Apple® today announced that iPhone™ will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when iPhone was unveiled in January. iPhone will feature up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback.* In addition, iPhone will feature up to 250 hours-more than 10 days-of standby time. Apple also announced that the entire top surface of iPhone, including its stunning 3.5-inch display, has been upgraded from plastic to optical-quality glass to achieve a superior level of scratch resistance and optical clarity.
With 8 hours of talk time, and 24 hours of audio playback, iPhone's battery life is longer than any other 'Smartphone' and even longer than most MP3 players," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We've also upgraded iPhone's entire top surface from plastic to optical-quality glass for superior scratch resistance and clarity. There has never been a phone like iPhone, and we can't wait to get this truly magical product into the hands of customers starting just 11 days from today."
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With 8 hours of talk time, and 24 hours of audio playback, iPhone's battery life is longer than any other 'Smartphone' and even longer than most MP3 players," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We've also upgraded iPhone's entire top surface from plastic to optical-quality glass for superior scratch resistance and clarity. There has never been a phone like iPhone, and we can't wait to get this truly magical product into the hands of customers starting just 11 days from today."
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whocares78, all I know is it's the first one I've ever wanted.
A new phone in 2007 without 3G is like buying a car without the engine, sure it looks nice but it won't take you were you want to go...
whocares78, all I know is it's the first one I've ever wanted.
It hasn't even been released yet, the only reason you want it is becasue of the marketing, i would give you some advice, wait until someone else you know buys one and then have a look and play, i am sure it is not as good as it is being made out to be. apple stuff never is
I am still on my first iPod and it still works fine (3 years old now). It is much better than my old Creative player so you cannot simply write them off as crap.
I am still on my first iPod and it still works fine (3 years old now). It is much better than my old Creative player so you cannot simply write them off as crap.
i didn't write them off, they are pretty.
I can't remember the site, but it was listed as one of the ten worst technologies for 2006, now for it to be on the list it can't be that great.
I am still on my first iPod and it still works fine (3 years old now). It is much better than my old Creative player so you cannot simply write them off as crap.
i didn't write them off, they are pretty.
I can't remember the site, but it was listed as one of the ten worst technologies for 2006, now for it to be on the list it can't be that great.
So an unamed site listed them as the worst, not exaclty a compelling argument...
The millions of people who bought them inlcuding many who went on to buy newer generations of the iPod says a great deal more in favour of them.
I am still on my first iPod and it still works fine (3 years old now). It is much better than my old Creative player so you cannot simply write them off as crap.
i didn't write them off, they are pretty.
I can't remember the site, but it was listed as one of the ten worst technologies for 2006, now for it to be on the list it can't be that great.
So an unamed site listed them as the worst, not exaclty a compelling argument...
The millions of people who bought them inlcuding many who went on to buy newer generations of the iPod says a great deal more in favour of them.
it's called marketing, the same reason VHS won over beta even though beta was technically better. The fact apple dominates the mp3 market has nothign to do with quality products and all to do with marketign brilliance.
Although some of your points have been a little... questionable, this one's pretty much on the mark (not sure about VHS/Betamax, I don't know the specifics in that one). The iPod just came along at the right time, when nothing else really like it was around. Yes, this was very innovative, and excellent judgment from Apple. However, since then, other players have come on in leaps and bounds, and the iPod (despite it's numerous generations) hasn't changed all that much.
You may argue it doesn't need to, but imo it does in reliability terms - I've had some friends whose iPods have worked flawlessly for a long time, and some who have had to send it back/get a replacement many, many times (and these aren't the sort of people who'd be smashing the thing around, we're talking manufacturing defects here). The iPod isn't somehow technologically superior really (especially at the price point it sells at, but that's Apple's business plan - also very clever), it's just the most well known name in digital audio players, and Apple's marketing dept. have done a very good job of keeping it that way.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/co...,881780,00.html
About the iPods... well it is a damn good mp3 player, not just look great, but it is great in fact! It is robust, manufacturing quality is way above most of the other players, and it is beautiful as beautiful it can be, could it be improved? ... well yes, and iPhone is an awesomely improved iPod too
What should a phone be able to do do... first you should be able to talk with it, that is the most important feature, second, be able to send SMS, third is e-mail... most phones can do this, but full sized, full featured Internet is iPhone ONLY stuff, why should one need 3G? I will be able to talk to other people, to send SMS, e-mail, have my contacts, calendar and the whole Web, what more would I need, please tell, me, because as a digital-lifestyle guy who are btw a geek/programmer I can't see anything I need and I couldn't do on iPhone. 3G is a poor "substitution" for the Web, people need to realize, that iPhone is not a phone, it is an iPhone, a whole new category (because of full Web), thats it.
p.s. and i rarely use phones in general, so i dont think ill get one but if i did use phones it sure looks like it would be a top choice
are we expected to believe they stopped the production line and just threw all of the old ones away? no, it's just a way to keep their name in the news: "look, we're such a nice company, we care about you so we upgraded it to be more durable and last longer."
i ain't buying it... i would bet this is original specs.
Companies always hold back things, Microsoft don't announce all the features of their products as soon as they implement them...
Example: every benchmark ever posted at apple.com.
I am not just referring to iPhone alone. About every product they have has been overhyped at one point or another, having its performance exagerated. Steve Jobs is an arrogant person who is a master at "selling" his products! If you want an example of that, check out his keynote presentations that he does twice a year. Nothing he says is unintentional, remember that.
Obviously, companies try to make their products look best - of course they're going to advertise their battery life based on a barely usable state, that's why reviews by other people exist.
And it's not like Apple isn't the only company that does this.
wctaiwan
Obviously, companies try to make their products look best - of course they're going to advertise their battery life based on a barely usable state, that's why reviews by other people exist.
And it's not like Apple isn't the only company that does this.
wctaiwan
Yes I know so I am just letting him and other people know that Apple is not to be trusted when they talk about their products. I mean, they are making a cell phone with a non-replaceable battery, enough said about the kind of company they are.
I think Apple claims the nano has a 24h battery life.
well once you do let us know how wrong your estimates were
You never know. The last couple generations of iPods' actual battery life have exceeded their ratings.
Weird, my iRiver T30 goes for days and days on a single AAA (maybe due to the simple black-on-blue screen). I very much like the T30, and even now (a year or so after I bought it) the only player from Apple below its price point is the Shuffle (of the same capacity) that has no screen...
Actually, Ars Technica's review confirms that:
"Apple claims that the 2G iPod nano has up to 24 hours of battery life on the built-in lithium ion battery. Compared to the 14-hour battery life of the original iPod nano, this is certainly a very notable increase! But is true? We played music on our brand-new 2G iPod nano (occasionally using it to skip songs and play around with the interface) for 24 hours straight before it finally gave out. That's pretty close to advertised life, if you ask us."
wctaiwan
Actually, Ars Technica's review confirms that:
"Apple claims that the 2G iPod nano has up to 24 hours of battery life on the built-in lithium ion battery. Compared to the 14-hour battery life of the original iPod nano, this is certainly a very notable increase! But is true? We played music on our brand-new 2G iPod nano (occasionally using it to skip songs and play around with the interface) for 24 hours straight before it finally gave out. That's pretty close to advertised life, if you ask us."
wctaiwan
SSShhhh, the tin hat brigade that hang round here fantisising about apple conspiracies don't like to hear things like that...
That's why there is a "switch" to temporary block the screen, just like iPods.
That's why there is a "switch" to temporary block the screen, just like iPods.
A switch? I thought it was a lock implemented in software.
It's sad really. There are lots of excellent phones out there that do a lot more than the iphone, cost less, and look better...
I own a Sony Ericsson Walkman phone. The sound quality is excellent (most other phones also have great sound).
I dont see how the iphone is going to compete once the hype dies down...
noone even knows how good or bad they are and there are all these people wanting them. it could end up being the biggest piece of crud phone ever produced, but becasue all the marketign and hype people get sucked in and ripped off
Besides, it only supports EDGE, not 3G. EU networks are designed around 3G, they're not going to downgrade their entire infrastructure for Jobs! :p
So why the hell would I pay the huge cost for this apple iThing?
I never got the fuss over the iPod as I hate iTunes and prefer to manage my music collection myself, without drm, blocked to only one mp3 player or anything.
I hate when people try to find justification behind why they want to spend money, just say it, I want to be cool, so I gotta buy iPhone.
Me personally, I'm still uncertain whether I want to buy an iPhone or Prada, but I'll get one of these for sure. I completely admit it, I want to be cool, I want to have the latest hot stuff and I want to be unique. To be honest I think I would be more unique with Prada phone then with the iPhone that a whole bunch of people will buy on the 29th
Last edited by Boz on 19 Jun 2007 - 08:34
anyways, i bought an 80gig Ipod Video about 2 years ago and ECK ECK ECK, great for the first six months, but im lucky to get 3+ hours of battery now, the screen went to absolute ****, and i got fed up with itunes. Bleugh.
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