iPhone 3G S: Built for speed

It's no big surprise, and John Gruber even got the name right.

Apple announced the new iPhone 3G S today, featuring faster processor speed, built-in video capture and editing, voice dialing and voice command, built-in compass, and of course it will be running iPhone 3.0. There's a much better camera in the iPhone 3G S as well. Here are the details:

Price (new): 16GB -- US$199, 32GB -- US$299
Capacity: 16GB or 32GB
Case color: Black or White
Dimensions: 4.5 inches x 2.4 inches x 0.48 inches (115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm), 4.8 oz. (135 gms)
Camera / Video:

3 megapixels
Autofocus
Tap to focus
Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio
Photo and video geotagging
iPhone and third-party application integration

Cellular and Wireless:

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Location:

Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

Power and Battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk Time: 3G - Up to 5 hours, 2G - Up to 12 hours
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 30 hours

More pricing information and details will be posted shortly here on TUAW.

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Source: http://www.apple.com/iphone/

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xfuzzyt0astx

will the regular iphone 3g have the capabilities to record video as well?

June 16 2009 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

david

first of all im a iphone 3G 16GB user. and i heard about this(3GS) i see it to come soon at www.puremobile.com. and it says somthing about "nike+ipod" can anyone explain to me what this is and what ar the major differences to the iphone 3G.

June 11 2009 at 5:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

shaun

You can find a full run-down of all the new features here: http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/06/iphone-3gs/

June 10 2009 at 11:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wargamer17

Does anyone know if the video recording feature is exclusive to the new iPhone 3GS or will it be available in the 3.0 software for people with the current iPhone 3G?

June 09 2009 at 4:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

loup407

It took a few tries before I could order one...I suspect I wasn't the only person trying to avoid lines at the Apple store.
Does anyone know if there is a cap on the amount of audio that can be recorded on the 3G S? is the only limitation the amount of memory on hand?

Thanks!

June 09 2009 at 10:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nebben

I don't think the 3G S is the biggest announcement from WWDC, though. Here's why, http://bit.ly/dSlG2.

June 09 2009 at 9:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Marcus King

I am a bit disappointed that Apple aren't giving existing phones all the software enhancements, it was one of the reasons that I bought the 3G because although the hardware changes the phone still gets good updates. Now I understand the video, the extra speed etc but why not give everyone the voice control something even very simple nokia and other make phones have... I can't see this needs extra hardware...

June 09 2009 at 6:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jessica

iPhone 3Gs looks disappointed with the AT&T upgrade pricing for current iPhone 3G customers. "S" is for speed but what difference that can make in speed that is still question :) I hope 3Gs the same operating system which will support VoIP APIs and does work with Truphone, Vopium or any other VoIP application!!

June 09 2009 at 2:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sonia

There were loads of things people were expecting in iphone 3GS release especially the improved camera, laser, flux capacitor and Dilithium crystal-powered quantum mechanical processor. But anyhow i am very happy with it and loking for the latest version of my fav apps like Vopium, Strip and Google Maps.

June 09 2009 at 2:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Shunnabunich

The reason people were disappointed is because they (er, we) were expecting a new iPhone, and instead were presented with the existing iPhone 3G with a slight, MacBook-esque spec bump. Not much to show for a year's wait.

June 09 2009 at 6:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JohnGabrikh

iPhone 3G is the most awaited device for me, but i m not happy to know that it has no HD video recording :( I am sure this will support my VoIP apps Fring and Vopium.

June 09 2009 at 1:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply