Apple iPhone 2G - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The first solid info anyone heard about the iPhone was in December of 2004, when news started to trickle out that Apple had been working on a phone device with Motorola as its manufacturing partner. About ten months later, under the shadow of the ...

Review summary: Apple has finally introduced the iPhone, its long-awaited combination iPod and mobile phone. Nick Spohnholtz was one of the first to pick up this device, and shares with us this in-depth review.

Verdict: The iPhone is an amazing smartphone.

Pros: Multi-touch navigation, fantastic display, great handheld video player, impressive browser, durability and build quality

Cons: Lack of 3G/HSDPA, no instant messaging/office applications, gets warm with constant use, iffy text entry

Verdict: If you want to love this much-hyped gadget, you'll find plenty to drool over. The iPhone is expensive and comes with some major drawbacks, but it's hard to be patient once you've seen one - the future of mobile devices is here and it's called an iPhone.

Review summary: Despite some flaws, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated phone and MP3 player.

Review summary: In the coming pages we'll walk through the iPhone, looking at what it does right and what it does wrong. We'll figure out what it needs, and maybe what we could expect in the near term from Apple. We'll look at its competitors; the argument that the ...

Verdict: I waited in line, I bought two, I didn't even get a chance to play with mine because I was already taking the other one apart by the time I got home. In the middle of taking one apart, I activated mine and used it enough to get frustrated with the ...