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3G iPhone Predictions
Now that it's more or less a given that a 3G model is on its way -- very shortly if rumors are to believed -- let's have a little fun speccing the thing out. Sure there's absolutely no data so let your imagination guide you.
What's the price of this baby going to be? How much memory will be onboard and what will its battery life work out to? Better onboard camera? With Video? And how about "Back to My Mac"/"Back to My iPhone" features? What are you willing to pay per month for the glory of all that is new, shiny and iPhone? Let us know in the comments about your dream 3G iPhone.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Charles R Hamilton said 4:09PM on 5-12-2008
I'd settle for stuff that should have been there all along, like MMS and Stereo Bluetooth...
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Danny said 4:10PM on 5-12-2008
The whole price-subsidizing ($200) stuff better be true...if not, I'm probably never going to be able to afford an iPhone. And this black business case looks pretty awesome, too.
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Jon said 4:10PM on 5-12-2008
3g data is a given. If it doesn't have that, I won't be buying. I don't care about GPS since I have that in the car, but I'll take it if it's there!
Other wants: a phone that sounds decent, and a speaker that is loud enough to be useful! The current iPhone reception quality is not acceptable. I use it only because I "have to".
Different materials would be nice. The current iPhone feels very well made but is just so damn slippery! I'd like to see an all black model as well.
Other than that, I think 3rd party apps will take care of all of my other wants/needs.
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Jon said 4:12PM on 5-12-2008
I forgot...
Absolutely must have video recording!! A better camera would be great, but I can live with 2mp.
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Travis said 4:15PM on 5-12-2008
Oh, and would there be a U2 version coming out in red and black!?!?!
just kidding...
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Ryan Trevisol said 4:32PM on 5-12-2008
That would actually be cool, but only if you called it the Darth Maul edition.
3G is a must, it's assumed. Matte Black would be nice, 16GB minimum would be excellent, and subsidized price would be terrific. Other than that:
* MMS
* Video Recording
* Flash
* Stereo Bluetooth
* Louder Speakerphone
* Factory Installed InvisibleShield (I got so paranoid about the liquid I never got around to installing mine)
* Backup Features
* Make the black one a premium model that's 32GB, slightly fatter, and has a bigger battery ($299 subsidized price!)
Ryan Trevisol said 4:32PM on 5-12-2008
That would actually be cool, but only if you called it the Darth Maul edition.
3G is a must, it's assumed. Matte Black would be nice, 16GB minimum would be excellent, and subsidized price would be terrific. Other than that:
* MMS
* Video Recording
* Flash
* Stereo Bluetooth
* Louder Speakerphone
* Factory Installed InvisibleShield (I got so paranoid about the liquid I never got around to installing mine)
* Backup Features
* Make the black one a premium model that's 32GB, slightly fatter, and has a bigger battery ($299 subsidized price!)
Bibz said 4:16PM on 5-12-2008
Features: 3G, GPS, Video (but no videoconferencing), iChat, iTunes remote control, Back to my Mac support with document viewing, but no remote desktop type feature.
Two versions standard and black
standard - 16GB - $299
black - 32GB - $399
monthly fees will remain the same
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five6one said 4:17PM on 5-12-2008
Landscape sms......
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Tom said 4:19PM on 5-12-2008
I'm not upgrading until it gets jailbroken/unlocked. Unless somehow I can sell my launch 8gb that's unlocked with iphonesimfree and get a good price...
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Brian said 4:20PM on 5-12-2008
black only iphone (white looks gay)
3G
GPS
the ability to put a legit sim of another iphone provider (like vodafone) while abroad to reduce roaming charges on AT&T
OLED display
MMS
Camcorder capability
Slimmer
Better Camera
More storage
flash support
Stronger speakers
more bluetooth capability (like bluetooth keyboards)
I am very picky but you can find all of these things in most high end phones (with the exception of an OLED display)
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Sam said 4:45PM on 5-12-2008
How about "white looks silly," or is silly too "gay" a word?
Arsehole.
Sam
robogobo said 6:23PM on 5-12-2008
"gay" isn't gay anymore. It's retro to the 80's when it was ok to call something gay. You yourself just turned "gay" into "silly", so you get it. I agree he still used it wrong, but even gay people are calling things gay now. It's totally gay.
Mo said 4:26PM on 5-12-2008
The important question is actually “will there be an updated iPod touch to match”?
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Jon said 5:07PM on 5-12-2008
I don't know about a major update, but I'm hoping they'll get rid of the 8gb and bring down the prices on 16gb and 32gb... maybe even add 64gb but that might still be too expensive.
Angel said 4:29PM on 5-12-2008
-Landscape SMS
-Camera flash (PLEASE!) I'm fine with 2MP
-Sending pictures through Bluetooth
PS. Please stop posting that white "3G iPhone" leaked pictures. It looks like a bulky case. It doesn't look apple. Even the iMacs don't look like that.
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jimmy.twining said 4:30PM on 5-12-2008
The only "must have" features for the next iPhone for me are
3G
Stereo Bluetooth
MMS
Video Recording
GPS
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Brad said 4:32PM on 5-12-2008
- How about an SD or microSD slot for added HD size.
- Also, how difficult is it to add Voice Recorder and/or recording a phone conversation while you're having it!
- Landscape view for emails...not just email attachments.
- Better navigation in the email section...having to click the arrow back to check other email accounts is ridiculous and time consuming..
- Multiple e-mail message delete
- Support for push email outside of corporate accounts
- The ability to share photo libraries with a friend without having to email them or SMS them (essentially, phone is photo album server to which you can invite your friends and give them access to certain folders)
- Re-arranging photos in folders on the phone that will then sync and update my "my pictures" folder on my mac
- Ability to forward contact information without having to retype it in an SMS message!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (how easy would that be to implement, i mean seriously people!)
- Flash support (i know a dream)
- Wirelessly sync with my mac laptop and apple tv...if i order a movie on my apple tv...load it on my phone or comp and vice versa for all media
- Let me add ringtones like a normal human being without paying for the song twice
- Bluetooth headset for music
- MPG (multi-player-games) over wifi without connecting to internet, but rather to each other's sets (i'm reaching on this one =)
- I would like to open a new window in safari without having to click the view all windows then click the open new window button
- Allow for more than 8 "tabbed" windows to be open in safari
- Ability to use the phone as a portable storage unit to transfer files
...i could go on, but truth be told...i love this phone...even without all of that!
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Sam Gross said 4:33PM on 5-12-2008
3G is obvious, as well as colors.
.Mac push Email,
8, 16, and 32GB,
Bluetooth 2.1,
Special Email-MMS feature (send an email as a text),
maybe a U2 version (the red back?),
and a voice recorder in notes.
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Luv_Dat_Fone said 11:04PM on 5-12-2008
You can email as a text. SMS to 121 first line must be the Email address the if you like a subject (I believe it needs to be in parenthesizes) then the body of your email