Editors’ rating: 7.0

Apple iPhone 3G

By Joseph Hanlon on 14/07/2008 Tagged with: 3g, apple, iphone

The bottom line: 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.

RRP: TBA

Battery

  • Talk time
  • 5 hours
  • Standby time
  • 300 hours

Camera

  • Camera resolution
  • 2-megapixel
  • Camera flash
  • none
  • Video capture
  • No

Connectivity

  • Networks
  • GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, UMTS 850, UMTS 2100
  • Connectivity
  • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G
  • Data services
  • UMTS, HSDPA

Display

  • Screen resolution
  • 480 x 320 pixels

Entertainment

  • Games
  • Yes
  • Video player
  • Yes
  • Music player
  • Yes

Functionality

  • Input method
  • Touchscreen
  • Supported audio file formats
  • AAC, AAC+, MP3
  • Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • Web browser
  • Yes
  • Java
  • Yes
  • Supported picture file formats
  • JPG, PNG, TIF

General

  • Availability
  • Optus, Vodafone
  • Dimensions (W x D x H)
  • 62 x 12.3 x 115 mm
  • Weight
  • 133 g
  • Form factor
  • Touchscreen
  • Phone type
  • 3G, Multimedia, Music, Smartphone, GPS

Memory

  • Internal memory
  • 16,000 MB

Messaging

  • Messaging options
  • SMS, MMS, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Push e-mail, IM
  • E-mail protocols
  • POP3, IMAP4

Physical features

  • Included accessories
  • Manual, Charger, Stereo headset, USB cable
  • Available colours
  • White, Black