iPhone 3G

t’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.

Key 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)
Now, since we’ll be heavily comparing the old and new iPhone, how about the following arrangement – the first one we’ll call Number One and the newbie will be Number Two. Sorted. Wait a minute, no good? Crap, we knew it. OK then, the first one will be the iPhone 1G (as in “generation” of the device), while the new one will still be iPhone 3G (as in “generation” of the wireless network). That might sound inconsistent, but it’s short and we like it this way, so before you go ballistic in the comments section, remember Number One and Number Two.