Apple iPhone 3G S reviewed @ ITReviewed

news · June 22, 2009

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"The iPhone 3GS is definitely the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, and

many will love the new features including the autofocus camera, video

recording, and cut and paste (I still can't believe I'm writing that).

Existing iPhone customers will appreciate the speed boost, allowing the

handset to render Web pages quicker and launch applications faster. And with

the longer battery life you can watch more videos, listen to more music,

browse the Internet or keep using your favourite applications longer -

around 5 hours on a 3G network or 12 hours (up from 10) using 2G.

Admittedly, I hardly noticed a difference in battery life between the new

and old model. As a whole, the iPhone 3G S is a great update for all people

without an iPhone or with an iPhone 2G. For those with the 3G, the

smoothness of the system will definitely make daily tasks much more

enjoyable and pleasing, but you'll have to have a good reason to justify the

upgrade cost. I didn't get everything I was waiting for, such as a front

facing camera for two-way video chats and turn-by-turn GPS directions, but

it is clear Apple thought long and hard about altering the handset's winning

formula. Most importantly, the iPhone 3G S works beautifully as a phone. It

is not as versatile as many other devices (especially those based on

Google's open-source Android) and is very garden walled (try uploading video

or photos to the iPhone from any device that is not your own registered PC

or Mac), but the realism is that the mass-market just doesn't care - they

want top-flight design, ease of use, and a huge choice of quality

applications. Apple has another winner on its hands, but for most of us the

iPhone is still too darn expensive."

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Christian Harris

Software Reviewed)

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