A4000_Mad wrote:
I'm guessing that as with the likes of the Nokia N95 your iPhone can make phone calls, send texts, surf the net, play MP3's, play videos, play games, take photos, capture video in DVD-like quality. But what else can it do? Would you advise someone to buy an iPhone instead of the new N95 8GB for example?
The devices are very similar.
Well my choice was a free N95 on my Orange contract... or the iPhone for £269 on an O2 contract... After playing with an iPhone in an O2 store on Oxford Street it became obvious that it was a vastly superior device to the N95. So despite the fact that I had to pay for it and move on to a really crap network (O2 really are {bleep}e), I decided to get the iPhone.
The Browser alone is worth the cost... the YouTube app is a great way to kil time... the Screen and interface is so far in advance of any other device you can't go back... the Camera on the iPhone is not as good as the N95 by a long shot... but none the less is great as a point and click which is fine for my needs.
The N95 lacks the iPhone's internet-working integration and suffers from a very clunky interface. The iPod music/video function of the iPhone take it far beyond the N95 which is very deficient in the multimedia department.
All I can really suggest is that you play with an iPhone in the shop, then play with an N95 (I was very fortunate to get to play with my friends N95 phones for most of the year before the iPhone was released)... only then can you make a choice as to which suits your needs better.
The iPhone just works, you don't really have to think about what you are doing, you just do it, there is no learning curve... it functions as you would intuitively use the device.
The N95 has a much better camera, but it is a mobile phone, it feels like a mobile phone, you have to adapt to the device before you can make the best use of. If you want to do something, then pull out the manual.
