Is Iphone a boon or bane for India

iPhone 3G

It's finally here - the iPhone 3G. No, we mean that literally. It's finally in my house and boy, i am we excited! GPS, HSDPA purring under the new iPhone hood with a hefty number of software enhancements.

But all them software goodies are available for the first-gen iPhone too - so is it worth the fuss? It may as well be, but we never know before we take it out for a spin. For a country like India with a hefty population, there is always a craze for having the latest gizmo. With the apples iphone having touch screen and many other function, forwarding of text message is an error. with its high price tag, it may go unnoticed. Unlocking needs money... I personaaly feel that iphine is a bane for india because people in India don't want to spend additional money after buying their phone. So with i phones sake throw it out! buddy.

Key features:

• 3.5" 16M-color TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
• Quad-band GSM support
• Tri-band UMTS support with HSDPA
• Built-in GPS receiver
• Wi-Fi
• 8 to 16GB of onboard storage
• Accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor
• 2 megapixel camera
• Silky smooth user interface with multi-touch user support
• Unsurpassed web surfing experience
• Push email with MS Exchange support
• AppStore access for direct application download and installation
• Redone rear
• TV-out port

Main disadvantages:

• No video calls over the 3G network
• The handset wobbles on hard even surfaces
• There are a number of messaging downers
• Camera has no auto focus, nor video recording… nor any settings at all
• Safari browser doesn't support Flash and Java, doesn't have a download manager
• Bluetooth support limited to headset use only (no A2DP or file transfers)
• No office document editor
• No copy/paste functionality
• You cannot sync Notes and TO-DOs
• No memory card slot (but knowing Apple there will never be one)