iphone doesn't have A2DP....amoung other drawbacks

[Goosemaster]

* The mobile version of OS X or whatever it is the iPhone runs takes up 700MB of the device's capacity. Damn son!
* There's no way to cut, copy, or paste text! WHOA! Big, big mistake.
* No A2DP support. That, friends, is such a huge bummer right there.
* Sorry, music can't be used as a ringtone -- even if it's just a raw MP3. No additional ringtones will be sold at launch.
* On a PC the iPhone syncs with Outlook for calendars AND addresses! Noice.
* It supports Exchange in some capacity, according to Walt, but he doesn't exactly say how.
* Pogue again confirms document file reading -- but not editing -- for PDF, Word, and Excel (only).
* Adobe Flash support is officially out. It's just not in the browser. Neither is there any other kind of embedded video support. Sorry everybody, that's that.
* It will take snaps, but won't record video. How can Apple love YouTube as much as it does and not realize cellphone-shot movies make up a sizeable chunk of the crazy crap you find on there?

More after the break!

* Oh, and no MMS. And sorry, no voice dialing, either.
* Contact groups can't be emailed as contact lists.
* Apple sez between 300-400 charges the iPhone will lose battery capacity -- you'll send it in and get the cell replaced for a fee. Meh. We knew this would be the case, but still, meh.
* Apple can (and supposedly will) be rolling out periodic updates -- no surprise there.
* Battery life is, somehow, almost as mind-blowingly good as Apple claims for calls, music, and movies.
* As we suspected, users are prompted with lists of WiFi networks if you're not nearby a trusted hotspot. We've seen this on other phones, and we're afraid this would get friggin annoying.
* It's said to be very scratch resistant. The facade both front and rear apparently just doesn't pick up marring like regular iPods do.
* Voice quality is said to be good -- not great.

from engadget

 

[Kaido]

Got another list growing here:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67164

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Got another list growing here:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67164

ouch!

.....some really critical stuff here...

 

[Kaido]

My biggest gripes right now are:

1. No GPS (maybe Bluetooth GPS support?)
2. No 3G
3. First-generation product

I'm still not psyched that it's a Cingular-only phone, but hopefully AT&T will help improve their network. I love Google Maps and really wish they had a GPS device available. It's like MapQuest on steroids! If they added GPS support into the iPhone and trip planning and stuff, I could stop wishing for a Garmin Nuvi...

There are a lot of problems with it, but no product is without problems. My biggest complaint right now is simply that it is a first-generation product. I'll wait for 3G and hopefully GPS support and for the bugs from the first generation to get worked out before buying one. And hopefully for the price to drop.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Kaido
Got another list growing here:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67164</end quote></div>

ouch!

.....some really critical stuff here...

Yeah. Some highlights:

-No 3G (EDGE = slow)
-No Java, Flash, Windows Media Player
-No editing of documents
-No real ringtone customization or song purchasing on the phone
-No A2DP support (the coolest phone in the world can't run wireless headphones?!)
-Half-hearted Outlook support
-5-day learning curve for keyboard (although I think there's enough excitement that no one will really care...)
-No 3rd party apps (no, AJAX doesn't count)

Personally I think the iPhone is the coolest thing since sliced bread. I've been enjoying my ride as a Mac fanboy so far. Is it perfect? No. Is it lightyears better than the other junk on the market? Yup! I'd toss my Q in an instant if it had 3G and BT GPS support! Apple has really impressed me so far. I don't expect their stuff to be perfect because no computery thing is, but they're far nicer to work with than Microsoft and Linux stuff. Plus I can do Unixy stuff in Terminal and Windowsy stuff in Parallels. Muhahaha...

I'm also looking forward to having the hassle taken out of syncing. Phone talks to computer, computer talks to web. View calendar online, on computer, on phone. And contacts. And emails. And music. Whoohoo!

 

[Goosemaster]

no java or flash...man

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
no java or flash...man

But...but...fullscreen Internet!

/distortion field glosses over Kaido's vision

:Q

 

[ViRGE]

What's A2DP?

Oh, and no custom ringtones? I could kiss Steve Jobs for that one.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Eh, no Flash support? Seems like 50% of the Internet is Flash-based these days.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
What's A2DP?

Oh, and no custom ringtones? I could kiss Steve Jobs for that one.

It's a Bluetooth profile designed to send stereo audio wirelessly, like to a set of Bluetooth headphones or to your car stereo. So you could be walking along with your iPhone in your pocket listening to your tunes on some wireless headphones...in stereo Even my Moto Q has A2DP!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Eh, no Flash support? Seems like 50% of the Internet is Flash-based these days.

Yeah, that's a major drawback for a device that claims to have "real Internet". I'm hoping a lot of these "missing features" will be added over time...it's like the battery life thing. It's been 8 hours all along (and had a glass face too), they just didn't announce it until recently to generate buzz. If they release nifty updates every couple of months, then people will love them for continually striving to make the phone better. If it's good out the gates, then there's nothing to update, thus no reason to stay in the news

 

[GTaudiophile]

CNN has a home-page article on the lack of online music purchasing:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/p...le.music.ap/index.html

I really would have thought this to be a killer-ap for Apple and wonder why they didn't include it.

 

[nace186]

wait, it support youtube, isn't youtube video flash base?

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: nace186
wait, it support youtube, isn't youtube video flash base?

Yes it is

 

[gwag]

youtube was....they switched recently to h.264 thanks to apple.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
CNN has a home-page article on the lack of online music purchasing:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/p...le.music.ap/index.html

I really would have thought this to be a killer-ap for Apple and wonder why they didn't include it.

Even using EVDO/HSDPA, such a proposition would tax carrier networks like crazy...

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
CNN has a home-page article on the lack of online music purchasing:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/p...le.music.ap/index.html

I really would have thought this to be a killer-ap for Apple and wonder why they didn't include it.</end quote></div>

Even using EVDO/HSDPA, such a proposition would tax carrier networks like crazy...

How about make it such that it only works over WiFi?

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
CNN has a home-page article on the lack of online music purchasing:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/p...le.music.ap/index.html

I really would have thought this to be a killer-ap for Apple and wonder why they didn't include it.

yeah, it seems like they're shooting themselves in the foot with that one.

 

[Indolent]

Fake GPS - turn by turn directions, but you have to tell it when you've turned

what the hell?

 

[note235]

THere will be custom ringstones soon

 

[note235]

oh and the guy thing about the editing is wrong
there is an app
izoho?
that allows for edits