It's finally here - the iPhone 3G. No, we mean that literally. It's finally at our office and boy, are we excited! GPS, HSDPA purring under the new iPhone hood with a hefty number of software enhancements.

But all them software goodies are available for the first-gen iPhone too - so is it worth the fuss? It may as well be, but we never know before we take it out for a spin.

Main features:

* 3.5" 16M-color TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
* Quad-band GSM support
* Tri-band UMTS support with HSDPA
* Built-in GPS receiver
* Wi-Fi
* 8 to 16GB of onboard storage
* Accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor
* 2 megapixel camera
* Silky smooth user interface with multi-touch user support
* Unsurpassed web surfing experience
* Push email with MS Exchange support
* AppStore access for direct application download and installation
* Redone rear
* TV-out port

Main disadvantages:

* No video calls over the 3G network
* The handset wobbles on hard even surfaces
* There are a number of messaging downers
* Camera has no auto focus, nor video recording… nor any settings at all
* Safari browser doesn't support Flash and Java, doesn't have a download manager
* Bluetooth support limited to headset use only (no A2DP or file transfers)
* No office document editor
* No copy/paste functionality
* You cannot sync Notes and TO-DOs
* No memory card slot (but knowing Apple there will never be one)

This entry was posted by Diet, on Saturday, March 28, 2009. You can leave your response.