Apple iPhone 3GS review: Same clothes, new feel

30 June 2009
The Apple iPhone 3GS is probably not the next revolutionary iPhone as you might have expected it. But the performance boost, the sharper camera with video and the purportedly improved battery life certainly...

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  • jealouse
  • 2Am
  • 03 Nov 2009

Anonymous, 08 Oct 2009Apple iPhone 3GS is a joke!!! dam batery explode! in europe... morehave you own an iphone?

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    • Anonymous
    • MqA
    • 08 Oct 2009

    Apple iPhone 3GS is a joke!!! dam batery explode! in europe it will be banned from sale if another one explodes!!

    my review is: good software bad every thing else.

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      • Anonymous
      • uED
      • 03 Oct 2009

      have you tried it? how many people in here have tried the phone? you are all stuck-minded in hardware keypad and phone with many buttons. if we're all thinking like that, then there will never be high-tech in the future. but it seems now many brands like to work out with the touch screen phone. i've been using my iphone 2g for 2 years and it never got damage. and i like the virtual keyboard so much. its the best keypad ever i tried since ive been using nokia samsung sony ericsson motorola. its still the best. but many people think that the virtual keyboard 'seems' to be not comfortable to type because they haven't tried using it for long, not just once. because if just once, first we have to adapt with the virtual keyboard first which is hard. so shut your mouth if you haven't tried it before.

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        • KARTHIK
        • tTa
        • 22 Sep 2009

        Good for boasting in front of friends but, waste of money. Very limited features which are expected from any smart phone at a very exhausting price. Not worth the attention and money spent on it. It's just the brand name 'apple' the one which made the ipod.

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          • Rudeboi
          • kgS
          • 14 Sep 2009

          Apple fanboys are quite funny and yet very predictable. Real man with iPhones. Give me a break. The most resticted phone on earth, requires iTunes for everything. Better yet, requires a computer for everything can't even get over the air updates without needing synching. Can't even get downloades without requiring wifi unless it's a very small file. For those non believers try downloading something from the iTunes store or app and it's over 10mbs and see what happens.

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            • Anonymous
            • PUM
            • 11 Sep 2009

            Anonymous, 17 Aug 2009being businessmen I tried to use this phone as a business p... moreyes ur s is the best comment i agree . it can tbe used as a business hon at all for size for lack of many aaplications yes good to use while u r at hom and got nothign better to do

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              • Anonymous
              • EqV
              • 10 Sep 2009

              iphone 3gs is one of the best phones ever...a revolution in communications technology...artistically simple zen-like interface...appealing to the masses

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                • Anonymous
                • wHb
                • 08 Sep 2009

                In Europe and Asia...Iphone is a joke....it has the best UI, but as far as specs....my old nokia n73 smashes it. It's a toy....Samsung, LG (Korea) NOKIA......REAL PHONES...even Blackberry. After the novelty wears off........you have nada...

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                  • TuF
                  • 01 Sep 2009

                  best smart phone on market.

                  there r thousends of software for it

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                    • dodow1234
                    • wrY
                    • 31 Aug 2009

                    Oli Wood, 04 Aug 2009Any ideas when the IPhone is coming to Vodafone? I have no ... moredude just get one, the bm one and then jailbreak + unlock it yourself, its not that hard

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                      • dodow1234
                      • wrY
                      • 31 Aug 2009

                      Anonymous, 14 Jul 2009Since the iPhone 3GS is the first iPhone to come with the i... morewell I have no idea why, all I know is it's free for iphone but the ipod touch owner have to pay to get it

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                        • anonymous
                        • 3J9
                        • 29 Aug 2009

                        if any 1 is looking for a phone with great camera go for the following

                        samsung innov8,8mp, probably the best 8mp u cn also get apps for this phone
                        samsung omnia hd, high definition videos, also great camera, multimedia beast
                        lg renoir,8mp alot of camera functions, like touch focus, nd many more great video aswell, divx
                        sony ericsson 8mp c905, w995
                        samsung pixon 8mp
                        samsung pixon12, a beast of a camera phone, 12mp,
                        nokia n97, n86, n82, these all have apps aswell, just search for them

                        sony ericsson satio, not released yet, also with a beast of a camera 12mp, and there loads of apps for it, jus search on the net

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 39x
                          • 17 Aug 2009

                          being businessmen I tried to use this phone as a business phone but I couldn’t. for fun this phone is excellent not for the real work, get blackberry or an e series and buy ipod with your remaining money. sure its pleasure to use this phone but not in day to day busy life in London.


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                            • Anonymous
                            • vjq
                            • 13 Aug 2009

                            Tony, 03 Aug 2009The iPhone is the best phone on the planet. No phone can b... moreWell if you are being sarcastic, that was a damn good job right there.

                            If you are not...well let's just say I weep for humanity.

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                              • gka3000
                              • w98
                              • 09 Aug 2009

                              so by that u mean to get some good photos we need to waste money on a seperate digital camera while we wanna waste our money on a apple i phone with a very bad camera is that what u mean ? i have been a fan of apple i phone at first it got released . but the marketing gimmiks they pull on innocent customers with a cpu upgrade 3g or 3gs is not worth it . at least they shouldve added bt support and a front video caller camera anyway . eventhough theres nothing much to loose cuz we know that i phone 3gs lacks battery life even than the first i phone 2g . think about it .

                              if ur a teen or if ur someone who got less knowledge about a phone or if ur a person who use ur high end phone which u paid so much just for calling purposes - u will go for i phone 3gs for sure . but if ur seriously thinking about really high end phones that offers the best for u or if ur a pro mobile user or a businessman u will never get the i phone 3gs . instead u will go for better stuff - like black berry storm / the htc touch hd / samsung omnia hd 2 etc . theres tons more . compared to those touch screen models i phone is just a teen toy .

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nbu
                                • 06 Aug 2009

                                alan, 12 Jul 2009no video call because there is no camera at the front. this... more"IMHO, the only advantage of the iphone (any model) is the big, revolutionary (then) touch screen"

                                I wouldn't agree with you anymore after I've seen Omnia HD in reality. OLED makes difference. Iphone WAS revolutionary when it first came... but now? It has been surpassed long time ago, both in resolution, quality and touch sensitivity. Or do you claim that the screen "evolution" stopped in 2007, and the best screen ever made was made then?

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                                  • Oli Wood
                                  • nEN
                                  • 04 Aug 2009

                                  Any ideas when the IPhone is coming to Vodafone? I have no reception at all with O2. Neeeed Vodafone

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                                    • Tony
                                    • 5%r
                                    • 03 Aug 2009

                                    The iPhone is the best phone on the planet.
                                    No phone can beat it. The features not on it? Who needs them?

                                    Anyone who thinks differently doesn't deserve an opinion.

                                    Apple FTW

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • n}b
                                      • 01 Aug 2009

                                      the camera shots are terrible... look so unnatural...

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                                        • kirt
                                        • myK
                                        • 29 Jul 2009

                                        I got 1 its great upgraded it from an lg viewty, the iphone 3gs is soooo much better, only the camera and bluetooth on viewty is better.