You can say that Apple is a successful company because its products are very successful but in my opinion there is no other product which can compete against the iPhone for the title of the most welcomed by the phone users and I could say by the public. I can’t really tell why everybody loved it almost instantly because the iPhone was not that good as it lacked some important features, it was not available in all countries (actually, it was available in very few countries), and it cost way too much for an average person. Driven by the success of the iPhone and, of course, by its flaws, Apple decided to design a new and improved version of the aforementioned device: the
iPhone 3G. “Twice as fast. Half the price”, says Apple. Should we believe it? That’s why you should read the
iPhone 3G review below.
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From the outset, when you would consider buying a phone you have to like its design which is absolutely normal because you wouldn’t want an ugly phone in your pocket. The iPhone 3G is quite pretty although it looks almost like the previous version, there are some changes. I think that most of you enjoyed the matte aluminum rear of the iPhone, but the new black plastic, or optional white for the 16GB iPhone 3G, is kind of futuristic and “fun” to touch it. There is one thing that everybody liked about the iPhone and will continue to like at the iPhone 3G – it’s the 3.5-inch display which is very bright and the quality is simply great and I don’t think that it would be necessary to say that it sports a 480×320 high resolution. The iPhone 3G is thicker at the center, probably because of all the new additions, but the edges are thinner and sharper in a pleasant way as it makes it look tinier and cuter. I guess that you will be disappointed by the fact that you can’t use the original iPhone dock due to the new shape. This is the first that annoys me – Apple said that the iPhone 3G would be cheaper than is predecessor, but then the dock was included and now you will have to buy a new one which costs around $30.
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We couldn’t have missed the fact that Apple bragged about the call quality of the iPhone 3G. They say it’s really improved and it really is. Apple did a great job, although we know that the call quality in 3G is far better than GSM call quality, both of 3G calls and GSM calls sounded great. We know that the quality depends on the coverage and where you are and we have to say that 3G calls require a lot more power which takes us to an important disadvantage of the iPhone 3G – the battery is not so great although Apple says that the device managed 10 hours talk on GSM and 5 hours talk in 3G. The other number shows that the iPhone 3G sports 6 hours of WiFi, 5 hours of 3G data, 7 hours of video and 24 hours of music, but they all failed to impress us as none of Apple’s estimations were correct. The iPhone 3G camera is mostly the same as you will find the 2-megapixel camera which is very poor but it managed to shoot better pictures that the previous version of the iPhone. I was really disappointed by this as I would expect Apple to integrate a camera that would compete against the 3.2-megapixel sensor with mechanical autofocus that HTC prepared for the Touch Diamond.
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One thing that everybody has criticized the iPhone was the headphone jack. Back then you needed an adapter for the headphones to work but now the jack is flush therefore the standard headphones will fit in perfect without any damage done to them or the iPhone 3G. Another useful improvement is the volume of the speaker and now you will hear your calls or music at a fair level, neither loud nor low, but in the future we would expect to see stereo just like Nokia Nseries. Probably the biggest difference and the most important upgrade from the previous iPhone is the 3G data support. That’s why Apple called it iPhone 3G and that’s why I decided to write the iPhone 3G review. We were surprised to see that the iPhone 3G managed the same speeds as other 3G phones – somewhere between 300-500Kbps in the US and this is because of the poor reception of the AT&T network. We know for sure that in other countries, especially in Europe, the 3G data rates can reach about 800Kbps. This sound great, isn’t it?
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Another great addition for the “most expected gadget” of the year is the GPS which makes the iPhone 3G an AGPS device. What’s an AGPS device? Well, these types of device are conventional GPS receivers that determine the location and direction with high accuracy thanks to the cellphone towers. Apple managed to integrate APGS alongside WiFi-based location system designed by Skyhook into the iPhone which makes cellphone the only gadget with the two systems together. You should take into consideration the fact that the iPhone 3G is not a GPS device therefore you can’t expect instant GPS acquiring, but this takes just a few seconds depending on where you are and the signal reception therefore it could take more than a few seconds.
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Although the iPhone 3G lacks some features you will notice that its usability comes from the iPhone 2.0 software update which now supports the App Store. Why App Store is so great? Well, because you can download whatever you want. You just have to log in to your iTunes account and then you go to the App Store main menu where you can sort the applications by name and category. I guess I don’t have to say that there are free apps or you must pay for them.
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You can download iTunes songs only through WiFi , but 10Mb apps can be downloaded via 3G or EGDE when 3G is not available. You will notice that 3G downloads take as less as through WiFi but downloading through EDGE will give you a headache. Also, the App Store will let you know if there are any updates for the applications that you purchased.
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According to Apple, the iPhone 3G will support the new MobileMe service, but we can’t tell you that as MobileMe was down & offline so far. In theory, this service will allow you to sync your personal data, work calendars as well as contact with applications like Mac Mail, Address Book and iCal.
The new iPhone 3G features the Microsoft Exchange which was expected by many people but they will be a little disappointed by the way it works. Let me it a little to you. You can use it very easy – you just need to add the correct settings, choose the e-mail system then enter the e-mail address, username, server and password and you are ready to go. Your iPhone 3G will synchronize with Outlook and with the contacts, and the calendar.
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So here comes the problem - although the iPhone 3G supports many accounts, it can’t sync with more than one Exchange server therefore it can only sync with one contact list and calendar. This means that your personal calendar can’t “work” together with your work calendar and it will be replaced when you will start the sync. At least Apple has given us the possibility to be notified when this happens, but still they should take BlackBerry as an example.
I would like to end the iPhone 3G review by putting emphasis on what I enjoyed seeing and what I didn’t see (but would like to see) at the iPhone 3G. I will start with the bad as the iPhone 3G should feature MMS, stereo Bluetooth, landscape QWERTY keyboard, copy/paste, video recording and voice dialing. Am I asking for too much? Oh, let’s not forget that the iPhone 3G is missing Flash support and a memory card (yes, you heard me! I want more than 16GB!). Now, let’s get to the part that I enjoyed. I am sure that you will say that I’m predictable but I love the 3G support and the third party applications, as now the call quality is simply great. Another thing that I enjoyed is the music, picture and video experience. The ones at the latter were divine at the previous iPhone and they match perfectly with the quality of the iPhone 3G. I don’t know what to say more therefore I will let you discover the usability of the iPhone 3G and I hope you will enjoy it!
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