Jun 10 2008

iPhone 3G launch date, NZ pricing and specifications

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Steve Jobs’s WWDC keynote finished a couple of hours ago, and now the Apple NZ website and store has been updated with the details of the new iPhone 3G. The technical specs are what were expected with perhaps some small disappointment that there was no 802.11n networking included, and also no increase in storage to match the iPod Touch.

Launch Date

The iPhone 3G will be available in NZ on the 11th July. Interestingly the online store doesn’t have any pre-order options available. Instead they link to the Vodafone website so that you can find where your local retailer is. Does this mean that the iPhone 3G won’t be available to buy online? Perhaps not, if it requires a tie-in to a new Vodafone contract.

Pricing

The pricing of the new iPhone 3G brings some good news for all eager owners. The 8GB model will sell for $199 and the 16GB for $299 (both in USD.) In Apple dollars, this means that the NZ pricing will be as follows:

8GB iPhone 3G $299
16GB iPhone 3G $449

So this is significantly cheaper than the current models and also much cheaper than the iPod Touch. The reason for this is that the cost of the iPhone 3G will be subsidised with the purchase of a 24 month contract from Vodafone. It’s unsure yet, whether you will be able to purchase an iPhone 3G without a new contract, or how you’ll be able to use your existing Vodafone contract with an iPhone 3G.

The lock-in with contract will be particularly annoying to those that like to always have the latest and greatest iPhone, as it’s almost guaranteed that the iPhone will be improved upon in the next two years, so does that mean you have to wait for your contract to finish before you can consider buying a new one?

Specifications

Screen size
3.5 inches (diagonal)
Screen resolution
480 x 320 pixels (163 ppi)
Input method

Multi-Touch
Storage

8GB and 16GB
Cellular

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wireless data

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
GPS

Assisted-GPS
Camera

2.0 megapixels
Battery

Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G; up to 10 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G; up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 7 hours
Audio playback: Up to 24 hours
Dimensions

4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches
(115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm)
Weight

4.7 ounces (133 grams)

Links

Update – fixed typos

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