Excerpt: The first iPhone 3G reviews have just hit. Walt Mossberg of the WSJ has been testing it “for a couple of weeks” and sees that surfing on the faster 3G is between...
iPhone 3G Review Addendum: iPhone GSM Buzz Gone, More Software and App Foibles
Gizmodo
30 September 2008
Excerpt: Everyone at Giz has continued to test hardware and software in the iPhone 3G over the last week and we’ve updated our reviews with the following nuggets:
Excerpt: Among other tweaks, I’ve updated the iPhone 3G review with some more data on reception. In both EDGE and 3G calls, the phone has better reliability, on top of the...
Summary: 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.
Pros: 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS, Outstanding Safari browser and email, iPod app is great, App Store is best of its kind
Cons: No navigation software, Dismal camera app, Disappointing battery life, Counter-intuitive menus and settings