Is the iPhone 3G really deserving of the nickname Jesusphone?

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Sure, the iPhone 3G is a groundbreaking phone. There’s a lot to love about it… the amazingly easy-to-use touchscreen interface, amazing video playback, a big, bright, high contrast, high-resolution display that’s the best of any smartphone on the market, and a web browser that’s as good as any you’d use on a desktop computer. Not to mention Apple’s new MobileMe service which will provide over the air syncing of your email, contacts, calendar, tasks and photos with your home or office computer — no plugging in required.

But there are a lot of big disappointments with the iPhone 3G too. Some of them are stubborn commercial decisions Apple has made; others look like oversights, and others are fundamental flaws in the design of the phone itself.

Think I don’t know jack? Before you post an angry comment, read through the 10 points and then tell me what you think.

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