09/06/2008, 01:19 PM
Gizmodo Wrote:Just now at WWDC, Steve Jobs confirmed the long-rumored iPhone 3G, which is what he actually called it. It hits stores in the US and over 70 other countries on July 11th. Here it will costs $199 for the 8GB version, and $299 for the 16GB one (in black and white).
Here are the additional key details, plus the official press release from Apple:
Key Features:
Charcoal Back
Solid Metal Buttons
Same 3.5" Display
Camera
Flush Headphone Jack
Dramatically Improved Audio
3G Advantage
Showing a EDGE vs 3G comparison loading a webpage, 3G took 21 seconds. EDGE...waiting...waiting...uhh...59 seconds! Same phone, same location. 2.8X faster - and they claim loads webpages faster than Nokia N95 (33 seconds) or Treo 750 (34 seconds).
Battery Life
10 hours 2G talk time
5 hours 3G talk time
5-6 hours of high-speed browsing
24 hours of audio playback
And GPS!
And it's coming to 70 countries over the "next several months."
More Affordable
$199 for 8GB
$299 for 16GB (which also comes in white)
Coming July 11th
Here are the countries getting it on July 11th
![[Image: lucky-22-iphone-3g.jpg]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/06/lucky-22-iphone-3g.jpg)
And here are the other countries getting it within the next year
![[Image: remaining-iphone-3gers.jpg]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/06/remaining-iphone-3gers.jpg)
If you want to see the entire press release, just go to the source page.
Anyhoo, I think I may in fact get one of these soon after they come out. I thought they were gonna be a LOT more expensive. But $300 for the 16GB phone? I'm sold.
Source: Gizmodo