FROM GENTS TO GS
Pictured from left to right: iPhone 3G S black 32GB, iPhone 3G white 16GB
Product review:
I purchased the new iPhone 3G S on launch day which is customary to me. As usual, I queue up in the morning to beat the early rush, activate, and go to work on it. Aesthetically, you will not find any difference to that of the 3G iPhone. All the similarities stop there.
Once you start up the phone, you will not a huge difference in startup time. My 3G version would take upwards to about a minute while this one starts up in about 20 seconds. You may not know but the S in the title stands for SPEED and in that this new version FLOURISHES. Opening and going in and out of applications is a breeze with the latest version. They use an upgraded 600MHz processor updated from a 400MHz of the 3G version. The difference is like night and day. For someone that uses their phone as much as I do, the speed in itself is worth the upgrade.
There are some nice new features in the phone such as the video capabilities, the compass, and voice control all of which are nice nifty upgrades to the previous version. The new 3G S is also Nike+ compatible which was a welcomed feature to me as I sold my iPod nano a few months back.
All in all, in my experience I believe that the upgrade was more significant from the 3G to 3G S than it was from the original iPhone to the 3G. The speed of the phone and overall “snappiness” as one of my relatives loves to say is really the bread and butter of the phone. No more lag times when opening an application up such as facebook or twitter. These programs launch almost immediately as you push the button. It’s a worthy upgrade in my opinion. If you are eligible and it fits in your budget, I suggest picking up a 3G S in the near future. They are available at all Apple Retail Stores as well as AT&T corporate stores. Hopefully it will release at all Globe Philippines locations for all my kababayans in near future.
