In a previous post, we told you the reasons why we love our iPhone. To recap, the iPhone’s display is mouthwatering eye candy with its sharp rendering of graphics. The touch screen is sensitive and nearly all commands can be made with just a touch of the fingertips. And of course, the iPod functions of the iPhone are simply awesome. These are the reasons why we love our iPhone.

Now, here are the reasons why we hate the iPhone.

1. Making phone calls on the iPhone is way too complicated. You press the power switch, swipe a finger across the screen to unlock it, go to the phone menu and then find the contact number of the person you want to call in your favorites folder. If you have the misfortune of not adding the number in your favorites folder, finding the said number in the address book just adds more clicks to the already complicated process.
2. The iPhone does not have a voice dialing feature. Woe to you if you have become used to dialing without using your fingers, just speaking out the name of the person you are calling and expecting your phone to simply dial the number in response.
3. The quality of the calls made on the iPhone is simply horrible. Many times it is nearly impossible to connect to another person who is not using an iPhone. Instead, what you get is a drop call. If your call does connect, the transmission is garbled and full of static. The thing does have a speakerphone, but the speakerphone is too muffled. If you want a headset for your iPhone, take note that the outlet is far too recessed and some headsets need adaptors.
4. Customization is very limited. Sure, you can assign icons to the people on your contact list, but you can only choose a ringtone among the 25 built-in tunes in your iPhone. If you think you can assign an mp3 track as a ringtone, download a ringtone or compose your own ringtone on your iPhone, think again. You can’t.
5. For now, the iPhone is exclusive to AT&T subscribers only, and the subscription contract lasts for two years. The SIM card can be removed from the iPhone itself, but it cannot be used on another phone unit. Woe to you if you are the type of person who has different phones and loves changing phones to match your outfit and whatnot.
6. The iPhone is a quad-band phone, which means it can be used anywhere in the world. However, this is an almost useless fact, given that the iPhone is exclusive for now to AT&T subscribers and the roaming fees of AT&T are prohibitive.
7. The camera installed on the iPhone is a 2 megapixel thing, capable of taking clear and sharp images, but it has absolutely no controls. Just point it and click.
8. The iPhone cannot shoot videos. A disappointment for those who want to pretend they are film directors.

In summary, the iPhone at this point is nothing more than an iPod smacked with a phone. As an iPod, it is an awesome gadget. But as a phone, it leaves a lot to be desired.