The Apple iPhone - Is It Worth The Money? | The Communication Blog

Saturday, September 3, 2011

The Apple iPhone - Is It Worth The Money?

By Owen Jones


In common with all Apple products, the Apple iPhone is not inexpensive, so the question all potential purchasers should pose is: is the Apple iPhone hyper or hypo? Is it value for money, in other words?

Naturally whilst you look at any contemporary item, you have to take the whole package, including software and features into account, not merely look at the phone, which can not do anything without an operating system.

This is the nub of it actually. The iPhone, along with numerous other modern phones, needs an operating system to make it work properly. If this software is decent, then the phone is simple to use.

Well, Apple has a great deal of experience with operating systems (look at the Apple Mac), so it is not a problem to believe that Apple passes this test with flying colours. The Apple iPhone is pretty intuitive and therefore simple to use.

The iPhone has the ability to store and play MP3 files. This is a fantastic feature because it means that you only have to carry one device instead of two. Moreover, any tune that you have saved to your phone can be used as a ringtone. You can load your own MP3 files from your computer, you can download them from the Net or get them from Apple iTunes.

You can play these tunes back through peripheral speakers using the built-in Bluetooth technology or you can use headphones, wireless or not. This all works very well and produces a good quality sound.

You have several choices for storage space for MP3 files. You can choose to have six, eight or sixteen megabytes of music related ROM (memory) installed at the time of buying the phone. However, you cannot upgrade this memory later nor can you use a Flashcard as you can with other telephones. This is a pity, because it means that the iPhone's MP3 features cannot be upgraded.

The battery is a bone of contention. Whilst the battery of a standard phone dies, you purchase a new one and off you go again. Indeed, numerous power users of mobile phones have one battery on charge and one in the phone all the time.

However, you cannot do that with the iPhone, because the battery is not detachable. While the battery fails, you have to buy a new, costly iPhone.

The touch-screen is very sensitive, so you have to take real care that it is not activated whilst the phone is in your bag or pocket, otherwise, you could be phoning someone without knowing it. However, this does not happen as frequently as you may think, but it is a worry though.

The Internet browser is not quite what you are used to on your home or laptop computer. For instance, the browser will not remember passwords or user names. This is probably because Apple is worried about your details being hacked through the iPhone's wi-fi connection, so you have to get used to bearing in mind any log in details that you need.




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