iPhone 3G Vs iPhone 3G S Vs Palm Pre, Which one will you choose?

The rumor is over, Apple finally announce the next generation iPhone 3G - iPhone 3G S at WWDC 2009 on June 8th, Don't let appearances fool you. On the outside nothing looks much different with the iPhone 3G. Meanwhile, Palm Pre is available at Sprint on June 6th, and the touchstone Pre sale out fast at the first weekend, long line waiting for the Spring Pre.  So how will Apple's iPhone 3G s compare to the Palm Pre? I've put together a chart for a quick glance at how they stack up (see below).

 

Basics
	iPhone 3G	iPhone 3G S	Palm Pre
Price	$99 8GB ($299 for ineligible upgraders)	$199 16GB, $299 32GB ($399 and $499 for ineligible upgraders)	$199.99 (sprint)
Camera	2.0 megapixel fixed focus	3.0 megapixel auto focus with macro mode and auto white balance	3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field
Video recording	None	30fps VGA with on-device editing capability	Yes
Voice control	None	Dialing, music control	None
Nike+ support	No	YES	No
Water- and oil-resistant finish	No	YES	No
Wireless technologies	3.6Mbps HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR	7.2Mbps HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR	Wi-Fi , Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
Dimensions	115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm	115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm	100.5x 59.5x 16.95mm
Weight	133 grams / 4.69 oz.	135 grams / 4.76 oz.	135 grams (4.76 ounces)
Capacity	8GB	16GB or 32GB flash drive	8GB
GPS	Yes	Yes	Yes
Display	3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display	3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display	3.1-inch touch screen with Touchstone™ Technology
Carrier	AT&T	AT&T	Sprint
Media formats supported	Audio format: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV video format: MP4, H.264, M4V, MOV	Audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV video format: MP4, H.264, M4V, MOV	Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV; Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264; Image

 

Obviously, the iPhone 3G S features as faster speed, larger pixel camera, voice control, video recording, longer battery life, support to cut, copy and paste word and photos compared to iPhone 3G. In contrary, iPhone 3g is not good for nothing, the low price (only $99 for new AT&T subscribers) is the biggest advantage.

 

Then compared to Palm Pre, large capacity (16gb & 32gb is available for iPhone 3G S, only 8GB for Pre), camera auto focus, voice control, powerful and widely support App Store maybe the main advantage for Apple iPhone 3G S. However, the Palm Pre also has their own advantage, such as the Pre's camera has an LED flash, touchstone technology, layered calendars etc.

 

Besides, both iPhone and Palm Pre expert as great media players, and iPhone 3G S allows you watch YouTube video on-the-go, just a pity both of them support a limit music/movies format (see above chart), and some popular video format such as WMV, AVI, FLV can't play on them, if it attach with a third part software called video converter which can convert between any video format, it will act as perfect media player..

But the final battle between the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre will be carried out on June 19, when Apple's new device is to hit the stores. Besides the obvious storage capacity and price difference, each buyer will have to carefully consider which one fits you best.

 

iPhone 3G (low price, only $99), iPhone 3G S (so cool but much expensive), Palm Pre (also great but not cheap), then which one will you choose?

 

 

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