iPhone 3G Story Time
June 12th 2008 | posted by brendan
…and on the 8th Day, Apple created the iPhone, and they saw that it was good.
Now more than a few days after the first introduction of the iPhone, Apple is getting set to release their follow up in the form of the iPhone 3G. The world wide release date for this little marvel of technology has been set in stone as July 11th (Im sure I will be camping out July 10th… or 9th… possibly even 8th).
“but Brendan, why would you camp out for a mobile phone?”
Well, with a price tag of $199 for the 8GB version or $299 for the 16GB version, 3G, GPS, excellent battery life, iPhone 2.0 OS, mobileme and an SDK to build applications (or an App Store to buy applications - coming early July) , I believe it is worth it. It will come in both Black and White models. Above all of that, it is like an iPod with a phone!.
“wait, Brendan, how much does it cost? that cant be right!”
Seriously, the confirmed price is $199 for the 8GB version or $299 for the 16GB version… CONFIRMED, seriously…
“but Brendan, what is this 3G stuff you’re talking about?”
Good question, 3G allows a network provider to offer a wider range of advanced services while achieving greater network capacity (2.8x faster than EDGE) through improved spectral efficiency.
“huh?”
It goes faster…
“but Brendan, what is this built-in GPS?”
GPS stands for “Global Positioning System” and will allow for navigation. Imagine being able to see where you are on a map as you traverse the city in search of cool and exciting adventures.
“but Brendan, what is the battery life?”
10 hours 2G talk time
5 hours 3G talk time
5-6 hours of high speed browsing
24 hours of audio playback
“but Brendan, what is the iPhone 2.0 OS? why is it so good?”
Let me just list off some of the items and you will understand.
- Added Office Document compatibility
- Bulk delete and move
- Save images from email
- Notification services for applications like instant messaging
- Added contacts search (something sorely missing in the previous OS)
- iWork document support
- MS Office documents (word, excel, powerpoint)
- Scientific calculator (will kick in when in landscape mode - aka tilt your phone)
- Parental controls (for naughty boys and girls)
“but Brendan, what is mobileme?”
mobileme will work through me.com and will replace .Mac. It gives push email to regular users (who do not have enterprise servers) and will sync your data from mail, ical, idisk and address book.
“but Brendan, should I buy one?”
ok, you ask too many questions - Im not talking to you anymore.
