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With 1 million units sold in the first 3 days of its release, the iPhone 3G S, Apple’s newest version of the iPhone shows us that it’s still the one to beat. While the Palm Pre is an impressive smart phone, it still paled in comparison to the iPhone in terms of sales. The lines weren’t as long as the previous launches of the iPhone but this is partly due to Apple accepting reservations and orders online.
iPhone 3G S image courtesy of Apple
The new iPhone 3G S still looks pretty much the same as the iPhone 3G it follows. To the untrained eye they look exactly the same. Minor tell tale differences separate the new from the old. Details such as silver lettering that is similar to the Apple logo distinguish which is which. Also the iPhone 3G S is the only model with 32 GB of memory. So if you see 32 at the back, it’s a 3G S.
What’s under the hood is what matters. The 3G S boasts of a performance boost that is indeniable. It launches apps faster, performs tasks quicker and is just overall a much more responsive device. It also supports the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard that will allow better graphics performance. Games should see great improvement with the 3G S.
Apple knew to leave well enough alone. The design of the iPhone still makes it arguably the best looking smart phone around. It works so why change it. Instead Apple focused on the small things. Improving performance, software, and adding small touches.
The camera is now much beter with auto focus and the ability to take videos. It’s by far not the best in the market but it’s a step up. Besides you don’t get a smart phone just for it’s imaging capabilities. If you’re worried about that it’s best to get a dedicated camera.
The new 3.0 software which was downloaed over 6 million times already offers great improvements as well. Apple may have been really late in adding cut and paste but at least they did it right. I must say it’s easy to use and it does work. The landscape mode of the keyboard makes it easier for people with big fingers to type. MMS, text forwarding, etc.. All of this contribute to making the iPhone a much much better device.
While Apple faces stiff competition from the likes of Blackberry and now it seems from the likes of Palm as well, it still is in my opinion the smart phone to beat. Blackberry might have better business features but the iPhone is the overall winner. With 50,000 apps and counting available to you at the app store, it’s just the most flexible phone around.
The 3G S doesn’t look new but it has a lot of new hardware inside of it, like a faster processor, uppgraded video camera,Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, etc…
Sure these are things that can be found on other phones but it’s how Apple executed it that made the difference.
I wasn’t a big fan of the 1st gen iPhone but now with the 3G S, I think it’s the best smart phone out there overall.
Not that the iPhone 3GS is a bad phone, but I think a lot of these sales are from Apple fanboys that like to buy anything that’s made from that company, so these sales may be bloated by such pathetic people who want to bloat up the sales numbers.
The 3GS barely has anything new in hardware, and in some areas of the US, there’s barely a difference in speed.