The iPhone has a rubbish 480x320 resolution, questionable battery life and as a user of a touchscreen phone (SonyEricsson W950i) I will never own another touchscreen phone in my life - such devices are truly awful in practice. Until you have one it's maybe hard to appreciate how much you end up missing dedicated tactile hard buttons on a phone.
The iPhone also costs a FORTUNE! In the UK, a single year of contract equates to about £200 ($300) so in fact the iPhone is nudging $1200! That's just insane!
The iPhone and N800 are not in competition anyway; the N800 is perfect for what it is and just needs a cheap and cheerful bluetooth phone as a companion.
Alternatively you can have an all-in-one iPhone device that comprises everywhere (except looks) and cuts you off mid-call because the battery has died due to you watching that video on the train into work this morning. And you've paid $1200 for the privelege!
In addition, it remains to be seen how "open" the iPhone is - a few widgets may appear, but that's likely to be it, whoopee!
People, people... Apple's phone is a crappy smartphone, that's all. It certainly ain't no new Newton (which would be the only thing for Nokia to fear coming from Apple).
Personally, the appeal of the Nokia for me, is that it is not attached to cellular network. Cellular networks, at least mine, is horrible and I would rather have nothing to do with them.
Everyone keep in mind that this is Apple's first outing with their phone... no doubt that down the road Apple will bring out a 3G version... a "no phone" version... a "VOIP" version... an Apple TV version... and on and on...
Apple's not about to leave anyone out in the cold... you'll all get your "Dream" communicator...
Who knows... maybe Apple and Nokia will dive in together and develope the "Next Generation" StarTrek Communicator!
First generation of iPhone would probably have some issues; we also know of some shortcomings like G3 support and low resolution screen, but that's all, for now. It's not very clear how close the platform would be (maybe Apple establish a certification process for 3rd party applications).
The screen uses a new technology (first product to use it) and we can't compare it objectively with older ones till it's out and used. We also know just a little about battery performance, right now.
Instead of being fanatic about this or that product or brand, let's be objective and welcome intuitive advancements in technology. A StarTrek communicator will not pop up out of blue, anyway ;~)
Yeah, stop buying N800's, sell your 770 while your can, sell your Nokia shares.
(I am sorry to say)
...depends on what you bought your Nokia for. When I chose mine I wanted a fully usable mini-computer which would be a good lap-top replacement. OSS and linux was a pleasent surprise too.
The iphone is a closed source product and Apple does not intend to allow the use of 2nd party applications on it. If you are looking for a multimedia platform, this would be nice, but if you want to play something like .ogg music files which are smaller and better sounding than AAC or mp3, the iphone is not going to do it. With the iphone you will be caught up in the pay-as-you-go scene. You will only be able to use apps bought from Apple.
Also, Apple has changed their name and dropped the term "computer" Where do you suppose they are going?
