So, are you gonna get an iPhone 3G?

We hear Apple popped out a new phone or something today. All hearsay, but we though we'd run it by you. The $199 pricepoint for the 8GB, Exchange support, A-GPS and 3G data all make an extremely compelling case, but Apple still has plenty to improve on -- there's still no physical keyboard, if you hadn't noticed (a dealbreaker for some), and Apple has yet to confirm things as common-sensical as copy and paste, video recording and MMS. There's also another little problem for a few folks out there: the resale price on your iPhone is now approximately nil, so good luck offloading that sucker. But enough about what we think, what's on your mind?

Poll after the break.

So, are you gonna get an iPhone 3G?

Put me down for a 16GB white.I'm digging the 16GB black.I'll grab the 8GB model.I'm gonna wait for the early adopters to iron the bugs out.That extra monthly data charge on AT&T is a dealbreaker.Eh, I think I'll wait for the next revision.Still quite disinterested, keep trying Apple.Vote

[Xboxman @ Jun 10th 2008 2:05AM]

Lol. No thanks. I use my phone for calling and texting. I dont need a over-boated cell phone that can cook for me. The majority of people who will buy an iphone will only buy it to be 'cool'.

[Troy @ Jun 10th 2008 2:06AM]

gimme the treo 800w. thanks.

[uhit235 @ Jun 10th 2008 2:18AM]

60% say yes to one kind or another

[hewholaughslast @ Jun 10th 2008 2:24AM]

my verizon contract expires next year and no big changes were made this year, so I'll wait for the next version of the iphone that will severely outdate my ipod touch

[Ted Mathews IV @ Jun 10th 2008 2:37AM]

no

Sony Ericsson's X1 is the only thing that i would get.

[tednol @ Jun 10th 2008 2:42AM]

Yes, without a doubt. The UK pricing is very competitive £99 8gb and £35 a month is right in the middle of the sweet spot for me.

[RAB @ Jun 10th 2008 2:53AM]

NO I will not get a 3G iPhone.

The current 3G iPhone offerings still lack common features that other "free after rebates" cell phones have: No MMS, poor 2MP camera with no video recording capabilities and no flash, A2DP stereo and other bluetooth profiles, no bluetooth file transfers or DUN or PAN tethering, no copy and paste functionality, and no removable replaceable battery.

If Apple would keep the original EDGE iPHONE on the market, at the same price as the Palm Treo Centro (around $99,) this would outsell the current 3G iPhone easily!!!!!!

[heretic @ Jun 10th 2008 3:14AM]

I had been holding out, but now has decided I don't want the 3G iPhone, first of all because it is too bulking. I was hoping that it would shave off some of its fat, but instead it has gained more fat. It would be too bulking to put in my pocket. Now, I am seriously looking into getting one of Nokia's N series. Goodbye Apple. You failed to win me over.

[Ten @ Jun 18th 2008 2:59AM]

wat r u talking about, the nokia N95 (closest equivilent to the iPhone) is HUGE. The iPhone is sexy slim, even with the little bit of extra fat, which i love

[duxxyuk @ Jun 10th 2008 4:25AM]

Tempting devices these new 3G iPhones... I just hope that the contracts won't be as absurdly expensive as the iPhone 1 contracts were.

[John @ Jun 10th 2008 5:01AM]

Gotta love being in the UK and having o2 make it avaliable on Pay and Go. I.e. NO monthly contract at all.

[Ves @ Jun 10th 2008 5:09AM]

Skipping it. Going for the Xperia X1

[Not Yet @ Jun 10th 2008 5:12AM]

I have been using a Sony-Ericsson with front and back camera for 2 years. I will not get an iPhone until it is can have that functionality, even if its free. My wife and I regularly make video calls. I don't want 2 phones...I have a Macbook Pro. I would love to video chat on my iPhone or use skype with video etc. I wonder how many Europeans feel like I do? We will be waiting another year I guess... Obviously no front camera is a deal breaker for me. Money is not the issue.

[Dan Cooper @ Jun 10th 2008 5:16AM]

As a UK user, I held back for the iPhone 3G because we barely have EDGE (Lovely networks upgrading our systems all those years ago) - we were catching up with the US, but now it's cheaper and faster, I don't see why I won't be first in line to get one.

My only bugbear is that the camera sounds as if nothing has changed - my last two phones have been Sony Cybershot branded phones, and I don't own a physical digital camera because my phone camera outperforms them hands down. It'll be a massive disappointment to go back down to a paltry un-lit 2MPs when Apple, really should have pulled their finger out.

In fact, now I think more about it - this is probably the killer app that will make me NOT buy an iPhone. Maybe they'll notice they're behind 99% of the rest of the market when it comes to imaging and do something with Version 3.

[ahdok @ Jun 10th 2008 5:50AM]

I might be interested if I could have it without a stupidly expensive contract.

[irwjager @ Jun 10th 2008 6:00AM]

Pretty is just not good enough. 1.0 was hardly satisfying as a basic phone as even my, otherwise Apple fangirl, girlfriend can attest to (she's back to her old Nokia after a few months). From what I see here, 2.0 doesn't seem any different.
That and the battery doesn't hold its charge anymore, 8 months after purchase.

I'm holding out for a HTC/Android phone.

[Scott @ Jun 10th 2008 7:42AM]

Man I was so hoping for a 32gb version, but twas not to be. Looks like I'm waiting.

[Evan @ Jun 10th 2008 7:56AM]

I really want one, it all depends on how badly Rogers decides to rape us Canucks.

[cmcman @ Jun 10th 2008 8:03AM]

Can I tether the new iPhone to my laptop (read: windows) to use as my internet connection ?

[shomann @ Jun 10th 2008 8:27AM]

I watched the whole keynote yesterday on delay (had to work).

I am a 1st gen iPhone user and have been quite happy with 95% of the phone. Most of the comments related to camera usage are silly - for a phone the quality is quite good actually for "snapshot" type pics. That said, I do wish it could zoom.

When I saw the keynote I was at first blown away by the pricing and the GPS (I knew 3G was coming). I am tempted, but I think I will be able to wait a abit.

One, the 1st iPhone is getting the new software.

Two, I would have loved to see 32GB. My theory here is that they always want the Touch to have double the memory of the highest iPhone - therefore since a 64GB Touch would be uber-expensive, they have held off upgrading the iPhone's memory.

Three, I need 3G to be enabled where I live for this to be compelling. Once this is done it will be very, very hard for me to look away.

I feel I need to group myself in with the iPhone fanboys here. The phone is easily the most well-made handheld I have ever used. The UI is really a UI, not just some cobbled together phone interface. Finally, of the features it lacks, the ONLY one I want to see if file transfer through either bluetooth or Wifi or both. Who thinks that will be in the AppStore at launch? ;)

[Mark @ Jun 10th 2008 9:15AM]

If I want eye candy on a lousy network, I will get one. If I want to get actual work done (what I am paid to do), I will not lick the iphone screen or play with ATT. Wow, I still cannot get over the drama surrounding this thing. Give Steve credit for one thing; trying really hard to convince people we cannot live without this phone and emptying people's pockets with a smile on his face.

[slarity @ Jun 10th 2008 9:24AM]

I have the original iPhone and I still love it. I will not upgrade to the 3g until they have 3g networks in my area... makes sense huh?

[zeropulse @ Jun 10th 2008 11:08AM]

Will it support video calls anyway? I'm definitely getting one !

[pballgi @ Jun 10th 2008 11:14AM]

let me try one out first

[Tim @ Jun 10th 2008 11:31AM]

Yeah a second one is going to be good. Jailbreaking straight away.... is there any news on if its hackable, i assume so seeing as it comes with 2.0

[Mark Eichin @ Jun 10th 2008 11:57AM]

3G/HSPDA data looks sweet - too bad I can't use it for anything "real" like uploading pictures from a real camera (thus "keep trying" :-) Fortunately there are real HSPDA phones like the E66 coming soon too...

[fariq @ Jun 10th 2008 12:03PM]

The iPhone is the crappiest phone i've ever had (and I change phones more often than my boxers..lol)!! Revolutionising the phone? WHICH PART????

[Josh @ Jun 10th 2008 12:15PM]

ok the $10 increase for data and same camera/no flash thing sucks, but people keep complaining about no mms, no copy/paste and no landscape keyboard in texting like its the phones fault...its not hardware...they have nothing to do with the new iphone...we knew it was running 2.0, those can still be changed in future updates

2 questions - any chance of importing an overseas model with no contract and it working here? and couldnt you buy the iphone, then just switch to a BB plan without returning the phone, swap the sims?

[LostProphet @ Jun 10th 2008 12:17PM]

Given that my current contract will be up in a few months, the awesome £35 contract on O2 is alot better than what I am currently getting (includes 600 min, 500 txt and unlimited data) and it's only 18 month, I;d say hell yeah.

I have never sent an MMS in my life (too expensive) and I have a digital camera for taking photos, it's the portable web browsing combined with a GPS system that I'm interested in. And for £99, who can say no?

[lolism @ Jun 10th 2008 1:05PM]

I think that the crazy monopolistic pricing be cell phone companies are to blame here now, and not so much Apple (although I imagine Apple makes a lot of money from the plans). I still think the best way to operate is the model in the rest (most) of the world: people pay for the cell phones, and pay very little for the plan. You can get whatever phone you want, and whatever service. I know everyone knows this model, but I feel it must be said again that it works best. Monopoly = bad, and can kill a good product (i.e. iPhone 3G)

[Ben @ Jun 10th 2008 2:01PM]

No for a couple of reasons. No, in Canada it will be on Rogers. Rogers is the devil (it is why they use red all the time). They overcharge on data rates by a extreme amount, and I am planning to buy out of my contract with them. They are the only GSM carrier in Canada (owns Fido). No MMS (most of my friends/family can't receive email on their phones), and I use it all the time. Rotate email/sms into landscape PLEASE! I already have a hard time typing emails on my iPod Touch in portrait. The lack of a keyboard makes this especially important. And finally no stereo bluetooth, means no wireless headphones means useless for me.

[Shane @ Jun 10th 2008 2:19PM]

I'll be upgrading to the 16GB model!

[patrick @ Jun 10th 2008 3:15PM]

I was all excited and planned to rush out and buy my first iPhone. Now I don't really give a damn about it. It's pretty much a re-hash of the first phone with 3G and gps added. Most likely the GPS won't be text-to-speech so it won't really be useful in the car. If it was Stevie would have mentioned that.

Now more deets are coming from ATT that if you're not elligible for an upgrade you'll be paying much more than $199 or $299 AND on top of that the unlimited data plan has gone up to $30 per month.

With that bullshiite from ATT it is now stupid for me to spend that much money for an iphone.

I'm glad I'm going to be saving money now with my current phone. No way to justify purchasing an iPhone. Yeah for my savings account!

[STEEN @ Jun 10th 2008 4:09PM]

Do none of you people know that all the shortcomings (no mms, no vid recording, no copy, cut, paste etc) is all SOFTWARE therefore can be added via software updates or better yet by 3rd party applications.

I bet all of you my left nut that these will all be available in the next few weeks, months. I know so.

The 3G iphone is a need, not a want! ask everyone you know, they'll tell you so.

[gamma @ Jun 10th 2008 8:38PM]

If buying it will force me to commit to a carrier/ plan, I'm definitely not falling for it!
However, I already got an iPhone so an upgrade will suit me much better. I rarely, if at all, use Edge, so 3G is not a big deal when Wifi is free/ cheaper.

[jwhittle666 @ Jun 10th 2008 11:09PM]

I like it but I want that price without the contract. It's stupid to have an iphone for 199 and an almost exactly same itouch for more. Apple didn't exactly think this through. Especially with the whole activation in-store. I love apple, but this is ridiculous.

[petro @ Jun 11th 2008 2:11AM]

"but Apple still has plenty to improve on -- there's still no physical keyboard"

Ummm... you can't be serious. The brilliancy of the iphone is that there IS no "physical keyboard".

[De la Fuente @ Jun 11th 2008 3:52AM]

A big Yes.

those suckers that bought it a year ago, Ha Ha (Nelson Muntz Style)

[kentsin @ Jun 11th 2008 4:04AM]

> resale price on your iPhone is now approximately nil

Checkout the price on taobao.com

[Kelmon @ Jun 11th 2008 5:05AM]

When it comes out in Belgium, unless the price is horrific (that's possible), then I'll definitely be getting one. That the iPhone was coming to Belgium had pretty much made me decide to get one (my existing phone is about 5-years old) but the addition of GPS means this is a no-brainer for me now. So, yes, this looks like a good job by Apple.

[Keino.james @ Jun 11th 2008 6:29AM]

Also I figured the reason why Apple didn't put A2DP into the iPhone is because theres not a lot of devices that are bluetooth headsets ( with a microphone) and also a stereo headset.

I did a search and i only found the plantronics Voyager 855. I'm still searching if you'd still need a A2DP dongle

[stephen @ Jun 11th 2008 12:14PM]

Whats the point of O2 putting free on their £75 on 8 an 16GB? On O2 site, they have it with individual boxes! hmmmmmmm i wonder which model im choosin..................

lol

[Keith @ Jun 11th 2008 2:25PM]

since the 3g network isn't available in my hometown and i have a tomtom. i don't see a point in getting the new iphone. i have the 1.0 and it does me just fine. the 2.0 software update will be good to old iphone users. $10 a month extra will add up very quickly. so far 3 negatives and no positives. old iphone > new 3g iphone.

[Cuban Techie @ Jun 11th 2008 6:16PM]

All I have to say is that every one was saying the same bs about the iPhone 1.0 and three or four months down the line I cant go outside without seeing at least ten iPhones a day. True some hardware features are a little out dated but for the most part like it or not the iPhone has changed the mobile world in a huge way. Every mobile manufacturer has some time of iPhone clone in the works and the iPhone has one thing that really no other mobile phone has and that the ability to A.) restore the phone on your own terms and B.) a hell of a lot better upgrade firmware upgrade packages than oh lets say nokia which is the only other first party hardware manufacturer that has the ability to upgrade its firmware. I know a lot of you are really truely jealous of this phone thats why you talk so much Sh!t, but at the end of the day I garauntee that once you get a chance to get your grubby little mittens on this phone you will be hooked for hours playing with your buddies brand new iPhone while he thinks you are a jerk cause youre too damn cheap or stubborn to go buy your own. And I must say that verizon has A. the crapiest commercials known to man and B. the worst handsets this side of mississippi. I would rather go buy a cell phone in the deepest darkest parts of mexico than buy a phone from verizon. By the way I am in no way an apple fan boy. I love windows vista and all it has to offer and I think that apple is seriously one of the stingiest companies out there although one of the richest too. I know cause I used to work for them. But lets face it guys they are really d@mn innovative when it comes to hardware. And to those of you verizon people out there, stop blogging cause nobody wants to hear about your 3 yrs behind piece of crap cell phone that nobody else in the entire world would by or sell.

[jkb246_1 @ Jun 11th 2008 6:24PM]

Here is the million dollar question???

Do you have money to spend $500+ to buy a new phone???

If the answer is no then you like myself will buy an IPhone because I was never going to pay 500 bucks for a phone not even 400. Not even sure about the 299. If you like buying the best and most expensive thing on engadget then this probably isn't the phone for you.

[Martin Kelly @ Jun 12th 2008 4:26AM]

I got a iPhone in February this year, signed up to a 18 month contract and it works perfectly for me in my situation, but I would not be stupid enough to say it would be the same for anybody else. Of course their are one or two foibles (like anything you buy) but you soon learn to adapt, now I have just received an email from O2 to say they will update my iPhone for free, and give me a cheap second card for my old iPhone. All I have to do is extend my contract by 11 months, big deal. The firm I work for pay the bill. Neat

[szamot @ Jun 12th 2008 11:07AM]

if I have to give my soul away to Rogers then fuck it, I will keep the 16 gig upgrade the firmware and say screw it. There is not enough of WOW in the new phone for me to sign my live away to those blood suckers. However, if they can be bought without the contract then I am still picking up the old ones for kids as ipods. Best deal going ever. I almost feel for the suckers trying to sell $700 8GB iPhone on Craigslist. HA HA. Eat it boys. That makes my day.

[Holden @ Jun 12th 2008 9:29PM]

iPhone 1st Gen owners can still get big money for their phones on eBay because Apple isn't selling iphones online anymore and the new iPhones have to be activated upon purchase. Sell your old used 8GB 2G iPhone on eBay for the average amount of $355 and buy a new $299 16GB 3G iPhone. Then, put the few extra dollars toward the higher data plan fee for the next 2 years or so and you're farther ahead with a better and bigger iPhone. You win and the person overseas using your old iPhone wins too. A Win/Win situation.

[Gabriel @ Jun 13th 2008 1:33PM]

If an Android capable phone, with at least 3.5" multitouch display, with STANDARD mini USB port, WIFI and expanded via SD card is launched now or a little after the iphone, and the price tag is 200 or less, i'd get it in a breeze.

Until that moment, i'll have to get the iPhone and eat its closeness and non standard plugging interface.

[Bradjward @ Jun 13th 2008 3:30PM]

Heck yes I am. And I'm documenting the whole thing.

http://26dayswithoutaniphone.com