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Fudzilla‘s review Edit Like Unlike

All in all, Apple has produced a smartphone that appeals to many user groups for its intuitive operating system layout combined with an incredibly accurate touchscreen. The jump to the iPhone 3G S is not the biggest we've seen, but it is a considerable "refresh" before the next revision hits the shelves in a year or so from now.

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Jul 06, 2009

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The new iPhone is a superb piece of design and engineering. It's expensive, however, and we don't like Apple's closed software system.

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Aug 13, 2009

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www.whathifi.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

We've barely time to mention the audio and video quality. To our ears, audio on the S sounds identical to the previous generation (i.e. superb). However, video does look a little cleaner and sharper, but with a paler colour palette. Regardless, in isolation, it's still excellent. The new software is a must upgrade, and there's no denying the new iPhone 3G S is a more accomplished product. Another good job, Jobs.

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reghardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you don’t already own an iPhone then the iPhone 3GS might well be the model that finally wears down your resistance. The lack of a camera zoom is a glaring omission, but the iPhone’s great strength remains the sheer variety of features and software that it offers, and which make it vastly more versatile than most of its rivals.

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Jun 22, 2009

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ubergizmo‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Today, the iPhone 3GS is the king of touch phones, not only because it has good hardware, but because it also has the best applications. I suspect that it will continue to become increasingly popular with the self-employed and small businesses as well. If you're thinking of getting an iPhone 3GS, the first thing that you should consider is the total cost of ownership.

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Aug 26, 2009

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Engadget‘s review Edit Like Unlike

There are probably two very large groups of people thinking about buying an iPhone right now. One set is current users, either those with the 3G, or those still using the original model. The other set is a group of new users - people who've never owned an iPhone and are now faced with not one, but two different options when it comes to getting in the door. For both groups, there are huge questions to answer about whether or not getting the 3GS makes sense, and very few of them have to do with the quality of the phone.

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Jun 17, 2009

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS addresses most of the fundamental weaknesses of the previous models, adding raw speed, voice-activated phone and music navigation, an improved autofocus camera, and video-recording features.

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Jun 25, 2009

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MacNN‘s review Edit Like Unlike

As an evolutionary upgrade, the iPhone 3GS still won't please some without a fundamental change in its technology, if it can please them at all. The Palm Pre's multitasking isn't something that can be replicated without a major overhaul of the iPhone's user interface. We can't give it a perfect rating as a result, and we don't believe there will truly be such a thing as a perfect phone.

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Jun 27, 2009

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Macworld‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS addresses most of the fundamental weaknesses of the previous models, adding raw speed, voice-activated phone and music navigation, an improved autofocus camera, and video-recording features. Its larger amount of installed memory suggests that it will run existing iPhone apps not just faster, but with fewer crashes, and its improved video capabilities suggest that it will be an impressive gaming device as well.

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Jun 25, 2010

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS gives new life to the 50,000 available iPhone apps with its much faster performance. This is a terrific handheld computing and Internet device, but understand that voice calls aren't its top priority.

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Jun 22, 2009

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MobileCrunch‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Current 3G owners could potentially sit this upgrade out. New users thinking about a feature phone on AT&T should go iPhone. No matter what the guy at the mall kiosk says, no matter how many phones he pulls out with a little keyboard, the iPhone is better. You say you need a physical keyboard? You don’t. I started using the iPhone after using a Sidekick for a few years and I haven’t missed the physical keyboard one bit.

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Jun 22, 2009

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS is a tip top mobile phone. Its improved functionality is good, but it's certainly not worth upgrading for. However, if you're new to the iPhone market, then choosing between the two should also be a no-brainer - go for the iPhone 3GS. The faster speeds, better camera and a whole host of other extras will please many, and for that reason it's worth it (although we suggest you think long and hard over whether you need 32GB or just 16GB of internal memory, as there's a bit of a price hike between the two.)

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Jun 23, 2009

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letsgomobile‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Apple iPhone 3Gs can be used for many applications, and furthermore, this mobile phone works very quickly and smoothly. The large touch screen responds well and makes operation very easy. This adds to displaying almost every web page, although the iPhone 3Gs does lack support of flash.

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Aug 24, 2009

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PC Pro‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Not a revolutionary upgrade, but one that finally makes the iPhone the smartphone to own

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Jun 30, 2009

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LAPTOP Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Blazing performance, video recording, and longer endurance make the latest iPhone the smart phone to beat.

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Jun 23, 2009

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.

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Jun 17, 2009

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AnandTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

From a distance you can’t tell it apart from the iPhone 3G, which itself was arguably a step back in design from the original aluminum iPhone. But Apple products only sell because they look pretty right? How on earth would Apple ever justify selling an iPhone 3GS whose fundamental improvement is inside its pretty plastic?

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Jul 07, 2009

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brighthand‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Personally, if you have the iPhone 3G, I wouldn't bother upgrading. That is of course if speed and a compass don't matter to you. It's not worth the minimal of $200 just to have those features and to be locked in a new 2-year contract. On the other hand, if you have the first-generation iPhone, I think it would be a more reasonable option to upgrade due to the lack of 3G, GPS, and all the rest of the iPhone 3G S features.

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Jun 20, 2009

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Phone Scoop‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Is the iPhone 3GS that much better than the iPhone 3G? That really depends on what is important to you. Current iPhone and iPhone 3G owners can update their existing hardware and get a lot of the new features we've discussed in this review, including the voice memos, stereo Bluetooth, Spotlight Search, cut-and-paste and MMS (eventually).

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Jun 22, 2009

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GSMArena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

It's true that the iPhone 3GS brings over only incrementing changes, there's nothing ground breaking about it. But before everything else, the newly introduced changes on both software AND hardware level will make the new iPhone 3GS a more balanced smartphone most of all. That will give it some more charisma and it will hopefully lure some new users and get most current iPhone 2G users trade in their devices for a piece of Apple's latest tech.

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Jun 30, 2009

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PC World‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Performance enhancements distinguish the otherwise evolutionary step-up iPhone 3GS from its previous iterations.

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Jun 23, 2009

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HardwareZone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS is a step upgrade from the previous model in the sense that it has video recording capabilities, a better camera unit and a compass amongst many other functions. In the software department, the 3.0 operating system upgrade will go a long way as it features the cut, copy and paste functionality that the previous model critically needed. It's also much faster as we presented in our video test results and the battery life too is considerably better than the 3G model.

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Jul 10, 2009

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tweaktown‘s review Edit Like Unlike

After a few days of playing with the new iPhone 3GS I have found myself missing the freedom I had with my jailbroken 3G. It’s true that I did not have the speed I have now, but I miss the ability to really make the phone mine. Most of the items that I find myself using would have been available in the 3G with an OS 3.0 upgrade and I would have gotten more with a quick jailbreak.

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Jun 26, 2009

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Pocket-lint‘s review Edit Like Unlike

There are so many things that work well here making the iPhone a pleasure to use. Text entry is fast and responsive, the new MMS features bring it up to date, email, calendars and contacts are all well handled. Browsing is good and fast, the screen is sharp and bright (but not the best around). The new features like the compass and voice control make it just a little easier to use.

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Jun 22, 2009

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www.trustedreviews.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The iPhone 3GS is the fastest, most feature rich model so far, and if you don't already have a iPhone 3G it's well worth the money. If you do have an iPhone 3G though, it's not quite so cut and dry. The 3GS may be faster than the 3G when it comes to rendering pages and general operation, but the O2 data network makes the faster 7.2mbps HSDPA support moot, while the inconsistent Wi-Fi performance is also a bit of a worry.

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Jul 16, 2009

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