Steve Jobs yesterday evening launched the most anticipated gadget of 2008, the 3G iPhone, packed with 3G internet capability, a sat nav system and Microsoft push email. Apple also claim that the 3G iPhone will be miles faster than other phones, boasting that the 3G iphone will load pages 36% faster than the Nokia N95 and Treo 750. Apple are using A-GPS, which supplements regular satellite GPS data with info from cellular towers for faster location. The 3G iPhone is slightly thicker in the middle (12.3mm over 11.6mm before) but thinner on the sides. Apple are hoping to launch in 70 countries this year, with the 8gb going for $199 and the 16gb for $299 both coming in black and white.
More information and pictures after the jump.
If you bought your iPhone after May 27th you will be able to swap it free of charge with a 3G iPhone. I bought my iPhone in April, so i’m going to have to pay £100($200 ish) to upgrade but i can make that money back by selling the old one, can’t wait. Some images of the 3G iPhone are displayed below click any for the full picture. Let us know what you think of it and if you will be buying in the comments or on the forums, Dmack out.
Other bits of information: (Souce engadget)
- It’s a teensy bit thicker. 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches (115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm), and weighs 4.7 ounces (133 grams).
- Radios galore: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), UMTS / HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100MHz), GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- A SIM ejector comes in the box, at last. That would be a paper clip.
- There’s no dock included, just a USB power adapter and dock connector.
- On AT&T unlimited iPhone 3G data plans for consumers will be available for $30 a month, on top of voice plans starting at $39.99 a month. Unlimited 3G data for business users will be $45 a month, on top of voice. There’s a minimum two-year agreement, but we’re not positive what that’ll look like for those currently enslaved to an AT&T contract — you could be looking at a solid four years of time if you just took the plunge.
- Apple’s new MobileMe service will be coming with the iPhone 2.0 software, bringing push email and contacts for all.
- Apple’s official page is here, and you can watch the new ad here.
- Available on July 11th in: Australia, Austria, Belgium (French), Belgium (Dutch), Canada (English), Canada (French), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (French), Switzerland (German), UK, USA
- The rest of these are slated to get the phone this year: Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, C. African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macau, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Singapore, Qatar, Slovakia, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay.
- On the chatting front, developers will be able to ping a centralized push server with their apps, to keep down battery usage and app overload on phones.
- No mention has been made of MMS, video recording or built-in iChat. What gives, Apple?
- Yes, it’s in the FCC.