It’s no secret (except to ignorant, brainwashed Apple fanboi’s) that Apple’s iPhone lacks features and capabilities that other phones have had for years. Arguably the most missed is 3G capability which was shocking, even for a company that consistently focuses on beauty over functionality.

Luckily for quasi-fanboi’s who do place at least some value in functionality, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson announced that the Apple iPhone will be 3G capable sometime next year. No word on when exactly that will be or when other missing features (A real keyboard, GPS, MMS, Instant Messaging, Custom ringtones, Video Recording, A2DP Bluetooth Profile, Non-browser based 3rd party apps, Office Document support, ActiveSync/Exchange support, External Storage, User-replaceable battery, Standard mini-usb connection instead of 30-pin proprietary) will be added, but at least they’re slowly moving in the right direction.

Why can’t anyone start a handset manufacturer that combines the advanced features of most companies (ex. HTC) with the “pretty” and smooth interface of Apple so we don’t have to choose which to sacrifice? Not that it’s a hard choice in my opinion, but still it would be nice to have my phone and eat it too