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Apple iPhone

Elegant, intuitive and fast - but the iPhone could do more

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Last reviewed: November 9th 2007

The Apple iPhone is available from Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK

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lily

11 Jan 2008 1:47 pm

1.For It's Apple! / Against It's big

I love this phone - I actually haven't got one but I've had a play and it's fabulous. I will be waiting for the 2nd generation one though which will hopefully be a bit smaller...

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The Apple iPhone is available from Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK

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3G	Yes
Accessories	Dock / Dock Connector to USB Cable / USB Power Adapter / Cleaning/polishing cloth
Additional Information	Available for Â£269 with a minimum 18 months contract on dedicated tariffs ranging from Â£35 - Â£55 per month
Alarm	Yes
Audio Recording	Yes
Battery Type	Rechargeable Lithium Ion
Bluetooth	Yes
Built-In Camera	Yes
Camera Resolution	2
Colour Screen	Yes
Connectivity	3.5mm Headphone Jack, 30pin iPod Dock Connector, USB
Data Link Protocol	802.11b/g
Dimensions	61 x 115 x 11.6
Display Resolution	480 x 320
Display Size	3.5
Display Technology	TFT Touchscreen
E-mail Client	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Expansion Slots	None
FM Radio	Yes
GPRS	Yes
Handsfree Speakerphone	Yes
Headphone Details	Stereo earphones with built-in microphone / 20Hz - 20KHz Response / 32 Ohms Impedence
HSDPA	Yes
Infrared	Yes
Installed RAM (MB)	512
Internet Browser	Yes
Java	Yes
Keyboard	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes
Memory (GB)	8
Memory Card Compatibility	None
MMS	Yes
Mobile Phone Camera Type	Megapixel
Mobile Phone Frequencies	GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900
MPN	MA712LLA1
Operating System	Apple Mac OS X
OS Requirements	Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Home, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Professional
Phone Features	Calculator, Calender, Call History, Call Waiting, Contact List, Directory Search, Google Maps, MP3/Polyphonic ringtones, Music Library, Notes, Photos, Safari Web Browser, Stock Ticker, Weather
Playable Formats	AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, Audible 1, Audible 2, Audible 3, H.264 with AAC-LC, MP3, MPEG-4 , WAV
Processor Speed (MHz)	620
Processor Type	ARM 1176JZF
Quoted Standby Time	250
Quoted Talk Time (hrs)	8
RAM Type	SDRAM
Required Software	Apple iTunes 7.3 or later
Smartphone OS	Mac OS X
SMS	Yes
Speakers	Mono
Stereo Bluetooth	Yes
Touchscreen	Yes
Vibrating Alert	Yes
Video Capture	Yes
WAP 2.0	Yes
Weight (g)	135

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Product Summary

iPhone 8GB

Price at launch

£269

Key specs

Alarm 1 | Expansion Slots None | MPN MA712LLA1 | Operating System Apple Mac OS X |

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MultiTouch touchscreen controls

Intuitive interface

Good battery life

Simplified syncing with iTunes

Dazzling screen

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No 3G

Fixed focus camera

Bluetooth works with phone headsets only

Fixed battery

Incompatible with 64-bit Windows

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