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Introduction <top>

Gathered notes around Apple iPhone. Section started in June 2009 with the release of 3G S and J&P's first iPhone - 3G S 32 GB. Finally a variant with enough memory... For our requirements.


Generations (HW) <top>

(Updated June 2010)

  1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation 4 generations so far, one per year
  iPhone ('original') iPhone 3G iPhone 3G S iPhone 4 Comments
Released 2007-06-29 2008-07-11 2009-06-19 2010-06-24 1 year between each
Major changes n/a
  • 3G network
  • Faster
  • More storage - 32 GB
  • Better digital camera
  • Video camera, w/ editing
  • Compass, ...
  • Faster (A4 proc)
  • Better digital camera
  • HD video
  • Three-axis gyro
    (Gyroscopic Sensor)
  • Dual-mic noise suppression
 
Storage alt

4, 8, 161 GB

8, 16 GB 16, 32 GB 16, 32 GB Flash; 1Added Feb '08
Data Networks:
  • GSM/EDGE (2G)1
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • GSM/EDGE (2G)1
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • UMTS/HSDPA (3G)2
  • GSM/EDGE (2G)1
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • UMTS/HSDPA (3G)2
    • 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
  • As 3G S; plus
  • (802.11b/g/n)
  • UMTS/HSDPA (3G)2
    • 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
    • 5.8 Mbps HSUPA

12G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

23G: 850, 1900, 2100 MHz

A-GPS: No Yes Yes    
Bluetooth 2.0 2.0+EDR 2.1+EDR    
Pricing

July 2007:

4GB: $4991

8GB: $5991

Sep 2007:

8GB: $3991 (4GB discont.)

Feb 2008:

8GB: $3991

16GB: $4991

July 2008:

8GB: $1991 - $5992

16GB: $2991 - $6992

June 2009:

8GB: $991 - $4992

June 2009:

16GB: $1991 - $5992

32GB: $2991 - $6992

June 2010:

8GB: $991

June 2010:

16GB: $1991 - $###2

32GB: $2991 - $###2

Prices for US, service by AT&T (only provider per June 2009)

1 2-yr contract new customer

2 full retail price; other prices could exist depending on how far into current contract existing customer is

Accelerometer Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Gyroscopic Sensor No Yes  
Display 480×320 px, 3.5 in (89 mm), 2:3 aspect ratio, 262,144-color LCD Retina  
Resolution  

480x320

163 dpi

960x640

326 dpi (!)

 
Camera 2.0 megapixel with geocoding 3.0 megapixel with video, geotagging, autofocus, whitebalance, and exposure
  • 5 megapixel
  • LED flash
  • Backside illumination sensor
  • Autofocus
  • Tap to focus
 
Front Camera No No Yes (VGA)  
Video No

Yes

VGA (640x480),

up to 30 fps

  • HD video
    (720p, 30 fps)
  • Tap to focus
  • LED light
 
Video Calling No FaceTime  
Dimensions

Original:
4.5 in (115 mm) (h)
2.4 in (61 mm) (w)
0.46 in (11.6 mm) (d)

3G & 3G S:
4.5 in (115.5 mm) (h)
2.4 in (62.1 mm) (w)
0.48 in (12.3 mm) (d)

Same height and width on all models, 2nd and 3rd generation is slightly deeper/thicker.

iPhone 4
4.5 in (115.5 mm) (h)
2.31 in (58.6 mm) (w)
0.37 in (9.3 mm) (d)

Slightly narrower and thinner vs 3G S.

 
Weight Original & 3G S: 135 g (4.8 oz)
3G: 133 g (4.7 oz) Original & 3G S: 135 g (4.8 oz)

4.8 Oz (137 g)

About same as 3GS .

 
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Speed Icon Improved Performance

"The new device is 2.1x faster to launch Messages, 2.9x faster to launch a big web page. It includes OpenGL|ES 2.0, and has 7.2MBps HSDPA built-in." [ZDNet Jun 8]

   
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Video Icon Built-in video camera with editing

"Besides the faster processor, the big draw for the 3GS is its new 3.0 megapixel camera. It features:

  • Tap-to-focus - tap an item in the photo to focus on it. Resets the light balance too.
  • Improved low-light sensitivity.
  • Automatic macro photographs (10cm).
  • Video capture, 30fps VGA.
  • Videos show up in photo library. You can trim them, share via emal, MMS, YouTube, MobileMe.
" [ZDNet Jun 8]
   
    ---

Voice Icon Voice Control

"The new 3GS also features voice control. You hold down the home button for a few seconds in any application. Commands that you can say start floating around on the screen. Say one of them and it happens. Examples: “Dial scott forestall”, “play the killers”, “play more songs like this”, “what’s playing now”." [ZDNet Jun 8]

   
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Compass Icon Compass

Built-in digital compass.

   
    Cut, Copy, Paste Icon Cut, Copy & Paste Cut, Copy, Paste Icon Cut, Copy & Paste    
    Messages Icon Messages Messages Icon Messages    
    Search Icon Spotlight Search Search Icon Spotlight Search    
    Landscape Icon Landscape keyboard Landscape Icon Landscape keyboard    
    Voice memo Icon Voice Memos Voice memo Icon Voice Memos    
      Internet Tethering    
Battery life  

Talk time:
Up to 5 hours on 3G;
up to 10 hours on 2G

 

Standby time:
Up to 300 hours

 

Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G;
up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi

 

Audio playback:
Up to 24 hours

 

Video playback:
Up to 7 hours

Talk time:
Up to 5 hours on 3G; (same)
up to 12 hours on 2G (+2 hrs/+20%)

 

Standby time:
Up to 300 hours (same)

 

Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G; (same)
up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi (+3 hrs/+50%)

 

Audio playback:
Up to 30 hours (+6 hrs/+25%)

 

Video playback:
Up to 10 hours (+3 hrs/+42%)

Talk time:
Up to 7 hours on 3G; (+2 hrs/+40%)

up to 14 hours on 2G (+2 hrs/+20%)

 

Standby time:
Up to 300 hours (same)

 

Internet use:
Up to 6 hours on 3G; (+1 hrs/+20%)

up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi (+1 hrs/+11%)

 

Audio playback:
Up to 40 hours
(+10 hrs/+33%)

 

Video playback:
Up to 10 hours
(same)

"Improved battery life. 9 hours on WiFi, 10 hours watching video, 30 hours audio, 12 hours 2G talk, 5 hours 3G talk." [ZDNet Jun 8]


 

More details in Apple's side-by-side comparison published in June 2009 (NOT part of page displayed in July 2009...)

More    

[ZDNet Jun 8]

* New accessibility settings.
* Nike+ support.
* Hardware data encryption.
* Greener materials, packaging.

   
Original OS 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0  


Operating System Releases <top>

  iPhone OS 1.0 iPhone OS 2.0 iPhone OS 3.0 iOS 4  
Released 2007-06-29 2008-07-11 2009-06-171 2010-06-21 1 Two days before the 3rd gen HW (3G S)
Major Changes

(first release)

  • Support for new MobileMe
  • MS ActiveSync, Exchange
  • Remote wipe if lost
  • Cisco IPsec VPN protocol
  • 3rd party applications, via
    also new AppStore (MacWorld)
  • Lots of improvements
    • search contacts
    • parental controls
    • broadened support for
      multiple languages,
      adding 16 new keyboard
      layouts
    • ...

 

From Apple on 3.0 (Apple):
  • Cut, Copy, Paste
  • Landscape Keyboard
  • MMS1
  • Spotlight Search
  • Voice Memos
  • Improved Calendar
  • Buy Movies, TV Shows, and Audiobooks
  • Enhanced Stock App
  • more
    • Safari improvements
    • Internet Tethering1
    • Stereo Bluetooth
    • Automatic Wi-Fi Login
    • Sync Notes
    • Parental Controls
    • iTunes Store Access
    • YouTube Login
    • Shake to Shuffle
    • New Languages
    • MobileMe Find My iPhne and Remote Wipe
    • Run the Latest Apps

From iOS Software Update (Apple):

"With over 100 new features"

  • Multitasking
  • Folders
  • FaceTime2
  • Better Mail
  • iBooks
  • Create Playlists
  • 5x digital zoom
  • Tap to focus video
  • Faces and Places in Photos
  • Home Screen wallpaper
  • Gift Apps
  • Spell checking
  • Wireless keyboard support

1 Not yet (!!) supported by AT&T in the US... (July 2009)

2 Requires iPhone 4

 

  wikipedia wikipedia wikipedia wikipedia  
By Feature (only started, listing...)    
iPhone OS 1.0 iPhone OS 2.0 iPhone OS 3.0    
Calendar     Improved    
Cut, Copy & Paste  

 

New  

 

Landscape Keyboard

 

 

New    
MMS     New    
Spotlight Search     New    
Voice Memos     New    
...          

 


Applications

 


Email on iPhone

Listed in the order the setting-up alternatives are presented on iPhone 3G S with OS 3.0 in July 2009, six (6) main choices:

# Email Solution

Push

Email

POP

IMAP  
1. MS Exchange Yes Yes Yes  
2. MobileMe Yes no Yes

See MobileMe Servers for more.

3. Gmail No no? Yes

imap.gmail.com

smtp.gmail.com - req. authentication

4. Yahoo! Mail Yes no1,2 no1

1 Not in basic free service;

2 Yahoo! Mail Plus for $20/yr offer POP, not mentioning of IMAP (Jul'09)

5. AOL ? ? ? not researched AOL
6. Other
Mail
  • Add Mail Account

No1

yes1

yes1

1 In general

Contacts
  • Add LDAP Account

n/a

n/a n/a  
Calendars
  • Add CalDAV Account
n/a n/a n/a  
 
  • Add Subscribed Calendar
n/a n/a n/a myserver.com/cal.ics


Push Email on iPhone

From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_e-mail (2009-07-07):

"Apple's iPhone and iPod touch supported Yahoo! push e-mail since the phone's initial release in 2007. The July 2008 release of iPhone OS software brings Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync platform to Apple's handheld which allows the iPhone to synchronize e-mail, calendars and contacts with a Microsoft Exchange Server, Zimbra or Kerio MailServer. The software update — which adds other features commonly found in enterprise mobile devices — is available through iTunes as a free download for the iPhone and as a paid upgrade for the iPod touch.[1]

Additionally, at Apple's 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference, MobileMe was introduced as a subscription-based service that stores email, contacts, and calendars on a secure online server — or “cloud” — and pushes this information to various clients including the iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac. [2]"

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Configuring Entourage, iPhone (IMAP) <top>

(Added 2010-02-15)

Entourage - Standard Entourage iPhone

 

      Entourage  
  POP   IMAP  
1 Inbox   INBOX 1
2 Drafts   Deleted Items 5
3 Outbox   Drafts 2
4 Sent Items   Sent Items 4
5 Deleted Items   Spam 6
6 Junk E-mail   (! outbox 3)

 

Entourage  
IMAP  
INBOX  
Deleted Items --> Trash
Drafts  
Sent Items --> Sent
Sent Messages ?
Spam  

 

 

iPhone  
Inbox std
Drafts std
Sent std
Trash std
Deleted Items (from Entourage?)
Sent Items (from Entourage?)
Spam (from Entourage, or 1and1?)
Trash (duplicate - why?)

 

 

Changes

  1. Change Store Sent ... from Sent Items to Sent.
 

 

In Entourage

  1. Menu Tools > Accounts...
  2. Open account in question (IMAP)
  3. Click on Advanced tab
  4. Configurable items to consider:
Special folders

Default

Value
Change to
[] Store sent messages in this IMAP folder: Sent Items Sent
[] Store drafts in this IMAP folder: Drafts (ok)
[] Store junk e-mal in this IMAP folder: Junk e-mail (ok)
     

(*) Move messages to the Deleted Items folder.

      Move to this IMAP folder:

 

Deleted Items

 

Trash

 


GPS, Location Based Services, Geocoding, ...

"A software update in January 2008[50] allowed the first generation iPhone to use cell tower and Wi-Fi network locations trilateration,[51] despite lacking GPS hardware. The iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS employ A-GPS, and the iPhone 3GS also has a digital compass.[13]" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone, retrieved 2010-03-18]


Plans (US)

(New section 2010-06-24)

Pre 2010-06-07 New Plans 2010-06-07  
    DataPlus (200 MB/month) DataPro (2 GB/month) Tethering2  
FamilyTalk 450 $39.99 FamilyTalk 450 $40 << $40 $40  
DataPlan iPhone (unlim) $30 DataPlus $15 DataPro $30 $30  
               
Tethering n/a   n/a   - $20  
  $70   $55   $70 $90  
With Taxes and Fees $83 For budgetary purposes1 $66   $83 $107  

1 Based on 19% for taxes and fees (calculated from $70 base cost to actually paying $83). For budgetary purposes.
2 New optional feature available only with new plans. I.e. can NOT get tethering as option to older unlimited data plan.

Source: AT&T iPhone Tethering: An Extra $20/Month—If You Abandon Unlimited Data


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