Apple iPhone 3G S

Editor's Review of the iPhone 3G S

The iPhone 3GS is a compact addition to Apple's smartphone range, measuring in at 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 and weighing just 135g. It's available in either Classic White or Chic Black casing, which houses the handset's 3.5inch capacitive touchscreen, which is extremely responsive. As well as a vibrant image, the touchscreen also offers a virtual QWERTY keypad, which makes messaging quick and easy.

This handset works comes equipped with iOS 2.0, and an interface filled with menu icons, which you can easily customize. One of the pre-installed widgets is Safari, an easy to use HTML browser that makes surfing the web a breeze, and is of course boosted by the handset's 3G and WiFi connectivity.

The iPhone 3G S is a great for those of you who love to communicate, as it unsurpringly supports SMS, MMS and multiple email accounts. Although not pre-installed, social networking widgets can be download from the iTunes store, providing instant access to site such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace.

As you would expect, the 3G S also comes equipped with plenty of tools to keep you organized, including an address book, calender, notepad and alarm clock. It also offers GPS powered by Google Maps, which operates quickly thanks to the handset's connectivity.

The handset is great for entertainment too, as it also boasts a 3 megapixel camera, complete with autofocus, touch focus and geotagging. It is also capable of recording video footage at 30 frames per second, with the large display acting as the perfect viewfinder. Images and photos can be easily shared with friends and family, through email, social networking or USB connection.

One of the best features of the iPhone 3GS is its integrated iPod, allowing users to listen to MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF files while on the move. It's also visually impressive with its album cover interface, which can also display the song title, artist and even the songs lyrics.

Music-digging users will also appreciate this handset's iPod-styled sound support. It comes with a built-in iPod music player that allows users to listen to MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF and Apple Lossless audio formats. As bonus features, this audio player displays information on the title, artist and album of the tracks that users are listening to.

Although it doesn't offer pre-installed games, its hard to complain when you're provided with access to thousands of apps from the Apple iTunes Store. Once you've equipped your handset with Angry Birds, you'll never be bored again.

Depending on how much you're willing to spend, the iPhone 3Gs is available in 8, 16 and 32GB models, although memory cannot be expanded via microSD. However, no matter which model you pick, you should never worry about running out of storage.

Rounded off with an impressive 12 hours of talk time and 300 hours of standy time, the handset boasts a pretty impressive battery life. However, this can be ran down quite quickly if you get caught up in playing on apps and listening to music.