Comments on: Round Robin: TiPb vs. the iPhone 3G Final Review

By: Григорий

Григорий — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:09:10 +0000

Да уж, автор этого сайта действительно очень добрый и отзывчивый человек. Спасибо

By: pinguino1

pinguino1 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:55:02 +0000

DID YOU CHANGE YOUR OPINION? I wonder how many people changed their opinion during this contest.

My opinion, Based of the ****Versatility, ***productivity and **form factor:

——–before the contest: fuze, bold, treo, G1, iphone

——–after the contest: treo, fuze, G1, bold, iphone

By: pinguino1

pinguino1 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:42:23 +0000

Well... Is this round robin over?

And when the winner of the iPhone will be announced?

By: TechAddict

TechAddict — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:41:28 +0000

interesting review, i am a windows mobile fan, but i think i will give the iphone a shot

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:26:02 +0000

LAST CHANCE !!

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:27:13 +0000

I am not a huge fan of the look of that new Palm ..

By: Unkle Grouch

Unkle Grouch — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:41:15 +0000

I can’t wait to see what you will think of the Palm Pre compared to the iPhone.

By: HuskyHawk

HuskyHawk — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:36:54 +0000

Rene seems to have wrapped up well before the rest. Still waiting for the final analysis from the other reviewers. It has been interesting an informative.

By: Pamina

Pamina — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:14:21 +0000

BTW, I love that dragon decal. Coool!

By: Pamina

Pamina — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:06:47 +0000

I think the iphone has plenty of crack value even without a BB-like life-engulfing community stranglehold. Just try to put it down once you’ve started playing labyrinth or shaking it to find a place for dinner – you just can’t stop! If that isn’t a crack-like addiction, I don’t know what is. I wonder what it says as a social commentary that the Blackberry creates an addiction to being connected to a community and being in on the constant flow of information between community members, and the iphone creates an addiction to playing with the device itself, by yourself, which will ultimately lead to you never having or wanting any contact with anyone else ever again. Or maybe that’s just me…

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:53 +0000

iPhoooooooooooooooooooooooone !!!

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:22:15 +0000

it wont let me duplicate a comment .. i still want an iPhone though ..

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:04:29 +0000

iPhone please !!

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:34:52 +0000

PLEASE give me this iPhone !! please ..

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:32:43 +0000

iPhoneiPhoneiPhone

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:03:56 +0000

I would certainly love this phone like it should be loved ..

By: James

James — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:39:29 +0000

Go iPhone!

By: Unkle Grouch

Unkle Grouch — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:27:25 +0000

iPhone 3G!!

By: Maverick262

Maverick262 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:38:48 +0000

I wouldn’t mind having an unlocked iPhone for T-mobile, but as it is I love my G1.

By: pineville

pineville — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:55:23 +0000

It’s all about knowing what you need not necessarily what you want.

By: Michelle (boxer at Treo Central)

Michelle (boxer at Treo Central) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:40:38 +0000

Thanks for the reviews! I’d love to try the I phone 3G!

By: .M.E.

.M.E. — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:29:47 +0000

PLEASE let me win !!

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:40:37 +0000

Thanks for the review!

By: Matt(sZ)

Matt(sZ) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:02:16 +0000

The G1 isn’t that bad in person, i finally got to check it out at the t-mobile store.

By: goldenb88

goldenb88 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:16:29 +0000

great overview….I still can’t decide whether to buy an iphone or blackberry bold though…wish the developers could somehow create a new phone thats the best of both

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:59:31 +0000

Good review. I definitely agree it should open you up to know not only why you "like" your device, but what you don't like about it. If people don't voice what they don't like, nothing would be improved upon.

Heck, we may all be walking around with Razrs, still ha

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:59:44 +0000

Yeah I switched from Blackberry to iPhone this month and so far I love it. There are some drawbacks but on the whole it’s great and the virtual keyboard is the best in the game.

By: cody

cody — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:53:59 +0000

iphone:)

By: rya lab

rya lab — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:02:41 +0000

Wooo! Let’s go! I wanna win me some prize-age!

By: talljason

talljason — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:49:00 +0000

Here’s my entry for the Round Robin!

By: Glenn Anton

Glenn Anton — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:43:24 +0000

The iphone 3g was the first in the revolution and they have been ahead will always be ahead. Everyone is playing catch up and thats how it always will be the Iphone is the best!!

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:01:06 +0000

The iPhone 3G is one of the best devices out there! Here’s my entry.

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:01:09 +0000

The iPhone 3g is indeed a great little device. Personally I’m hoping to get one so I can write some apps for it. Aspirations of iFart I guess

By: pinguino1

pinguino1 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:33:01 +0000

Thanks a lot Rene, I don't want to talk about what's great things or the lack of in iPhone.

I rather want to point out your great final analysis no of the iPhone itself but about what's really important which is the current cultural and marketing position of users and companies and what it means for the future.

All this happened thanks to the creators of this incredible concept, the round robin.

By: .m.e.

.m.e. — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:45:01 +0000

is the round robin over now ??

By: Michelle (boxer at Treo Central)

Michelle (boxer at Treo Central) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:55:41 +0000

I love all these smart phone reviws. I’ve always been a Treo person, but the Treo Pro (windows mobile) is not nearly as intuitive as I would like it to be! Thanks for the comparisons..

By: claudio

claudio — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:59:31 +0000

I recently put down my 3G iphone and picked up a g1. Long story short; 2009 will be all g1 for me

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:04:05 +0000

Great job

By: HuskyHawk

HuskyHawk — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:38:48 +0000

Fair enough review and honest. But the reality is this, focusing on the consumer segment will only take a smartphone so far. That Blackberry “community” you mention started with entirely business users, and they still make up the bulk of it. Blackberrys dominate in the federal government, where cameras are often forbidden and security is #1. That’s a real market, and if you don’t make an offering that addresses it, you’re leaving a big slice of the pie to somebody else. I actually think the next step we’ll see from the iPhone will be enhanced security features for the enterprise to go along with Activesync and maybe a camera-less version at some point. In two years, people will forget there was a Twitter, and will move on to the next fad. Only a few, like You Tube, have real staying power. MySpace and Facebook are possibilities to hang around, but probably just one survives. Remember when AOL dominated the internet, seems laughable now doesn’t it.

By: hunter

hunter — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:40:56 +0000

very well written.

By: Pamina

Pamina — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:27:27 +0000

Great conclusion to a very thoughtful and helpful set of reviews. Long live the round robin!

By: Michelle (boxer at Treo Central)

Michelle (boxer at Treo Central) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:25:26 +0000

The round robin’s are great. I’d really love to win an I phone 3G as well! Thanks for oing the reviews!

By: Amani

Amani — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:19:12 +0000

It’s over? Well let’s just have one last post for good luck. I want that phone so badly.

By: lycanpy

lycanpy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:24:13 +0000

Great ending for the review looking forward for the next round robin

By: Unkle Grouch

Unkle Grouch — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:41:28 +0000

One of the best reviews. Very nicely done.

By: cafe_civet

cafe_civet — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:40:50 +0000

I really enjoyed the reviews with the iPhone perspective. Just wanted to say thanks…even though I’m still on the crack more than ever.

By: .m.e.

.m.e. — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:56:16 +0000

android should be getting better every step of the way .. but they have a long way to go just yet ..

By: Tk

Tk — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:19:27 +0000

WOW great final review seriously!! and yes, i’ll definitely be keeping up with android improvements.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:58:20 +0000

Loved the round robin, hope to see it again in the future

By: Joey

Joey — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:13:53 +0000

I really enjoyed the review I can’t wait to get my iPhone in january!!!

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:54:23 +0000

Looks really good compared to the g1. Can’t wait for Round robin!

By: talljason

talljason — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:00:12 +0000

Another post for the iPhone 3G!…I can’t wait for the next round robin with all the updates that should be coming across all the different platforms.

By: giorgio

giorgio — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:38:25 +0000

'Microsoft, with its Kraken-like tentacles, could go a full 520 degrees.'

Yup... that would be about right...BACKWARDS

By: Michelle (boxer at Treo Central)

Michelle (boxer at Treo Central) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:02:11 +0000

After reading all these reviews, I want an I phone 3G!!!

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:29:36 +0000

I have an iphone 1st gen 16g. I love it! EVERYONE around me (work, friends etc…) always finds it necessary to remind me of the it’s short comings. I find it very interesting that they are always comparing their phone to mine. meanwhile I do not find it necessary to even ask what kind of phone they have. people are searching. I have found what I want and am happy with what I have, even with all it’s “flaws” which I have been able to live with for the past 11 months. I am not at all computer language literate and with my phone I do not have to be, THAT is what I paid for. So, Please, Apple do not completely open up your platform to the third party software mess, keep it simple. simple is beautiful. P.S. IChat on IPhone? I hope APPLE makes it “Just Work” so I don’t have to. Looking forward to living life with a Great phone…not on a Great phone.

By: Amani

Amani — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:43:34 +0000

You guys are great.

By: .m.e.

.m.e. — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:32:19 +0000

i would definitley agree with james ..

By: James

James — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:27:30 +0000

Very nice way to end and summarize the round robin. Great stuff guys.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:46:04 +0000

Can’t wait to hear your review and take on the ophone

By: Wasim

Wasim — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:18:30 +0000

Good review, iphone won

By: Rey

Rey — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:21:48 +0000

All good things come to an end

By: endrit

endrit — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:11:31 +0000

What a waste of time. Who gives a shit about what round robin thinks. Shut the fuck up idiot. Get a life ppl. I thought this website would state new facts about stuff ppl don’t know. Waste of time.

By: Touch Me

Touch Me — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:28:26 +0000

Telecommunications and smartphones are changing. My gut tells me that the openness and flexibility of Android will be a major catalyst in that change. The iPhone will still be successful but will need to adapt to a more open market.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:28:15 +0000

Great review!

By: Devonair

Devonair — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:28:08 +0000

The current iPhone IS amazing… and I wonder if there will be some sort of update mentioned at MacWorld next week (software-only, of course… hardware really wouldn’t change this soon).

By: Amani

Amani — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:13:48 +0000

So what’s left for the smart phone round robin?

By: Micah

Micah — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:43:48 +0000

Reunions can be so beautiful

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:05:48 +0000

Thanks for the excellent comparisons among all the smart phones in the round robin. I found this review extremely helpful!!!

By: Mr Hafiz Aslam

Mr Hafiz Aslam — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:40:55 +0000

Hi…… First time writing a review…. U no im a mobile maniac iv just all handsets out there in the market. U name it and iv used that handset. i mean regardless of price, thats what sort of maniac i am.. Now i have 6 iphone 3 of them 2g and 3 of 3g. all my family got one.. i was the second person in Leicester to take a contract out and the first one to get the 3g when that one came out.. “There is NO handset in the world that would beat the iphone 3g” Believe me when i say their is nothing I mean NOTHING to beat the iphone 3g. (The 1 & ONLY iphone 3g) and it ruleszzzzzzzzzzz………….

By: Alyx

Alyx — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:58:27 +0000

a really nice wrap up. my own view is that iphone is the very first (smart)phone that i do “love”. and i have had many. it has it’s shortcomings and flaws (most of which can still be addressed), still none of them are a deal breakers (at least for me) and if it were perfect, what would we be left wishing for?

By: Amani

Amani — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:19:05 +0000

Great wrap-up. Just shows that even the most diehard iphone-inites(?) can be at least a little bit swayed.

By: unlock iphone 3g

unlock iphone 3g — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:13:47 +0000

Had a htc Touch and just gave up on it and bought the iphone 3b good reviews by the way

By: Scotty

Scotty — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:29:54 +0000

Just bought an iphone for my wife and I have a Treo Pro which I really like, so will be interesting comparing first (well second to her) hand… I couldn’t switch based on some of the iPhone’s shortcomings that I’ve come to expect and use often (A2DP, copy/paste, true GPS,full streaming audio among others), but should be a good first smartphone for her.

By: jeversion1

jeversion1 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:53:08 +0000

typo “in a line close to” and …i meant forwarding of sms. sorry.

By: jeversion1

jeversion1 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:51:20 +0000

I was just at the apple store the day asfter xmas and I was in a Line lose to a guy that wanted an apple rep to fully explain the difference between iphone and blackberry. I just recently switched from blackberry (pearl,curve, bold) in that order so i could tell him quite a bit but I realized that in my blackberry phase no one could tell me what was wrong with my blackberry. It was God. My friends are still mad that they cant BB IM me 34 billion times a day about nothing lol. And my email doesnt ding every two seconds with crap i dont want between school and work (it fetches every 30 thanks . Yet I now find myself looking for new things to download. Funny enough its currently jailbroken and i un did it for a while just because with the app store there are similar apps popping up and apple is finally loosening the restrictions. Its hard for me to really find many differences anymore (except mms and forwarding of emails and flash on my camera) than my blackberry. My iphone might actually be more of a companion than my blackberry because while i always had to wait and wait and wait for a problem on my blackberry to be fixed “officially” the app store seemingly is booming everyday with something new bringing me one step closer. …..i know that was long…. COME ON PUSH NOTIFICATIONS FOR AIM lol.

By: RW

RW — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:10:48 +0000

great review…im definitely going for a smart phone in the summer when my contract is up and it will come down to the bb 8900 or iphone. maybe both will be available with verizon by then or there might be the 3d generation iphone but based on this the iphone would serve my needs best.

By: Bear

Bear — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:09:12 +0000

Great review. My wife is in need of a new phone and this really helped her weed through the existing devices. Thanks for all the work Rene!!

By: kaleem khan

kaleem khan — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:29:28 +0000

Great review, can’t wait for android 3.0. I think iphone is much better as compared to android based phones

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:52:26 +0000

Great review – this round robin has been extremely interesting, making my smartphone decision buying much more difficult. At least now I know that I want either the iPhone or the Bold…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:29:01 +0000

Glad to see you’ve finally been reunited.

By: ErnestoT

ErnestoT — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:28:27 +0000

Great review. Really shows the strengths and weaknesses of each phone.

By: Russ

Russ — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:22:57 +0000

ohh and good review Rene haha my bad….. your my boy Rene!!!

By: Russ

Russ — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:21:44 +0000

Guys there are mad trad shows comming up in the first 2 weeks of january…. so just hold out on getting that bold Mr. Hi-Definition… you dont know what appple or microsoft will come out with… just some advice wait just alittle longer… i cant wait to see the up and comming devices with both componies… iphone HD i WILL get that haha

By: Jordan Hanna

Jordan Hanna — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:20:28 +0000

Beautiful finale

By: Cherryhead25

Cherryhead25 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:44:38 +0000

Great conclusion. I remember when Apple released the first iPhone and how other companies said “bah!” at them. Now everyone is playing the catch up game. Personally I don’t care who “wins” I just know that a lot of great smartphones will be released and that should make the consumer the winner.

By: Mr. Hi-Definition

Mr. Hi-Definition — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:25:48 +0000

I am really tempted to get a Bold as my secondary device to my iPhone 3G and I am anxious to see what new Android phones are coming out next year. I really think a great phone is going to come out that will finally compete with the iPhone and it will be running Android on it.

By: iAirmanshirk

iAirmanshirk — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:24:17 +0000

Good review, really shows me iphone is on top and will continue to be.

By: Jake S

Jake S — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:54:36 +0000

Very good review. I cant wait for more round robins in the future.

By: Jhauser3

Jhauser3 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:51:40 +0000

Let’s hope Apple starts to feel some of this competition and upgrades their devices.

By: Dimietriev

Dimietriev — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:46:00 +0000

Well said. I think what it comes down to now is the companies themselves needing to listen to their users/support base. Things like the questionnaire from att about the iphone are a good first step. A lot of companies/carriers right now sometimes get stuck in the idea of that they tell us what we need/want and that it should be enough.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:07:47 +0000

Nice wrap-up, Rene.

While I agree that the iPhone is still missing some needed features, I still don’t understand why so many people want so much excess clutter and options on a mobile device. Sure, Mail could be improved with flagging and Calendar improved with To-Dos, Copy/Paste, Push, etc, etc. But the whole purpose of being “mobile” is to be able to take care of quick needs “on-the-go” in a compact, and convenient way… not to labor through endless menus, settings, and options for things that can wait. That’s what sets the iPhone apart from these other “over-the-top” devices. But, sometimes I get the feeling the more pretentious WinMo and BlackBerry users don’t ever want to see their homes, their families, or their computers again. They want the kitchen sink with them wherever they go while they miss out on life. It’s ridiculous. Gmail? Google Calendars? Google this, Google that? Ughhh… no thanks. The less redundant third-party nonsense, the better.

Perhaps some should consider why they’ve abandoned these other devices to switch over to the iPhone, only to harass Apple into making their device exactly like the ones that drove them away.

I feel like the guy whose neighborhood is being trashed by urban dwellers who burned theirs down.

By: Stephen Sizemore

Stephen Sizemore — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:40:01 +0000

This post sums up of the whole round robin experience for me. The iPhone seems to fit most of my smartphone needs but I would like to see apple borrow from the strengths of the other platforms (HTC's 3rd eye candy, blackberry's messaging, window's mobile's customization, android's notification window).

I've really enjoyed the round robin this year, and can't wait to see how things are different in 2009!

By: talljason

talljason — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:12:47 +0000

Great summary of the benefits and limitations of the phones in the Round Robin. I hope with the next releases of the iPhone OS and upgrades to the hardware, Apple will build an even more compelling device.

And your idea to get some crack in the iPhone through developing a community is exactly what is needed. To Apples benefit, they have sold enough iPhones that once they do that, there are enough potential people in the community to make it work.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:53:26 +0000

Good final conclusion. It really is true that each platform has it’s strengths and weaknesses, and each individual chooses their device based on those.