[Mattus]

The original iPhone can't do video capture or MMS properly. The third-party 'video' apps that are available just operate the camera's shutter as quickly as possible, since the hardware isn't capable of proper video. Same with MMS - its radio isn't capable of sending MMS messages according to standards.

I accept that the iPhone's feature set wasn't (and probably still isn't) as impressive as other handsets of its price range. So why do I have one? Usability. What most iPhone detractors fail to realise is that usability is THE most important feature. Phones have had web browsers for a long time - so why do the networks say that iPhone users use the internet a lot more than users of other phones? Because the browser is so simple and intuitive to use. No, it can't do Flash, but it does something which very few phones have managed to do - it makes the browsing experience less of a chore and more enjoyable.

It's the same with the music player. No, it can't play OGGs, or do any of the other things which make techies excited. But it does what it does extremely well. I previously had a Samsung phone. The music player could technically do everything that the iPhone can. But its interface was such an abortion that I didn't bother using it as a music player. It was too frustrating. Now I listen to music on my iPhone every day. It's the exact same feature, better implemented.

An enjoyable and convincing implementation of core features will always trump things like good Bluetooth support. That's why the iPhone is popular.