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iPhone: On A More Sober Note...

I personally don't see people paying the huge premium for this device. Most people will only replace their stand alone mp3 player once the mobile phone is small enough and has a long enough battery life. The new iPhone looks rather big and bulky to me. And it's battery life is no where near as big as a normal mp3 player. What people want from a mobile first and foremost is to make calls. But the other main redeming feature is the camera. Most of the other mobiles on the market will trounce the iPhone as far as pictures are concerned.

What do people want from a mobile in terms of features (in order of importance):

To make calls
To text people (will it be as easy to send texts with the new touch screen?)
To take pictures
To access the web
To use as an mp3 player
To use to watching tv
To use as a GPS system

What do people want from a mobile in terms of form (in order of importance):

Looks
Size
Weight

The iPhone may look amazing but it's bigger than the rest in terms of size and weight. People would be better off just getting the best current phone (either the Sony Ericsson W810i or the Samsung D900) and a Nano iPod. Plus it would be cheaper!

We are going in the right direction though. It just depends whether Apple can start delivering phones that are cheap enough for people to not only want them but also buy them.