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iPhone 3GS: the real thing

5 out of 5

The iPhone is - by a distance - the most spectacular smartphone on the market. Compared to the iPhone 3G, the 3GS is significantly faster, has voice control, video recording with touchscreen video editor and the camera now has a 3-megapixel sensor and auto-focus. As is fair to expect from the iPhone's OS, using it all is smooth. And, with 50,000 apps on offer and the promise of top-end 3D graphics in the coming months, the attraction of the App Store keeps growing. The iPhone is extremely expensive, but it does a huge amount and, crucially, it's fun to use in the process. 

FIRST POSTED JULY 3, 2009
FIRST POSTED JULY 3, 2009

Price:£185

Specifications

Playback formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV audio, H.264, MPEG-4, M4V, MOV video, JPEG image

Audio ports:3.5mm headphone out

Memory card slot: MicroSD

Data ports: Bluetooth, proprietary USB

Network: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HDSPA

GPS: Yes

Battery life: 12hrs approx

Dimensions: 6.2 x 12 x 11.6 cm (WDH)

Weight: 135g

Features

Oleophobic screen, quad-band, 16GB flash memory, 3.5in 480 x 320 touchscreen LCD screen, 3-megapixel autofocus integrated camera, video recording at 640 x 480 and 30fps, Apple OS for iPhone

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