Even though I am a loyal user of HTC pocket pc, I still have to write a short article about “nowdays” famous iPhone phone. It should give you some short information about the iPhone functionality and useage in normal everyday life.

When iPhone came out on the market, I was seriously thinking of swap from pocket pc to iPhone. There were several pluses and minuses, which led me to stay loyal to my great HTC Touch Cruise.

1) HTC (thanks to the Microsoft OS) has the PUSH MAIL build in (this is what I use pretty much everyday)
2) HTC Touch Cruise has built GPS chip, which is a big advantage compared to iPhone (I know, there are some extender possibilities, yet due to the fact it had been built in the HTC - i was decided)
3) There are still not many applications and tweaks compared to Pocket PC phones
4) The main think I love on Pocket PCs is the ability to easily change registry
5) Even if I like the view of iPhone, I am still able to set my PPC into the iPhone look (not other way round)

And now, here comes some technical information about the iPhone (source: www.apple.com)

Capacity: 8GB or 16GB flash drive

Display:
* 3.5-inch (diagonal) wide screen Multi-Touch display
* 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Operating system: OS X

GSM: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wireless data:
* Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
* EDGE
* Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Camera: 2.0 megapixels

Audio:
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video:
* Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Headphones:
* Stereo earphones with built-in microphone
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements:
* Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
* Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
* iTunes 7.5 or later

Windows system requirements:
* PC with USB 2.0 port
* Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
* iTunes 7.5 or later

Environmental requirements:
* Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
* Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non condensing
* Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Input and output:
* iPhone (30-pin dock connector, 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack)
* iPhone Dock (Dock connector)

Power and battery:
* Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
* Talk time: Up to 8 hours2iPhone on Dock
* Standby time: Up to 250 hours3
* Internet use: Up to 6 hours4
* Video playback: Up to 7 hours5
* Audio playback: Up to 24 hours6

Here are some iPhone pictures:

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