We’ve waited so long for it but in the end, and as cool as it is, if I find it just a little meh but at the same time I want one does that make me a bad person? Sure, I had hoped for something in-between the iPhone and a MacBook, in terms of size that is exactly what it is. But, I’ll be honest my first impression was that “it’s just a giant iPod Touch” (or iPod Touch 3GXL…)
It is running what is basically the iPhone OS, with slightly bigger icons, and plenty of space between them on the home screen. I mean plenty. A small child could thump their paw down on the screen an only hit one app. It has the general iPhone feel (flick/pinch/swipe etc) to the interface, with the exception of the OS X style dock, also with really spaced out icons (I wonder how many you can actually put on it?).
| Great | Good | So-So |
|---|---|---|
| Price point Design Speed No Flash |
Delicious Library… err, I mean iBooks It runs iPhone apps (including those you already own) Tech specs — seem pretty good for the price Redesigned core apps Claimed battery life |
The Bezel The way iPhone apps run No Camera Additional cost for 3G The name. iPad? hmm… |