And that’s when you all say, out loud and in a monotone voice, “Hi Amanda.” Yes, it’s true, I broke down and got the best gadget since the iPod. For weeks, even months, I have been so far off the bandwagon of Apple adopters that I couldn’t even see, well, the bandwagon. Then came upgrade time. And just like a wad of cash in my pocket, the lure of an upgrade was eating at me. Who can resist something new and shiny? Not cockatoos and not me. For full disclosure I was convinced by the AT&T salesman (cha ching for Hector) to get the iPhone over the Samsung Impression.
I found the Impression online and thought it was cool: a slider plus a touch screen. Boy was I convinced by all the imagery on the website, that this was the phone for me. Then, I saw it in person. 1 word….cheesy. While I was giddy at the possibility that I would soon be getting a slider with a kickass display, I looked a little closer. The calendar, web browser and general feel didn’t stand up to all of the marketing….at all. The icons looked like they were designed by and made for a fifteen year old. And overall, the phone was for a teenager that texts like lightening, not a bells and whistles girl like myself. In the middle of my debating, all 3 minutes of it, Hector said “I think you are old enough for an iPhone.” While I didn’t exactly have a response for that, and was flattered and insulted all at once, he was right.
Switching from a BlackBerry I did sacrifice some itsy bitsy features that I have become accustomed to: Hotmail on the phone, a flash camera, copy & paste but so far so good. The second I walked over to the display, I was blinded by the light of the phone. OK so it was more the flourescent overhead lighting bouncing off of the glass screen and burning my cornea than an epiphany, but I am still rationalizing the purchase. I must say, now that I have had 24 hours to play with it, I am pleasantly surprised.
The keyboard isn’t as clumsy as I expected. It’s superfast. And all in all, it has done everything I have asked of it, which is basically download a couple apps and update my calendar. The battery life isn’t all that great and I am so terrified of dropping it sometimes I find myself coddling it like a kitten on my lap, but I think I’ll keep it. The true test is in a month when the shiny, new novelty has worn off and it is just a dumb old cell phone, will I still love it?
