The New Iphone 3G

No one will have any trouble by recognizing the new device from its face. It's essentially identical to the original iPhone. Thankfully, the bright, high quality, high resolution 480 x 320 3.5-inch display that's just so easy to love, hasn't been changed a bit. Unfortunately, it's still every bit as much a magnet for smudges and fingerprints, in fact, even more so now that the rear of the device has dropped its chic matte aluminum in favor of black (or white, optional on the 16GB model) plastic. Hey, at least now it's more symmetrical.

The move to plastic seemed almost inevitable now that the iPhone has so many radios, frequencies, and antenna needs (GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS), but while we do prefer the original aluminum, the plastic does feel pretty solid and not at all flimsy, which is more than we can say for a hell of a lot of handsets. There's no doubt about the fact that we'd have preferred a matte or soft-touch finish to the glossy plastic, but that's all a matter of taste.

The body of the phone is slightly thicker at its center than its predecessor, although the edges are tapered and thinner than before, which is always a good way to make a device feel smaller than it actually is. (Palm learned this a long time ago.) There are a couple downsides to the body shape, though: first, when you're tapping off-center on a hard, flat surface, the phone wobbles (but only a little, oh well).



Change (verb)
Definition: to make a shift from one to another
Synonyms : alter , vary , modify
Antonyms: fixation, stabilization

Doubt (noun)
Definition:
Synonyms: distrust, distrustfulness, incertitude
Antonyms: assurance, belief, certainty

Body (noun)
Definition:
Synonyms: bulk, core, generality, main, mass, staple, weight
Near Antonyms: accessory, adjunct, appendage, extension



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