iphone is kind of pissing me off

[Cleo]

SIM card come right out from the top slot without having to take the phone apart at all.

Guess the same thing you do when your iPod battery dies. You either send it in to have its battery replaced or, do like I did, and got out your soldering iron and do it yourself although my newer iPods don't seem to have any battery issues.

I agree that not having the battery easily replaced seems like a drawback although batteries seems to last longer then my phones do these days so maybe it isn't a big deal. Apple's logic for making the battery this way is it allows for a more compact design not having to add bulk from battery connectors and slide out locking covers. There is more screws in it holding it together then most items have and from what I've read this things survives being dropped on concrete floors from head level.

The phone does take most ipod accessories including external batteries.

The selling point of this phone for me is its software and also how well it syncs with my laptop. The thing holding me back from buying one is ATT.