Understanding the iPhone 3GS

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Posted July 7, 2009 at 11:25pm by Shalom Levytam

AnandTech has published a very informative and in depth look at the iPhone 3GS. The report is 16 pages long and covers everything from CPU Architecture to a comparison with the Palm Pre. Its definitely worth a read...

Article Index:
Page: 1 - Index
Page: 2 - A Crash Course in CPU Architecture
Page: 3 - Superscalar to the Rescue
Page: 4 - Putting it in Perspective
Page: 5 - More Detail on ARM11 vs. Cortex A8
Page: 6 - The CPU and its Performance
Page: 7 - The GPU and its Performance
Page: 8 - Camera and Video Capture
Page: 9 - The Screen
Page: 10 - A Testament to Honesty about Battery Life
Page: 11 - Gaming Battery Life: Expectedly Worse
Page: 12 - The Rest of the Time: Improved Battery Life
Page: 13 - Voice Recognition
Page: 14 - The Compass
Page: 15 - The Inevitable Comparison: 3GS vs. Palm Pre
Page: 16 - Final Words

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Kyle Flanagan - July 8, 2009 at 12:44pm

In spite of all the hype, I've refrained so far from acquiring this device what with all the overheating and discoloration reports. Is that true? Anybody?

Acidbaby - July 8, 2009 at 9:45pm

I have owned mine for a month now and have had absolutely no problems... Honestly I think it's a major improvement over the 3G; speed is way up, video is impressive, not just the recorder but the video playback you can get. Video games are 3D now and run super smooth; the RAM and processor are beefier. Just jailbroke as well and I am glad I jumped on this one. It's the best phone I have owned, I have had 6 other iPhones through my hands and I'm holding onto this one!

nonikwe - July 9, 2009 at 1:45am

not true for our 3gs or 2g iPhones

Dwaine - July 9, 2009 at 4:08pm

I would definitely recommend getting the phone. It is a great improvement performance wise over the original 3G. It is fast and menus move smoothly. Only a few have had overheating problems and this is widely reported, causing everyone to think it's a common occurrence on all devices. Using the iPhone is such a pleasure you probably use it all the time causing it to heat up. After all, it's a computer stashed into a small container. I had overheating on my original 2G phone when I upgraded to the 3.0 software, but after resetting all settings and a reboot it's been cool running ever since. I have all three versions of the iPhone all running 3.0 and they are fine. Just jailbreak the 3GS and it runs excellently. dg