Apple iPhone 2G - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Apple iPhone offers a stunning touch sensitive screen, one of the best on the market. It also features a 2 megapixel camera, music player (iPod) ...

Review summary: Editor's Note: January 22, 2008PC Magazine originally reviewed the Apple iPhone on 06/30/2007. This is an updated review reflecting the recent software upgrades announced at Macworld 2008. When he announced the iPhone, Steve Jobs said to expect ...

Pros: Fun new interface for navigating multimedia. Huge screen looks amazing. Terrific Web browser. Syncs well with PCs and Macs. YouTube function is great. Functions flow seamlessly into each other. Built-in speaker for voice calling and music

Cons: Poor business e-mail and PIM connectivity. Bad audio quality on phone calls. Tons of "GSM buzz" on nearby speakers. Virtual keyboard hard to type on. No phone functionality with iPod speaker docks

Verdict: It's the best portable media player ever. It's possibly the most fun we've ever had with a handheld device. It browses the Web like a champ. But poor phone call performance and missing messaging options make us unwilling to recommend it as a phone.

Review summary: Apple updates its phone software, but should you?

Pros: Google Maps enhancement, Webclips, SMS texting

Cons: Still no cut and paste, no video recording and no Bluetooth file sharing

Verdict: Should you upgrade if you are an iPhone user? Of course you should. But are the new features enough to want to make you rush out and buy the iPhone? Not really

Review summary: So, you've got several hundred dollars to blow on a shiny new cell phone and you can't decide between the Apple iPhone and the Nokia N95...

Verdict: So, you've got several hundred dollars to blow on a shiny new cell phone and you can't decide between the Apple iPhone and the Nokia N95. Each handset certainly has its advantages, but they seem to be approaching the market in two wholly different ways.

Review summary: The iPhone has an impressive user interface but lacks key features for corporate use

Verdict: Apple's iPhone is a good device for browsing the web using Wi-Fi, but is somewhat slow over GPRS/Edge. Its user interface is also a fine example of how to make devices more accessible. However, as a business client it needs better support for ...