Smartphones
For the last 2 years or more I’ve used Sony-Ericsson mobile phones - the last being the Z800i. They’ve all been good phones, quite simple to use and they’ve met my needs quite well …. or so I thought. I certainly have never complained about them in any way more than I’ve complained about other phones.
For years I have held a view that menu navigation on all phones left a lot to be desired and in this regard the Sony-Ericsson phones were no better nor worse than any others I’ve had in the past (primarily Nokia or Motorola years ago).
A month ago, after saying I didn’t need one only a few weeks beforehand, I bought a 3G iPhone.
At first I was a bit dubious about it. Now a month later I say, without any concern, that it’s the best mobile connection device I’ve ever used. To call it a phone is to sell it short. To call it any one thing also sells it short. I don’t know how to categorise it to help with its description - which is unfortunate.
Menu navigation and control of user preferences are the simplest and most uncomplicated of any phone I’ve ever seen or used before.
The larger screen is simply wonderful.
Typing on the touchscreen keyboard is far more accurate, for me, than on any keyboard of any previous phone I’ve ever used. At last I can type an SMS without at least 50% spelling or punctuation errors. I mean what I say and say what I mean now - far more often.
Calls are clear and connections consistent.
And it syncs so easily with my AddressBook and Calendar without a hitch.
And I suspect that as Apple continues to evolve the firmware for the iPhone that the experience will only get better and simpler in the months ahead.
So a thumbs up from me for the iPhone.
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