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iPhone 3G

Cut, copy, and paste with a tap. Send text, photos, locations, and more. Search across your iPhone. These are just a few of the 100+ new features you’ll find on iPhone 3G. Of course, iPhone 3G is still a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device in one. And it gives you access to tens of thousands of applications that help you do even more.


Features

  • Revolutionary mobile phone
  • Great widescreen iPod
  • Breakthrough Internet device
  • Maps with GPS
  • 2-megapixel camera
  • Messages with MMS support
  • Cut, Copy & Paste
  • Voice Memos
  • Landscape keyboard
  • Thousands of apps on the App Store
  • 8GB
  • Black

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Features

Cut, Copy & Paste

Cut, Copy & Paste

Cut, copy, and paste words and photos, even between applications. Copy and paste images and content from the web, too.

Messages

Messages

Use messages to send text, photos, audio, video, and more. Forward a whole message or just the important parts.

Spotlight Search

Spotlight Search

Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.

Spotlight Search

Voice Memos

Capture a voice memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go. Use the built-in iPhone microphone or the mic on your headset to record audio.

Spotlight Search

Landscape Keyboard

Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.

 

Visual Voicemail

See your voicemail. Visual Voicemail shows a list of your messages, so you can play them in any order.
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Specifications

Display: 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
Resolution: 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Storage: 8GB flash drive1
Cellular: UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wireless data: HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Location: Assisted GPS
Camera: 2 megapixels
Battery: Built-in lithium-ion2
Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on 2G3
Standby time: Up to 300 hours4
Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G,5 up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi6
Video playback: Up to 7 hours7
Audio playback: Up to 24 hours8
Dimensions: 115.5 mm by 62.1 mm by 12.3 mm
Weight: 133 grams9
In the box: iPhone 3G, stereo headset with mic, dock connector to USB cable, USB power adapter, documentation, SIM eject tool

1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
2. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. See www.apple.com/ batteries for more information.
3. Talk time: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. iPhone 3GS units were connected to a 1900 MHz network or an 850 MHz network. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks was turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
4. Standby time: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks was turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
5. Internet use over 3G: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. Internet over 3G tests were conducted over a 1900 MHz 3G network using dedicated web and mail servers, browsing snapshot versions of 20 popular web pages, and receiving mail once an hour. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, 3G connectivity, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
6. Internet use over Wi-Fi: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. Internet over Wi-Fi tests were conducted using a closed network and dedicated web and mail servers, browsing snapshot versions of 20 popular web pages, and receiving mail once an hour. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off; WPA2 encryption was enabled. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, Wi-Fi connectivity, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
7. Video playback: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. Video content consisted of a repeated 2-hour 23-minute movie purchased from the iTunes Store. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary. 8. Audio playback: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks, a combination of content imported from CDs using iTunes (128-Kbps AAC encoding) and content purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
9. Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

Featured accessories

AppleCare Protection Plan

$78.99

Every iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair coverage and 90 days of technical support. The AppleCare Protection Plan for iPhone extends your coverage to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone. You get up to two years of expert telephone support for iPhone, Apple-branded iPhone applications such as Mail, Safari, Remote, and Calendar, and interconnectivity between your iPhone and your Mac or PC.1 You also get up to two years of iPhone repair coverage, including the battery.2 Whether you use iPhone with a Mac or a PC, just one phone call can help resolve most issues.

MobileMe

Automatic, wireless sync
Keep your contacts, calendars, and email up to date between your iPhone, Mac, PC, and online at me.com - no docking required.

Find My iPhone
Find your misplaced iPhone and protect the personal information on it.

Easy photo and file sharing
Get 20GB of online storage for your photos, files and great iPhone apps to access and share them when you are on the go.

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iPhone 3G Dock

$4.99

The iPhone 3G Dock is specifically designed for the iPhone 3G and offers easy access to a USB port for syncing or charging and an audio line out for connecting to powered speakers. You can even conduct speakerphone calls with your iPhone 3G in the dock.

 

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