The release of Apple’s iPhone 3 GS has made a big sensation among the users of iPhones, the lines at the stores have already proved it! Now with the wave of enthusiasm cooled down, we can cast a closer look at Apple’s upgrades and define better what are the performances introduced by these upgrades.
To begin with the outside - “design changesâ€, we can say that the only relevant change, the one that makes it different form its predecessor iPhone 3G, though not so noticeable, is the oil resistance display which prevents the smudge to stay stuck to the screen, since after several days of using the touchscreen it still looks fresh as in the first day you’ve purchased the unit. Not to mention that touching on a specific area of the screen the objects are revealed into a clearer relief adjusting at the same time the exposure and other settings.
The processor ARM Cortex A8 introduced for the speed reactions, does its job brilliantly: you can use its applications in a matter of seconds, the games are loading with the speed that worth being envied even by a desktop version. Leaving the CPU and GPU aside, we turn our attention toward the benefits of an upgraded camera sensor, which even if it offers a 3.2 megapixel resolution, compared to some competitors that offer 5 megapixels or even higher, it can still be more useful than the ones mentioned above. Images are displayed more defined in the low light with vibrant colors, though taking photos in a dark environment is not such a good idea, since Apple hasn’t included a flash yet, yet the image is not as grainy as it looks with the previous iPhone types. The fact is that without the need of SLR or advanced point-and-shoot features, the quality of the images is great.Video recording is a new feature that is well-executed, recording scales up to VGA 640x480 at a speed of 30 frames per second preserving much of the visual and audio quality. The post-shoot software offers the possibility of editing clips in a simple way to handle, the same goes for uploading where you can rename, tag and use other features bor both MobileMe and YouTube.
The voice commands are also new on iPhone 3GS and they depend on the tasks and on the surrounding noise, but they do their job in a good way, recognizing names or some parts of the names, they can enable you to narrow down the calling to a particular contact without prompting twice. Some flaws are present however in the music department while identifying the correct artists or tracks. But in this case it is recommendable to use physical headset controls.
The 3GS model presents a device-wide search with speedier searches, more storing place for voice memos and a quicker way to leap between apps in order to copy and paste texts. All in one, Apple’s new iPhone 3GS is a device that pleases most of the iPhones’ users since it proves to be more capable and more improved than its previous model reflecting the further steps that Apple took in the upgrading area.
The best thing to say about this model would be that iPhone 3GS eliminates many reasons for selecting other phone instead.
