An excellent PDA/Mobile Phone

Advantages: Everything about the phones features
Disadvantages: Costly if you dont have a contract. Only avaliable from o2

...I recently upgraded my phone from the nokia 6260. I was due an upgrade and so went about finding out what was about and more importantly what the costs where going to be, I started looking at the nokia phones to start with I really love their phones, they way that they are designed and the use of use with their standard menus. I searched on their website and there wasn't anything that I particularly liked. I was looking specifically for a flip phone with a large colour screen. I spotted a few of the N ranges that looked really good, but they weren't out yet and I am a little impatient when it comes to buying. So I had a look on the other websites, Carphone warehouse, Vodaphone, Orange then lastly o2. I noticed that they had a new range of PDA's out and they looked really stylish. I have always wanted one, even when I was younger I...

redballoon 10.03.2006 · Read review
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iPhone

Advantages: Great interface. Excellent Music Clarity.
Disadvantages: Limited Official Apps

...iPhone. The greatest device since GSM was first created? Yes and No. I've had the iPhone for just over 4 months and I have mixed feelings over the device. I used ZiPhone to unlock mine from AT&T in the US for use in Ireland. Out of the box the iPhone is intruative (It has to be as a Manual is not included in the box). The box included a small quick start guide, a headset and the various connectors. Set up with iTune is a breeze even for a newbie. The Home Screen on the iPhone differs from most WIndows based Smart devices as a simple press closes the running program down. I own a HTC Touch aswell and found it much easier to upgrade and customise than the iPhone. While the iPhone has a huge and diverse 3rd party App community you may have to wait a long time until an App you need comes about. However, once they are released you can...

cbcjock 17.06.2008 · Read review
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iPhone I like

Advantages: Modern technology, amount of software and number of devices.
Disadvantages: No protective case.

...on itunes or at an internet café if you do not have your own itunes account. The phone must be registered within 30 days of opening the account. It does not come with a case, I bought a leather one for £20.00. Charging is easy and the fingertip instructions are easy to follow to start you off. I think it is good value for money considering the innovative technology and all of the features you get with it. It is neither a mini laptop or a PDA but definitely a good combination of useful organisational and communication tools. I definitely recommend it. Is it value for money? Well you get a mobile phone, camera, ipod, surf engine, and all the other stuff I mentioned above so I will say yes. It also looks stylish in silver and black and the sound quality is good, it comes with earphones also....

damien.gallery 28.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Apple iPhone

Iphone- A phone with great features

Advantages: Touchscreen, Many Features, Excellent sound quality
Disadvantages: Lack of Camera quality, Quite slow web browsing, Dirty fingers on your screen

...write down anything you want however you may sometimes miss a key but thats normal. The sound quality is amazing but the picture lacks a lot, it comes with everything except a decent camera. The big screen of the iphone lets you easily browse websites, watch movies or even look for maps. The Iphone menu comes with: TEXT CALENDAR PHOTOS (2 MEGAPIXELS) YOUTUBE STOCKS MAPS WEATHER CLOCK CALC ULATOR SAFARI WEB BROWSER MUSIC SYTEM - LIKE THE IPOD and PHONE All these menus may seem very "cool" but think about it, you can't replace a 2 megapixel camera with a 7 mega pixel camera, you can't compare the webbrowser with the one of a PDA and you can't compare its GPS to a real GPS. The phone (currently around 200 pounds) is a quite high price for a phone but once again, this is more then just a phone. Its a touchscreen phone that...

eminem1234 05.02.2008 · Read review
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Apple iPhone (original) 8GB

Advantages: Lots of features, superb user interface
Disadvantages: None

...So I managed to get my hands on an iPhone, and in true Geek style wanted to bring you my first thoughts on the must-have-phone from Apple. Being so keen to bring you the details, you are getting this even before I have had time to take photos of the iPhone. This is the first Apple product that I have ever had that hasn't had photos taken first in its virgin, fingerprint free state. That should give you some idea of how excited I was after opening it. The iPhone form factor is superb, in fact a lot slimmer than I had expected. The actual screen real estate makes it comparable to the sleeker PDA's available today. The rounded corners make it feel smaller than it actually is. In the hand, it is weighted just right and feels (as Apple products normally do) like a really high quality product. The touch screen definitely needs a screen...

davomrmac 30.07.2008 · Read review
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iPhone

Advantages: Touchscreen, easy to use
Disadvantages: Slightly confusing menus

...Previously had a Samsung, loved it's simplicity and the fact it was flawless. Everything worked, easy to use yet still up to date with technology However, I recently lost the it and was given an iPhone, this phone is way 'cooler' than any phone I have ever had. Apple are taking technology in mobile phones way further than other brands I feel, ok there are flaws but where there are flaws there are exceptions with other cool gadgets that have made me completely forget about comparing it to my previous mobiles. For example, Google Maps, easy to use and very sufficient Internet use, amazing screen quality with touch screen buttons that actually work... really well too! In fact the touch screen buttons is one of the main reasons I recommend this phone, although Sony Erricson and other brands have reached into touchscreen I don't feel any...

harrypuk 12.09.2008 · Read review
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Apple iPhone

Advantages: read review
Disadvantages: read review

...As everyone know, iPhone became really famous after this product got in the store. In a sense, It's a copy of iPod touch, at least, because of the outlook and of course, because of music player. Here is my review about iPhone. Why iPhone is good? Of course iPhone is very famous, because of It's outlook. Of course outlook is great, there is a one big touch sensitive screen and one button, what has only one function - bring you back to "home". You don't need some stick to move menus, It's really easy to surf in menu with your finger. All things functions so coherently, and It's really unfamiliar, example, to use WiFi, you don't have to change any options or retool profiles and you don't have to worry. All things what you haven't done, and you want do continue it later, it always opens from same place and everything is auto...

ihate22 30.11.2008 · Read review
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The iPhone Masterpiece

Advantages: Visual beauty, ipod perfection, photo demon, movies screen, internet anywhere! PERFECT!
Disadvantages: cost and network locking (easily overcome) and ringtones (overcome aswell)

...This is the pinacle of phone, music player, video player technology. I can not believe how much stuff is wrapped into this beautiful device. okay first, there is the look. Now i doubt you will be able to find anyone who doesnt think this phone is gorgeous. It has an overall of 4 buttons and a switch. 1 for the home screen, 2 for sound, 1 for on and off and the switch to mute sound. The rest is controlled by your fingers on the 3.5" touch screen. It is beautiful peice of engineering technology. The touch screen is "clever" it know when you touch once, it knows when you pulling across the screen, it knows when your pinching. This is due to a sensitive electrical sheet underneath the glass, yes glass, that is connected to the apple mac os x system. It is stunning. The visual detail is nothing you would ever expect from a3.5" screen. You...

Dangly 18.10.2007 (27.10.2007) · Read review
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The best iPod / Phone!

Advantages: unbelivably sexy and beautiful, wonderful internet and video / music
Disadvantages: needs a couple of firmware updates to become the perfect phone

...Given the rather briefness of the other iPhone reviews on Ciao, and given I've actually GOT one, I thought I'd do a proper review prior to the iPhone being launched in the UK. Some history: Apple have been making computers since the 1970's and were the first people to launch what we now call a home computer with the Apple II microcomputer in 1977. Since then, they have been at the front of design and innovation, despite having a few failures along the way, such as the Apple Newton in the 1990's. Apple have recently had two turnarounds, the first being the launch of the iMac in 1998 (basically a portable TV size computer with screen, but with funky colours and all in one design) and the other in 2001 when Apple launched the iPod... The rest, as they say, is history! iPhone history: During late 2006, rumours were...

pefidler 27.09.2007 (26.09.2007) · Read review
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iPhone 3G. What a phone!!!!!!

Advantages: Stylish, fast, too many applications and uses to name!!
Disadvantages: poor battery life on some applications, camera isnt great, no video.

...I have had my iphone for almost a year now and it is easily the best overall mobile phone I have ever had. Don't get me wrong, it is not without its problems, but once you have one of these beauties for a while you will fall in love with it. Apart from the obvious sleek good looks, the iphone has changed the way I do a lot of things in my day to day life. This is helped by Apples brilliant "App store", where you can download a seemingly endless array of applications, some free, and others you have to pay for (although they normally cost less than £1). These range from games to social networking (Facebook etc) to sports to health & Fitness to news etc etc etc. The list seems to go on and on. I have found that since getting my iphone my home pc has barely been used at all. I can use the phone to take photos, although I have to admit...

irishmcbloke 10.11.2009 · Read review
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