june 13, 2008The iPhone 2 has been announced. Apple fanbois have thier credit cards out and their iPhone 1s on Ebay. I'm sure the iPhone 2s will fly off the AT&T shelves, so whatever I am going to write here will not matter -- and Apple fanbois can refrain from posting their comments, thank you very much.
- Plastic backing: Ugh. It's so iBook!
- Same crappy camera: Still no video recording.
- 3G: The original iPhone should have come with it to begin with.
- GPS: Same as above.
- iPhone 2.0 software: Thank you Apple for releasing it for free for current iPhone owners. I'm sure the same sentiment is not shared by your iPod touch users, whom you continue to screw over.
- The pricing switcharoo: $199 is $200 less than the original iPhone. But, the data plan costs $10 more per month -- whether you are in AT&T's 3G coverage or not. That means by the end of your contract, you'll have paid $40 more than a person with the original iPhone. Not to mention, there are no text messages included with the more expensive plan. If you want to get the 200 text messages that are included with the original iPhone's data plan, add $5 a month.
Overall, I was not particularly excited by the new iPhone. Sure, it's nice to have the extra speed. Sure, the real GPS is nice. But, want to pay more just to get those two features? No. The biggest thing that turns me off about the iPhone 2 is the plastic back -- it really cheapens the look of the phone. Basically, the iPhone went from sleek MacBook Pro aluminum backing to cheap entry-level MacBook plastic backing -- complete with your choice of black or white plastic. I wonder if Apple will charge more for the black plastic iPhone -- like how they charge more for the black MacBook.
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