iPhone 3G S officially went on sale on Friday June 19th, 2009. Three days later, Steve Jobs is reported to clock in for work for the first time after his medical leave of absence. Strangely, the iPhone 3G S was renamed to iPhone 3GS on the same day. From this then on, it shall be known as iPhone 3GS.
Things that I discovered after using iPhone 3GS for the first seven days:
- The iPhone 3GS in general is much faster than the iPhone and iPhone 3G.
- iPhone 3GS renders a considerably complex web page faster on 3G than iPhone/iPhone 3G on a Wi-Fi. I was on a fast network. This shows the processing power of the iPhone 3GS CPU. This makes web-browsing a much more pleasant experience on iPhone 3GS.
- I really like the “tap-to-focus” feature. This is one feature that should be implemented in digital camera and camcorders.
- I never cared for recording video using any phones before. Now I can’t stop using it on the iPhone 3GS. OK, I was wrong before.
- The Compass doesn’t work well in the car. Too much electromagnetic interference.
- Battery life is noticeably better than the iPhone 3G.
- There are still some lags when switching from landscape to portrait and vice-versa. Could it be the hardware design that caused this?
- The speaker is noticeably louder.
- Voice Control works well with the phone but not with the iPod function.
- Physically iPhone 3GS is identical with iPhone 3G, so all the cases and screen protectors can be used with both.