| Whether or not you have an iPod, you may have | | | | 4. Mobility |
| considered buying an iPhone. After all, wouldn't it be | | | | In today's mobile world, we need communication |
| great to have a portable media player and cell phone | | | | methods that are just as portable. With the iPhone, |
| rolled into a single gadget? As with any other | | | | you can connect to your landline phone at home. And |
| purchase, it's important to weigh the pros and cons | | | | with the Wi-Fi-compatible handsets, you can make |
| of the iPhone before deciding to buy one. Here are | | | | calls from anywhere a wireless access point is |
| some of the benefits and drawbacks that you should | | | | contained. Also, you can use various types of Instant |
| certainly think about:iPhone Benefits | | | | Messaging, to contact your friends and |
| 1. It's more than a phone or a portable media player | | | | relatives.iPhone Drawbacks |
| OK, this is stating the obvious. But it's definitely one | | | | 1. Cost |
| of the main perks of the iPhone. While electronic | | | | While the iPhone is certainly powerful and convenient, |
| gadgets of any type can be convenient, toting too | | | | unfortunately not everyone can afford its price tag. |
| many of them around can become a hassle. Most | | | | As with any other electronic gadget, the price will |
| importantly, it increases the chance of one of them | | | | drop as years pass. But with the rising cost of living, |
| being lost or stolen. With the iPhone, you just have | | | | it remains a luxury that many of us have to learn to |
| one gadget to keep track of. | | | | live without. |
| 2. Up-to-date information | | | | 2. Short battery life |
| Are you tired of printed phone books with wrong | | | | Many people have complained that the battery life of |
| numbers, and being limited to accessing information | | | | the iPhone is much shorter than it ideally should be. Is |
| from your personal computer? With the iPhone, you | | | | the short battery life justifiable? Considering all the |
| can access the latest information, while you're | | | | technical features that it has, it's somewhat |
| on-the-go. With many of us spending more and more | | | | understandable. But iPhone users are more interested |
| time outside the home, we need the latest news, | | | | in pragmatics: how often they'll get stranded with a |
| weather reports, and so on, while we're away from | | | | dead iPhone battery. |
| our homes. The iPhone delivers! | | | | 3. Touch-screen damage |
| 3. Multimedia content | | | | While one of the benefits of a touch-screen is that |
| Using your iPhone, you can access a wide variety of | | | | it's more convenient, one of the drawbacks is that |
| media, including: | | | | it's easy for the screen to pick up smudges and |
| - text | | | | scratches. So before buying an iPhone, consider |
| - photos | | | | whether you can live with the likelihood that they will |
| - music | | | | build-up on the screen. |
| - videos | | | | So there you have it! While the iPhone isn't perfect, |
| These different types of media are what make the | | | | it's certainly revolutionary and convenient. Make sure |
| Internet so magical, and the iPhone uses them to add | | | | to weigh both the pros and cons of the iPhone, |
| some pizzazz to information that you get for your | | | | before shelling out your money. |
| professional or personal life. | | | | |