After testing his iPhone for about two weeks Walter Mossberg published on the Wall Street Journal website the first review of the Apple-branded mobile phone.
In summary, the iPhone raises the bar for all other smart phones. The battery lifetime turned out to be better than Apple's claim of a maximum of eight hours, as he could get 7h18' of talk time while Wi-Fi and email fetching was on. The touch-screen interface and glass display was easy to use while scratch-proof. The iPhone does not feature SIM card, which one side gives Apple and AT&T a huge control over the phone, but it also makes the iPhone a no-target for thief as one would not be able to activate a new account. While the iPhone features a 2-megapixel camera, it can only take photo and it can not record video. The virtual keyboard requires some training but at the end it is rather quick for entering text; however you have to switch to a differen
