At last we know. The 8GB iPhone 3G will be available here in Aus in a
month's time for "no more than US$199" (16GB for US$299) from Optus
and Vodaphone. Thanks to our great exchange rate Aus dollars should
be pretty close. No idea yet of plan costs.
built-in GPS
3G that is 36% faster than 3G on competing 3G phones such as Nokia N95
and Blackberry Pearl
• Talk time:
• Up to 5 hours on 3G
• Up to 10 hours on 2G (up from 8hrs on old iPhone)
• Standby time: Up to 300 hours (up from 250hrs on old iPhone)
• Internet use:
• Up to 5 hours on 3G
• Up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi
• Video playback: Up to 7 hours
• Audio playback: Up to 24 hours
camera still 2 megapixels
no front facing camera so unfortunately no video iChat
MobileMe (replacing .Mac) looks brilliant and finally might be worth
the US$99 per year
-Mart
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Martin Hill
email: mart "at" ozmac.com
homepages: http://mart.ozmac.com
Mb: 0401-103-194 hm: (08)9314-5242
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