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iPhone 3G is the newest iPhone launched by Apple. There has been some significant upgrades from the previous iPhone. There are some great new additions and at the same time there are some very mediocrity found in an iPhone. Love it or hate it, iPhone is not what it should be. Still, it is not that bad. There are some stuffs that need changing but apart from that, iPhone is good. I just hope Apple fix all the problems found in an iPhone (both the previous iPhone and the newest iPhone 3G).

Here are some pros and cons found in an iPhone 3G mobile phone:

Pros:

• 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS
• Safari browser and email works great
• iPod application is great
• Application Store is the best
• Seamless integration with iTunes
• Lots of multimedia features
• A working GPS
• Large high quality LCD screen
• Onscreen Qwerty Touch keyboard

Cons:

• Still no navigation software
• Very poor camera application
• Poor battery life
• Non instinctive menus and settings
• 2 mega pixel camera without any flash
• Fingerprint magnet
• Needs 3rd party protective covers for screen and case

We have to pay a fortune to buy an iPhone 3G and it is unfair that Apple hasn’t included other important Smartphone functionality. Talking about battery life, iPhone 3G will support up to 5 hours of talk time on a 3G network and 10 hours on a 2G network. iPhone 3G has a standby time of up to 300 hours. While using the internet on a 3G network, the battery will last up to 5 hours and on a Wi-Fi, it will last up to 6 hours. iPhone 3G’s battery supports up to 7 hours of video playback and up to 24 hours of audio playback.

The brand new iPhone 3G is available in two sizes as its predecessor. An 8GB and 16GB model is available and this time around, iPhone is available in two colors, black and white. White iPhone is only available in 16GB iPhone 3G model. iPhone 3G uses a Flash drive for storage instead of a Hard drive. iPhone 3G works on UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) and GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) mobile networks. iPhone 3G can also connect to other devices using Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and a new addition to iPhone, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.

Here are some of the technical specifications for iPhone 3G:

• Screen resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity
• GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, UMTS 850, UMTS 2100 networks
• Supports AAC, AAC+, MP3 audio format, MPEG-4 video format and JPG, PNG, TIF picture format
• SMS, MMS, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Push e-mail, IM messaging options
• Touch screen with multi-touch function
• 2MP camera
• More detailed Tech Specs here

The price of a New Apple’s iPhone 3G is half the price of the old iPhone. iPhone 3G 8GB costs $200 and iPhone 3G 16GB model costs $300. Price is a lot reasonable than before and this should lead to a lot more sales.