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Summary

Apple have announced the new iPhone that improves on its older version, the iPhone 3G, by promising many features that were requested by iPhone users. The main addition to the Apple iPhone 3GS is speed and not only does it promise to be twice as fast as the older iPhones, but will also include a 3 Megapixel Camera, Multimedia Messaging (MMS), the Spotlight search functionality as seen on iMacs, greater battery life and the capacity has been boosted from a maximum of 16Gb to 32Gb.

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“Worth money”

★★★★☆

written by ShazamJetty on 03/02/2021

you could. So long as you had a battery that had power left in it, the iPhone 3GS would turn on and work. However, actually running the phone might be more problematic on account of its minuscule CPU and memory.

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“Decent autofocus camera with SD video capability.”

★★★★☆

written by NoelGray on 18/08/2020

This phone has Bright, high-quality fingerprint-resistant touchscreen, Faster processor improves performance Improved camera with video recording, a large amount of internal storage, Decent autofocus camera with SD video capability, and Extremely fast and responsive.

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“Johnk777”

★☆☆☆☆

written by LillianMalone on 12/09/2014

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“Worth the price”

★★★★☆

written by Fashionair on 15/08/2014

OK so I'm a bit late with this review but at least my review will be based on quite a few years of regular use. When I got it originally, it was my second iPhone and I got it as part of a deal with the phone company. Overall I can honestly say that it has been a great phone in so many ways. Never had any big issues with it. Everything works fine but sometimes I notice it gets a bit slow for a few seconds and then works fine. It is something I don't like but I can live with it. As the operating system was updated it did get a little bit slower and the battery life fades but that's to be expected with an older phone. With the impending launch of the iPhone 6, I think maybe time to say goodbye to my old faithful 3GS and move to a newer model. It has served me well and while at the time of purchase, it seemed expensive, I can now say for sure, it was well worth the price.

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“Great buy at discounted price (but underlying issues)”

★★★☆☆

written by Parixit on 07/05/2012

After Apple slashed the price of the 3GS, it has been selling like hot cakes. I have had the phone for almost 6 months now and there is very little i can complain about. The interface is excellent and the feel of owning this device is amazing. There are the regular apple complaints like no flash, too much effort for media transfer etc but the overall feel of the product makes it worth it. Catch: You will go nuts trying to get a good case for this as most shops or online stores will only show you "Out Of Stock". Battery is an issue and the phone loses steam pretty quick on excessive internet and multimedia usage. Not the best at catching weak signals. You might find yourself switching the airplane mode on and off to refresh signal search.

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“Just as good as expected.”

★★★★★

written by on 30/12/2011

iPhone is fantastic. It's now an extension of my right hand! I had an iPod Touch so I knew what to expect, of course as it's a phone it could be a bit annoying with the short battery life... but that's life with smartphones. Also I don't know if I imagined this but it feels like the battery life is actually improving?! Bought from PhoneShop.co.uk who got me the deal with internet included and just 50 minutes and 100 texts as I don't hardly make any calls! Slightly nervous about having a 24 month contract just in case it breaks or anything. I didn't get a screen protector which is the only regret I have.

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“Would recommend but Warranty / Repairs a joke”

★★★★☆

written by JamieMc on 27/07/2011

I love my iphone but I have a gripe that I think applies to many. When things go wrong and you are out of the 12 months warranty nobody from Orange or Apple want to know you!!!!! It is well documented that problems existed with all the iphones so if there are so many problems, and lets face it iphones are not cheap to buy, why is it that you have to have expensive insurance to see out your contract. Are Apple basically saying that the iphone is only good if you have a 1 year contract? My iphone developed a software glitch and started calling people from my phonebook at all hours (even 2,3,4am) but the calls didnt show in the calls list. After several restores the phone then wouldnt recognise the Apple supplied charger so it effectively ran flat and couldnt be used. Orange and Apple didnt want to know as phone was 14months old. But luckily I have insurance BUT it took 9 weeks to get it fixed. Did orange credit me the lost 2 months? Did they hell as like. DEAR APPLE, I LOVE THE IPHONE BUT SEEING AS 1 YEAR CONTRACTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE WHY WONT YOU SUPPORT THE PRODUCT TO A MORE REALISTIC 18,24 MONTHS which would fit in more with contract lengths???????

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“IPhone 3GS - Bluetooth Battery Life.”

★★☆☆☆

written by kayleigh-sykes on 18/06/2011

I bought a iphone 3gs on wednesday thinking it was a brilliant phone everyone is going on about them oh you can do this and that its great i have liked the iphone since the first iphone came out a few years back and have wanted one and i wouldnt normally pay £400 for a phone but i thought apple was a good make wich it is in some ways. but i cannot connect my bluetooth from my iphone to my computer or any of my familys phone. and the battery life not that great either i have been charging this quite alot since i got it on wednesday the bluetooth and batterey really needs to be improved anything else i am happy with but im dissapointed with the bluetooth and battery. apple or the phone shops you buy it from should tell you this before you purchase it otherwise its false advertisement and i think that the price should be dropped for the poor bluetooth and battery life.

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“if your a teenager that wants an iphone for the apps...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 13/05/2011

if your a teenager that wants an iphone for the apps and all that c**p by all means get an iphone, if you need your phone to actually call people avoid at all costs, in an emergency it will probably c**k up!! the reception s***s unbeleivably, and nearly every call i get cut off with a "call failed" message.!!

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“Coming up to the period now where I can upgrade this...”

★★★★☆

written by rickster32 on 03/05/2011

Coming up to the period now where I can upgrade this phone (I've had it for just over a year) so thought it was an ideal time to review it seen as though it's been very well used.

I've been very happy with it, zero tech problems with it, although now its full of apps it does get a little sluggish.

The best thing about this phone is its versatility - its ideal for email, web browsing, texting, calendars and much much more. And is in no way dated despite being 2 years old.

What could be improved? Battery life and the camera quality are the two let downs for me. I'd like to see a 5 megapixel + in the new one, with a flash as taking photos in poorly lit places is no good. Battery life is also poor (i have to charge it every night).

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“I bought a used iPhone 3gs 16gb from these guys and it...”

★★★★☆

written by on 23/03/2011

I bought a used iPhone 3gs 16gb from these guys and it arrived 2 days later. For a used phone, it was as good as you'd expect. Box and cables were a bit grubby but this was shown in the pictures on the site. Phone works perfectly though and none of the various litmus papers in the device are red so it should be OK warranty-wise. Overall, an honest transaction.

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“The iphone is actually much better than I anticipated!...”

★★★★☆

written by dodger44 on 08/03/2011

The iphone is actually much better than I anticipated! The features are fantastic; there is so much you can do with it. It is hard to imagine ever having another mobile again!
The battery life however is an issue. Mine lasts generally less than a day which is terrible if you don't have access to a charger - I sometimes have to take mine in to work which I don't like doing!
Another issue is how fragile it is. Although I have yet to experience this (and hopefully wont), some of my colleagues have found that the screen breaks very easily!

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“I had this fone for less than a week cause my f*****g...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 16/02/2011

I had this fone for less than a week cause my f*****g mate thought it would be funny to try to bend it (bear in mind this p***k has ADHD) he didnt succeed in benin it but the toe-rag snapped the piece of s**t in half instead! would not recomend cause it snaps reli easily. it is okay cause i went into O2 with my gun and they soon swoped it over for a new one init!

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“It's true, once you have owned an iPhone, you can't...”

★★★★☆

written by dangermousette on 11/02/2011

It's true, once you have owned an iPhone, you can't imagine how you managed without it! It becomes a communication hub, and on top of that is beautifully styled. The interface is excellent, and from day one, you don't miss having a physical keys to type with.

The only downsides are:

- The case isn't very robust (mine cracked after a relatively minor drop)
- The camera is in the wrong place. About 30% of my pictures have my finger over the corner
- Battery life isn't too hot, especially when using 3G
- My reception coverage is really poor, but I think it is down to O2 rather than the iPhone, so I can't hold it against Apple!

All in all, the best gadget I have ever owned.

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“sorry, could not find a better place to put this but...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by dov365 on 01/02/2011

sorry, could not find a better place to put this but just wanted to comment on Apple repairs service. I had a 3GS phone, which after upgrading to new firmware through iTunes stopped receiving operator signal. I research this online and found at least one case simmilar to mine, where the owner sent his (out-of-warranty) 3GS phone to Apple for repairs and they sent him a replacement phone free of charge. So I initiate a repairs sequence on their website, they send me a box and I ship them the phone for repairs. Apple warns me that I may be charged up to 147 pounds sterling. I get a replacement phone back in 3-4 days and a note that I will get a receipt for service charges later in the mail. Ok, so I figure, it is their fault so even if they carge me it will not be more than couple of pounds for shipping back and forth. i was stunned when I got the receipt from them showing they charged my VISA with full 147 pounds. i got on the phone and tried to reason with them but nothing happened.the conversation was with three different representatives. One told me that it was all because the phone was out-of-warranty. second one said my phone was "PHYSICALLY" damaged, they could not fix and had to charge me 147 for replacment phone. At that point I asked him if I could just get my old phone back and return the one they send me to get my money back. He told me , no, my original phone had been disposed off or recycled or whatever so nothing they could do. Finally I get to speak to a person who called himself (no joke) "THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY" several - a total jerk who wold not say much except repeating the phrase "WE WILL NOT REFUND YOU YOUR MONEY" in a riot police officer tone. When I would not agree this looser would also tried to intimidate me by asking me how/where/when I got this phone because it was not registered to my name. Can you beleive this?

Again, apologise to fellow reviewers and readers if this is slightly out of topic or in the wrong que.

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“the iphone 3gs is great. its fast looks great and ok...”

★★★★★

written by on 21/12/2010

the iphone 3gs is great. its fast looks great and ok camera not great but ok well its not as bad as the 3g that was terrible. i loved all apps apple is no 1 in entertainment. will all of the apps you'll never get bored for sims to brain train. the the only thing is for this great phone camera is only merely 3 megapixels it ok but need to improve on this but camera for such phone it seems weird. recoding good and if your after really goood camera get iphone now that's an camera.but for everyone who wants to save abit cash this is best phone to gets afford. and( iphone 4 not that special just an better HD camera( that normal person dosent really need but only wants) and front back and camera and video calls but video calls are so 2003 anyway lol there act as if its new lol guess i'm being negative on iphone4 but its great anyway both 3gs and 4 :) xxx

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“100% this is one of the best phones in the world the...”

★★★★★

written by jemmaXx on 26/10/2010

100% this is one of the best phones in the world the touch screen is very responsive and it can do absoultly anything however the battery does run out quick so i got an app called battery doctor or somthing like that and it charges the phone to its full potentual and it lasts hours on end! it would definatley be in my top 5 of best phones it is expensive but your paying for something dont dont damage easily and that could last you years on end, i would definatley recomend this before i made the purchase i would have liked to known how good it was so i could have bought it years ago! i would give it 5 stars ***** and 100/100 for looks and how for how much the i phone offers eg: web,notes.alarm games and much more.

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“I have the iPhone 3GS on Vodafone and absolutely LOVE...”

★★★★★

written by fionamaccoll on 09/09/2010

I have the iPhone 3GS on Vodafone and absolutely LOVE it...it took me a while to get used to the touch screen but now I would be lost without it. One down side is the battery life - it does need charged every day.

A bit of advice for Vodafone iPhone customers - the default WAP (mobile data settings) are incorrect. This doesn't matter if you have 3G coverage, however if you do not have 3G coverage in your area, the internet access will be painfully slow, if it works at all. The mobile data settings need to be changed to: (in settings - general - network - mobile data network)

APN - internet
Username - web
Password - web

All in all I am delighted with the Apple iPhone :0)

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“I love it a could not be with out it now. Will be...”

★★★★★

written by lhqcxg1 on 25/08/2010

I love it a could not be with out it now. Will be getting a iPhone 4 soon.

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“After being a long time fan of the Sony Ericssons /...”

★★★★★

written by baileyjake on 16/08/2010

After being a long time fan of the Sony Ericssons / Ericssons for almost 10+ years I thought..ahh what the heck they look pretty cool and if they do what they say it can then count me in. Very impressed with its speed, coverage and connectivity. The new update IOS $ or somethign like that made it run alot smoother and putting things in folders is simple fix but makes it alot better phone.
Great features and tones of apps. Get one!

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