Often referred to as the "Jesus Phone" because of its laundry list of supposed capabilities, there were a lot of people, that did not believe that the Apple iPhone could possibly live up to the hype. Everyone was wrong. Apple iphone can and does live up to all the hype. The iPhone is a lovely device with a sleek interface, top-notch music and video features, and innovative design touches. The iPhone is pretty much the sexiest phone to ever hit the market, and there was no small amount of praise for the high resolution screen, svelte form factor and sturdy construction.



The device weighs a somewhat hefty 145g (5.1oz) and measures up at 115mm x 61mm x 12mm (4.5" x 2.4" x .47"). For comparison, a current model 30 or 80GB iPod weighs 136g (4.8oz) and measures 104mm x 61mm x 11mm (4.1" x 2.4" x .43"). The iPhone boasts a brilliant display, trim profile, and clean lines (no external antenna of course), and its lack of buttons puts it in a design class that even the LG Prada and the HTC Touch can't match. At a generous 3.5 inches, the display takes full advantage of the phone's size, while its 480x320 pixel resolution (160 dots per inch) translates into brilliant colors, sharp graphics, and fluid movements. he screen also has a proximity sensor. This smart technology detects if the screen is being approached by your finger or face. The moment you take the phone close to your face while on a call, it automatically sends the screen into standby; and the moment you take it off your ear, the screen again lights up. A brilliant way to save battery. If that weren't enough, the accelerometer even detects which way you're holding the phone and automatically changes the orientation of the screen. There's a spring unit in the phone, which supports the Accelerometer. It consists of 4 springs on each side and a piece of solid in the center. The solid puts weight onto the spring on whichever side is down.


The touch screen and software interface are easier to use than expected. What's more, we didn't miss a stylus in the least. Despite a lack of tactile feedback on the keypad, we had no trouble tapping our fingers to activate functions and interact with the main menu. The onscreen dialpad took little acclimation, and even the onscreen keyboard fared rather well. Tapping out messages was relatively quick, and we could tap the correct letter, even with big fingers. The integrated correction software helped minimize errors by suggesting words ahead of time.


The iPhone display is remarkable for its multitouch technology, which allows you to move your finger in a variety of ways to manipulate what's on the screen. When in a message, you can magnify the text by pressing and holding over a selected area. And as long as you don't lift your finger, you can move your "magnifying glass" around the text. You can zoom in by pinching your fingers apart; to zoom out you just do the opposite. In the Web browser, you can move around the Web page by sliding your finger, or you can zoom in by a double tap. And when looking at your message list, you can delete items by swiping your finger from left to right across the message. At that point, a Delete button will appear.


The iPhone's features lives Apple's most amazing iPod yet. The display, interface, video quality, audio quality--all of it is meticulously refined and beautiful. The entire iPod application is very easy to use and very entertaining. It also plays in the background flawlessly while other applications on the phone are used, and will pause and resume automatically when interrupted by a call.  The iPhone's iPod doesn't offer any features not already on a fifth-generation iPod: podcasts, videos, music, and playlists are all here, and content management with iTunes is identical. Apple's biggest triumph with the iPhone is the fact that it has returned album artwork back into the music experience in a way that goes beyond a token thumbnail graphic. Physically flipping through your music collection in the iPhone's Cover Flow mode really brings back the visceral feel of digging through a CD or record bin.