Impressions of the new iPhone 3GS
June 27th, 2009 by Sonny
I’ve had a chance to spend a week with the new iPhone.
Favorite new features:
- Landscape mode available in many more places
- Automatic login screen for encrypted wi-fi
- Speedier!! Upgraded CPU from 400 to 600 mhz
- Oleophobic screen coating (fewer greasy fingerprints)
- Brighter screen
- Louder external speaker
- Better (but not perfect) Bluetooth profiles
- Retained the form factor of the original 3G (wide variety of cases/accessories available)
- Finally! Copy and Paste is available in firmware 3.0
- Better autofocus camera with video support
- Improved search features
As a total package it was a good upgrade for me, moving from an original iPhone. There are a few things to not like:
- No multi-tasking, the Palm Pre has it, why not the iPhone?
- No longer compatible with many accessories from the original iPhone
- Still no MMS or tethering, AT&T I’m looking at you!
I’m really a fan, and I hope the guys at blog.iphone-dev.org roll out the 3GS jailbreak and unlock. They do seem to have made progress, but are waiting for the next firmware update to prevent Apple from quickly patching the exploit.
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