Apple Announces iPhone 3G

MacRumors · Jun 9, 2008, 02:49 PM

After months of anticipation, the heavily rumored 3G iPhone was announced today during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote.

Features
- 3G... 2.8 times faster than EDGE.
- GPS built-in
- Thinner
- Better battery life - 300 hours of standby, 2G talk-time 10 hours (as opposed to 5), 5 hours of 3G talk-time (competition is 3 hour 3G talk time), 5 to 6 hours of high-speed browsing, 7 hours of video, 24 hours of audio.
- flush headphone jack

Pricing and Availability
The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries for $199 for 8 GB and $299 for 16 GB. The 16 GB model also comes in white.

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Mike Teezie · Jun 9, 2008, 02:52 PM

I'm so getting a white one.

Daveway · Jun 9, 2008, 02:52 PM

I love it

How many of you like the white one?

retrospek · Jun 9, 2008, 02:53 PM

So if it has a GPS chip does that mean it will also come with GPS Software ? or is that extra ?

techlover828 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Teezie

I'm so getting a white one.

have we even seen a picture of that one?

edit:nvm found it

QCassidy352 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:53 PM

wow, $199 and $299. I guess the folks who sold their current iphones for $400 and up are looking smart now. Still, I may just keep my gen 1 because it's still serving me very well, and it will only get better with software 2.0 (which looks awesome).

surroundfan · Jun 9, 2008, 02:53 PM

My first gen model will be given hand-me-down status on July 11.

Can't wait to see the Australian pricing...

Daveway · Jun 9, 2008, 02:54 PM

Product page is now up on apple.com

-power adapter seems to be about half the size of the original
-uses A-GPS, so you can still get accurate data if you have an obstruction blocking the gps signal

jonnysods · Jun 9, 2008, 02:54 PM

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So, no tablet eh? Bit of a dry keynote. But I'm getting an iPhone as soon as it comes out in Canada!

ajd10720 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:54 PM

OHHHHHHH Just bought an iPod touch a month ago

Will have to wait for the next better model

AND AUSTRALIA FINALLY GOT SOMETHING

Merry Mat · Jun 9, 2008, 02:54 PM

Engadget dida nice job covering that live too! 70 countries! im stoked

kbonnel · Jun 9, 2008, 02:55 PM

that was the worst 2 hours of waiting. store is up though..

Yankees 4 Life · Jun 9, 2008, 02:56 PM

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I wish it had the front facing video camera or video conferencing

g-boac · Jun 9, 2008, 02:57 PM

so are these phones aluminium, or black/white plastic?

kungming2 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:57 PM

I knew it! Carenstation87 was hoaxing everyone... Too bad so many people believed him.

techlover828 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:57 PM

that was pretty terrible

kungming2 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveway

Product page is now up on apple.com

Don't see it yet....

jawzzy · Jun 9, 2008, 02:58 PM

Great and all...but without 32 GB there is no way I'll be getting one.

Damn you solid state memory get cheaper!!

Also, that was an incredibly boring keynote...I'd expect His Steveness to have the sense to speed up the demoes.

nbs2 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveway

Product page is now up on apple.com

link?

vega07 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:58 PM

on the apple store, GPS is written as A-GPS or assisted-GPS.

what is this exactly?

MIDI_EVIL · Jun 9, 2008, 02:59 PM

I'm sold!

nick9191 · Jun 9, 2008, 02:59 PM

If you bought a second hand iPhone on ebay for £300.

BWAHAHAHAHAH

Seriously though this looks like one great device, can't wait to see all the new features once its at a store. Plastic back is fine with me, all phones are plastic anyway. This is going to be so popular its unbelievable.

diamond.g · Jun 9, 2008, 02:59 PM

itunes 7.7??!!!!

It is only 2 grams lighter... hmm...

drb6 · Jun 9, 2008, 03:00 PM

Wow that was looong. Good stuff though, apps look great. I wish they went more into detail on how the GPS works, maybe more can be gleaned from the video.

No 32 gig, so I will probably (hopefully) be waiting till there is a midcycle update.

liketom · Jun 9, 2008, 03:00 PM

excellent prices - now who wants an 2nd hand Touch ?

Jully 11th is iPhone 3g WorldWide Day

Jun 9, 2008, 02:49 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Announces iPhone 3G After months of anticipation, the heavily rumored 3G iPhone was announced today during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote. Features - 3G... 2.8 times faster than EDGE. - GPS built-in - Thinner - Better battery life - 300 hours of standby, 2G talk-time 10 hours (as opposed to 5), 5 hours of 3G talk-time (competition is 3 hour 3G talk time), 5 to 6 hours of high-speed browsing, 7 hours of video, 24 hours of audio. - flush headphone jack Pricing and Availability The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries for $199 for 8 GB and $299 for 16 GB. The 16 GB model also comes in white. Thanks to our MacRumorsLive sponsors: MacHeist, Awaken, Crush FTP/Crush Sync, iPhoneRingToneMaker, StevenPriceProductions. Article Link

Jun 9, 2008, 02:52 PM	#2
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Daveway macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Orleans / Lafayette, La	I love it How many of you like the white one? __________________ Spare me my life. MBP 2.2 glossy, Alu Macbook 2.4, iMac G5, iPhone3GS 32gb white, iPodz

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retrospek macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK	So if it has a GPS chip does that mean it will also come with GPS Software ? or is that extra ? __________________ UK

Jun 9, 2008, 02:53 PM	#6
QCassidy352 Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston, MA	wow, $199 and $299. I guess the folks who sold their current iphones for $400 and up are looking smart now. Still, I may just keep my gen 1 because it's still serving me very well, and it will only get better with software 2.0 (which looks awesome). __________________ "If Jesus Himself came back to earth and turned water to wine, half of MacRumors would say 'meh, this is red. I wanted white.'"

Jun 9, 2008, 02:53 PM	#7
surroundfan macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia	My first gen model will be given hand-me-down status on July 11. Can't wait to see the Australian pricing... __________________ MacBook Pro: CD 2.0GHz 2GB RAM 320GB 7200RPM HDD Mac minis: CD 1.66GHz 2GB RAM 80GB HDD, C2D 2.0GHz 2GB RAM 320GB HDD iPod: 3G 20GB iPhone: 2G 8GB

Jun 9, 2008, 02:54 PM	#8
Daveway macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Orleans / Lafayette, La	Product page is now up on apple.com -power adapter seems to be about half the size of the original -uses A-GPS, so you can still get accurate data if you have an obstruction blocking the gps signal __________________ Spare me my life. MBP 2.2 glossy, Alu Macbook 2.4, iMac G5, iPhone3GS 32gb white, iPodz

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jonnysods macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Aussie living in Canada	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A93 Safari/419.3) So, no tablet eh? Bit of a dry keynote. But I'm getting an iPhone as soon as it comes out in Canada! __________________ iMac 24" Merom 2.33 7600GT; iMac 24" Penryn 3.06 8800GS; MacBook Penryn 2.4 X3100; 3G Kijiji'd iPhone; 2009 Quad Mac Pro, 2.66, 8gb, 4870

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ajd10720 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008	OHHHHHHH Just bought an iPod touch a month ago Will have to wait for the next better model AND AUSTRALIA FINALLY GOT SOMETHING

Jun 9, 2008, 02:54 PM	#11
Merry Mat macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bris-a-bane	So keen for white one Engadget dida nice job covering that live too! 70 countries! im stoked

Jun 9, 2008, 02:55 PM	#12
kbonnel macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In a nice place..	that was the worst 2 hours of waiting. store is up though..

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Yankees 4 Life macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station, Tx	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3) I wish it had the front facing video camera or video conferencing __________________ That thing is the most expensive phone out there! $599 for a phone? It won’t even sell enough to break even!-Steve Balmer “An A-Bomb, From A-Rod”

Jun 9, 2008, 02:57 PM	#14
g-boac macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007	so are these phones aluminium, or black/white plastic?

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kungming2 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	carenstation 87 - what BS I knew it! Carenstation87 was hoaxing everyone... Too bad so many people believed him. __________________ MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz - 4GB RAM - 320GB HDD http://aznplay.com/

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techlover828 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maine	that was pretty terrible __________________ Hackintosh\|Macbook Pro\|iPhone 3GS

Jun 9, 2008, 02:58 PM	#18
jawzzy macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York	Great and all...but without 32 GB there is no way I'll be getting one. Damn you solid state memory get cheaper!! Also, that was an incredibly boring keynote...I'd expect His Steveness to have the sense to speed up the demoes.

Jun 9, 2008, 02:58 PM	#20
vega07 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	on the apple store, GPS is written as A-GPS or assisted-GPS. what is this exactly?

Jun 9, 2008, 02:59 PM	#21
MIDI_EVIL macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK	I'm sold! __________________ G4 Did they mean me when they shouted my name? Or did they mean someone else with the same name as me?

Jun 9, 2008, 02:59 PM	#22
nick9191 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Britain	If you bought a second hand iPhone on ebay for £300. BWAHAHAHAHAH Seriously though this looks like one great device, can't wait to see all the new features once its at a store. Plastic back is fine with me, all phones are plastic anyway. This is going to be so popular its unbelievable. __________________ There are some customers which we chose not to serve. We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that. - Jobs

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Jun 9, 2008, 03:00 PM	#24
drb6 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, MA	Wow that was looong. Good stuff though, apps look great. I wish they went more into detail on how the GPS works, maybe more can be gleaned from the video. No 32 gig, so I will probably (hopefully) be waiting till there is a midcycle update. __________________ MBP 15" - 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB RAM 120 GB iPod 4G - 20 GB Photo

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liketom macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lincoln,UK	excellent prices - now who wants an 2nd hand Touch ? Jully 11th is iPhone 3g WorldWide Day __________________ 18,000 miles is a long way

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