Apple iPhone 4

Ever since I have been working for Optus (I'm an outsourced sales representative), all I hear from bloody Aussies is the iPhone 4... When I have undergone product training, the iPhone 3GS was phased out and the iPhone 4 replaced it in the Optus product line.

 The Apple iPhone 4... in all its shiny glory!!!

At first, I thought the iPhone 4 wouldn't be for me... in Globe Telecom, they sold the phone unit for PhP 45,000 (~ USD1,000) which for me is ridiculous!!! I won't buy a phone which would be more expensive than a computer!!! (Even if there are PCs now for less than PhP 20,000 (USD 444.44)). Recently, I posted a status message (well... not really a status message now since it goes down)...

"Which would you prefer??? An Apple iPhone 4 or Nokia N8???!!!"

One of my friends (when i was in  the 6th grade can't decide while my friend in my 1st year in college told me that I would enjoy more with the iPhone 4. For the longest time, since there was an iPod touch ~ I wanted one, but it was just a music slash video player... I also want the functionality of a phone... but the iPhone was rather up-up-upscale!!!

For me, the iPhone is more beautiful in black!

The iPhone 4 is aesthetically pleasing in contrast with the Nokia N8. Although it has a lower resolution for digital imaging, other features are rather well ~ I mean, I played with an iPod touch before and I know somehow how it goes. One thing I don't like about the iPhone 4 is the micro-SIM card support only ~ I mean, I can live with the fixed 32 GB internal memory... but a micro-SIM card???!!! Who thought of making micro-SIM card in the first place???!!!

Micro-SIM cards made life much more complicated, right???!!!

So, why am I asking between the said phone and a Nokia N8???!!! The Nokia N8 has a digital imaging resolution of 12 MP, something I have never ever thought Nokia would do... from a 5 MP sensor to a 12!!! Wow!!! And I know Nokia is a very user friendly phone since I used Nokia since the 6th grade. (From a Nokia 3210, to a Nokia 8250, to a Nokia 3310, to a Nokia 8250, to a Nokia 3310, to a Nokia 7260, and to a Nokia N70 Music Edition ~ all were hand-me-down phones except the first Nokia 8250 which was a surprise expense deducted from my bank deposits!!!)

Which looks better... the iPhone or Nokia N8???!!!

Anyway, the prices are rather close... the Nokia N8 costs PhP 18,450 (USD 410) while the Apple iPhone 4 costs USD 460 (PhP 20,700) at a website inclusive of shipping and has a tracking number from the United Kingdom (brand new unit).

But since my current project is a digital camera, I'll see which one I will squeeze into my wishlist!!! =)

By the way, iPhone 4 or Nokia N8???!!!