After the MobileMe announcement and demo, Steve Jobs came back on stage to tout the iPhone’s 90 percent customer satisfaction rating. Jobs then announced the long-expected 3G iPhone with GPS. It is slimmer, has a side slot, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, and the same display as its predecessor. Battery life is rated at 300 hours for standby, 2G talk at 10 hours, and 3G talk of 5 hours. That translates into 5-6 hours of browsing, 7 hours of video, and 24 hours of audio. The 3G iPhone also offers full Exchange support using Active Sync and a secure VPN.
The iPhone 3G will cost $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model. Apple plans availability in 22 countries starting July 11, with a goal of rolling it out to 70 countries.
SOURCE: arstechnica.com
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