Okay,the iPhone 3G (we used to call it 3G iPhone previously)hasofficially come.No more buzz on it shape,features,technology,andwhatsoever all bloggers want from the Apple’s team.Here,I’m going toreview it for details.About its design,features,network,or anythingI can catch from all blogs out there,Apple web site plus
a video from CNet in YouTube.Oh my,Kevin Rose did the
right thing,iPhone 3G with 8GB storage will cost only $199with two years contractin all 70countries around the world.Can’t believe it.Now I have adream gadget to buy.
3G iPhone Colors,Design,Display,and Dimensions
Surely,iPhone 3G is still a beautiful candy bar with a glossyplastic material.Note that for such a mass cellphone,plastic shouldbe a better choice than the
Swarovski Crystal.Its dimensions is a great one.You’ll get 4.5inches (115.5mm)inheight,2.4inches (62.1mm)Width,0.48inch (12.3mm)in depth.Andfinally,it will cost you a little calories since it comes with 4.7ounces (133grams)in weight.Wow!Have you ever feel it before?
I smell something wrong here though;it is stated that iPhone 3G isslimmer or thicker than its 2G version,but with that dimensions,nothing is different since the iPhone 2G comes with 115x 61x 11.6mm.Fortunately,the weight has decrease to 133gr,which is 2gramslighter than the previous version.
iPhone 3G now comes with two available colors,white and black.However,people who want to carry on that snowy white should pay moresince it will only available for the 16GB version.But you shouldn’tworry too much.It is just similar like Adidas or Nike high class shoesat $299.
With 3.5-inch (diagonal)widescreen Multi-Touch display and 480x320pixel at 163ppi (pixel per inch),Viewing everything on iPhone 3Gwill get even better and better.Since it will fly around 70countries,Apple has included a support to display multiple languages andcharacters simultaneously.Traditional Chinese and Korean are two ofthem.Wait a minute,a Korea language interface?Could
it be?Viva Asia!
iPhone 3G in black knight or snowy white?All are beautiful.
3G iPhone Multimedia
When we talk about Apple,audio should come first.Thanks for Appleteam,they had built the earphone jack on the left top of iPhone.Itmeans that everybody could enjoy music as easy yet comfortable aspossible.People gave Steve Jobs a pretty crowd applause when he showedthis.Me too!Besides its popular earphones,iPhone 3G will let theirusers to record something with its microphone too.This gadget supportvarious audio formats such as AAC,Protected AAC,MP3,MP3VBR,Audible(formats 1,2,and 3),Apple Lossless,AIFF,and WAV.A pretty completeline up.Thanks again by then!
Flickr and Geotagging on 3G iPhone
For Flickr lovers,iPhone 3G provides you with 2MP camera.It seems that Steve Jobs and Co’s didn’t get interested yet on “
megapixels war”among other vendors.Yeah,never mind.To cover up this tiny 2MP,Apple has built a
geotaggingfeatures that let users give their photos with geographical data(including but not limited to latitude,longitude coordinate,altitude,bearing,and place names)before they publish it to websites or RSSfeeds.
YouTube via 3G iPhone
Times for YouTube fans now.This iPhone 3G gives you a compatibilityfor various video formats such as .m4v,.mp4,and .mov file.Just likethe previous iPhone version,this 3G one also support special viewingof YouTube.com.No wonder if this is a better experience if only wecompare it to other mobile browser in other mobile phone.With HSDPA,streaming all videos in YouTube will be seamless enough.However,justremember that you will also pay the bill for all of the data you haddownloaded to your wireless carrier.
3G iPhone Network and Hardware Technology
This year most-anticipated gizmo is ready to take any action on suchnetwork like these one;UMTS/HSDPA (850,1900,2100MHz)and GSM/EDGE(850,900,1800,1900MHz).For wireless connectivity,Apple hasbundled its baby queen with Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.
Note from Apple iPhone official site:
iPhone 3G uses a technology protocol called HSDPA(High-Speed Downlink Packet Access)to download data fast over UMTS(Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)networks.Emailattachments and web pages load twice as fast on 3G networks as on 2GEDGE networks.1And since iPhone 3G seamlessly switches between EDGE,faster 3G,and even faster Wi-Fi,you always get the best speedspossible.
The benefit of 3G technology is that it will let users to talk onthe iPhone while they do other significant things such as browsing theweb,checking your email or RSS feeds,using maps form its GPS,etc.Inshort sentence,“
Dude,we’re multitasking“.
Various favorite web sites are on the right track.
iTunes is still the best media player on iPhone!
3G iPhone Network Compatibility issues
Can I use it in my country which network standard like this or that?Well,say thanks to Apple engineers in Cupertino,they had made thisone to meets worldwide standard.This means that every iPhone users outthere will be able to use their favorite gizmo practically anywhere onthis earth.Wow!Hey Asian,you should pay attention to this one.
3G iPhone software
Say what?Email,Calendar,Browser,Contact,yeah you name it guys.Anyway,be patient.Let’s take a look to iPhone 3G email first.
3G iPhone Email
Apple claim that email on iPhone 3G offers a viewing experience thatmimics the desktop-class email one.iPhone 3G does support all of thesethings;rich HTML format,Microsoft Word,Excel,PowerPoint,PDF,JPEG,and finally Apple’s egocentric software iWork.Plus an original iPhonefeeling with tap to zoom screen.
For individual users,take a look your account on Yahoo!or Gmailwithout having to worry on anything.Apple has made this iPhone 3G tosupport various email provider such as Yahoo!Mail,Google Gmail,andAOL.Plus support for industry-standard IMAP or POP mail systems thatmake this one is also good enough for they who don’t use the threemusketeer email provider up there.
For enterprise users,fear it not.iPhone 3G has come to supportMicrosoft Exchange ActiveSync,with this feature users will get all thebenefits of push email.Watch out Blackberry!
3G iPhone Safari Web Browser
Safari oh Safari.One of the fastest browser I’ve ever use has getit special portion on this iPhone version.Apple’s team promise you aview of web page the way it is designed to be.And more!Safari has anability to sync your bookmark from your PC or Mac.We love it to be.Unlike its desktop version that push you to click the [ctrl]+[+]button,this one only need your tap or pinch to zoom the web page.Butnot just that,Safari iPhone 3G version also let you to view web pagein landscape or portrait mode by rotating the iPhone at 90degrees.Simple.Purely human!
As a Safari fanboy,I personally has nothing to worry on its design.So you must check and use for yourself too.But the rockstar featureson this mobile app is a compatibility to work on and on with SSL andCisco IPSec VPN.With this features,iPhone users may have a chance toaccess their corporate intranets wherever they are.Business people willove it.Again,watch out Blackberry!
iPhone 3G version of Safari on action!
3G iPhone for Enterprise Application and Business Users
With iPhone SDK,enterprises are able to develop and deploy theirapp as secure as possible.However,unlike Android,Apple keepencouraging every enterprise or individual to put their apps on thedashboard of App Store first.So that this app could live side by sidewith other app too.Good plan though.
For manager or anybody who run a life like those one,iPhone givesyou features that simplify the way you act around stocks and weatherinformation.And also a handy note to keep you in touch with the mosturgent stuff from your daily life.Grab it boss!
3G iPhone Battery Power
For traveler or business people,battery is one of the mostimportant part to be considered before buying new phone.Apple hadanswered this problem with their iPhone 3G by providing a built-inrechargeable lithium-ion battery.Is it good enough for you?Check thisfact sheet first.
- Standby time:Up to 300hours
- Talk time:Up to 5hours on 3G or 10hours on 2G
- Internet use:Up to 5hours on 3G or 6hours on Wi-Fi
- Video playback:Up to 7hours
- Audio playback:Up to 24hours
3G iPhone Price and Availability
Note on your car bumper or MacBook cover that this iPhone 3G will beavailable on July 11,2008.There are two model with different prices.The Black iPhone 3G with 8GB storage at $199and The Black or WhiteiPhone 3G with 16GB storage at $299.On his speech,Steve said thatboth prices are the maximum price tag of iPhone 3G on 70countriesworldwide including Africa.From those 70lucky countries,Japan andHong Kong will be the first Asia region to meet and greet thiswonderful handset on that July 11.While other countries like India,Singapore,Qatar,Jordan,and Philipphines will also find this iPhone3G after that date.Apple haven’t made any announcement yet on thisissue.I am sure that this is the field for mobile bloggers to becomeyet another rumor-mongers for iPhone 3G.
Games on 3G iPhone.Have some more fun!
