With the iPhone 3GS, Apple has taken a great leap forward, making it strides ahead of the original iPhone, which used EDGE – 3G is so much faster and smoother for connection that there’s not even a real comparison and, of course, Wi-Fi is still included. It’s the difference between night and day.
But that’s just one of several improvements in the handset. Apple has obviously been listening to gripes by consumers. They’ve added GPS with Google Maps, support for Microsoft Exchange, a 3.5mm headphone jack that’s readily accessible without a converter, improved the quality of phone calls (in case anyone had forgotten, at heart it is a phone), as well as done a small redesign of the case so it feels easier in the hand and also looks a little better. In other words it’s the perfect answer for both business types and regular consumers.
One thing unchanged is the camera, which is still a major failing at just two megapixels – far too low for a phone of this standard (and price). But that’s perhaps a minor quibble, given that Apple has introduced its glorious App Store, giving users the chance to buy and download all manner of applications for the phone, and the list keeps growing every day. However, given everything that this phone can do, better battery life (and access to the battery) would have been good.
Available with either 16GB or 32GB memory, the Apple iPhone 3GS really does stand out as the leader of the smartphone pack. Nothing else even comes close.
