I'm less concerned about whizz-bang features and more interested in the user interface.
The UI's of all the major phone makers has stagnated, with each adopting their own style with little variation between models. Personally, I find Nokia's interface a little laborious and Motorola's is an absolute pain (with the ugliest font and text rendering in the world). SonyEricsson's is the one I'm most comfortable with, but it still triggers a few 'grrr!' moments.
I'd like to see something special in the UI department from Apple. Something rather understated yet powerful, much like that of the iPod. However, comparisons with the iPod's UI is rather pointless, since the range of functions that need to be manipulated is much broader on a phone.
The 'iPhone' may not be perfect from the get-go. However, I'm hoping it'll be very close
I wonder if any Apple phone would support firmware updates? I know that SonyEricsson have offered an online update service for a number of years, but it's a cludgy online affair which does not inspire confidence. Perhaps Apple will offer occasional updates and improvements via whatever computer-side software will manage it (iTunes, perhaps?).
Of course, it's rather silly thinking too heavily about this, since it's not even been released yet
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