It's going to be released on November 9th. It's official!

And, as I suspected, it's going to be on the O2 network.

*Moves to Apple*

Sounds good, but I think it's a bit ott for a phone, personally. Looks good, though.

It's still going to look damn cool when you whip it out of the pocket though. Yeah, it will make a great fashion icon, but will it make a great phone? From what I've heard, it is great for everything apart from texting, but this is because of the on-screen keyboard and people having fat-fingers.

I remember an incident at work where someone was blaming their keyboard for turning off their computer - they kept on hitting the power button on the keyboard with their finger when they pressed the Delete key. So, we didn't offer them a new keyboard, but rather educated them in to the fact that they should be typing slower if they keep on making mistakes, then went back to the IT office and made jokes about them having fat fingers.

The onscreen keyboard could be a problem, but it should be easier than phone pads anyway...

And LOL to that story!

So, what are your opinions on it these days?

Personally, I've spent about 15 minutes on one in the O2 store in Gloucester over the last 2 days and it's a big thumbs up from me. The keyboard was unsurprisingly very easy to navigate and use, all the touch screen buttons were in the right positions and made sense. The web browser is untouchable (edit: no pun intended!), and the accelerometer worked great. There is absolutely no lag on the device at all. Opening an application looks just the way it should do, like you see in the promo videos, as soon as you touch the phone icon for example, the address book will appear immediately. Scrolling and pinching is extremely responsive, and Google Maps was fast (at least on the Cloud network it was).

I will get one next month and let you know my experiences for real.

Well it looks fairly good, if a bit OTT to me. I like the idea of multitouch and know Apple do things properly. Though I am opposed to the fact that it will become the fashion accessory to have, which is just annoying, it's a phone!

I agree. It looks good but shouldn't be bought for it's looks. I don't think people are that foolish...

Edit: For some reason, 90% of this post disappeared when I sent it.

Like I said before but for some reason didn't manage to submit...
For something that costs a minimum of £899, I don't think that looks alone could justify it.
It's a great mobile Internet device and phone though, and that's my reason for purchase. Plus I just like Apple products. It wins over any Windows Mobile product in my opinion.

for that price... you better be right about it being good...

£900? Are you kidding me?!

Well, it's a £269 one off, and then either a £35, £45 or £55 per month contract for a minimum of 18 months.

I'm guessing you guys aren't getting one then? Teehee!

At that price, no way, it's too much by a long way, especially if you use a phone as little as me.

I usually feel at a loss without my phone. Not because I can't call or text people, but because I am uncontactable apart from on IM. I'm always on a computer, so never completely unreachable...

I like the idea of being able to send Gmail's to people whenever and wherever I may be. For example, when I go to London in December, it might be nice just to send a message to a few people, or post something on Techious about what I've been up to. Not essential by any means! But it's fun.

True, you can do that, but I still don't think the price is really justified. The phone itself should cost that much, the contract is dependant, though.

No no no no no no no no. It could be free and I wouldn't get one.

I would get one if it was free, but that price is ridiculous.

Hey guys.

I have the iPhone now!

I'll take some photo's when I can, but at the moment I am unable to use it because I am waiting for a PAC code from Orange. I have a PAYG account with them, and want to keep the number so I don't have to text all my friends my new number, and also, there may be people that I have given my number to that haven't given me their number. So, that could take about a week to arrive. At the moment, it's a very elegant emergency dial only phone. Haha!

Heh, nice, tried any of it's other features yet?

I can't right now. They're all disabled until I activate it. Gotta wait for my PAC code for that though

Ah, that sucks! I would have thought it would still work without the phone bit.

Some pictures, like you haven't seen enough of the iPhone already...

The box...


The box again...


Uncovering the iPhone...


Removed from the box...


The accessories in the box...


Starting up on the dock...


Wants to be plugged in...


Size compared to a CD...


Another size comparison...

Wow, that's actually pretty big for a phone! Then again, I don't really like minature phones, I hate my phone for texting, the buttons are too small!

Really? I was actually trying to show how small it was lol.

Heh, it's bigger than most phones, but I would accept that happily as I hate tiny buttons.

My old Samsung D505 was a nightmare to text with - and still is, while I am waiting for my PAC code...
The space button (#) is right next to a bezel, and my thumb is too chunky to press it comfortably. I need to lift the angle of my thumb a bit to press the button. It sounds so trivial, but if you text a lot it could really... hurt.

I know what you mean, my thumbs are just too big to text comfortably. Does the iPhone have a full kb (touchscreen)?