Wow it's been a great day today, and it's only half-way through. Yesterday ( or late last night in my time zone) was the World Wide Developers Conference ( WWDC) at which Apple unveiled among other things, the latest and most powerful version of the iPhone.
The iPhone 3G S ( S stands for speed), is packed with new features, that make the iphone an even greater smart-phone. While there are quite a lot I will only note the ones that are truly great:
- 2x ( twice) the speed of the iphone 3g. Meaning you'll be able to load, view, edit and save programs/files/attachements/web pages much faster.
- a brand new 3MPX built in camera, with auto-focus/tap-to-focus and the ability to film @ 30 fps.
- new voice-controlled interface, for phone and ipod apps.
- longer lasting battery, up to 9 hours on wifi.
- improved accessibility features
- data encryption options
- built-in nike+ support
- faster internet access, the phone now supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
It comes out with the new OS3. For a list of features and enhancements read this.
It's release date is June 19th, and the OS 3 release date is June 17th.
The OS 3 is a FREE upgrade for all iphone users.
The 3G S cost 199$ for a 16 GB model and 299$ for a brand new 32 GB model. ( prices according to At&t for new subscribers).
The OLD iphone 3G is now available with OS3 preinstalled for only 99$.
All fine and dandy, if you're a new user than this is the phone for you. But what if you're not? Is upgrading worth it? Here's a great article on the issue from TechCrunch.
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