iPhone 3G

Announced at the 2008 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), the iPhone 3G is the successor to Apple’s wildly popular iPhone.

It’s faster, and much cheaper than its predecessor. Starting at $199 (with a two-year contract), you get an 8 gigabyte device with GPS that works on AT&T’s high-speed 3G network (as opposed to the slower EDGE network the original iPhone used). A 16 gigabyte version sells for $299. Apple claims the battery is supposed to support 300 hours of standby time, 5 to 6 hours of Web browsing, 7 hours of video, and 24 hours of audio. However, talk time is cut in half from 10 hours to 5 hours, when using the 3G network.

The iPhone 3G launched on July 11, 2008.

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3/17/09 — iPhone Apps hit 8M downloads

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Live video of the iPhone 3G being announced at the 2008 WWDC.

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CNBC Steve Jobs Interview June 10 2008

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iPhone 3G - October 9, 2008 at 8:41am

Indeed, I'm a happy owner for a while now, and would be willing to pay a lot for the iPhone 3G. Couldn't live without it nowadays...:)

charanischiuHK - July 7, 2008 at 5:06am

When you compare all different models from various smartphone manufacturers, you will find iPhone 3G is not exactly an expensive model. If you enjoy all those features of the iPhone 3G, then go ahead and buy one. I have been patiently waiting for the officially launch of the iPhone 3G in Hong Kong, but Hutchison has only 500 pieces for sales at the launch date on July 11, I am not sure if I can be the one from the lucky draw to get my iPhone 3G, otherwise I still have to wait longer until enough iPhone 3G to satisfy the world market requirement.

upright citizen - June 24, 2008 at 9:38pm

Apple is fooling a lot of people into thinking that the $199 3G phone is significantly "cheaper" than the original iPhone. It is not. The base price for the monthly contract will rise $10/month. Over the course of your two year contract, that means you will pay an extra $240. The sum of $240 + $199 is $439. How much do the current iPhones cost? I guess it's not illegally deceptive to say the new iPhone is "half the price" of the current line. It is accurate without being honest.

Michael Morgan - June 10, 2008 at 6:38am

I'm very happy to see that the price has dropped. The price for the original iPhone was in my opinion absolutely crazy; this however is much better.

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iPhone Apps Hit 800 Million Downloads, Apple Opens Up More Ways To Get Paid, Adds Cut-And-Paste And Search (techcrunch.com) []

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Website	apple.com/iphone
Launched	7/08

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