About design
– Apple iPhone 3Gs carry the body of his brother Apple iPhone 3G. With solid design, solid stainless steel frame and handmade dimensions: 115.5 mm long – 62.1 mm – 12.3 mm thick and 135g weight of the machine give you a firm feel.
– Front with speaker phone and home button with iphone brand
– Back: above 3.2 MPx camera. No Flash. Looking down, basic characteristics to distinguish iPhone 3G with 3Gs are here. For 3G face printed is blurred more than 3Gs. Because of the glossy plastic, the back surface is easy to scratch
– Left side is the volume up and down buttons with vibration switch.
– Edge must be completely empty
– The top is a 3.5 mm jack. Power button, due to its compact design, is easy to operate. Along with the sim slot.
– The bottom is a large gate to occupy part of space. 2 speakers balanced. Speaking of two speakers but not just a speaker and a mix.
Machine Design
* About the screen
3.5 inch widescreen display. TFT technology. Resolution of 320 x 480 Pixels for a pixel density of 163 ppi. Along with multi-point capacitive touch
Although the low resolution baby monitor. But enough for users to use common tasks
Display:
The iPhone 3Gs had a 3.5-inch TFT capacitive touch screen, 320 x 480 pixels as the resolution, so it came out to about 165 ppi (pixels per inch). It might sound a bit small now, yeah but when it first launched, people basically seen it as high quality. The screen looked bright enough, had solid color reproduction and decent viewing angles. Also it was touch responsive, not because it was “fancy” but because it used capacitive tech, which makes for more precise and accurate input compared with resistive touchscreens, you know.
Build Quality:
Even with that plastic backing, the iPhone 3Gs still felt kind of well put together, and pretty sturdy in your hand. That curved form made it comfy to hold, and the build quality was a step above a fair amount of other phones back then. There was also a metal ring around the edges, which gave it a bit of sophistication and it even helped with protection against bumps, drops, impacts, etc. Still, the plastic rear tended to crack, especially near the dock connector. That was a pretty regular complaint from users.
Physical Buttons and Ports:
It kept the same button setup as the iPhone 3G, with a physical home button up front. On the left side you got the volume buttons plus the mute switch, and on top there was the power button. For audio it included a 3.5mm headphone jack, even if later iPhones kinda moved away from that. On the bottom you’d find the 30-pin dock connector, used not only for charging but also syncing data. Overall, the buttons and the ports were placed in a practical order, easy to reach , and it honestly made the whole experience feel more user-friendly, like smoother and less hassle.
* Software and performance
– The most significant change is in this version of the phone is Apple has improved the performance of the machine (S in 3Gs is Speed ).
-Before the death of the iPhone 3Gs, Apple has leaked iOS 6.1.6 for it.
– Configuration of only one cores, CPU speed Solo-core 600 MHz GPU PowerVR SGX535 GPU. 512 MB ram, but the lightweight game on the appstore is still smoother. Normal tasks remain stable
-Apple equip it with gadgets that the previous iphone generation did not have like:
+ Voice Control feature, you can make calls and control iPods.
+ Compass help users can orient better
+ And some other upgrades on wifi speed, data transfer, …
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Features on iPhone 3Gs
* About the camera
Take a photo
– This super-product has only a main camera with a resolution of 3.2 MPx and lack of flash.
– Quality is at an acceptable level but not editable. Apple did not include options like white balance, digital zoom, or a self-timer mode that is standard on many other basic VGA camera phones.
However, in return, we have the focus and autofocus technology to make the picture better than the same resolution.
Overall, the iPhone 3GS picture quality is better than 3G quality, but it depends on the picture. Outdoor shots and shots in natural light are less blurry, with brighter colors. Photographs during cloudy days, and images in low light conditions do not look anything. IPhone’s camera is not optimized for fluorescent lighting.
Video
The Apple iPhone 3GS is the first iPhone capable of video recording, a feature that other phones have been offering for many years.
The video recorder has a simple interface and you can edit the video right on the screen.
-Tuy is so but there is nothing called superior in quality
* Battery life
IPhone 3Gs carrying Li-Ion standard battery with 1200 mAh capacity
It gives users 12 hours of 2G talk time, 5 hours of 3G talk time, 5 hours of 3G web browsing and 9 hours of wifi, 10 hours of continuous video playback.
* Summary
The Apple iPhone 3Gs are not the best, most beautiful, smartest, most bloated, or the best. But it was a symbol of its power at that time, Bringing the brand of genius Steve Jobs. Make a technological myth that people must remember.
Tech Reviewer & Product Analyst
Định Bia has spent over 10 years testing consumer electronics with a focus on smart technology. He work as a product advisor at Biareview where he helped customers find the right devices for their needs. He personally tests every product featured on this site using a consistent evaluation framework covering quality, durability, and value. All reviews are based on experience, not influenced by the manufacturer.