10 Things iHate About The iPhone

FOR MANY IT’S the Holy Grail of cell phones. And while those who walk the straight and narrow wait for its legit arrival to our shores, the gray market has ensured that the less scrupulous among us get early dibs on it. But the most golden Apple product to date is not tarnish free. Here are my top 10 gripes with the iPhone.

1. Locked to One Carrier:
We know that Apple sold unlocked iPhones in UK and some European countries, but they also jacked up prices over there. The phone sold in the US exclusively with an AT&T contract is considerably cheaper. What remains to be seen is how they chose to approach the Indian market

2. A 2MP camera is disappointing:

No one is expecting their camera phone to ape a DSLR but think in a scenario where 3.2MP cameras are the norm, this is a tad disappointing. The worst is you can’t shoot video and there is no flash — not even an LED flash. And the image quality won’t stop press any time soon.
3. No standard 3.5mm headphones port:

While Apple may have intended the iPhone to be a fancy music player with phone functionality; it’s disappointing to see that our standard headphones do not work with its Recessed jack port. Even an adapter like the one that manufacturers like Nokia and Sony Ericsson include is missing.

4. On-screen keyboard:

The keyboard looks nice but you can wave one-handed operation goodbye. Unlike other phones with physical keypads single hand typing is a pain.Things might have been better if landscape mode was supported while typing messages.

5. Restricted Bluetooth:

While the Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity is appreciated, it is restricted to calls and has no A2DP support. To make things worse, synching data and transferring files via Bluetooth is out of the question and you are bound by your data cable.


6. Non-removable battery:

The not so powerful battery is sealed and not accessible to users. If one has to replace it, users would need to send it to the Apple center.And considering that even the most basic Chinese knock-offs offer this it’s really not a tall order.


7. No MMS:

The absence of this feature is a let down. You have to go through the tedious process of sending it as an attachment via e-mail.

8. Buggy Multi-tasking:

Switching from one application to another requires you hit the home button once and touch the program you want to launch. This is troublesome as there is no shortcut to take you to the program you want to launch in one go.


9. Browser requires full attention:

No Browsing in the background is supported. While on the Edge network and after waiting for the full pages to load, if you want to Switch to another application, the browser will not run in the background.


10. No FM:

Come on Apple, learn it from the Chinese, they pack everything into a Rs. 5000 phone, performance notwithstanding. Would it hurt to add an FM radio?Hopefully, when it hits the market, in a month or two, this list will be down to zero