Phone 3G is mostly what we hope for in the second version too-popular-for-itself handset. Apple addressed call quality concerns, and demands for better web experience through 3G and fast email support company, has made it worth the upgrade for many first-gen iPhone owners. And while additional stereo Bluetooth and Assisted-GPS is only catch-up other smartphones, the new App Store that increase far ahead. We were a little disappointed that the iPhone 3G still lacks video recording, and we want the user replaceable battery and expanded storage, but overall the phone is really satisfying and iPod.See / What's New
The back of the iPhone 3G is now glossy plastic and contoured, provide better ergonomics than its predecessor's aluminum back but also gives a more smooth feeling. 16GB model comes in black or white, while the 8GB model in black only. Physical volume and power / lock button and switch on the side of the finger and the now polished aluminum. Native iPhone hidden headphone jack (which grow mini-market and headset adapter) is fortunately already supports one flush with the phone.
Everything else is placed on top of the first iPhone, including 3.5-inch multi-touch screen (480 by 320 pixels packed tightly), speakers at bottom, on the SIM tray, and 2-megapixel camera lens on the back. The front is only interrupted by a sound hole and the physical Home button.
Overall, this is a sexy naughty phone. This will be completely closed fingerprints, so Apple included cleaning cloth. We are big fans of the shrink-down AC power adapter, but the stock iPhone headset and the USB cable to remain unchanged, and no pier or dock adapter.
Network Specifications
The iPhone is a quad-band on GSM / EDGE networks, but the main addition is a tri-band 3G support (UMTS / HSDPA) for better call quality and data throughput is much faster in the U.S. and abroad. Another important addition is the Assisted GPS, which tracks your location via cell towers and WiFi networks and GPS satellites. This feature is integrated with Google Maps, but it also supports third-party applications.
Third Party Applications
App Store is definitely a prominent feature, offering approximately 1000 applications at the time of this writing. Although we eventually spent about $ 50 in the application only on the first day alone, around 200 of the application-free shop. So many developers are combined with Apple's screening process many customer reviews of this platform to write for.
Our favorite applications so far include own Apple Remote, which can be used to control iTunes (and AirTunes) on your computer wirelessly, Pandora (Internet radio service), Air Hockey, and Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, which is annoying addictive driving game that uses iPhone's accelerometer. And they are easy to manage, appears in iTunes as the icon itself in the left pane, and in new applications tab when the iPhone is connected. We do, however, run into a few apps that will not install, will not load, or fall telephone.
We're looking forward to the developer to look at integrating the iPhone into a multiroom audio systems, home theater systems, DVRs, game consoles, and other network equipment.
A-GPS
The Assisted-GPS feature uses data from satellites, WiFi networks, and cellular towers to find you a very good accuracy. In our test, our iPhone is far more appropriate if we have a clear view of the sky (and thus satellites) than when we were in the room and depending on the cell network and data.
We found Google Maps and features such as live traffic can be counted on in New Orleans and New York City, but the accuracy can vary, depending on where you are. You can also visit the App Store and pick up a third-party applications such as where, which is a location based social networking tool, or G-Spot - a GPS-based utility to help you remember where you parked.
Multimedia playback and Bluetooth
3G iPhone is an iPod killer, with excellent browsing and playback capabilities. Includes support for audio formats WAV, Apple Lossless, MP3, AAC (protected and DRM-free), and heard, while the video is still limited to MP4, M4V, and MOV (all using either H.264 or MPEG-4 codec).
Apple has not added many parts of the interface since the original iPhone. The only significant enhancement Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, which is important because the lack of this feature original iPhone did not like almost all other smartphones. We use a Bluetooth headset with the iPhone 3G, and all works well, with no lag in the audio / video sync, and the music will stop when a call comes in.
Battery Life
Unfortunately, 3G guzzles power, cutting battery talk time for two when you are talking or browsing - 10 hours of 2G to 3G versus 5. Most of the iPhone will last approximately 12 hours with moderate use features such as browsing, GPS, texting, and talking. If you use a Bluetooth headset, WiFi, 3G voice, push email on your Exchange account, and the camera, you'll burn through batteries in about half a day.
IPhone's battery is not desperate user-removable; you must send it to Apple for a total of about $ 85. If you plan to use all the phone features a heavy, consider an external battery pack - they have to start hitting the market in August.
Who Will Dig and the Not
We're hard to find people who do not want the iPhone 3G - a situation that has caused a global shortage is likely to continue for several more months. If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one, it would be valuable both for personal use given its versatility and extensibility. Make sure you can live without video recording.
Business users have to check with their IT department about the deployment, but it seems solid infrastructure in place for the iPhone to begin to steal market share from RIM BlackBerry. Business users are also far more likely to run down the battery in less than a day, so keep that charger handy
Pros:
• Very good call quality
• Faster Web browsing
• Excellent app 3rd party support
• Improved email support
• Broad feature set
Cons:
• Still no video recording or MMS original
• 3G drains battery fast
• There is no extended memory
• Battery not user replaceable
Navigating the Interface
IPhone software 2.0 was just very good. Multi-touch interface lets you swipe, pinch, expand, and press around very quickly without the delays and leading accuracy. Arrange icons on the home screen is now a piece of cake, which is important because you can add tons of applications and Web pages to it.
Intelligent virtual keyboard that appears when you need it, and during the last year of life with the iPhone before, we can quickly by typing on it than we ever had on any phone a physical keyboard. That's partly because the iPhone keyboard to adjust the way you type on it, dynamic resizing of touch to the zone based on usage patterns. Predictive text feature works great, although you can disable this option.
Apple iPhone 3G Calling Someone
Finally the iPhone is a phone. Original iPhone took a lot of heat poor call quality, and thankfully the iPhone 3G call quality is very good. The earpiece speaker can ad a little harder, but the clarity in both incoming and outgoing audio is excellent, especially through 3G.
As with the original model, the phone accelerometer and proximity sensor responds very well, lock the screen at the right time to prevent accidental key presses. And visual voicemail is still one of our favorite features.
Updated email client that works with IMAP and POP3 accounts and have been preset for Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, and Apple's MobileMe account, but the big news is Microsoft Exchange support, making the iPhone a proper business phone. MS Exchange ActiveSync also lets you wirelessly sync contacts and calendars, and you can receive emails on my phone as soon as hits the server. Setup is simple if your company uses Exchange 2007, thanks to a feature that automatically Autodiscovery find the address for your server.
Now email client that lets you trash or move several messages at once, which is a big plus, but you still can not find the email, which is often a big pain. (You can work around this by using a web-based email service provider clients instead.) At least you can search your contacts, which is useful if you have hundreds to choose from. Solid attachment support: You can view a PDF, JPEG, Word, Excel, and PPT files directly in email client.
Message
The iPhone's threaded text messaging app is easy to use and comfortable allowing you to take the thread where you left off. Surprisingly, you still can not send picture messages or video, this is one feature that we expected but never came. Which again, we're just as happy to send our pictures directly from the camera application via email.
Taking Photos / Video
The iPhone's 2-megapixel quality seems identical to the original, which is pretty good and somewhat iffier outdoors. GPS chip allows third-party applications such as for SnapMyLife geotag your photos and share them locally.
Surfing the Web
Web surfing is faster with 3G than EDGE, and the type of network the iPhone currently uses shown on the upper left corner of the screen. AT & T coverage is not always consistent, but in New Orleans, we usually get between 2 and 4 bars 3G, only very occasionally run into EDGE areas.
With 2-3 bars 3G, we had a load of 5 to 10 seconds for sites such as CNN Mobile, Apple.com, Amazon.com, and Craiglist.org. Sites with lots of pictures on the front page, including DigitalTrends.com, NYTimes.com, and BBCnews.com take a little longer, at 15-25 seconds. We have not run into any site compatibility issues, but let us know in the forums.
Our favorite extra is the ability to touch and hold the image on the Web and save it to your iPhone. Unfortunately, there is no cut and paste feature.
SPESIFICATION
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2009, June
Status Available. Released 2009, June
Size Dimensions 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
Weight 135 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm headset jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 16 GB/ 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Card slot No
Data GPRS Yes
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Features Touch focus, geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Secondary No
Features OS iPhone OS (based on Mac OS)
CPU ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email
Browser HTML (Safari)
Radio No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Colors Black, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java No
- Digital compass
- Google Maps
- Audio/video player
- TV-out
- Voice command/dial
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
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