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3G iPhone Going Into Production In May

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-just-want-double-the-space dept.

A few folks noted the rumor mill churning over 3G iPhones coming soon. Apparently they might be going into production as early as May, and announced somewhere in the 2nd quarter. Hopefully they manage to stick a GPS and another 16 gigs of memory in this one.

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  1. Re:Why does iPhone succeed? by Pretor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'll give you several

    1: Ease of use.
    2: High quality software - few software bugs
    3: Ipod
    4: Very good web browser
    5: Some very nice third party software (if you jailbrake it)

    I've also have a Nokia E90 - so I'm able to compare my iPhone to a more feature full phone. This is a phone that has almost all the features that you could imagine. 3.5G, GPS, SIP client, multi megapixel camera, keyboard and etc. This is similar to other expensive Nokia phones.

    The problems with the Nokia phones are:

    1. Several different confusing menus - the series 60 is awful to use
    2. Lots and lots of bugs, several that freezes the phones
    3. Terrible multimedia software
    4: Good web browser with bad user interface. Nokia calls it Safari (webkit) based, but the interface is miles away from the iPhone

    Yes my Nokia E90 has it bright spots. For example I bring it along on my travels because of it's GPS and its SIP client. Additionally the keyboard makes it nice using ssh to check problems with servers and etc. And it's really nice to have 3.5G Internet access. But since it's awful to use as a day to day phone it's mostly left at home.

    BTW: I live in Oslo, the main capital of Norway. An area with very good 3G and 3.5G coverage. So I know what I'm missing with just the EDGE network.