I got an iPhone 3G in late October, so, after almost 4 months I think it’s time to write a review about it. To be completely honest, I was disappointed in the first days. The battery didn’t last longer than a day, some times even less. There were not so many great apps and -taking into account that I already had an iPod Touch- I was not really amazed by the simplciity and the innovation of its menu.

However, I wanted a mobile phone not running Windows Mobile or Symbian, able to sync with my email accounts and… pretty much only these things. I know, I am describing a Blackberry but iPhone’s looks (and me being a mac enthusiast) won the duel. In the first days, I had to answer million of questions from friends and not friends, about it. In fact, most of the guys already knew the cons of iPhone but they kept asking about them, like wanting a confirmation. Yes, many basic features are missing -copy/paste function, greek keyboard, camera (only 2MP? Are you serious Apple?), SMS delivery report, etc etc- but I believe that all these functions -except the greek keyboard- are only necessary to power users. I don’t feel like one, so iPhone is great for me.

How really did I change my mind from being dissapointed to loving it? I don’t know. I guess it grow on me and I got used to it. Many great apps appeared in iTunes Store that made my life easier (to name a few: Twitteriffic, Tris, Shazam, Air Sharing) and in addition to iPod function and Safari, it has everything that I want. What I also appreciated is Contacts and Calendar. Synchronizing with my MacBook is like heaven to me. All those small features that my previous mobile phone (K800i) didn’t have made me love my iPhone. However, I don’t know if I would have enjoyed a Blackberry more, but I am almost sure that the next mobile duel will be between an Android-powered phone and next-gen iPhone.

[photo via flickr.com, user Gojca]