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Posted on 06/08/2009 7:37:30 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with new features including improved speed and performance--up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G--with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3G S customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple's revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3G S offers twice the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299. And beginning today, iPhone 3G is available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model--a huge milestone for the high end smartphone market.
"iPhone 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet and we think people will love the incredible new features including autofocus camera, video recording and the freedom of voice control," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of WorldWide Product Marketing. "And with a breakthrough price of $99, we are thrilled to get iPhone 3G into the hands of even more users who want them."
iPhone 3G S offers incredible speed and performance, on average up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G, so you can render web pages quicker and launch applications faster. iPhone 3G S takes advantage of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard for stunning high-quality 3D graphics, making mobile gaming and other graphic intense applications better than ever. iPhone 3G S is not only faster, but with longer battery life you can watch more videos, listen to more music, browse the Internet or keep using your favorite apps even longer. The new iPhone 3G S also supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for faster networking speeds.***
iPhone 3G S features a new 3 megapixel autofocus camera that takes amazing pictures and video, making it easier than ever to capture, edit and share those moments instantly with family and friends. The new autofocus camera adjusts focus, exposure, color and contrast for the best possible image and includes an automatic macro focus for extra close up shots. With the new "tap to focus" feature, you simply touch the display to select an object or area of interest and the camera automatically re-adjusts focus and exposure. You can record incredible high-quality video clips and edit them right on your iPhone 3G S by simply trimming the start and stop points. With iPhone 3G S you can send photos and video by email or MMS and post them to MobileMe or YouTube with just one tap.
The voice control feature in iPhone 3G S offers hands free operation for both iPhone and iPod functions. Simply speak the appropriate commands into the built-in microphone or headset microphone to dial by name or number. With voice control you can play your favorite music by artist, album or playlist and activate the Genius feature by saying "play more songs like this." You can also tell iPhone to pause the music, play the next track, turn on shuffle or ask, "What's playing right now?"
iPhone 3G S features a new built-in digital compass for instant navigation.**** The Compass app shows you which way you are headed and rotates as you change direction. You can orient yourself to true north or magnetic north, and iPhone's built-in GPS automatically displays the coordinates of your current location. The new built-in digital compass is also integrated within Maps, so it automatically orients any map to the direction you are facing.
iPhone 3G S provides new accessibility features including VoiceOver, a screen reader that speaks what appears on the iPhone 3G S display, enabling visually impaired users to make calls, read email, browse web pages, play music and run applications. The new universal Zoom function magnifies the entire screen, and the White on Black feature reverses the colors on screen to provide higher contrast for people with low vision. iPhone 3G S also supports Mono Audio which combines left and right audio channels so that they can be heard in both earbuds for those with hearing loss in one ear.
iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0 software with more than 100 new features including: Cut, Copy and Paste; MMS; Spotlight Search to search across iPhone or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari; expanded parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and the ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with the new Voice Memo app. iPhone 3.0 software also includes a new Find My iPhone feature that works together with MobileMe so you can locate your lost iPhone on a map, send a message that will appear on the screen or play a sound to help you find it even if your phone is set to silent. If you cannot find your iPhone, you can erase all data and content on your iPhone with the new Remote Wipe feature. New iTunes features available with iPhone 3.0 software include wirelessly downloading movies, TV and audio programs as well as iTunes U so students can download learning materials on the go.
iPhone 3G Sgives users access to the revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world with more than 50,000 applications. The App Store allows developers to reach tens of millions of iPhone and iPod touch users around the world. To date, customers have downloaded more than one billion apps from the App Store. And with more than 1,000 new APIs available with the iPhone SDK, developers can create even more innovative applications using In-App Purchases, a new Maps API and Push Notifications.
iPhone 3G S also features built-in Nike + iPod support making it an incredible workout companion. Users simply place the optional Nike + iPod sensor ($19) in their Nike + shoe to seamlessly connect with iPhone 3G S to track miles run or sync with the latest generation gym equipment.
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 3G S will be available in the US on June 19 for a suggested retail price of US$199 for the 16GB model and just $299 for the new 32GB model in both Apple and AT&T's retail and online stores, Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores. iPhone 3G S requires a new two year contract with AT&T for qualifying customers. iPhone OS 3.0 software will be available on June 17 as a free software update via iTunes 8.2 or later for all iPhone customers. iPod touch customers will be able to purchase a software update for $9.95. Beginning June 8, iPhone 3G will be available for just $99for the 8GB model. New MobileMe features for iPhone require iPhone OS 3.0. MobileMe is available for an annual subscription price of $99.
iPhone 3G S will also be available in more than 80 countries in the coming weeks.
Source: Apple Inc.
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But it still has both inadequate battery life for heavy PDA users, and lacks a good enough antenna for rural Americans.
It is very pretty and has a decent interface. And excellent screen.
and you know this how? The iPhone 3G S is not even available yet. Apple claims:
Talk time:
- Up to 5 hours on 3G
- Up to 12 hours on 2G
Standby time:
- Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
- Up to 5 hours on 3G
- Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
Audio playback:
- Up to 30 hours on audio
Video playback:
- Up to 10 hours of video
Even the 2.5G had an antenna good enough for rural usage, as my client’s sales and field reps can attest - they’re quite often the only people in the room at on-site meetings that have usable signal at all.
As for the battery life, we have heavy PDA usage and we have few issues.
Kudos to Apple, but not to AT&T. If you have an iPhone 3G and want to upgrade, you pay $200 more for the new iPhone 3GS than brand new buyers.
You iphone AT&T customers are still prohibited from tethering your phone, using it as a modem. That was one of several reasons (non-removable battery, AT&T service being two more) that I am a happy G1 owner, as opposed to an iphone owner.
When my broadband goes down at home, I use my G1 to tether to T-Mobile 3G, and I am back up on the internet within a minute.
I bought a battery booster for mine. It’s pretty cool. I can’t live without my IPHONE. It’s one of those things that once you have it, you just can’t imagine not having it.
It supports tethering.
You can make these yourself. Yes, that's an Altoids tin.
Incorrect -- it does in many carriers in many countries, but NOT with AT&T in the US. See story here.
Love the new iPhone but have a lot of problems with AT&T right now.
AT&T can’t cope with MMS right now while the rest of the world can?
AT&T can’t tether right now like the rest of the world?
AT&T screws existing customers with a $200 “tax” if you want to upgrade now as opposed to 6 months or more?
I have been an AT&T customer since they were AT&T wireless...Cingular...and AT&T again and I feel as if I am being nickeled and dimed to death by these b@stards. It’s not like I already pay a premium for my iPhone plan (actually FOUR iPhone plans as my wife and two daughters have their own iPhones).
I swear, if another carrier gets a hold of the iPhone, I’m switching faster than Arlen Spector and telling AT&T to kiss my a**.
My greatest complaint about the iPhone is two-fold...
Not having a replaceable battery (only being able to “recharge” the phone by plugging it in to a computer, electrical outless, or lighter) as opposed to carrying a few extra batteries, when you know you’ll have no way to recharge it for a week or more)
And not being able to change the sound of incoming mail messages (like you can with ring tones, and incoming SMS messages), without “Jail Breaking” the phone. Hopefully, this has been addressed in the new OS release...
Mark
only rumors at this point ...
Yeah, I know that. It will be. Not a question of ‘prohibited’
... only rumors of tethering being allowed in the US. just rumors.
Meanwhile, I have been tethering anytime I like on 3G for 7 months with my G1 on T-Mobile.
Call AT&T support and politely ask to be allowed to upgrade. If they repeat the demand for the $200, ask to speak to a "retention specialist." Talk to them about the new Palm Pre and switching to Sprint and how you might enjoy it. They do not want to lose customers. That kind of talk has gotten me lots of concessions in the past...
So why do you care?
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