Originally Posted by rcompart

The iPhone IMHO is archaic hardware coupled with state of the art software. For instance, when the first iPhone was launched, how many features was it void of compared to other phones that did essentially the same thing? A lot, but most importantly, it lacked 3G speed, wireless N, stereo bluetooth, GPS, true Exchange support and although it could browse the same internet your computer could, it lacked flash support. Then came the iPhone 3G that added 3G speed and GPS and Exchange support but it missed the boat again with stereo bluetooth, wireless N and flash support.They also did nothing with an upgrade to the processing power. Now the iPhone 3G S is here and they added stereo bluetooth and a faster processor but again, no flash support or wireless N. The hardware is always a step or two behind the competition but what makes this device shine is it's software. I'll be the first to admit that it is by far the best mobile email client out there. It pains me to say this though because it is also the worst phone out there as well. If this software was on another platform, one that had the latest and greatest hardware, the cold war of phones would be over and it would be the reining victor but until then, it will just be what I use for email and mobile browsing and I'll keep my little Nokia flip phone, that is just that, a great phone, as my primary device.