Apple announced its new 3G iPhone today. It is much thinner, much faster, and much cheaper than its predecessor. Starting at $199(with a two-year contract), you get an 8 gigabyte device with GPS that works on AT&T’s high-speed 3G network (as opposed to the slower EDGE network all previous iPhones are bound to). A 16 gigabyte version will go for $299. Considering that the current 8 GB iPhones cost $399, that is quite a steal. The battery is supposed to support 300 hours of standby time, 5 to 6 hours of Web browsing, 7 hours of video, and 24 hours of audio. But talk time is cut in half from 10 hours to 5 hours, when using the 3G network. The launch date is July 11.
Jobs claims that the 3G network approaches the speed of WiFi. What is really going to be a game-changer, though, is the higher speed in combination with the GPS chip, which will open up a whole slew of location-aware apps (some of which we’ve already seen). That and all the new iPhone apps that will be built for it by outside developers.
Apple has already sold 6 million iPhones, notes Steve Jobs. This price drop and the new features should put Apple over the 10-million mark without a problem. Here’s a video of Steve Jobs going over all the features from the keynote (taken, appropriately enough, on a cell phone):
And here’s one of the new ad for the 3G phone:
any word on if they are going to take back the bricks we bought this time last year?
I think it is time to switch to AT&T and get a iPhone.
I have decided to say Bye Bye to Verizon, after being with them for 7 years. I wounder what other have to say being with Verizon.
Anyone can think of any Advantages being with Verizon..
Erick, Can you confirm if it has GPS built in to it ?
Cheers, Nag
The old iPhone is basically an iPod Touch now…
So glad I waited a year. Sign me up to be in line on July 11
Wow that is so cool… wow and it’s only $199 how sweet is that… I’m buying one right now even though I can’t use it on my Verizon network….
I’m still getting one… that’s just a sweet price… I’ll use the free wifi calls on it… and the ipod features, that baby is going to be amazing…
Nice move Apple..
I don’t care what anyone says, that deal is legit.
Damnit, I wanted one today.
Yes, it does have GPS built in.
I just heard one of my coworkers scream “iPHONES ARE ONLY $199! We’re All getting iPhones!”
It was pretty funny, although I was REALLY hoping for a front-facing camera for video.
Amazing! The GPS features and speed should really change the way we use this thing. I can’t wait to see what applications they will come up with!
Nathan Lands
http://www.hiyaya.com
“Changing the way people buy online”
This will make youcode.com even sweater to use. woohoo!
if at&t charges more for 3G plan….price reduction just a trick to suck us all into higher priced 3G plans
anyone knows what at&t gonna charge for unlimited data plan on 3G?
Bummed there’s no front facing video. They could’ve easily put that in and would have been sweet to use.
Very neat. $199 and $299 are very appealing price points. Any news on 32gb iPhone?
I don’t want to be a killjoy, but I think I’ll wait for the android phones to come out, and then I’ll make up my mind.
the $399 price tag was never an issue, at least not for me. But the $50/month * 24 months were the real deal breaker.
wonder how much it will be this time.
Looks like everyone is getting an iPhone — it’s the new Razr!
Unfortunately the iPhone will lose its novelty, but I am getting one too anyway! (bye bye Verizon). Great strategic move, Apple!
What about the camera? Did they reveal the specs?
What about Flash support dang it?
so it’s still a Verizon-only gig, huh? interesting.
er, i mean ATT.
Going from 6 million total phones sold to 10 million. WOW!
Nokia sells that many phones in a week.
(yawn) oh sorry, just watched the feed from the keynote. Hmmm, I don’t see too much here that is new. Yes, the price drop will help Apple sell 5-6 million more handsets this year–smashing their goal of 10 million units in the first 18 months. But, i don’t see anything that is that exciting for the consumer. Perhaps they’re saving that for MacWorld 2009. Or perhaps they figured they had time to build market share on their current design. 3G and GPS are commonplace…I want to see videoconferencing and other hardware features that make me want this phone.
I guess at $199–it becomes a throwaway. And you just upgrade every year. Anyone know Apple’s AT&T kickback and the cost structure of the phone.
this is cool news.
now i can but it finaly.
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I think the iPhone has crossed over from being a novelty to actually being a useful business platform. I couldn’t justify buying one previously, but I’ll definitely be picking one up now.
The apps will just keep rolling in…
at $199 this phone will pretty much kill the rest of the competition if they didn’t have this stupid exlusive to ATT only deal.
Sad that there is still no video, and only 16 GB. It’s getting hard to choose what to sync from among all the videos, pictures and songs.
But glad they are “going global”, finally.
Latest rumor: Is the Grow Smart phone coming soon…? First pics here… http://tinyurl.com/5535fj
There is only one feature keeping me on blackberry instead of iPhone….
COPY/PASTE!!!! WTF lol
Not ready for a tinfoil hat and my phone dropped and broke this weekend, aside from 3G and the GPS stuff will the new iPhone be able to do anything that the current one can’t?
good i didn’t buy gps device at…i can use same money to buy this gizmo….hope at&t will not slap big pricy plan on me….
damnit apple, how hard would it have been to give the damn thing copy/paste?
Time for an enterprise wide upgrade to iphone’s instead of blackberry. I don’t want my co workers to track me tho with the iphone gps …
So I really am screwed having bought an iPhone last month, eh? Any word on at least a software upgrade?
$199. Are they trying to give away the phone and make money on the backend? (Selling apps, AT&T kickback and MeMobile service)
I agree with the person that stated this is the next Razr. They’ll sell tons–but they better watch their back. Android is open, open, open.
Well, they are probably just thinking roadmap, roadmap, roadmap. They need to release features little by little so they can have something “new” for the next version.
If this iPhone would have had video recording, copy/paste and 80GB, then what would they put in the next version? Seriously, what do you guys think is still missing from phones? A video projector?
The only remaining challenge for me with the iPhone is not having removable storage. When I’m out of the office, don’t have any cables with me for connecting my phone to the computer and can’t get a wi-fi or ethernet connection, I can always download business documents to my Winmo phone (Samsung i730), transfer them to the SD card on the phone, work on them on the PC and then send them back via e-mail on the phone. It’s saved me more times than I can count. Maybe I’m missing something though, is there a way to use the iPhone as a modem for your PC/Mac or to connect the iPhone and transfer documents back and forth so you can utilize it in the same way I do with the SD card on my Winmo phone (if not it’s the Samsung i900 for me next)?
disappointment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Mm – Software upgrade is free to existing iPhone users and $10 for iPod Touch users.
If only they had this for Verizon…
@mm
yeah, you’ll get the the iphone 2.0 goodness for free. think it’s 9.99$ for ipod touch.
It’s not really thinner- why does everyone think it is? It’s 12.4 mm and the last one was 11.8 !
That’s a relief, thanks Tom.
Hopefully the next Iphone version wont be a free phone at AT&T.
IS there any feature that is missing from the previous one?
One last comment…Apple resurgence came on the back of the iPod (and yes, X and intel) … but mostly on the iPod. Apple is trying to do the same here. While the iPod basically had 0 competition–Apple is competing in a totally different space. Nokia, Samsung and LG will not rollover. (And then you always have this thing called android.)
Apple is going to come back to earth and their stock will too.
This may be a stupid question, but since it supports 3G now, does that mean it’ll be compatible with other networks such as Sprint?
Apple stock is down $8.00
hmmm, im wondering if i should get the new one, even though where I am at, there is no 3G. and I would most likely never use the GPS(probably more $’s a month as well). But it sure does look pretty.
. I wish I could know more specs about it. (camera, home screen design changed, recording videos etc.
I want to know why there still is no MMS!
@Trahann – You need to stop looking for things that aren’t there. Other than what was specified nothing else has changed. No new Camera, no Video, no home screen change, nothing. It’s an iPhone with 3G and and GPS. That’s it.
It’s a phone!
Apple realizes that they will make more money from the rev share agreements with the telcos than the hardware long term. Their one year “experiment” with the 1st Gen iPhone probably proved that out.
More iPhone users = more money. $199 makes it more ubiquitous.