... ya know what, my iPhone is far superior other than 3G and 3rd party apps, which I knew about waaaaaaaay before I bought it. And ya know what, my iPhone works so much better and is actually far more useful to me....
Regarding the first 2... I thought the same thing at first. Keep using it [often] and I'm sure you'll see these issues pop up at least once. It doesn't happen frequently for me but it does happen.
The volume might not be an issue to you... people have different levels of hearing and different opinions on what is considered sufficient.
I haven't noticed any battery issues myself so we're on the same page there... I'm not doubting that *some* people may have battery issues but I'm wondering if a lot of the complaints are due to improperly training/charging the battery?
Some people never figure this out in relationships, either. When their SO says "I wish you could do xxx", it doesn't mean they hate you. They just want you to do more.