Parting Shots: iPhone 3G

Our iPhone 3G review is now totally complete, with the battery tests updated and final. So what do we think of Apple's update to its iconic phone? We feel it's an upgrade over the previous iPhone almost across the board. This is reflected in our ratings, where the iPhone 3G ranks ten spots higher than the original iPhone with improvements like third party applications, 3G, GPS, improved audio and Exchange support pushing it up. It should be mentioned, however, that many of the software improvements are also available on the original iPhone. This makes the phone less of an upgrade for existing iPhone owners, but it does make it a worthy pick up for those who were waiting for the second generation of the iPhone. It's still missing some basic features like MMS, Video recording and copy & paste; the camera has actually taken a step backward. But these deficits are more than made up for by other upgrades.