On the evening before the launch of the Verizon iPhone, the embargo for early review units has been lifted. This early set of reviews provides a look at the early verdict on the Verizon iPhone. Reviews and some highlights are listed here.
Macworld - "With a few minor variations, it looks, feels, and works just like the AT&T iPhone 4" - iOS 4.2.6 - Good distance on mobile Hotspot - "if you're using the Internet and your phone rings, your Internet connection immediately drops"
TechCrunch - "This Verizon version of the iPhone 4 seems to have none of the same antenna issues [as the AT&T model] - Much better with signal / lack of dropped calls than the AT&T model (in San Francisco) - "the iPhone 4 can give you a solid 4 hours of hotspot/tethering time"
All Things D - "the Verizon model did much, much better with voice calls" - "AT&T's network averaged 46% faster at download speeds and 24% faster at upload speeds."
Engadget - "Calls were consistently connected and uninterrupted, far more often than our AT&T calls in the same time period in similar locations." - "data rates on the Verizon iPhone 4 we tested were dramatically slower than those on its AT&T counterpart."
Overall, there seem to be few surprises. Lack of simultaneous voice and data has been known and those in weak AT&T are having much better luck with Verizon, but data speeds are better on AT&T.
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