Singaporean will finally have the privilege to legally buy the iPhone from Year end. Agreement has been sealed with one of the major Telco, Singtel. It seems as well other Telcos are about to sell the iPhone too, changing in that case the current Apple distribution pattern.

Anyway, I do not expect to see lots of additional iPhone popping up in Singapore…The launch will certainly be a success but Hypes, Tech addicted people, technofreak…all already got a non sim locked iPhone.

The best of it is that everyone will tell you they are very happy with it ! No one will dare telling you they do not like it ! So the question is : Do you really like your iPhone…?

People who know me are very surprised to still see me around with my old Samsung i300 and i680. They are even surprised when they realize I do not carry the iPhone, representing the ultimate geek gadget !

Well, let’s put it this way, for me the iPhone is a GREAT gadget but a louzy phone…too bad for a phone is it not ? Why is that ? This is based on my personal usages of phones.

I need a phone to …TALK and SMS…(basic isn’t it ?). For that , the P308 is perfect, small, convenient, pocketsized , perfectly fit my suit or jean pocket. Ok it is a bit old and retro, but I love it !

I need a phone to email when I am on the road. i680 (a bit old as well, oops) is perfect with its qwerty keyboard, 3.5G connection, small foot print.

I do not need a camera or a an MP3 player in my phone nor a GPS not a coffee machine…for this I use my iPod Touch, the best geek gadget on earth…lol….

I know this is carrying multiple devices at the same time. I agree, actually more than 2, depending on the occasion. PSP, Phone, Camera, iPod touch or nano…But I prefer to have the right device for the right usage instead of compromising features..

The iPhone is a great iPod touch but miss some critical elements to be the ultimate phone :
- 3G connection for traveling around Asia
- real keyboard : typing SMS or email is a nightmare (except for short ones)
- Size is too big or too small and it is too fragile for me

If u are looking for a nice good looking device with multimedia features and you want to mix it with a great phone, GO for the iPhone. Should you just want to talk or email, wait for next round .