Apple iPhone 3G S

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 75 expert reviews

Excellent:

48
Good:

24
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Provides a visual voicemail feature.
Faster.
Oleophobic display.

Cons:

Only offers 8GB of internal memory.
Same boring design.

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Last revision on October 17, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Provides a visual voicemail feature
Faster
Oleophobic display
Video recording
Touch focus
Multi-touch
Superior Touch UI
Large Number of Downloadable Apps
Excellent Music and Video Playback
WiFi
3G and GPS
Camera Performs Surprisingly Well
Voice commands
Builtin compass to complement the GPS application
IPod like functionality

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only offers 8GB of internal memory
Same boring design
Expensive
No flash for camera
No Camera Settings
Battery life could have been better
Still no true multitasking
No Java support
No Flash support
No multithreading support
Text message interface is still weird
Limited onboard video editing options
No pause function during video recording
Call quality shows no improvements and the 3G signal reception remains uneven

Expert reviews and ratings

100

The iPhone itself was a revelation when it was first released in 2007. Smartphones had already made their way into the American consciousness, but the iPhone brought with it the pedigree of the iPod. The iPod had already defined youth culture and...

By BrightHub on May 23, 2011

The iPhone 3GS addresses most of the fundamental weaknesses of the previous models, adding raw speed, voice-activated phone and music navigation, an improved autofocus camera, and video-recording features. Its larger amount of installed memory...

By Macworld on June 25, 2010

100

The iPhone 3GS is certainly a step on from the iPhone 3G. Everything is faster, the camera is significantly improved, and the video shooting is very well done. If you want an iPhone and aren't encumbered by a long existing O2 contract, it's the...

By Recombu on June 04, 2010

The integrated iPod and organizational features make it a top-notch...

By TopTenREVIEWS on June 01, 2010

Super fast, brilliantly flexible and easy to use – the iPhone 3GS is still the best smartphone around...

By PC Authority on May 03, 2010

The Apple iPhone 3GS is the perfect example of how to birth a superb idea and keep running with it. Yes, it is expensive and may be shorn of some features present in other phones, but what it does have is the best touch interface among phones, a...

By PCWorld India on April 29, 2010

Although on paper the differences between the iPhone 3G and the 3GS won't seem that much, but in reality the experience is completely different altogether. The speed factor itself seems like a reason enough to upgrade to the 3GS. I have been using...

By TechTree on April 16, 2010

Performance enhancements distinguish the otherwise evolutionary step-up iPhone 3GS from its previous iterations....

By PCWorld on January 25, 2010

The same old iPhone is given a new push by...

By ElectricPig.co.uk on January 11, 2010

The Apple iPhone entered the mobile phone market with huge fanfare, and surprisingly, the phone lived up to all the expectations that were set up beforehand. It is perhaps the most popular phone model to date and, considering the number of phones that...

By Phones.com on October 07, 2009

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