grade research paper.

[kool_skatkat]

Give Tom a break. Not everybody gets an iPhone for review. This is a great summary of those who have already reviewed the iPhone.

[springlrm]

we are reading a lot of fake news these days. Did you remember the news about Britney's pregnancy, Lindsay's joining on the famous rich men seeking affairs site ^^^Sugar Daddy Love.c om^^^^? Is this news true or not? who knows......

[JadedGamer]

I prefer reading one blog entry summarising ten other blogs than having to sift through those ten myself. Others may have more time on their hands though and thus complain that they are denied the joys of reading those blogs themselves.

[SugarMtn]

The first few respondents here need to get a life. Seriously. As kool.skatkat points out, only 3 people were given the opportunity to review the phone, and their thoughts are newsworthy and well-summarized here. This is what News/OMT blog does best; scours other sources and presents a consolidated report here that saved me time reading each individually.

[Xtoo]

If the guy didn't get an early iPhone 3G ,how could he review it? As far as I know Tom never claimed he did. One of you guys protesters should review the new Masserati. Ohhh, you don't have one? Well, you are still a moron for not reviewing it anyway.... these people.....!

[SugarMtn]

The first few respondents here need to get a life. Seriously. As kool.skatkat points out, only 3 people were given the opportunity to review the phone, and their thoughts are newsworthy and well-summarized here. This is what News/OMT blog does best; scours other sources and presents a consolidated report here that saved me time reading each individually.

[jmdunys]

Actually this blog is exactly the same one Tom wrote on Crave (http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9986195-1.html) earlier on in the day.

[kristimetz74]

jmdunys, crave linked to this article... he didn't "write it on Crave" earlier in the day.

The Crave blog tends to have many things posted on it throughout the day which are actually from the other cnet blogs... just like you will see the mp3 of the day on Crave, but it's actually originally posted on the mp3 blog.

[toomath]

The battery life is a big concern to me...I realize batteries are lagging behind other technologies, but if it can't get through a full day that worries me. Good thing my verizon contract isn't up till september so I can see how this all behaves in the real world. I really do want one of these, but that could be a dealbreaker.

[ballmerisanape]

@toomath... turning wifi off will increase battery life. Most of the testing was used with every "wireless" option on. Just like with laptops.. there are ways to conserve battery life. People wanted 3G.. and they got it.. but it came at a cost (which we knew about it beforehand).

[kristimetz74]

If the GPS antenna is too small for turn-by-turn directions, I may have to stick with the Sprint instinct for now. The Instinct's "Live Search" and turn-by-turn navigation are a big selling point for me.

I guess we'll know more about how well it works when more people get their hands on one.

[Vegaman_Dan]

I've read on Appleinsider that the reason why there are no turn-by-turn directions ability in the 3G phone is that Apple doesn't want to be liable for the legal issues when someone drives their care into a lake or similar. I can understand that limitation. We'll know for sure if there are any third party GPS direction apps released.

[Constable Odo]

***. Everbody was dying to get 3G. SJ had said that 3G was a battery drainer. Now it has it and low-power chips or not, the battery is getting hit hard. If Apple were to design a thicker case, the complaint would be is that the iPhone is too bulky or heavy or some crap. How many people out there carry spare batteries on a day-to-day basis? I kept telling people that for all the stuff the iPhone is supposed to be used for: videos, games, music, 3G comm, GPS, browsing, etc. that they're going to drain the battery in a short time. It's too small a device that is far too ahead of present battery technology to get seven hours constant use. I suppose the biggest mistake Apple made with the iPhone is not having a replaceable battery for such a versatile yet thin handset.

Why should the iPhone have a harder time doing GPS than any other smartphone on the market. How many smartphones have protruding antennas? I thought people were dying to get true GPS. I'm not sure what for. People just walk around the streets looking at their phones trying to find out where they are. Ridiculous.

If the iPhone is a failure then I really have to see what the other smartphones can bring to the table. It's being panned worse now than the original iPhone from these few reviews. I'm anxious to find out what the average user thinks of the iPhone 3G. I honestly wouldn't think that Apple would be so far off the mark in judging the usefulness of this device. I only hope that Mossberg's battery life problem was a fluke. Of course he could have flipped the 2.5G switch to get more battery life. However that pretty much defeats the purpose of 3G.

I'm a bit worried right now, but I don't think competitive phones will be able to beat the iPhone in overall use and user satisfaction. Wishful thinking, perhaps. Time will tell.

[oludir]

I just bought one today. Fully charged it and turned 3G off. Still the battery life was abysmal. Was down to 20% in 5hours and I DID NOT watch any videos. I have now turned location services off. Otherwise, nice phone.