iPhone 3G S New Features and Specs
iPhone 3G S’ specs.
It measures the same 4.5 x 2.4 x .5 inches and maintains the same glossy exterior, but its screen now has a protective anti-fingerprint gloss.
A built-in compass feature can accurately tell you which direction you’re moving, and can be used by third party apps like Google Maps.
Voice control for dialing contacts or controlling music playback. To activate, just hold in the Home button.
MMS support and tethering are coming, according to AT&T. MMS will arrive by the end of the summer, but there’s no date for tethering.
It will run on AT&T’s faster 7.2Mbps HSDPA network.
The battery life was extended. You should expect to see about 5 hours on 3G, 9 hours over Wi-Fi, 10 hours of video playback, 30 hours of audio playback, and up to 12 hours of talk time over a 2G network.
It has a sharper 3MP camera, with autofocus, that can be used to snap higher resolution pictures, or record VGA video at 30 frames per second.
Pricing and availability:
The 3G S will be available on June 19th for $199 ($32GB model for $299), and the current 8GB 3G model is available for $99 today
also..
- no front facing camera
- no video conferencing app
- no 4GB iPhone
- no tethering on AT&T
- no MMS on AT&T for a while
- no flash
- no lower data plan pricing from AT&T
- lower TAP data plan with tethering not yet?
- AT&T’s faster 7.2Mbps HSDPA network not yet?