Must Have: iPhone
The iPhone
The iPhone, Time Magazine's invention of the year for 2007. This sleek piece of technology combines 3 different functions into one; Messaging, Camera and your conventional iPod Music Player. Brimming with a 3.5 inch touch-screen, it displays vivid colors and clear content. Integrated with a 2-mega pixel camera, it'll surely capture the moment. Sound's better too, the iPhone functions just like an iPod and gives you clear sound for listening pleasure. Sounds great? Of course! Why else would Time Magazine rate it that much?
I've been hearing a lot of raves for the phone, so naturally, I was intrigued. I was searching for the perfect phone since mine got stolen. Why not an iPhone? I kept saying to myself that I couldn't afford it, its way too expensive. But then from a source of mine, told me that they were selling cheap iPhones in Alabang. He said that it only costs P8,000 (roughly $200), while the real market price was about $500. But bad news, they seemed to be smuggled phones and they spread all over the news. No wonder they were cheap. I wouldn't just take the risk of having one, I decided not to continue to Alabang to check out the said phones.
A day ago, my classmate brought his new cellphone-- an iPhone to class. He bragged about how cool it was and how hi-tech it's feature was. But when I saw it, I was completely flooded with laughter. It wasn't an iPhone at all! It was a phony Chinese imitation, it didn't really looked like the real thing! For one, it has keypads, iPhones don't have them! The camera only had 1.3 mega-pixels, and it didn't even look like a 1.3 mega-pixel resolution. The iPhone has 2 mega-pixels. Images have poor quality. So does the sounds. It just irritates your ear. Plus it had this ad on the back: "Let's enjoy our digital world www.chinamobile.com." Horrible. Hello? It was clearly a fake. Although he kept insisting that it was genuine.
I took a peek at Apple's Website to view this amazing tech phone. I took the guided tour and watched some demos on how the phone worked. I was amazed. It really functions well. Its like there's a handy PC in your pocket. Nanotechnology is outstanding these days! How can they fit so much stuff into a small-sized piece of fidelty? The touch screen is so great, it makes buttons look stressful. There are a lot of options set-up which can be handy at times. Over-all it just looks incredible, from the look, the design, function, sound; everything looks great.
But I know I could never have one. Why? I don't have money! That's the main reason! But that's alright, considering I need a phone that has keypads to send messages, I think its more convenient that way. I should just keep on dreaming. After all, I'm only a tech freak, but the simplest joys in life are the real ones that make me happy. G
