I've waited 2 years to get an Apple iPhone. 2 Years!
In 2007, I was in the middle of my contract and refused to pay the $200 Early Termination Fee that Sprint would have charged me to leave so I decided to wait until my contract ran out in 2008.
In 2008, my contract ran out just as the iPhone 3G was announced and I was thinking "Great!"
Then however came word that I'd be working from London for 4-5 months. At this point I figured it made no sense to get a new phone just to not use it (or pay outrageous roaming fees) for 5 months so again I held off.....
I came back from London on Feb 28, 2009 and at this point I figured it made no sense getting one as a new iPhone was surely on it's way in a few months.
Fast forward to today and I was right. There is a "new" iPhone but it's not really THAT new or groundbreaking. It's the equivalent of adding more RAM to your computer. It's good but hardly innovative.
While I lusted for the iPhone for 2 years I never once saw any other phone as a credible competitor. Well until the Palm Pre that is. Every feature I craved on the iPhone plus the ones I didn't even know I wanted was present and accounted for. It even has a full keyboard.
Now both phones are available and I'm at a loss for what to get. I can get the new iPhone 3GS but it's OS is looking a bit tired and lacking some basic things that should be there (like true multitasking instead of lame "push" notifications) or I can get the Pre and be forced to make do with 8GB of memory but have tons of features that seem really innovative and cool.
Not to mention the $150 a year or so more I'd have in my pocket since the Pre has a cheaper monthly plan with more features.
Here comes probably the most disturbing reason I may not get an iPhone. I'm a gadget snob and it seems like EVERYONE already has one (based on the amount I see on the subway anyways) and with the reduced $99 version everyone WILL have one.
What's a boy to do?
5 comments:
iPhone all the way!
Its all about the service, I am undecided which one to get (I want an Android, but not on Tmo)... ATT and Sprint both have abysmal Customer Service, however the priced might seal the deal (ATT needs to get it together and not charge a raping of 20/mth for texts, that's ludicrous.
Think battery life, and speed! These are crucial for a mobile device.
You can do all the multi-tasking you want on the Pre, but you'd be lucky if you could run your phone longer than 3 hrs! The whole point of Push is to save yourself battery life on the go.
The iPhone 3G S has really impressive battery life.
And speed, let's look at the JavaScript rendering alone, the iPhone 3G S is insanely fast (referring to the SunSpider Java Benchmark as shown in the Apple WWDC Keynote). Thanks to the new Nitro engine.
Beauty is not only skin deep, if you're a real geek boi, you should go for the most powerful and fastest smartphone yet.
As an owner of a Pre, I say get the Pre. However, the battery life does suck. I unplugged my phone this morning, read 3 emails, and was already down to 94% battery. However, I've heard the iPhone doesn't get much better battery life, and I'm hopeful that a software update will fix the battery problem (the next update is supposedly addressing this at least with regards to IM clients).
Fyi I got the pre and I love it! Sorry iphone...
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