6.8 out of 10

Apple iPhone 3G

First seen: 8 april 2008

Information found in: from 209 sources in 39 countries.

Best Price: $779

  • User Score (1610)
    8.1 8.1 from 1610 reviewers
  • Expert Score (84)
    8.3 8.3 from 84 reviewers
  • Design (372)
    7.5 7.5 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)
    7.1 7.1 from 223 reviewers
  • Performance (11)
    6.9 6.9 from 11 reviewers
  • Sound quality (227)
    7.2 7.2 from 227 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • ipod abilities, and expanded e mail, third party applications, market for the money, route direction
  • still no mms, battery life was uneven, still limited to o2, you can’t fault it, no tethering

Apple iPhone 3G

The Apple iPhone 3G is a combination of three products in one, namely a phone, a widescreen iPod and an Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser. It features 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store. It measures 115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm (H x W x D) in dimension, weighs approximately 4.7 ounces and comes in black or white.

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In terms of display, the Apple iPhone …

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Apple iPhone 3G

The Apple iPhone 3G is a combination of three products in one, namely a phone, a widescreen iPod and an Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser. It features 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store. It measures 115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm (H x W x D) in dimension, weighs approximately 4.7 ounces and comes in black or white.

Features

In terms of display, the Apple iPhone 3G features a 3.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels at 163 ppi and has support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously. It has a 8 GB or 16 GB flash drive capacity. As for audio, it has a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, supporting audio formats of AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV, as well as user-configurable maximum volume limit. The Apple iPhone 3G also come with stereo earphones with built-in microphone with a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz and an impedance of 32 ohms. Besides that, it supports video formats of H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats. The camera is of 2.0 mega pixels, with Photo geotagging and iPhone and third-party application integration.

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Reviews of Apple iPhone 3G

  1. Apple iPhone 3G (16GB)

    Reviewer: ZDNet
    14 July 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Parts of the iPhone 3G are superb -- Web browsing, email, App Store, GPS -- but these are met in equal measure by elements which are either absent or mediocre. When we use the iPhone 3G, we can't ignore the vast divide between what the iPhone is and what the iPhone really should be, and when we're being asked to pay a premium for this phone it seems unfair for Apple to not include important smartphone functionality. Read more

  2. Reviewer: AppleSource
    14 July 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    If local iPhone pricing emulates what we saw in the US last year, we expect a price drop in two or three months. Until then, check your budget carefully before signing your life away, and make sure you have enough money left over to buy some decent headphones. Read more

  3. Reviewer: Gadget Guy
    29 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 6
    6.0
    Features 8
    8.0
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Performance 10
    10
     

    The one fly in the iPhone 3G's ointment, at least for Australian users, will continue to be the relatively high prices we pay for wireless data. If you can temper that -- and bear in mind that at least Optus and Telstra are offering complimentary WiFi at their hotspots -- and keep your data use under control, then the iPhone 3G is a highly appealing prospect as a premium 3G phone, as well as being a just plain fun phone to use -- and there's really precious few of those... Read more

  4. Apple iPhone 3G

    Reviewer: CNET
    14 July 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Parts of the iPhone 3G are superb -- Web browsing, email, App Store, GPS -- but these are met in equal measure by elements which are either absent or mediocre. When we use the iPhone 3G, we can't ignore the vast divide between what the iPhone is and what the iPhone really should be, and when we're being asked to pay a premium for this phone it seems unfair for Apple to not include important smartphone functionality. Read more

  5. Apple iPhone 3G review

    Reviewer: CHOICE
    4 weeks ago

    Apple has released its new iPhone version 2 in Australia with features including 3G network access, GPS capability and upgraded connectivity. Apple claims 3G network access gives the compact multimedia device twice the speed of the previous model (not released in Australia). Read more

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