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Re:Ballmer Laughs at iPhone (2007) by pmontra on Saturday September 03, 2022 @03:24AM (#32699569)
It was 2G when Europe has been 3G for a while. No copy and paste anywhere, but that wasn't probably a big problem (can't remember.) It was more of a fashion / luxury statement than a useful phone. The incredibly large screen would be very useful for web browsing, but 2G... Remember, no apps on the first ìPhone.

Edit: can't remember this too but maybe its 2 Mpx camera was a great one in 2007 (for a phone.) After all the view finder was unprecedented in size and it had wifi to download (or usb through iTunes?). No video recording, no selfie camera.

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Re:Ballmer Laughs at iPhone (2007) by seba_dos1 on Saturday September 03, 2022 @06:36AM (#32700505)
> can't remember this too but maybe its 2 Mpx camera was a great one in 2007 (for a phone.)

It was comparable to what mid-end smartphones offered in 2007, like Nokia N75. Higher-end ones, like Nokia N95, already offered 5MP cameras with ~3" screens.

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