Sunday, 15 June 2008

New Apple iPhone 3G to be sold at US$ 199. Worldwide. Wow!!

Apple WWDC 08 (9 June 2008)


Al Gore was seen waiting for Steve's speech on Apple WWDC08.

Apple has unveiled a new 3G version of its popular iPhone - and it will be cheaper to buy than ever.

The new 3G iPhone is thinner than its predecessor and will also run on the 3G mobile phone network. Users will be able to surf the internet at faster speeds than is currently possible on the original iPhone, which uses slower Edge technology. It will also feature built-in GPS technology, which will enable users to use their iPhone as a satellite-navigation device both in-car and on-foot using.

The white version of iPhone 3G.


For those of you who bought the original iPhone at US$ 400 or maybe much more expensive than that, please be prepared to weep yourself out. A journalist from Stuff Magazine managed to sneak peak on it just moments after Jobs presented the new 3G iPhone on the recent Apple WWDC. Here are some (better) qualities we can look forward to:


Twice the experience. Half the price.

Browsing. Will use HSDPA, thus Apple claims that the new 3g iPhone will have a faster browsing speed even than Nokia N95. Blogging applications is also in. Whaddaya think of that?

Image. Image quality will be slightly faster than the previous.

Applications. The previous one was unable to use 3rd party applications. The new one will come with its own application store to download applications in compliance with it.

GPS. GPS will also be a part of it.

Push Email. The old one is nothing compares to blackberry. With the new one, you can use push email just the same as your blackberry (i.e address book, emails, calendars, etc).

Cloud Computing. The device will also make its debut on cloud computing. Meaning you will be able to access your photo or files on the internet and synchronize it using Mobile Me.

Pricing. The previous one cost you about US$ 400 and the new one will cost you ONLY US$ 199 for the 8GB memory.


Steve Jobs launched iPhone on Apple WWDC (9 June 2008)


This new product is a brand strategy that (I'm guessing) will make iPhone much more familiar to people. After launching the original one at US$ 400, the new pricing and better features will (no doubt) create a curiosity amongst those people who don't have iPhone. I know I am. The original one is much much too expensive for me for a phone. But the upcoming one will no doubt have my commitment on (at least) considering it for my next phone.

Looking forward to its grand launching on July 11, 2008 in these 22 countries.


And here are the remaining 48 countries which will have iPhone delivered later this year.

Sadly, Indonesia won't be one of these countries. This time and only this time, I can't wait to be a part of the crowd holding the new 3G iPhone.

5 comments:

Akhyari said...

to be honest, i am in no interest to have one since many will. it's like Nokia when it took over Ericsson domination in the mid of 90's. Be in the crowd, and be dissapointed. Now, even samsung and LG are better in technology than iPhone.

noname said...

mmm ... it smell something fishy, and i see something kinky & sexy .. ^_^ .., look at iPod touch in here, that's cost for IDR.3,8 Mio (approx to $.398) .. yuuumm...

virna medina said...

Usually I am not a mainstream person and very rarely go with the crowd. But this time and only this time I'd like to be able to feel and utilize a product so carefully thought and designed by the digital messiah himself.

I consider iPhone as a magnificent beauty. A product is not simply a good product because it contains dozens of features. A magnificent product can differentiate itself with others.

Apple rises from the death after long and extensive research over what the customers want. And particularly famous for thinking ahead of its customers. They think FOR their customers. Only one thing to describe this... pure genius and probably pure greed too... hehehe

If I'm allowed to quote from Michael Douglas (in Wall Street) ....."Greed is good"

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