The much anticipated iPhone 3G S (starts at US$199, plus subscription plan) is Apple’s third generation smartphone.
Features:
- 3G network: UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- 2G network: GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- 3.5-inch 480x320 widescreen Multi-touch display
- 3 megapixel camera
- Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio
- Photo and video geotagging
- 16GB or 32GB Flash Drive
- 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
- Assisted GPS
- Digital Compass
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- Colors: black, white
- Dimensions: 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
- Weight: 135 grams
Gizmodo was a bit bored with the new iPhone, but still considers it the best:
“Like I said in the Palm Pre review, I'm a bit bored of the iPhone look and feel. If you're looking for something new, something different and something you're not quite familiar with, there's the Pre or the MyTouch 3G. But as a whole, the iPhone 3GS is the best all-around smartphone available. If you're looking for a refined, augmented version of what you already know, a phone that, not for nothing, runs all the tens of thousands of apps on the App Store, choose the iPhone 3GS.” [Gizmodo | iPhone 3GS]
InfoSync World gave it an 86% (“Very Good”) score:
“If you're already in love with your iPhone and you have a few hundred bucks to spend, the Apple iPhone 3GS is a no-brainer. … With the Apple iPhone 3GS, Apple seems to be shoring up its borders, and not branching out into new spaces. Popular business features like e-mail and productivity apps have been left behind, or left to third parties, while there seems to be no relief in sight for users who want more buttons or, gasp, an actual keyboard. Still, there's no denying the appeal of the iPhone, and if you thought the older model was the best, with the Apple iPhone 3GS, the best just got even better.” [InfoSync World | iPhone 3GS]
Register Hardware gave it an 80% rating:
“If you don’t already own an iPhone then the iPhone 3G S might well be the model that finally wears down your resistance. The lack of a camera zoom is a glaring omission, but the iPhone’s great strength remains the sheer variety of features and software that it offers, and which make it vastly more versatile than most of its rivals.” [RegHardware | Apple iPhone 3G S]
Looking to get a new smartphone? The iPhone 3GS should be on your short list.
