Faster iPhone Coming Out July 11 for $199
It's faster: As you may have heard, the new iPhone, is 3G-capable, which means that surfing the Web and getting e-mail, among other tasks that require data networks, will be at least three times as fast as the current generation iPhone. Don't worry, the new iPhone will still be Wi-Fi-capable, which means you can get even faster download speeds when you're in a Wi-Fi hotspot.
It has real GPS: Yes, the current iPhone has Google Maps and can get you from point-A to point-B, but only by getting coordinates from the cell phone network, which is less than efficient and sometimes doesn't work. The new iPhone will get up-to-the-minute GPS data from satellites (with supplements from connections via cell phone networks and Wi-Fi), which is generally more accurate than the current iPhone navigation system and allows for cool location-based services such as Loopt.
It lasts longer: According to Apple, the new iPhone's improved battery life will give 300 hours of standby, five hours of talk time, 5-6 hours of Web browsing, seven hours of video playback, and a marathon-esque 24-hours of audio playback.
It'll work with any set of headphones: The new iPhone has a flush headphone jack that means you no longer need an adapter to use your favorite set of earbuds or headphones.
It's affordable: Well, at least compared to the current iPhone. The new 8-gigabyte (GB) iPhone with a glossy black rear will cost $199, while the 16-gigabyte version will cost $299 (it also comes in white).
It's coming out next month: The new iPhone will be available through AT&T on July 11 in 22 countries, including the US (and will roll out to about 70 countries total by year's end).
Only things missing from the announcement (and the new iPhone) that we were looking forward to are: a) a better camera (the same old 2-megapixel is on this new iPhone, too) and b) a better keyboard (that touch keypad is still way too inaccurate for anyone who likes to type a lot of e-mails). For more up-to-the-minute analysis and information about the new iPhone, make sure to check Engadget Classic's coverage. And for pictures, take a look at our gallery below. [Sources: Apple and Engadget]
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Comments
27
Subscribe to commentsJmJun 9th 2008 3:58PM
What happens to current iPhone users, can they upgrade to take advantage of the new features?
steveJun 9th 2008 7:51PM
no, why would they do that? they wouldn't make any money. did they do that with the ipod nanos when new ones came out?
jfelliott22Jun 9th 2008 4:31PM
Will it still only work with one service provider?
BobJun 9th 2008 4:44PM
When is Apple going to make the iPhones available to the majority of the potential market who don't use AT&T ???
NikiJun 9th 2008 7:45PM
I read somewhere that Apple's contract with AT&T will be over in either 2011 or 2012, so it'll still be a while.
JayJun 9th 2008 4:46PM
Can you get the new I Phone 3G without the camera feature?
LieJun 9th 2008 4:48PM
Nokia is doomed ...
LaurentJun 9th 2008 5:05PM
Actually new 3G iPhone is 0.7mm thicker, which is no big deal at all
StoneManJun 9th 2008 5:20PM
When will Apple Divorce itself from ATT&T? Go with Verizon or the others, ATT&T is Awwwwful......
sylvia santiagoJun 9th 2008 5:30PM
I would surely buy one, but I don't know how to even use an I-Pod, and I am a stockholder.
CurtJul 1st 2008 5:28PM
Really? The iPod is perhaps the most intuitive piece of consumer electronics that I have ever owned. I've seen people between the ages of two and 80 use this device with no trouble. If you can't figure out how to use an iPod... well, then you've never tried.
angielucyJun 9th 2008 5:37PM
Someone told me that with this iPhone you will get a rebate or credit of some sort if you buy the iPhone and then sign up for the Cingular/ATT contract if they are not already your service provider. The article doesn't mention that though so I'm wondering if that is really true or not.
ENIGMANAZARIJun 9th 2008 6:56PM
DOES IT HAVE A VIDEO CAMERA? THATS WHAT I WANT IN THE NEW PHONE.
MickieJun 9th 2008 5:59PM
I'd rather have the Instinct from Sprint -- more features and a MUCH better network! AT&T is crappy. I have a friend with an iPhone and I can't leave voice mail messages because they take days to get to her. And the other day her phone dropped calls FIVE times in a row! Who wants that?!?!?
VickiJun 10th 2008 1:10PM
Can you watch live TV on the iphone like you can on the Instinct?
John DevineJun 9th 2008 6:35PM
Now what about all the suckers who paid $600. or even $400. for their iPhones? And it looks like you are still stuck with AT&T. We dumped AT&T because our messages would come in days late. Apple must be laughing all the way to the bank!
DebbieJun 9th 2008 7:39PM
That's what I'm talking about!!!!!
manpie2000Jun 9th 2008 6:29PM
Will you be able to use stereo bluetooth headphones with this new iPhone? You can't use them with the current iPhone and I hate wires!
KarlJun 18th 2008 12:09AM
Two things that have kept me away from this great device:
1. AT & T who without any doubt has the worst service out there.
2. Typing on glass. I have the I-Touch and I still can't get used to it. I'll wait until BlackBerry comes out with the Thunder later this year!
KevinJun 9th 2008 11:18PM
ATT is not a crappy service. Service quality varies from neighborhood to neighborhood, city to city, on all networks.
I have had just as many people say "verizon is the worst"
"sprint is horrendous, never get sprint"
"t-mobile is a joke, it's the worst one"
..it's all relative.
I actually do have ATT and it's fine..no one ever said they never got my voicemails, and I only drop calls in a few spots in my 150,000 population city...but at least I know where they are and it's constant.