iPhone 3G S – The fastest iPhone announced

Almost 2 years since Apple first introduced the iPhone and selling more than 21.4 million units since, comes a new version bringing more features to the ever popular smartphone, the iPhone 3G S, where S stands for speed. Announced on June 8, 2009, the phone also uses the newest iPhone OS 3.0 which brings many improvements over the predecessor.

The cut, copy & paste feature is now finally available, with double tap support all over the iPhone OS, including SMS, mails, notes, etc. Copying is made simple with the use of tap and hold for selection. A compass application is also added, which other than just displaying the directions also helps align a map to the direction the phone faces. A user can now check their maps in real time and figure out the direction they are facing. Finding directions is made easier now. The Youtube application now allows a user to access their accounts, view subscriptions, comment and rate videos.

The recent calls history now has more details such as the call duration etc. The camera is now upgraded to 3.0 megapixels from the 2.0 on the predecessor and now features auto focus, auto white balance and can also record VGA video. Once recorded, the video can be edited and shared from the phone itself. Message forwarding, a feature missing from the earlier 3G, is now available. Finally you can forward the SMS messages from the phone. In the Safari browser, the page rendering is much faster. The battery life has been improved and lasts longer than before.

The search utility “Spotlight” is now able to search throughout the phone, even your messages and mails, and can also launch applications. iTunes gets a version upgrade to version 8.2 enabling iTunes account access. The landscape view is now available for messages, mails, contacts and notes too. MMS support is also now available. For better accessibility, the iPhone 3G S now has a black screen with white text option available too, and also zooming text is available. The phone now features a Voice Control, you can now “talk” to your phone and order it to call a contact or play songs.

In hardware terms, the new 3D graphics support is included. A new processor is built-in which Apple claims to be up to two times faster in loading applications and rendering web pages. The camera is also new and produces much sharper images than before.

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