iPhone is dead, long live the iPhone 3G!

That title up there might be a bit misleading since the first gen iPhone is not at all dead - firmware 2.0 is just around the corner now. But Apple have just announced the new harder, better, faster and stronger iPhone 3G (for less). Retailing at $199 for the 8GB version, the new iPhone 3G will be a smash hit when it rolls out on July 11.

The new iPhone 3G flaunts the same 3.5-inch display (480 x 320 pixels) and has grown around 1mm in width, length and thickness. The sweet tri-band HSDPA support is all there, allowing much faster data transfers than EDGE (but you know that already). There is no secondary camera for making video calls however.

Still, battery life is preserved at a nice level. The 3G iPhone is rated at 300 hours of standby time. 2G talk time is up to 10 hours (it's 8 hours with the first gen iPhone), while 3G talk time is 5 hours. It will be able to allow 5-6 hours of 3G browsing, 7 hours of video playback and 24 hours of audio playback.

And yes it's finally official - the iPhone 3G will pack a built-in GPS under its belly. This would open the door to a myriad of location-based services and applications. We just can't wait to get our hands on it.

Unfortunately, the iPhone 3G has the same 2 megapixel camera as the previous model, it's only that now it offers geo-tagging. No word on video recording, folks, so we guess it will be left out again.

Another shortcoming is that there's still no memory card slot - but that's typical Apple. We also didn't hear a thing about any upgrade of the Bluetooth functionality (file transfer and A2DP would have come handy).

Funnily enough, the retail box will include a special SIM ejector tool. Well, what can we say - we've always wanted to see an Apple-branded paper clip.

As starters the iPhone 3G will be available in 22 countries as of 11 July 2008-Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US-and availability will be further expanded to cover up to 70 countries worldwide before the end of the year.

The price will be the same all over the world - $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. The 16GB variety will be offered in another color choice too - pearl white. We bet you've guessed it that there's no way that these prices are SIM-free - you will most probably have to enter into a long-term pricey contract with one of the approved carriers in order to get it. And there's one more thing - we've all been thinking: What happened to the rumored 32GB version?

All is not lost for the first gen iPhone too. It will be able to use the firmware 2.0, which is preinstalled on the iPhone 3G by default. The new firmware is just around the corner (scheduled July 2008) bringing a number of new features plus the App Store, which would open the door to countless third party applications. iPhone 2.0 software will be available on July 11 as a free software update via iTunes 7.7 or later for all iPhone customers.

Some of the most important new features of the firmware 2.0 are the Contact Search, iWork document support, bulk delete/move, saving images from an email, scientific calculator, parental controls, added languages, various input types, etc.

There's still no word on copy/paste in the Safari browser - what were they thinking after all!

The Contact Search is now added to the phonebook and users can easily find contacts by gradually typing letters. The Search works in the two contact fields.

The other major upgrade is the iWork document support for PPT (Powerpoint) files, yet editing or searching documents sadly isn't supported.

The other interesting feature is the bulk delete/move and saving images from an email to your photo library, hooray. However we wonder whether mass "Mark as read feature" will be available - that's a real bugger.

The next thing to mention is the scientific calculator that's activated by turning the phone into landscape mode, a resourceful decision.

The Scientific calculator activates when the iPhone is turned landscape

The added Parental controls is a password-protected system setting that filters YouTube, Safari, iTunes or AppStore for any "explicit content".

Of course, many new languages are now added, including Asian languages - Japanese and Chinese.

And finally, various input types, including the character recognition (drawing on the screen) are added for more friendly ways to enter data on the iPhone. We highly doubt it that anyone would like to bring a stylus separately just for the sake of poking the display of their iPhone 3G.

**Sumber : GSMarena -> [tautan dihapus]

Apple News | 3G iPhone Technical Specifications

These are the official 3G iPhone specifications for size, weight, color, capacity, GPS, display, audio, video, connectors, button and camera.

Size and weight
Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
Width: 2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
Depth: 0.48 inch (12.3 mm) Weight: 4.7 ounces (133 grams)

Color
- 8GB model: Black
- 16GB model: Black or white

Capacity
- 8GB or 16GB flash drive

Cellular and wireless
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
- 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit

Headphones
- Stereo earphones with built-in microphone
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Impedance: 32 ohms

Video
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Camera and photos
- 2.0 megapixels Camera located on back of iPhone.
- Photo geotagging
- iPhone and third-party application integration

Language support
- Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish
- International keyboard and dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canada), German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean (no dictionary), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish

Connectors and input/output
- 30-pin dock connector
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
- Built-in speaker
- Microphone
- SIM card tray

External buttons and controls
- Sleep/wake
- Ring/silent
- Volume up/down
- Home

Sensors
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor

Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery3
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
- Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G, Up to 10 hours on 2G
- Standby time: Up to 300 hours5
- Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, Up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi7
- Video playback: Up to 7 hours8
- Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

Sumber : [tautan dihapus]

Gambar2 :

tanggal 11 juli udah beredar di negara2 dibawah ini.....Indonesai di lewatin....gak termasuk..

Harga yg 8GB cuma $199 ( black only ) , yg 16GB cuma $299 ( black n White )...murah ? gak tau deh klo dah masuk indo jadi berapa harga nya :

Cuman sayang yg 32GB warna merah blom di umumkan kapan beredar...tp mungkin gak lama lagi kayaknya..

bukan 6GB tapi 8GB cmn $199
krn Indonesia dilewatin, klo pengen bli sementara ke singapura aja dulu!
tapi kayaknya... biasa deh! kayak iPhone yg sekarang juga resminya lom masuk ke indo, tapi berceceran juga di indonesia!

so kayaknya yg 3G juga bakal kayak gt besok!
cuman, moga aja harganya gak melambung!
gak kayak MacBookAir yang aslinya dipatok harga sekitar 15 jutaan, eh kemaren lihat di iklan di indonesia harganya 17,5 juta!
anjrit.....

Boss, gue pernah posting artikel yg blg bhw Telkomsel (Singtel Group) akan bundling handset Iphone (mgkn jg versi 3G-nya) dg kartu Halo Corporate. So, ditgg saja..

@panggilkuantok
heeh...salah ketik..dah di edit tuh...

@Rusco
keliatannya deal ama telkomsel gak jadi kali...huhu...

Selasa, 10/06/2008 13:05 WIB
Kapan iPhone 3G ke Indonesia?
Ardhi Suryadhi - detikinet

Jakarta - Kapan iPhone bakal hadir di Indonesia? Pertanyaan ini mungkin masih menjadi tanda tanya besar bagi para pengguna gadget tanah air.

Apalagi Apple -- si produsen iPhone -- baru saja memamerkan versi terbaru dari gadget ini yang sudah 'disempurnakan' dengan teknologi 3G.

Toto Tanamas, Direktur PT Padang Digital selaku salah satu distributor Apple di Indonesia mengatakan, kehadiran iPhone di tanah air masih belum dipastikan.

"Kita memang masih memegang produk Apple di Indonesia, tapi kita belum berani memastikan kapan iPhone bakal masuk di Indonesia," ujarnya, kepada detikINET, Selasa (10/6/2008).

Sementara itu, PR Agency Apple di Indonesia, juga setali tiga uang dengan Toto. Tanggal pasti kehadiran iPhone di pasar ponsel Indonesia seakan juga masih menjadi misteri bagi mereka. Mereka berdalih, pihaknya belum dikonfirmasi oleh pihak Apple mengenai rencana kedatangan iPhone.

Seperti diketahui, di sejumlah negara yang telah disambanginya, Apple selalu menjual iPhone dengan program bundling dari satu operator. Lalu bagaimana dengan di Indonesia?

Telkomsel sebelumnya sudah jelas-jelas berniat untuk membawa iPhone ke Indonesia. Operator seluler terbesar di Indonesia ini pun tak segan untuk berjanji menawarkannya dengan harga yang lebih murah dari pasaran.

Namun sayangnya kala itu, menurut Vice President Corporate Account PT Telkomsel, Ivan Ho, program bundling tersebut baru akan ditawarkan pada pelanggan pascabayar korporat.

Apple sendiri akan melempar iPhone 3G mulai 11 Juli 2008 dan akan tersedia secara bertahap di 70 negara. Adapun iPhone generasi pertama sampai saat ini baru tersedia di enam negara.

Asyiknya, meskipun fitur iPhone 3G lebih canggih, harganya digadang-gadang malah bakal lebih murah daripada versi terdahulu. CEO Apple Steve Jobs mengungkap bahwa iPhone 3G akan dijual seharga USD 199 untuk versi memori 8 gigabytes. Sementara untuk versi memori 16 gigabytes akan dibanderol USD 299

huaaaa....
bikin ngiler....
murah bener ya...

wih...
Harganya boooo!!!!!

Emang APPLE LUAAARRR BIAASSAAAA

Harga segitu termasuk kontrak 2 tahun dan iphone nya cuma bisa di aktifkan di apple store saja.

Sementara ini pihak apple gak jual iPhone yg tanpa kontrak...

cam depannya mana ya?????

^
ga ada cam dpn

ktnya harganya itu dipatok sm utk smua negara, jd ga ada perbedaan di msg2 negara, smua harganya sm.. ni gw bold, statementnya

"The price will be the same all over the world - $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. The 16GB variety will be offered in another color choice too - pearl white. We bet you've guessed it that there's no way that these prices are SIM-free - you will most probably have to enter into a long-term pricey contract with one of the approved carriers in order to get it. And there's one more thing - we've all been thinking: What happened to the rumored 32GB version?"

kpn ya msk indo?? apa 70 negara dah termasuk indo?

om..
kira2 bisa ga ya di unlock ??

sekarang sih katanya gak bisa di jailbreak dan unlock...
tp suatu saat pasti bisa di unlock...tinggal nunggu kabar dari Zibri atau Dev team...

semoga bisa di unlock, tapi denger2 versi iPhone yang dulu udah di unlock bakalan gak bisa dipake lagi soalnya apple mo merilis sofware baru yg bakalan bikin iPhone ilegal yg unlock bakalan gak bisa dipake lagi!

waaaaaa...... ati2 aja yg dah punya iPhone hehehehehe...

gosiiip tuh...kalo toh bisa spt itu yaa tinggal di unlock lagi...

gpp om kasep.. kalo pun ga bisa di unlock lage, minimal kita punya ipod termahal..
kalo pun di bikin matot ma apple nya. minimal kita punya pajangan termahal di kamar.. hehe..
aku jg lg pesen neh iphone nya. nitip ma temen ku di amrik. kalo dah nyampe, aku minta bantuan nya ya sama senior disini. soalnya aku rada2 gaptek neh.. hehehe..

Iphone 2g aja versi resminya di Indonesia blm juga nongol udh mo ganti 3g, tp kayaknya apple itu kurang gaul kali ya, nokia aja ngelaunching comunicatornya disini kan laris juga aplg iphone yg lbh murah ..hi..hi..hi

kenapa ga masukin 1.000.000 unit yah?
keknya dengan harga 2 juta kurang , 1.000.000 unit bisa ludes dalam 1 minggu.

jadi henpon sejuta umat.