iPhone’s missing features
The new iPhone will offer many goodies, but it continues to omit some standard features that a lot of people consider important: removable battery, memory-card expansion slot, video recording, voice dialing and the ability to send pictures to another cellphone.
I would love to know who “a lot of people” are.
Removable battery. I’ve had a cell-phone of one sort or another since 1997 and not once have I replaced a battery. Generally when a battery started failing to recharge it was time to get a new phone. I’ve had an iPhone for about a year now and not had any battery related problems.
Memory-card expansion slot. I had one of those on an older phone and never used it. Actually, I lost the pin-head sized memory-card, bought a new one because it was cool, and then never used it. What doesn’t fit on my iPhone’s 8gb I probably don’t need. Then again, I’m not one of those people who watch feature length movies on their phone so maybe I’m the wrong guy for this. Not to mention a lot of expansion slots on other phones are hidden behind batteries or cases which are fiddly as all heck. They only need them because they come with 1mb of on-board memory.
Video recording. My iPhone has video recording. I tend to use a Canon IXUS 860 IS for short videos though and just recently bought a Canon VIXIA HF100. I’d like a better camera and better video recording on the iPhone but it isn’t that important.
Voice dialing. I can’t remember the last time I saw someone outside of 3GSM/CTIA actually using voice dialing. I’m sure some use it in their cars when they are alone but is this something “a lot of people” need?
Picture messaging. The iPhone can send pictures, via email. The last phone I had with MMS I used once to test the feature and then decided that postage-stamps are a horrible thing to inflict on anyone. Someone sent me an MMS once and I told them to stop inflicting pain on my day. I can see some use for it but “a lot of people” need/want this?
Seems to me David Pogue is the typical “a lot of people” tech. journalist. I know I justify features to my boss by saying “a lot of people want this” when in fact I want it and a couple of my geek friends want it. My mom probably doesn’t even know about it, never mind want it.
The iPhone is far from perfect but these missing features are far, far down the list of improvements needed for the iPhone. How about better call quality and signal pick-up? How about a ToDo list app. that syncs. with my laptop? How about wireless sync. or proper BlueTooth or thinner, lighter and stronger?
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