Apple, which changed the phone world completely and is still at the top despite the years that passed, brought the iPhone to our lives at its launch in 2007. Steve Jobs, who took a thick, small and fascinatingly smart device between his five fingers and is praised even after years, showed people a truly smart phone for the first time.
This naturally brought the continuation of iPhones. About a year after the first iPhone, which was introduced as the iPhone 2G, the second iPhone appeared. Compared to the first iPhone, the phone, whose main difference was 3G support, managed to reach more countries and more people with the App Store and various innovations. So, what were the features of the second iPhone, the iPhone 3G, which sounded like a joke? Let’s see…
iPhone 3G specs:
- 3.5 inch touchscreen
- , same as previous model, with 320 x 480 pixel resolution
- 12.3 mm thickness
- 2 MP rear camera (No front camera, can’t shoot video)
- 3G support
- 8 and 16GB storage and 128MB RAM options
- Operating system with store support
- 1220 mAh battery
- 412 MHz single-core ARM 11 processor, PowerVR MBX graphics processor
3.5 inch screen:
The phones of the period were almost luminous wedges with their keyed structure and tiny screens. Of course, although there are many iconic devices that debuted in this period, we can say that the iPhone era has left its mark with its big screen. Although the screen is not the biggest factor, such a ‘huge’ screen, despite the small screens of the period, managed to fascinate people on the second iPhone, as it did on the first iPhone.
World’s ‘clearest’ 320×480 pixel resolution:
The biggest shortcomings of the first iPhone were application support and 3G. However, the innovations that came with the phone did not bring these two shortcomings into account. Instead of making too many innovations in the second phone, Apple completed the shortcomings. Accordingly, it never touched the screen. The 3.5-inch screen had a resolution of 320×480 pixels, as in the iPhone 2G. This resolution, which is so funny today, was one of the clearest at that time.
12.3 mm thickness:
iPhone 3G, which debuted in 2008, is again absurd for today. had thickness. The phone, which has a thickness of 12.3 mm, weighs 133 grams, and as we have just said, it has not been criticized much thanks to the features it brings. More precisely, it was not criticized. This was because it had no competitor or equivalent to compare it to. Apple had also introduced the second iPhone to the market unrivaled.
The selfie era has not yet begun on the Apple front: 2 MP rear camera
The 2 MP resolution camera on the first iPhone model, iPhone 2G, will also be added to the second phone. transferred directly. While it was sad to see this camera, which could not take video in 2007, on the iPhone in 2008, the 6120c model, which was released by Nokia in 2007, even offered video calls over 3G. But iPhone 3G didn’t even have a front camera yet…
The first iPhone with 3G:
Although the first iPhone released, it couldn’t catch the 3G trend of the period. The second iPhone, as the name suggests, had 3G support. While this was the first 3G supported phone released by Apple, the shortcomings of the first model were gradually being completed. People didn’t have much of a reason to not buy an iPhone other than the price.
The storage option was the peak of the era: 8 and 16 GB storage and 128 MB RAM options
Although 2GB and 4GB storage options were quite common and sufficient in those days. On the iPhone front, larger capacities have also been introduced. The capacities were 4GB / 8GB / 16GB on the first iPhone, while the 4GB option was removed on the second iPhone. As people were craving 4GB, Apple required larger storage to make a profit. While it was considered impossible to fill 16GB phones at that time, the density was naturally experienced in 8GB. The RAM side has not been updated. As in the first iPhone, a memory with a capacity of 128 MB is integrated into the phone.
App Store era also started with iPhone 3G: Operating system with store support
The first iPhone model introduced, iPhone 2G comes with iPhone OS operating system and It did not support 3rd party applications. The user could not install applications other than the applications prepared by Apple for the phone. Such a major shortcoming was fixed in the second phone. The iPhone OS 2.0 on the phone brought the App Store with it. Thus, different applications can be installed on the phones.
Battery got smaller: 1220 mAh battery
While the first iPhone model introduced, there was a 1400 mAh battery, the second model was a little upset. The battery capacity of the iPhone 3G has been reduced to 1220 mAh. Although this battery is quite funny today, it was at a level that could meet the daily needs at that time. This Li-ion-based battery offered a lifetime of 5 hours for calls with 3G, 6 hours for use of WiFi, 24 hours for continuous listening to music, and 7 hours for continuous video viewing. At least that’s what the company said. These numbers were also revealed by tests. A technology site that was testing at the time shared the following results:
- Music (continuous playback, occasional screen on): 31h 23min
- Video (continuous playback, no fast-forward) ): 7h 5min
- Video (continuous playback, rewind): 5h 24min
- Daily data usage (internet, email and GPS / maps): ~6h 30min
412 Mhz single-core processor:
Apple shook the world with its first phone. Since this phone is way ahead of the curve for everyone, it didn’t interfere with the hardware on the second phone. The phone was pretty good anyway. It was also unbeatable. For this reason, the ARM 11 processor and PowerVR MBX graphics unit, which consists of a single core that can run at 412 Mhz in the first phone, took place in the iPhone 3G. This processor, which was also included in the first phone, was at a level that could easily do everything in that period.
This is how the second iPhone was released. This equipment, which is quite funny today, was unrivaled at that time. 14 years from now, everything that seems incredible to us today will cause the laughter of that time. Technology evolves, people change. Let’s see together…
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