Iphone: Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:

• 8gb storage, I am not going to ask for more.  There’s the 16gb unit if you want, shell out some more of course
• No need for a postpaid subscription (unlike BB, but there’s 1 unit that is wifi enabled) thanks to wifi resources!
• Blogging/ checking mails/ being on-line  is handy, especially in case I get lazy to open the laptop
• Scheduler saves my day!
• Viewing of Word, Excel, and PDF files and other attachements in the emails is possible.

Disadvantages:

• It took me a week to adjust to its keyboard.  It has no stylus (BB doesn’t have one either).  I have perfectly adjusted after a week, anyway.
• Because it is a superb multimedia phone, you tend to use it more, you are using more battery.   It has no spare battery.  And borrowing (in case you didn’t bring yours) a charger is a problem when not so many iPhone users are in your circle.
• You cannot forward SMS/ MMS.  I don’t care anyway, I am not fond of doing that.  But sometimes, I hope I can forward a few items that I already sent.
• You need to keep your fingers clean all the time before touching it.  Remember, it functions with the power of touch.   During the first two weeks I did wish for a stylus.
• Since my unit is an unlocked one, I cannot upgrade some third party applications while I am in UAE.  Luckily, there’s nothing much to upgrade yet.