Apple iPhone 2.0 Info and prices.

[Chubz]

The iPhone 2.0 was unveiled to the world today. It will go on sale July 11th all over the world including the US. Prices drastically lower than the original iphone that was released last year.

• The 8gb iPhone will be 199
• The 16gb iphone will be 299.

Unlike the last iphone, you will not be able to purchase the phone without getting an exclusive contract with AT&T here in the US. Updated later will be the differences between the older iPhone and the newer iPhone outside of the 3g capabilities.

Photos are here:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/3g-iphone/851643/

Engadget Hands on: http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-hands-on/

• • • • We did a quick data test -- at our location we went from 104Kbps on the EDGE iPhone to 215Kbps on the 3G model. 2x ain't bad, yo.
      • The enable/disable 3G setting is real, and buried a few menus deep. There is no automatic switching, Apple just assumes you'll leave 3G on, and that the iPhone has the juice to support that usage.
      • It's tri-band 3G, as we reported the other day. This same phone will ship worldwide.
      • WiFi is still 802.11b/g, no support for n yet.
      • Yes, that GPS is A-GPS, just as we mentioned.
      • Geotagging photos is a thumbs-up. We were deep indoors though, so native GPS wasn't working and we couldn't get a clear idea of satellite acquisition time.
      • The screen looks exactly the same -- maybe a tiny bit brighter, but the unit was new, so it'd be negligible.
      • The camera is identical to the first -- 2 megapixels. No front-facing camera (of course).
      • It's certainly thicker feeling, but they rocked it Treo-style and really tapered those edges, so it just doesn't feel that different. But because of that curved back, it'll dance around on your table a little more than your completely-flat original iPhone.
      • The plastic back didn't feel too cheap. In fact, it felt pretty solid. It's very glossy, so it'll pick up fingerprints just as well as the glass up front (yay).
      • It comes with a ridiculously, absurdly small power adapter. It basically looks like a tiny square with a USB port on one side, and power prongs on the other. It will power any other iDevice (iPod touch, 1st gen iPhone, etc.), and sell separately for those that want a smaller adapter.
      • The dock (now sold separately) and adapter (if you want an extra) will both go for something like $29, although that price is not yet confirmed.
      • No mention was made of copy/paste, MMS, etc.
      • It doesn't look like this thing is going to fit in your old dock. The new dock does look smaller and more sculpted to the new iPhone's curves.
      • The headphone jack is flush, as mentioned. It's still 3.5mm, so if you don't like the out of box phones (which won't stay in our ears), bring your own, no problem -- and no adapter needed!
      • Yes, original iPhones are totally gone, you won't be seeing those made anymore. Long live the aluminum back!
    • It looks like they took an amazing device and made it significantly better. If the battery life is as good as they claim, we think this will steamroll the competition in the enterprise space. And even if it doesn't, at $199 it's going to be extremely hard for people to resist.

[RNPoo7]

I think that's a very nice price for the 8gb. How much was the older 8gb?

[Chubz]

i believe it was 399

[RNPoo7]

I just heard about sprint's instinct. I'm debating if I want to get the iphone or stay with sprint. Decisions Decisions.

I'll do some research between the two and post them up when I finish some studying!

[nyG]

I was following this for the most part today. I think I will wait and see if it can be unlocked before I get it. AT&T's service is too pricey, and I think it will cost more for data plans with this phone. If it's not unlockable, I might just get the older version for cheaper and use T-Mobile or something. I really hope someone unlocks it though, because I want the GPS function.

[RNPoo7]

I thought it's required by law to get unlocked now. Wasn't that determined few month back for the first gen iphones?

I honestly don't think At&t's iphone plan is expensive. Isn't it $100 for unlimited all?
It's expensive for me but I think that's a decent deal considering that that Sprint and Verizon both have that same plan for around same price for normal phones.

[nyG]

I don't think Apple will be making a phone that you can just pop a sim card into from any GSM network and it will work. Selling the phone unlocked is not likely

[RNPoo7]

So this never went into affect?
Democratic bill could force Apple, AT&T to unlock iPhone

[Jerome]

Originally Posted by RNPoo7

So this never went into affect?
Democratic bill could force Apple, AT&T to unlock iPhone

as it didn't violate any anti-trust laws, the iphone will not be available for use on other networks. apple is negotiating exclusive contract agreements with one wireless carrier per country. i'm with cingular anyway, so this isn't going to affect me at all. looks like i'll be upgrading my EDGE iphone in july to 3g. now i just have to find an upgrade for my blackberry.

[Chubz]

the samsung instinct is going to be one helluva phone

[Jerome]

Originally Posted by Chubz

the samsung instinct is going to be one helluva phone

gh3y

[RNPoo7]

ahh I see. Guess i'll just wait for the guru's to tell me how to unlock it lol

Looks a little ugly compared to the iphone but could just be the pic