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Apple iPhone 3G

First seen: 8 april 2008

Information found in: from 208 sources in 39 countries.

Best Price: 99.00 USD

  • User Score (1611)
    8.1 8.1 from 1611 reviewers
  • Expert Score (84)
    8.3 8.3 from 84 reviewers
  • Design (372)
    7.4 7.4 from 372 reviewers
  • Value for money (205)
    5.9 5.9 from 205 reviewers
  • Features (120)
    6.6 6.6 from 120 reviewers
  • Ease of use (223)
    7.0 7.0 from 223 reviewers
  • Performance (11)
    6.9 6.9 from 11 reviewers
  • Sound quality (227)
    7.1 7.1 from 227 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • ipod abilities, and expanded e mail, third party applications, it shows tbt, adds more features
  • still no mms, battery life was uneven, crippled bluetooth, doesn t play flash, lacks mms

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Apple iPhone 3G

At 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches and weighing at 4.7 ounces, the Apple iPhone 3G is Quadband and operates on GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies with 3G broadband data speeds (UMTS/HSDPA: UMTS 850/1900/2100). It utilizes the iPhone Operating System and runs on a Samsung S5L8900 processor (412 MHz ARM 1176, PowerVR MBX 3D graphics co-processor). It is supported by Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR. Screen size is 3.5 in at 480 x 320 pixels with 3:2 aspect ratio at 1…

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Apple iPhone 3G

At 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches and weighing at 4.7 ounces, the Apple iPhone 3G is Quadband and operates on GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies with 3G broadband data speeds (UMTS/HSDPA: UMTS 850/1900/2100). It utilizes the iPhone Operating System and runs on a Samsung S5L8900 processor (412 MHz ARM 1176, PowerVR MBX 3D graphics co-processor). It is supported by Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR. Screen size is 3.5 in at 480 x 320 pixels with 3:2 aspect ratio at 163 ppi. It has a multi-touch screen interface with a ‘home’ button. Running on 128 MB DRAM, it has a storage capacity of 8 GB or 16 GB.

Features

The Apple iPhone 3G has a built-in rechargeable, non-removable lithium-ion battery which charges via USB to computer system or power adapter. Talk time is up to 5 hours on 3G, 10 hours on 2G with stand-by time of up to 300 hours. Internet usage time is up to 5 hours on 3G and up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi. It has assisted GPS. Video playback is up to 7 hours and audio playback is up to 24 hours. The iPhone features a 2.0 megapixels camera with photo tagging third-party application integration. Video formats supported are H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second. Computer system requirements compatible with the iPhone are Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later or Window Vista/XP Home/Professional with service pack 2 or later, and iTunes 7.7 or later for both operating systems. Connectivity is via USB 2.0 port. The iPhone 3G comes with a stereo headset with microphone, a dock connector to USB Cable, a USB Power Adapter, a cleaning/polishing cloth and a SIM eject tool.

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  • Reviews of Apple iPhone 3G

  1. iPhone 3G

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    1 May 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Unquestionably worth the pre-launch hype, and at the price, definitely worth snaffling. Time to join the queue… Read more

  2. Apple iPhone 3G review

    Reviewer: ZDNet
    11 July 2008
    Overall 9
    8.9
     

    Apple has taken the iPhone to the next level and added some excellent features, including 3G/HSDPA, GPS and support for Microsoft Exchange email. You still can't send MMS and there's only a 2-megapixel camera, but overall it's a wonderful experience. Read more

  3. Apple iPhone 3G

    Reviewer: DigitalVersus
    24 July 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Not the perfect product, but certainly the best multimedia phone on the market at this point. The future seems bright for the iPhone : the possibility of acquiring new applications means that it will constantly be able to do more and it's new business capabilities will certainly bring in new fans. Read more

  4. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi?
    23 June 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The new iPhone improves on its near-perfect predecessor, and at this price, Apple is on its way to taking over the world of mobile phones in the same way it did MP3 players Read more

  5. iPhone 3G UK review

    Reviewer: Macworld UK
    20 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    When the original iPhone arrived in November 2007, it was preceded by massive hype. But a lot of people in the UK who were interested held back. We’d like to think they were guided by a thoughtful and careful technological principle: “Never buy version 1.0”. But, in reality, the high price, stingy O2 contract, lack of 3G and GPS, plus the lackluster camera, all weighed heavily against the iPhone. Read more

  1. Reviewer: tom, Mobile Phones UK
    3 October 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I have never owned such a bad phone in all my life the Internet Is so slow it's uneliveble the battery life dies after around two hours music playback so what am I suppost to do on my way home apple I hAd the original I phone and I never had one problem I even bought two of those and gave one to my mother because it was sogood and easy to use althougth this brick of a thing is complete load of rubbish apple should have thought about what they could have done to improve... Read more

  2. Reviewer: J Roddy - Ireland, Your Mobilephone Review
    25 September 2008
    Overall 10
    10
    Design 10
    10
    Features 10
    10
    Ease of use 10
    10
     

    This is by far the greatest device ever created. It is a good phone too. Depends what you use your phone for really if you'll like it. I use this for my email, reading latest news on the go, checking stocks, surfing the web, finding direction & listen to music. Plus I make calls from time to time. The camera is not great, but I have a compact & a DSLR for taking photos so don't every expect a camera with a fixed lens (99% of camera phones) to take good photos. The added... Read more

  3. Reviewer: herbsman, AfterDawn.com
    13 April 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 8
    8.0
     

    I was tentative about this phone at first because of it's shortcomings (ie; no MMS, only a 2MP camera etc) but I decided on this instead of Blackberry HD Touch and so far I'm not regretting choosing the iPhone. I seriously love the apps feature, the games keep the kids quiet on boring journeys. One thing I still don't like is the damn crappy headphones that come with this phone or the iPod Touch which I also have, I've since bought a mic headphone switcher and some Sony... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Josh, Recommended Buys UK
    17 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Fantastic phone i recently managed to break mine and purchased a tocco lite for a while while t gets fixed, but my god does it show how good the iphone really is. Every other phone i have used is just boring. The iphone offers everything u can think of perfect. Read more

  5. Another great apple product.

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    5 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    OOOOOh the iPhone, the phone that I have been excited about getting for months and I finally have it, here, next to me. Actually a little confession is I am still on my previous contract (2 months left I think, on orange, but I couldn't wait any longer), mainly because I lost my N95 and it wasn't insured so I was using my old Sony Eriksson which was doing my head in. Anyway, so I went into carphone warehouse and decided to purchase this phone on contract. This of course... Read more

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