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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.
(Updated June 2010)
1st Generation | 2nd Generation | 3rd Generation | 4th Generation | 4 generations so far, one per year | |
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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 |
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Storage alt | 4, 8, 161 GB |
8, 16 GB | 16, 32 GB | 16, 32 GB | Flash; 1Added Feb '08 |
Data Networks: |
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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
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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 (!) |
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Camera | 2.0 megapixel with geocoding | 3.0 megapixel with video, geotagging, autofocus, whitebalance, and exposure |
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Front Camera | No | No | Yes (VGA) | ||
Video | No | Yes VGA (640x480), up to 30 fps |
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Video Calling | No | FaceTime | |||
Dimensions | Original: |
3G & 3G S: Same height and width on all models, 2nd and 3rd generation is slightly deeper/thicker. |
iPhone 4 Slightly narrower and thinner vs 3G S. |
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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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--- | 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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--- | 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:
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--- | 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 Built-in digital compass. |
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Cut, Copy & Paste | Cut, Copy & Paste | ||||
Messages | Messages | ||||
Spotlight Search | Spotlight Search | ||||
Landscape keyboard | Landscape keyboard | ||||
Voice Memos | Voice Memos | ||||
Internet Tethering | |||||
Battery life | Talk time:
Standby time:
Internet use:
Audio playback:
Video playback: |
Talk time:
Standby time:
Internet use:
Audio playback:
Video playback: |
Talk time: up to 14 hours on 2G (+2 hrs/+20%)
Standby time:
Internet use: up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi (+1 hrs/+11%)
Audio playback:
Video playback: |
"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...) |
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* New accessibility settings. |
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Original OS | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
iPhone OS 1.0 | iPhone OS 2.0 | iPhone OS 3.0 | iOS 4 | ||
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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) |
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From Apple on 3.0 (Apple):
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From iOS Software Update (Apple): "With over 100 new features"
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1 Not yet (!!) supported by AT&T in the US... (July 2009) 2 Requires iPhone 4
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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 |
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Landscape Keyboard |
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MMS | New | ||||
Spotlight Search | New | ||||
Voice Memos | New | ||||
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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 |
POP |
IMAP | |
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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 | ||||
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No1 |
yes1 |
yes1 |
1 In general |
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Contacts | |||||
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Calendars | |||||
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n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
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n/a | n/a | n/a | myserver.com/cal.ics |
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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(Added 2010-02-15)
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Changes
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In Entourage
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 |
"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]
(New section 2010-06-24)
Pre 2010-06-07 | New Plans 2010-06-07 | ||||||
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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