Engadget is the #1 site for technical reviews. They posted a massively detailed review of the iPhone so far.
Here’s the summary:
It’s easy to see the device is extraordinarily simple to use for such a full-featured phone and media player.
Apple makes creating the spartan, simplified UI look oh so easy — but we know it’s not, and the devil’s always in the details when it comes to portables. To date no one’s made a phone that does so much with so little, and despite the numerous foibles of the iPhone’s gesture-based touchscreen interface, the learning curve is surprisingly low.
It’s totally clear that with the iPhone, Apple raised the bar not only for the cellphone, but for portable media players and multifunction convergence devices in general.
But getting things done with the iPhone isn’t easy, and anyone looking for a productivity device will probably need to look on. Its browser falls pretty short of the “internet in your pocket” claims Apple’s made, and even though it’s still easily the most advanced mobile browser on the market, its constant crashing doesn’t exactly seal the deal.
The iPhone’s Mail app — from its myriad missing features to its un-integrated POP mail experience to its obsolete method of accessing your Gmail — makes email on the iPhone a huge chore at best.
For us, the most interesting thing about the iPhone is its genesis and position in the market. Apple somehow managed to convince one of the most conservative wireless carriers in the world, AT&T (then Cingular), not only to buy into its device sight-unseen, but to readjust its whole philosophy of how a device and carrier should work together (as evidenced by the radically modernized and personalized activation process).
Only a few days after launch it’s easy to see June 29th as a watershed moment that crystalized the fact that consumers will pay more for a device that does more — and treats them like a human being, not a cellphone engineer. Imagine that.
But is the iPhone worth the two year contract with the oft-maligned AT&T and its steep price of admission?
Hopefully we gave you enough information about the iPhone’s every detail to make an informed decision — despite the iPhone’s many shortcomings, we suspect the answer for countless consumers will be a resounding yes.
iPhone review, part 3: Apps and settings, camera, iTunes, wrap-up – Engadget
My answer … WAIT.
Rick McCharles 
Personally, I miss my old Nokia from Europe. Honestly, cell phones have gone downhill since then, in terms of user friendly ease. My old phone, bought in Amsterdam in 2002, had the old green screen and few very simple functions. It was so easy to use, and to see the screen outside – a near impossible feat with my new higher tech LG. Seriously, the simplicity of that old phone, was unparalleled, and I have yet to own a better phone since. When I came back to Canada, I had one almost the same, very briefly – the only problem with it was the assinine Canadian cell phone system and service. Anyone who has lived in Europe will know what I mean. Anyway, that phone is now in the hands of my dad – it works great for him….and I miss it so!