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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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Seth Rubenstein said 5:11PM on 5-12-2008
Dream Scenario: At&t and Apple split amicably, At&t is tired of having to pay Apple a portion of its profit, Apple is tired of not maximizing its revenue potential in a small market. Apple having learned its profit potential from France and Germany starts selling a universal iPhone works on both Verizon and At&t that is GSM and CDMA.
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David C said 4:58PM on 5-12-2008
true that :)
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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Travis said 4:53PM on 5-12-2008
I would love a 32GB version!
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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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julian said 9:01PM on 5-12-2008
$499
3G
16GB
Black Aluminum Back
Front Video Camera
$599
32GB + Same specs as above
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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.
jon said 4:46PM on 5-12-2008
Bluetooth PAN! Then I could share that 3G lovin' with my MacBook.
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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.