Comments on: Three reasons the iPhone has topped the RAZR

By: Sachin

Sachin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:25:52 +0000

Its all about usability. iPhone is the most Beautiful easy-to-use device and of course most Useful device I have seen in the recent years and I think this is the only reason it topped the charts.

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:30:04 +0000

4. The average user can figure out how to use it.

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:51:35 +0000

You missed out the fourth reason: Apple telegraphed the release of the iPhone 3G well before its launch, effectively killing demand for the old iPhone and compressing an additional month's worth of demand into the quarter.

Which is perfectly fair, of course, and should be in the playbook for anyone wanting to have a "hot" launch with as big a quarter on top of it.

By: DaveTN

DaveTN — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:20:05 +0000

Theres really no comparison other than marketing. Motorola put the "small" in cell phone and Apple put the...well, marketing in it. Now, I'm not a big fan of the iPhone but I'm slowly warming up to it after I had a chance to play with a couple co-workers new "toys". I replaced my Razr with a HTC PPC-6800 "Mogul" and love it. There is no comparison between it and my Razr other than it is better in every respect.
My Razr had abysmal battery life too and it seemed to get worse with every...as few as they were firmware updates, but I still had to carry two extra batteries with me.
In my opinion, the only things stopping me from getting an iphone are 1. AT&T, 2. The Price, 3. AT&T and 4. My wife. Oh, and did I mention AT&T?

David

By: Rick Huizinga

Rick Huizinga — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:06:40 +0000

I have owned the original 8GB iPhone since the day the price was dropped to $399 and I have not yet found the 3G to be a compelling upgrade. Apple could change my mind if the following two changes are made:

1) Tethering plan, with a price <= $30 per month
2) A 32GB model. This way I could take my entire audio library with me wherever I go. I think this would be great with the new Genius playlist feature.

By: Constable Odo

Constable Odo — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:20:51 +0000

Apple is clearly in the lead for the time being, but there is always going to be a segment of users that really want real keyboards and I'm fairly certain Apple will never provide that. It may come out with some other advanced virtual keyboard, but that's about the most anyone can hope for. Apple's iPhone really needs an equivalent of RIM's BES software. I can't see how Apple can overcome this obstacle.

On the other, most of the other handset platforms won't be able to touch Apple's Mobile OSX once Apple finishes it which will take another six months. Apple will eventually have the means to design it's own chips which will make it harder for other platforms to compete in terms of specific processing hardware. I'm only hoping Apple will come out with the edge. I'm very surprised at how well the iPhone is doing with such a average piece of smartphone hardware.

The RAZR was decent for it's time, but Motorola became so lazy and greedy that they just quit designing any future handsets thinking that people would love it forever as it was. Apple isn't like that and we should look for awesome iPhone follow-ups.

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:29:06 +0000

yes, the use of the screen is clever, in that it allows one to drag the finger across the surface of the screen without having to put pressure on it and therefor fight the friction.

the multi-touch, im not so sure about...

as for the ease of use. as usual these days, that comes from reducing capabilities, and also locking down what changes the user can do.

By: e

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:50:22 +0000