iPhone 4

[Daedalus]

As regards the battery, yes the iPhone one sucks - most phones with a full-sized touchscreen tend to suffer from that. But as has been said before, why couldn't they keep the same thickness as the 3G and potentially double the battery life? It seems crazy to me! But then again, battery life is something that I like in a phone, and one of the many things that swayed me to my current one: I can use WiFi, internet, Bluetooth, YouTube, Skype and all that regularly and still get at least a week out of my battery. Granted, it's a "classic" small-screen & keypad phone, and I don't leave apps running in the background unless I have to...

[Daedalus]

I lost interest in it when I saw how closed the system is. Do you still have to buy a Mac to be able to develop for it ? Are you still limited to only being able to sell software for it through Apple store ? I'm asking but I'm sure the answer to those questions is still yes.
At least M$ Oses allow more freedom for the devs.

Ummm... Are you sure about that? Last time I checked, you had to buy a PC and a copy of Windows to develop for it. The only reason that doesn't seem strange is that most people already have a PC and a copy or 2 of Windows, whereas not everybody has a Mac.

Although I might be mistaken... Have MS released Visual Studio for the Mac? Or for Linux?

[Daedalus]

true, that's what it's about... But still, my phone (also running Symbian) is only 9.9mm thick, and has an excellent battery life if you're gentle with it - if I don't use it for anything other than the odd call and text I'll get close to 2 weeks from it.

[Daedalus]

@Belial6

Yes, I guess in relation to the iPhone, it is way too closed for developers. My mistake, I thought you were talking about Macs in general... However, I'm one of those people that thinks in general the Mac UI is far nicer to use than Windows. I wouldn't call myself an Apple fan (I've never paid more than €26 for a Mac) and I've never owned an iPod or iPhone, but I think OSX is lovely to navigate and use in every day terms. It's down to a matter of taste, I mean some people just love Windows, but you can't claim that it's "slightly worse" as a fact - it's just your opinion too.