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Apple has defintiely come up with a revolution in cell phone usability; the iPhone pioneers a whole new user interface that works very effectively. There are only a few buttons on the device bacause you don't need the other buttons. But the other features of the device are either evolutionary or somewat retrograde. The camera, for instance, is merely adequate, and the EDGE data connection is very slow and makes Web browsing a somewhat painful experience. The browser itself is great; the version of Safari on the iPhone does an excellent job of rendering pages. But it's not that huge a step above other advanced mobile browsers like Opera or the Series 60 Web.

In many ways, the iPhone reminds us of the first iPods. They were resonably good, but it took some time and a couple of revisions to catch on and garner a majority of the market. And the iPhone may be the same; Apple is testing the waters with this first version, relying on existing technologies and not doing anything too radical; there are lots of cell phones out there that offer more and better features. Of course a feature list isn't everything, but Apple needs to work to fill some obvious holes: MMS support, better Bluetooth implementation and more robust PIM apps. Despite this the iPhone is still an excellent cell phone that will do a lot to shake up the cell phone market. And that can benefit us all.

Read original review at WirelessInfo.