Steve Job finally announced the details of the much awaited 3G iPhone during his Keynote address at Apple's WWDC 08 event.
Some of the key features to be introduced in the new iPhone are 3G and GPS.
In case you are planning to buy the next generation iPhone and looking for more details and how it compares to the current iPhone, then hit the jump.
The new Apple iPhone now includes the following features or enhancements:
- The size of 3G iPhone is 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 while that of the current iPhone is 115 x 61 x 11.6.
- Marginally lighter than the current iPhone. (133 gms of the 3G iPhone in comparison to 135 gms)
- In addition to black, you now also have a white model available.
- Headphone jack is no longer recessed (seems to have got a cheer from attendants).
- All metal buttons.
- Ofcourse not to forget 3G which will make downloads very fast as compared over Edge. The iPhone doesn't support "true 3G" speeds, rather it is running on
the AT&T HSDPA network which qualifies as "3.5G." A simple speed test showed that the 3G iPhone was 2.8 times faster than the current iPhone.
- 3G iPhone will also have real GPS along with Wi-Fi base stations and cell tower triangulation for better accuracy.
- Battery life is a lot better - 3G iPhone’s standby is 300 hours. 2G talk time is up to 10 hours from 8 hours. 3G talk time is 5 hours. (Jobs says other phones have about 3 hours.) Browsing, 5-6 hours of 3G browsing. Video is 7 hours, and audio is 24 hours.
- New USB wall charger.
I am surprised that some features/enhancements have not made it to the new 3G iPhone such as:
- A better camera.
- Copy and paste functionality.
- More storage i.e. as the 32 GB iPod Touch is already available I had expected a 32 GB iPhone model.
- There was no announcements on the support for MMS.
- The front facing camera that was being speculated for video chat is missing nor was there any mention of iChat as a native iPhone app.
- WiFi is still 802.11b/g, so no support for 802.11n yet.
Overall the most hyped gadget ever created just got better (with the rest of missing features it would have probably been perfect). Let me know what you think and if you plan to sell your current iPhone to buy the 3G iPhone.
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angered there is no MMS support. What a crock that is. I get laughed at by people when i say owh i gotta go to viewmymessage.com
also pricier data plans…. wtf… funny there are tons of other phones that have used 3g for how long now and it wasn't more costly.
put the 2.0 firmware a regular iphone and really all ur missing is gps, headphone jack not being recessed and no 3g speeds.
i would have been more impressed with mms support and a front facing camera too.
im sure they'll add mms but most likely require yet another costlier data plan.
I purchased a iphone not that long ago and as the other person stated put the 2.0 firmware a regular iphone and really all ur missing is gps, headphone jack not being recessed and no 3g speeds. Doesn't sound worth upgrading to me. And how good will this gps work in rural areas seeing how it uses wifi signal and cell phone towers as well?
i'm so disapointed!! i really wanted that front camera
i was thinking about trying to sell my old iphone to buy this one…but with the new one only being 199$ how much do you think the old iphone will even be worth?
I m really disappointed by apples new 3g iphone. i was planning to give my old iphone to my girlfren and buy 3g for myself but after seeing the new iphone i believe its not even worth to spend $199 plus tax plus 2yrs agreement plus expensive data plan for 3g iphone.
will we have to get another sim card and register with iTunes and blah blah again? Pointless. But I don't know. It only being 299 for the 16 I'll probably end up getting one eventually.
same here ill probably just go out and get a 16 gig and keep my old iphone and sell it later on. im sure there will people that will want the fisrt gen iphone only just its still able to add the installer app and wow what a surpriser to see moo cow on there and i bet he will start charging a grip what a sell out
I'm also dissapointed because it doesn't has many features we were expecting, specially the front facing camera. I don't think I want to sign a contract to get one.
is the new iPhone 3G gonna be able to be unlocked in the USA an able to use with t-mobile since it like uses the 3G shit?
do u think the dev team can jailbreak the 3G?? or u think apple finally put a stop to it???
i cant have a phone without mxtube!!!
Iam pretty disappointed, still Iphone does'nt support Flash support.
Who wants to spend money for Iphone!!! the time has shown to u, how useless is this overrated gadget, that caught our eyes by it high technological interface, but when it comes to usability every iphone users knows how out iphone is!!!
After a firmware update on my old phone, it doesn't look I really care about any of the other new features…except the recessed headphone jack…god, I hate that thing.
I own an N-GAGE QD, Blackberry Curve and an 8G iphone. I got the iphone from AT&Ts website factory refurbed with a one-year warranty last month for $250. I gotta say, the iphone sucks! No MMS, no GPS, no video, no flash for still capture images, no copy/paste feature and you can't delete certain missed/received/placed calls! It's either all, or none!!! Heck there isn't even a square root button on it's calculator (my professor teased me for that in class
and I hate that there is no back space button. Instead you have that tedious magnifier. When you place the cursor where you want it, the cursor sometimes jumps a space or two when lifting your finger off of it! EXTREMELY ANNOYING!!! You'd think that for all those hundreds Steve Jobs wanted for the 1st gen iphones that it would come with all the bells and whistles!!!!! It was never worth it! The upgrade doesn't seem worth it still!
For a 'smartphone' the iphone is pretty dumb! You're better off with a separate ipod and a cellphone!
originally i was not sure yet if wanted to get a new phone or not, but since i cracked my screen and apple wants to charge me 250$ to fix it i might as well get a new one. I really do like and the new jack & improved audio which is what bothered me the most about the iphone. the 3g isnt fast enough to make a difference ( about 20kb/s…lmao), and i dont give a damn about gps…the trangulation has been working perfectly. i will say this… if someone cant figure out how to jailbreak the new phone i will not buy it.
"For a 'smartphone' the iphone is pretty dumb! You're better off with a separate ipod and a cellphone!"
Are you fucking kidding me? Yes I agree with everyone that the iPhone 3g isnt impressive but saying the iPhone can be compared to regular cellphones is total BS. The iPhone's interface itself blows aways any cellphone out there not to count the browser and all the apps. And you clearly said cellphone and not smartphone.
Wow!
So many folks disappointed. They didn't know? They were going to be getting what we already got n been using, all the jailbroken features, except the enterprise but they have that new app (me) just for (you) n ( i ) phones for everyone. No child left behind with the new pricing.
You don't have to go to : viewmymessage.com if not on att
If you want to send mms just download the program called Swirlymms, just add this url to the insataller app ( swirlyspace.com/SwirlySpace.xml ).
With the price of gas going up you may wanna get a solar charger for your iphone
http://www.solio.com/charger/index.htm
This is if you don't plan on buying the new phone and want the extended battery feature. It actually works.
In order for Swirly MMS to work on AT&T you need to do the following:
MMS feature must be added to your account by calling customer service. So sad but I think ATT pulled the plug.
Find your swirly swirl! http://www.swirlyspace.com/iphone/apps/mms/settings.html
GPS? Normally I stop into the local store and say: "Excuse me how do I get to Old Post Road North?"
3 point triangulation won't work if the third tower is on the other side of the mountain inside the valley. If you've ever been hiking with the iphone you'd know that edge won't work till you get to the top of the mountain. So bring a compass n your solar charger.
If we can send a man to the moon it's only a matter of time before they figure out how to jailbreak the phone. However with 75 countries now going to have the iphone available there may not be that much of a need to unlock but for sure jailbreak. Since only 2500 developers got accepted this $9.99 per app can get expensive, after sometime it will cost you a pretty penny just to have fun with your iphone. $3.99 is reasonable if the whole world will have access to it.
What I don't get is if you flip the iphone over it reads on the back: Assembled in China. Two countries China and Russia won't be distributing the iphone, they are not included in Steve Jobs list of 75 countries.
the one feature, the biggest omission I saw In the gen1 phone still was not corrected or even addressed… Stereo Bluetooth. It is a music player after all. I don't mind edge, and couldn't care less about a forward facing camera. But to not have the need for an earphone jack would have been better than a non recessed jack.
this 3g iphone is no good too,they just want you to buy the new one so can have a new debt again,we better stick to our first gen iphone and enjoy it every moment.
I wish AT&T could remove the restriction of no-corporate discount on monthly plan for iphone users.
wow!!.. What a bunch of whiners!! Nothing makes you happy!! Even if the phone was perfect you would find something to complain about!!!!
wow!!.. What a bunch of whiners!! Nothing makes you happy!! Even if the phone was perfect you would find something to complain about!!!!
Sh*t. I had a 1st gen iphone on a pay as you go plan (I *don't like contracts).
It went through the washer last month. So I figured I'd wait for the 3G.
The 3G requires a contract.
Oh well, maybe I can pick up an older iphone cheap on e-bay, once the 3G comes out.
I'll wait for the 3.5 at Christmas that will correct the nearly useless camera and anemic 16G of RAM.
The 3G is just not worth a 2 year contract with AT&T or anyone.
I just hope that someone can unlock it so i can have it with t mobile. Can it be unlock?
wow what a good quetion..can it be unlock??? or would it be able to support 3rd party apps like installer app???
CAN U NERDS PLS ANSWER THE DAM QUESTION ALREADY!!! TALKIN ABOUT HOW BAD OR HOW GREAT FEATURES ARE BUT FORGETTING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,,, CANNNNNN IT BEEEEE JAILLLLLLLLBROKKKENNNN!!!!!!!!!!!! F*CK ALREADY
i just remember when i first got my iphone. i remember that i was very disappointed that there werent any simple games on the damn thing!! haha, but look at it now. you can hack it and get ROMS. (thank god, i thought i was going to die of boredom of the iphone). overall now i wouldnt really care about trading in my old iphone with the new one mainly because it seems like the creators are leaving room for more improvement. for personal reasons i believe that they are purposely just trying to get the iphone known well enough to have its own definition in the dictionary (just like the word MP3). oh, and im still disappointed that you cant text sideways, it still feels uncomfortable…
@Orlando
I believe that with this new iPhone you must activate it in the store when you buy it. You can no longer activate it via itunes at your house. So, if you wanted to use it on T-Mobile, you would have to activate it at the store, then go home and cancel your contract and possibly pay the $150 early termination fees. Then unlock it.
As a loyal apple only user who waited 9 hours in line to buy the first iPhone on the day it came out, I will NOT be buying this new one.
Reasons are:
No A2DP Bluetooth.
There is NO reason the iPhone does not have a2dp. This device is a MUSIC PLAYER and multimedia device. Crippling the bluetooth on the phone is a travesty.
No MMS.
Come on, a phone that is supposed to have such amazing capabilities such as the iPhone and it doesn't have MMS?
No background processes.
This is once again, apple trying to tell me what is best for me. I'm getting really tired of this.
What's Wrong with the iPhone 2.0
"personal memo to steve jobs" – From Maverick
5 DEAL BREAKERS ON THE IPHONE
1. File Storage is key to mobile productivity. I have 16GB of memory, but I still can't store a PDF file on my phone. Let's say you are a Salesman, or a Lawyer, Doctor, Broker, Computer Nerd, whatever; We all have documents that we want to take with us wherever we are. Sell Sheets, Books, Manuals, Briefs, Whatever. You are taking to a client on the phone, and you want to email him a sell sheet, or a document. You want to be able to quickly open a couple of them, find the right file without transferring 3.1MB files over the network. Opening 3 x 3.1MB files over the network takes time. How about reading a PDF while you are on the subway ? or a plane ? or a underground parking garage where there's no signal. Shouldn't you be able to store files on your own phone ?
Apple thinks that there's a network everywhere. There isn't. This is a terribly flawed assumption. Even a OS as bad a Windows Mobile opens PDFs from the built-it Memory Card.
2. Document Storage Access. A directory where you can drop all your Word, Excel, Power Point, and PDF files, and you can navigate to them on the phone through the interface. A folder that can accessed from the computer, like a USB stick. Drop your files and go. No itunes syncing. Every computer in the world does NOT have itunes. I'm at work, I plug in my iPhone, and copy my documents into the documents folder. Simple.
3. PDF Reader. Such a sophisticated phone, yet such a poor PDF reader. Open a PDF of a newspaper or magazine on the iPhone, and try reading the text. It's very unfortunate. Either get a proper PDF reader, or have those douche-bags at Adobe build one for you.
4. Battery Life is still not up to Apple Standards. Better than the rest doesn't say very much. Don't make it thinner, use the extra 2mm for more battery. As soon as Wi-Fi gets turned on, your battery life sinks to 3 hours. Not Cool. Not Apple Cool.
5. No Copy/Paste Functionality.
NOT DEAL BREAKERS BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED
6. Camera Resolution should be raised.
7. Camera should flip around for ichat.
8. No Flash for camera.
9. Battery should be user replaceable.
10. MMS Support.
Having said all that, I applaud Apple for 3G, somekind of GPS, great SDK, nice Exchange Server support, cool connect me, and thank God for the headphone jack.
Thanks Steve.
I am needing a little info about my iPhone. I've had it four months and love it, but I would like some help with getting features not already on my phone. I'm not a great hacker. Thanks
Let's see…
With the 3g, the only real things being upgraded (that are somewhat significant) is the gps, headphone jack, and 3g.
For current owners this new phone is not really a big improvement. I have an unlocked/jailbroken iphone and my network doesn't even have 3g. Not to mention how expensive the phones will be, unless you get the special pricing.
These new phones also sound impossible to get if your not an AT&T user.
My theory is that when the new iphone comes out, everyone who expected the old iphone to drop in price on ebay and such will be dissappointed when they see them stay the same/go up. I think this will happen because everyone who was waiting for an unlocked 3g iphone will find they will be hard or impossible to get (contract, activate in-store). Thus, they buy the older one.