| In today's versus article I compare the iPhone 3G to | | | | previous version and it lacked major new features. |
| the iPhone 3GS. Which phone made the biggest | | | | Still it sold really well and it continued Apple's steady |
| impact at launch? And is the extra S in the title | | | | line to the top of the SmartPhone market. |
| worth the extra 100 bucks. You're about to find | | | | Versus |
| out.iPhone 3G | | | | And now the time you've all been waiting for. You |
| The iPhone 3G was announced in Paris during the | | | | know the contenders but you don't know which |
| developer conference which took place in June of | | | | phone is going to win today's versus. And that's the |
| 2008. It's the second version of the popular smart | | | | only important thing right? No, well still it's pretty |
| phone which conquered fans from all over the globe. | | | | huge. For me the problem with the 3GS is that it |
| The 3G version was the first version for a lot of the | | | | didn't match expectations at all. One year after the |
| countries including major European markets like the | | | | release and the only thing Apple came up with is a |
| Netherlands, Turkey, Belgium and Portugal. The new | | | | faster processor, slightly better camera - but still crap |
| features included a 3G antenna, GPS and an all black | | | | - and minor hardware adjustments. The iPhone 3G |
| back made from hardened plastic for improved signal | | | | was a real step up for Apple. It included pretty much |
| strength. The phone was really well received partly | | | | everything people complained about in the first model. |
| because of the lower price point, 200 dollars for the | | | | 3G was huge of course and so was the GPS chip. So |
| 16gb model. Mind you in 2007 the iPhone would set | | | | while the 3GS is the better phone, this versus is |
| you back 600 dollars. But people were most happy | | | | going to the 3G model. It simply set a bigger |
| about the faster internet functionality. The older | | | | milestone for the phone-market. It has almost |
| iPhone was pretty useless outside of your own Wi-Fi | | | | everything and in 365 days time you'd think that |
| area.iPhone 3GS | | | | Apple would come up with something really amazing. |
| In a period when Steve Jobs was on a leave of | | | | But they didn't. They released a great phone but it |
| absence, Phil Schiller announced the new iPhone at | | | | wasn't a big step up from their previous attempt. |
| the same event one year later in 2009. At that time | | | | And that's the iPhone battle of late 2009. Both are |
| the iPhone 3G left a mark and early adopters were | | | | amazing and both deserve your hard earned money. |
| keen to upgrade their model to the new iPhone 3GS. | | | | But the iPhone 3G is a little more great because it |
| Its biggest selling point were the increased speed, | | | | really made a difference when it came out. It made |
| better camera, compass and the 32gb capacity for | | | | the iPhone available for the general public and in a |
| the real movie collectors. But unlike the previous | | | | way that almost nobody could pass on the Apple |
| upgrade, not everything was great this time around. | | | | phone which changed the way we think about |
| People complained that the 3GS looked similar to the | | | | SmartPhones. |