Smoothplanet » experience http://www.smoothplanet.com It is a smooth world Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 First weeks with an iPhone http://www.smoothplanet.com/first-weeks-with-an-iphone/666/ http://www.smoothplanet.com/first-weeks-with-an-iphone/666/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:00:28 +0000 jerome http://www.smoothplanet.com/?p=666 I did it. Few weeks back I bought the iPhone 3G… I had to find out what this is all about and I have to admit that this is quite a nice device (and it comes from a Nokia fan :-).

I am still using my Nokia N95 as my main phone for three main reasons:

  • I have not yet found the time to synch my agenda/contacts with Outlook (for some reason my iPhone is not recognised by iTunes on my laptop)
  • Lack of connectivity while traveling. I use my laptop in the train to work and I like to be connected at the same time (through Bluetooth with my N95 as a 3G modem). I am not quite sure but my understanding is that I will not be able to do that with the iPhone.
  • Battery life sucks… we have heard lot of complaints about Nokia’s battery, but the iPhone one is worse than any other one

There are more and more iPhone/mobile dedicated website which makes the browsing experience on a mobile device really pleasant. Being able to browse normal website is nice (especially with the zoom in-out feature) but not perfect.

To complete the iPhone experience I should try to use it as my main phone and actually use all the phone features… will come back once this is done :-)

Related: What I’ve Missed About the S60 Experience

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[...] Visiting Web sites that have been redesigned for the iPhone is often a quicker and more pleasing experience than it is on those increasingly cinema-style desktop displays [...]

[...] By stripping down the Web site interface to the most basic functions, site designers can focus the user’s attention and offer relevant information without distractions. [...]

“By having fewer items to scan for on a small display, users can find what they want more quickly and can be more confident that they have made the right choice,” [...] “If you just put the juicy stuff up there it works better.”

With mobile browser getting the same capacity and features than a desktop one, I was really starting to wonder what was the need of dedicated mobile version. Main reasons are price, bandwidth, and usability. While price and bandwidth remain good reason for now I though that usability was going to fade away with the iPhone but it is the other way around. It is reinforcing the need of dedicated mobile version. Too bad it targets the iPhone only…

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