M1 iPhone 3GS

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New Features

Cut, Copy and Paste

You can cut, copy and paste words and images between applications, including content from the Web.


Landscape Keyboard Need more room to type? Rotate iPhone for a larger landscape keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari.

More Features

Messages

Send messages with text, photos, audio, video and more. You can even one or more messages to others.

Spotlight Search

Quickly search your iPhone to find what you're looking for. Spotlight searches your contacts, email, calendars, notes, and everything in your iPod.

Voice Memos

Capture a memo, a meeting or any audio recording on the go with Voice Memos.

iPhone 3G Technical Specifications

Size and weight⁹

Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
Width: 2.4 inches (62.11 mm)
Depth: 0.4 inch (12.3 mm)
Weight: 0.4 inch (12.3 mm)

Capacity

8GB flash drive¹

Display

3.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen
Multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Oleophobic coating

Navigation

Assisted GPS
Wi-Fi
Mobile

Camera

2 megapixels
Photo geotagging
iPhone and third-party application integration

Video

Video formats supported:

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Audio

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.

Headphones

Stereo earphones with built-in remote and mic
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements

Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
iTunes 8.2 or later
iTunesStore account
Internet access

Windows system requirements

PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
iTunes 8.2 or later
iTunesStore account
Internet access

Environmental requirements

Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Non-operating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
(3000 m)

Input and output

30-pin dock connector
3.5mm stereo headphone minijack
Built-in speaker
Built-in microphone
SIM card tray

Power and battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery²
Talk time: up to 5 hours on 3G and up to 12 hours on 2G³
Standby time: up to 300 hours⁴
Internet use: up to 5 hours on 3G⁵ and up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi⁶
Video playback: up to 10 hours⁷
Audio playback: up to 30 hours⁸

Mobile phone

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

Wireless data

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
EDGE
Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR

Notes:

1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
2. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. See www.apple.com/uk/batteries for more information.
3. Talk time: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using pre-production iPhone 3GS units and software. iPhone 3GS units were connected to a 1900 MHz network or an 850 MHz network. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network and the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks was turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Batterytests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
4. Standby time: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using pre-production iPhone 3GS units and software. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network and the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks was turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
5. Internet use over 3G: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. Internet over 3G tests were conducted over a 1900 MHz 3G network using dedicated web and mail servers, browsing snapshot versions of 20 popular web pages, and receiving mail once an hour. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on and the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, 3G connectivity, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
6. Internet use over Wi-Fi: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using preproduction iPhone 3GS units and software. Internet over Wi-Fi tests were conducted using a closed network and dedicated web and mail servers, browsing snapshot versions of 20 popular web pages, and receiving mail once an hour. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off and WPA2 encryption was enabled. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, Wi-Fi connectivity, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
7. Video playback: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using pre-production iPhone 3GS units and software. Video content consisted of a repeated 2-hour 23-minute movie purchased from the iTunes Store. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network and the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto- Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
8. Audio playback: Testing conducted by Apple in May 2009 using pre-production iPhone 3GS units and software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks, a combination of content imported from CDs using iTunes (128-Kbps AAC encoding) and content purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; Wi-Fi was associated with a network and the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
9. Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.