Después de analizar las funcionalidades telefónicas del iPhone, toca echarle un vistazo a lo que realmente es su fuerte: todo lo demás. Y es que dejando a un lado sus capacidades como teléfono, el resto de características lo convierten en un gadget realmente apetecible, pero teniendo presente que no es perfecto, ni mucho menos.
An iPhone could be considered a “mini computer” with an embedded phone, or as many people say: “an iPod with a phone”. They are right, but the main advantage it offers over its competitors is having a huge multi-touch screen, which makes it very easy to use.
The iPhone has all kinds of applications. From the typical ones of a mobile phone such as the agenda, the calculator, etc.; to others that allow us to use it as if it were a pocket computer.
Browse the Internet
To browse the Internet, the iPhone has the Safari browser, which is the simplest and most comfortable thing in the world. We can scroll comfortably by sliding our fingers across the screen or zoom and change the perspective simply by tapping with our finger. We can save our favorites and import them from our computer, keeping them synchronized.
Receiving emails via Wifi, GPRS or 3G is also extremely simple, since you can automatically configure email accounts and program the iPhone to check for new emails from time to time or when there is a change in the origin server (PUSH).
Web 2.0 Applications
One of the great assets that the iPhone has is the number of so-called Web 2.0 applications that are available. We can have a birthday party RSS reader synchronized with Google Reader with Bylines, listen to our favorite music on Last.fm, manage our Wordpress blog, take photographs and send them directly to Flickr, communicate with others through Twitter or messaging services like Gtalk or Messenger, and so on.
This makes the iPhone a perfect tool for all those addicted to “new 2.0 technologies”.
Games
It is possibly one of the least strong points of the iPhone, since although the catalog is quite extensive, it does not have any games worth paying for. Although, like everything, there are exceptions, since games like Bejeweled 2, Tetris or Monkey Ball are quite fun.
Other Applications
Apart from the aforementioned applications, there are others that expand the features of the iPhone. Thanks to these programs we can do countless things that would be impossible for me to list one by one. I have a few “general purpose” applications: Remote, to control iTunes from the iPhone; Offline Maps, to have maps without having to be connected to the internet; NetShare, to use the iPhone as a modem, etc.
Conclusion
The iPhone is very good if we want to use it for Internet-related use, if we are not too demanding with games or if what we are looking for is an easy-to-use tool.