i PHONE 3g - WHATS GOOD - AND WHATS NOT SO GOOD

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By rahulvalia


Its finally here, the much iphone 3g. And you, like all the others, are most likely to be in the long que to get one. But just hold on a second. Is the iphone 3G really worth all the money you are going to pay for it?

As expected, iphone 3g has 3G, GPS, lower prices. Some of the more exciting iPhone features roumored to be included in the iphone3g -such as video conferencing,additional iPhone models etc-have not materialized. Details on differebt rate plans, any contracts, and the battery life of the iphone 3g are made available underneath.


DATA ACCESS

the new iPhone 3g accesses data twice as fast over AT&T HSDPA network . Another advantage in the iphone 3g is that You are able to browse,access data even when you are on a voice call and thao too even without being in a Wi Fi Range.

The iphone 3g is fast for music,video.However there is no word on whether we'll be able to download songs, podcasts, or videos from iTunes over AT&T's 3G network.

BATTERY

The iphone 3g has a 5 hours with 3g transfers, 24 hours of playing songs and 7 hours of playing video.

GPS

GPS-wise, I'm excited. Live tracking of your position on the iPhone 3g looks awesome—watch out, Garmin—and you'll also be able to tag your photos with GPS coordinates. Oh, and Loopt has already announced a social-networking app that'll use GPS to pinpoint your nearest buddies. Finally, Jobs said that the iPhone 3g turns GPS off automatically when it's not in use so as not to drain the battery. Nice.

And as far as a range of iPhone models goes, Jobs is keeping it simple: 8GB and 16GB versions—no 32GB model of the iphone 3g.


COST

First , let's talk about the prices—specifically, $299 price for a 16 GB iPhone 3g and $199 for an 8GB iPhone 3g version.$199 isn't really cheap for any phone. But it's a good bargain when you look at the features that are packed into this iPhone 3G.

AT&T just has announced that a data plan for an iPhone 3G will cost you $30 per month, $10 nore over the first EDGE plan. Keep that in view while you're accounting for your savings. You also need to agree to a two year bond with AT&T, even if you're an existing subscriber.

LOOKS

the iPhone 3G in fact is,0.02 inches thicker as compared to its predecessor. According to specifications, the iPhone 3G is 0.1 ounce lighteras compared to the EDGE only version.

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