After a couple of email teasers, SingTel has finally announced the official release of the much-anticipated iPhone 3G. The launch will take place at SingTel Comcentre on August 22nd, 12:01am – that is 42 days after Apple and AT&T launched the phone in US.
Tens of thousands of iPhone fans who have made online reservations at the SingTel’s website will get their first dibs on the phone. In preparation for the launch, official will setup barricades to control the queues and Comcentre will extend its usual opening hours on Thursday for the midnight launch. The iPhone 3G will be sold at various hello! stores islandwide starting next Monday.
Available in 2 capacity – 8GB (black) and 16GB (black/white), the iPhone 3G can be yours for as low as $0 with a new 2-year contract or existing plans. The subscription plans will be shown on SingTel website starting tomorrow.
Yes, the long wait is over! Continuing the success of the first generation iPhone, Apple has just unveiled the next generation iPhone to its product line – iPhone 3G.
In term of physical appearance, the iPhone 3G features the same gorgeous wide screen display, tappered edges and glossy black/white plastic backcase. Unlike the 1st generation iPhone which sports a matte finished plastic and metal backcase, the new iPhone will attract more fingerprints and smudges, thanks to its glossy backcase. After all those complaints about the incompatible headphone jack, Apple does listen and put in a flush headphone jack for the new iPhone.
There is no upgrade to the stingy 2.0 Mega pixels camera and the iPhone still does not support video recording. Apple has incorporated a 3G chipset and Assisted-GPS to the hardware, taking a step further to speed up internet connection and improving location-tracking. Despite the higher drain of 3G data, the battery life remains solid up to 5 hours of 3G talk time and 300 hours standby.
What makes iPhone 3G truly powerful is the 2.0 firmware that comes with the highly anticipated App Store. The App Store is Apple-sanctioned, jailbreak-less source of third-party applications that offer all the functionality to the device that isn’t already built-in. While not all apps will be free, not all will be pay-for, either.
The iPhone 3G will be available in 70 countries which includes Singapore by the end of the year.
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