Apple announces a new iPhone with 3G
10 June 2008 by Olav Hellesø-Knutsen Apple today announced the new iPhone 3G now with 3G/HSDPA at a much lower price than the original iPhone Two days ago, the Apple Store sold the original iPhone 8GB for $399 and 16GB for $499 with a two-year activation agreement with AT&T. Today you can pick up the iPhone 3G for $199. Too bad if you bought the iPhone v1.0 last week. Other changes to the iPhone is a slightly thicker but a little lighter exteriour. The back cover now has a curved form factor. The old iPhone meassures 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm while the iPhone 3G has the following dimentions: 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm. The old and new charging craddle might not be exchangeable. Apple has added Google Maps software and GPS hardware in the iPhone 3G. Maps on iPhone 3G combines GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell tower location technology to create a moble map application. This is called Assisted GPS. Other than the above mentioned, we can't see any other major hardware changes. The screen is the same old excellent 3.5 inch 480x320 pixel touch display. iPhone 3G also has the same camera resolution of 2.0 megapixels. iPhone 3G is cheaper than the previous version resulting in little new on the hardware side. iPhone 3G will be available in three versions on July 11. iPhone 8GB in black and 16GB in black or white. Press release: “Just one year after launching the iPhone, we’re launching the new iPhone 3G that is twice as fast at half the price,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “ iPhone 3G supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right out of the box, runs the incredible third party apps created with the iPhone SDK, and will be available in more than 70 countries around the world this year.” iPhone 3G gives users ever faster access to the Internet and email over their cellular network with quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA for voice and data connectivity around the world. iPhone 3G supports Wi-Fi, 3G and EDGE networks and automatically switches between them to ensure the fastest possible download speeds. The new iPhone 3G also makes it easier to multi-task with simultaneous voice and data communications, so with iPhone 3G you can browse the web, get map directions, or check your email while you are on a call. iPhone 3G includes the new iPhone 2.0 software with both the iPhone SDK and key enterprise features such as support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to provide over-the-air push email, contact and calendar syncing as well as remote wipe and Cisco IPsec VPN for encrypted access to corporate networks. The iPhone SDK allows developers to create amazing applications that leverage the iPhone’s groundbreaking Multi-Touch user interface, animation technology, accelerometer and GPS technology on the world’s most advanced mobile platform. iPhone 3G includes the new App Store, providing iPhone users with native applications in a variety of categories including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The App Store on iPhone works over cellular networks and Wi-Fi, which means it is accessible from just about anywhere, so you can purchase and download applications wirelessly and start using them instantly. Some applications are even free and the App Store notifies you when application updates are available. The App Store will be available in 62 countries at launch. Additional features available with the iPhone 2.0 software include the ability to do real-time mapping and track your progress with GPS technology, mass move and delete multiple email messages, search for contacts, access a new scientific calculator, turn on parental control restrictions for specified content, save images directly from a web page or email them to your iPhone and easily transfer them back to your photo library on your Mac or PC. iPhone 3G delivers an amazing 10 hours of talk time on 2G networks and 5 hours using 3G, with up to 5 to 6 hours of web browsing, up to 7 hours for video playback and up to 24 hours for audio playback. iPhone 3G takes advantage of MobileMe, a new Internet service that pushes email, contacts, and calendars from an online “cloud” to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. With MobileMe email, messages are pushed instantly to iPhone, removing the need to manually check email and wait for downloads, and push keeps contacts and calendars continuously up-to-date so changes made on one device are automatically updated on other devices. With iPhone, you can even snap a photo and post it directly to a MobileMe Gallery to share with friends and family. iPhone 3G will be available in the US on July 11 for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 8GB model and $299 (US) for the 16GB model in both Apple and AT&T’s retail stores and requires a new two year contract with AT&T for qualifying customers. iPhone 2.0 software will be available on July 11 as a free software update via iTunes 7.7 or later for all iPhone customers. For further information about iPhone 3G pricing and availability in the US and internationally, visit www.apple.com/iphone. *Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions. Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone. Comments On 30 Jun 14:17 wicior wrote pierdolic ajfona On 17 Jun 01:59 dread wrote A mobile phone with 3G? What a massive leap into the future. Is the world ready for this? This is something most of us have had on our mobiles for years, and this is now being sold as something new. I was put off the first Iphone when I watched the launch, where every utterance of Jobbs was greeted with a whooping and a hollering from an audience who acted like hyenas on crack. And to add insult to injury, it was then marketted exclusively on O2. Why does it have to be marketted exclusively by anyone? Just sell the bloody thing and stop treating us like advertisers saps. On 16 Jun 15:17 Sourabh wrote thnx for D latest information... On 15 Jun 05:28 carkitter wrote @Crapple You don't seem to get it - Apple aren't interested in these features. What they have produced is a lifestyle/fashion phone which they have optimised for business users this time round. Its not a convergence device but a terminal for networking, if this doesn't suit you (it doesn't suit me either) buy something else. I'm going for a W980 and am tempted by the C905, but I'll get a iPhone for the missus who doesn't need a convergence device. BTW, I love that big 16M colour screen! On 14 Jun 16:30 mohammedyousifalshak wrote it has reasonably price so everybody can buy it ,if it has higher price it will supply in the market. On 11 Jun 16:42 Crapple wrote I can't believe you mugs are considering buying this. Apple are just taking us for a ride. They know there are a lot of iphone enthusiast out there that will snap them up, buy dangling the 3g carrot to their noses. Probably knowing that 6 months down the line they going to release yet another iphone with a better camera and then 6 months after with video recording, then after that an iphone with a dual camera. My advice is to boycott this cynical marketing stradegy until an iphone is released with all the features we are accustomed to with EXISTING mobile phones!! On 10 Jun 21:27 Bobbo wrote Im not really understanding the outrage over lack of 2-way video calling. Who would you video call? Other iphone users? Are there other North American phones with a front facing camera? On 10 Jun 18:33 Jaymo wrote I'm absolutely torn, I've been waiting eons for the Xperia and then iPhone 3G comes along. Even though specific details are scarce right now, it looks like it will cost less and it will definitely come out before the Xperia. I don't mind losing video calling and going from 3.2mp->2mp, but it seems stupid to not include MMS, video recording and the gamut of bluetooth profiles. Most people don't have email set up on their phones so it makes it a bit difficult to share quick snaps with friends. On the flip side, I have owned Windows Mobile devices in the past and the quality of 3rd party software has been abysmal. My iPaq currently collects dust. My patience is wearing thin SE; hurry up! On 10 Jun 12:43 iwannit wrote The camera at the back is a put off. We can only do video calls standing in front of a mirror. SatNav is not going to be as I expected as well. I guess they had to save something for the next upgrade. But I'm getting one anyway. I love it! Oooohhh sexy! On 10 Jun 11:02 qwerty123 wrote No front-facing camera for video calls? You got to be joking. I was expeced to see that little VGA camera... On 10 Jun 06:22 jan wrote is it possible to use it as a navigator and the bluetuth os it possible to listen stereosound On 10 Jun 04:14 MuhammadOli wrote I must say, while skeptical about what has been included in this updated iPhone, I do like the look of the back. Its so nice and glossy! |
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