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In 2007 Apple’s iPhone debuted, and it was revolutionary in the world of mobile phones. It carried the same concept as so many phones before it, which was to integrate various multimedia features into one gadget, as well as keeping it as a phone, and it did just that but in a way we‘d never seen before.
The original iPhone had a 2 mega pixel camera, a built in iPod and either an 8GB or 16GB memory capacity, depending on how far you wanted to stretch your wallet, plus all the features you find on a standard phone, calculator, alarm, games etc. However, none of these features really stood out, the only thing that did was its touch-screen capabilities, and the popular ‘YouTube’ feature - but since then the likes of the ‘Tocco’ from Samsung have been developed, which could do whatever an iPhone could do, other competitors have also introduced phones with similar capabilities, such as LG’s U990.
So now we have the new second generation iPhone, but its unlikely that it will have the same impact as the original. It doesn’t offer anything groundbreaking, touch screen has been done, and the other features remain practically unchanged. The main new features consist of a full internet browser, which means no more mobile internet, the interface is the same as you would see on a Mac, and its fast too as it has 3G connectivity, although these features are new to the iPhone, they‘re not new to the Mobile world, other phones offer the same technology. However the iPhone has been able to brag for sometime that it has a Mac based OS X operating system, and until recently very few phones compared to that, the Nokia N95 was first to with its Windows Mobile operating system, but on its way now is the ‘Omnia’ by Samsung. It has an improved version of Windows Mobile, its touch screen, and its specifications and features match that of the new iPhone, if not beating it in some areas, for example, it has a 5 mega pixel camera. Omnia also has a full internet browser and 3G, like the iPhone.
But despite the competition and the lack of new features the iPhone is still likely to prevail above competitors because its appealing to consumers, it looks nice, it’s a status symbol and it’s the gadget to have at the moment. Of course because they are so sought after they’re more likely to be a target for thieves, much as iPods were a few years ago when they were the gadget to have.
So is it worth the money? It’s a guarantee that in around 6 months time the iPhone’s specifications wont be worth what’s paid for them now, and apart from the fact it now has faster unrestricted internet, its virtually the same as the first generation iPhone, so the impact on society is likely to be small.
In 2007 Apple’s iPhone debuted, and it was revolutionary in the world of mobile phones. It carried the same concept as so many phones before it, which was to integrate various multimedia features into one gadget, as well as keeping it as a phone, and it did just that but in a way we‘d never seen before.The original iPhone had a 2 mega pixel camera, a built in iPod and either an 8GB or 16GB memory capacity, depending on how far you wanted to stretch your wallet, plus all the features you find on a standard phone, calculator, alarm, games etc. However, none of these features really stood out, the only thing that did was its touch-screen capabilities, and the popular ‘YouTube’ feature - but since then the likes of the ‘Tocco’ from Samsung have been developed, which could do whatever an iPhone could do, other competitors have also introduced phones with similar capabilities, such as LG’s U990.
So now we have the new second generation iPhone, but its unlikely that it will have the same impact as the original. It doesn’t offer anything groundbreaking, touch screen has been done, and the other features remain practically unchanged. The main new features consist of a full internet browser, which means no more mobile internet, the interface is the same as you would see on a Mac, and its fast too as it has 3G connectivity, although these features are new to the iPhone, they‘re not new to the Mobile world, other phones offer the same technology. However the iPhone has been able to brag for sometime that it has a Mac based OS X operating system, and until recently very few phones compared to that, the Nokia N95 was first to with its Windows Mobile operating system, but on its way now is the ‘Omnia’ by Samsung. It has an improved version of Windows Mobile, its touch screen, and its specifications and features match that of the new iPhone, if not beating it in some areas, for example, it has a 5 mega pixel camera. Omnia also has a full internet browser and 3G, like the iPhone.
But despite the competition and the lack of new features the iPhone is still likely to prevail above competitors because its appealing to consumers, it looks nice, it’s a status symbol and it’s the gadget to have at the moment. Of course because they are so sought after they’re more likely to be a target for thieves, much as iPods were a few years ago when they were the gadget to have.
So is it worth the money? It’s a guarantee that in around 6 months time the iPhone’s specifications wont be worth what’s paid for them now, and apart from the fact it now has faster unrestricted internet, its virtually the same as the first generation iPhone, so the impact on society is likely to be small.
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