“Compare the iPhone [disassembly] imagery to that of the Compaq iPaq 3835, which was the subject of my Nov. 23, 2006 Prying Eyes piece,” Brian Dipert reports for EDN (formerly Electrical Design News).
“Now consider that the iPhone integrates Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GSM cellular data and voice, along with a position sensor, none of which the iPaq provides, along with a much more powerful CPU and substantially more nonvolatile and volatile memory. Finally, realize that the iPhone’s form factor is almost 3× smaller in total volume than that of the iPaq 3835 (in fairness, I should point out that the iPaq 3835’s screen is 0.25-in. wider than that of the iPhone, although the two LCD’s lengths are identical),” Dipert reports.
“After digesting this data, you’ll likely walk away quite impressed, as I was, with the accomplishments of Apple’s electrical and mechanical engineering teams, as well as with the integration accomplishments of Apple’s various semiconductor suppliers,” Dipert reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “KingMel” for the heads up.]
No, the iPhone is not impressive. It doesn’t do what my Windows Mobile device does. The iPhone is not ready for prime time.
I need visual ringtones!!!
The HOW starts now!
Wow, I was the first poster on this thread. I feel that I really missed out by not saying, “First Post”, and crowing about my monumental achievement.
This might explain why a user replacable battery didn’t happen.
Not enough room to do it and keep it safe from stupid people.
You know they are out there. They can break anything.
“Partial List” = “Zune Tang” without the personality??
Partial, it’s understandable that you did not know you were first since your Windows Mobile probably can’t display the page properly.
@Partial List
and of course you are the center of the universe – everything revolves around you.
Get over yourself. The iPhone has a number of features that your Windows mobile device does not. If you do not care about those features, don’t buy one.
@ Partial List
My grandmom would need visual ring tones, too. That would be because she is patially deaf and her phone has to be really loud and blink for her to know that the phone is ringing.
Really, visual ring tones on a cell phone is the dumbest thing ever. I’m sure I’ll see who’s calling through my pocket.
DUMB!
Um, duh, this iPhone thinger has one of them there batteries? Guh… Get me my hammer.
The iPhone is just a gimmicky fad. Nothing more than an iPod that makes some very iffy phone calls. My Windows Mobile device is built for the Enterprise.
@Partial List,
Actually, in the big scope of things, the enterprise is the gimmicky fad. My iPhone is built for People.
Gawd, I just love it when posters like “Partial” (referring to his hemispherectomy, no doubt) use the phrase “the Enterprise.”
It reminds me of those effete students of “the Dance” we used to stuff into garbage cans in high school and college.
I prefer to think that the number one ‘feature’ of any device is usability, and in this area, it means any device Apple makes will have at least one feature that is far better than anyone else’s.
@Partial List
Neither Captain Kirk nor Captain Picard would allow a Windows Mobile device on board!
“The Enterprise.”
Where does one begin?
The best employer in the US is self-employment. In declining order are companies of increasing size.
Remember Einstein: “Everything that is great is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.”
The Enterprise. Geez.
ok, so I got censored… how about, “watching this page load is like watching paint dry”? Not as colorful as the original, but the sentiment is the same…
Randian, great use of the word “hemispherectomy’, by the way. Awful hard to work that on into conversation – kudos
Windows Mobile – definitely a phone for Klingons….
partnering that other Klingon device the Zune
Partial List:
Uh, my iPhone turns the screen on automatically and displays either my wallpapers screen or a photo of the caller, if I have set one. What more do you need? Just don’t lay if face down.
The iPhone is not a fad, it’s the future direction of phones. Just wait 3-4 years to see the Microsoft product is touting that is not as complete as today’s iPhone.
@ Randian… while a whole-heartedly agree with your medical assessment of Partial, the part about stuffing other kids into garbage cans kinda blew it.
On topic… I was visiting the parents the other day, and my technologically-challenged mother was quite surprised at my iPhone’s heft. There’s obviously a lot of cool stuff packed into that small space.