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iPhone 3G Cycorder vs. iPhone 3G S Native Video
Jun 28th
I recorded a two nearly identical videos using my 3G S and my jailbroken 3G. I did this to provide a sample of video quality across the two devices.
Here is the cycorder video (link to my me.com gallery)
Here is the 3G S video (link to my me.com gallery)
Some immediate differences are video size. The 3G Cycorder videos are 384 x 288 pixels while the 3G S videos are 640 x 480. The file sizes are roughly identical, with only a 2MB difference between the two. The bit rate is slightly higher on the 3G S video as well.
3G S still from video:
3G still from video:
Overall the quality on both videos is pretty good. I wasn’t really wowed by ether one but cycorder has improved quite a bit and holds its own for those not wanting to buy the 3G S.
Another look at the iPhone
Mar 21st
A while back I wrote a review of the iPhone 2G (EDGE/Original) shortly after I decided to sell it. The timing of my review fell shortly after the App Store was released, even though I had it jailbroken and had many apps on it before the APP Store. My main reasons for selling it included its buggy App install, cumbersome text input via the touch screen, and no backgrounding. And I was happy with my MotoQ (Windows Mobile) device for a while, but grew out of it.
So, around christmas time I decided to get yet another iPhone. This time I got the 3G phone. The major draws of this was first the 3G speeds (even though where I attend college they only have EDGE, but will be getting 3G soon), GPS integration, and expansion of the App store. Am I happy now? Yeah, I am happier than I was with my original phone but still not 100% happy. What will make me love this phone completely? 3.0, however I will touch on that later.
Bigger App Store = Better App Store
The app store now has more applications than it did when I got rid of my 2G iPhone. The growth of the store was a major deciding factor in the purchase of a 3G iPhone. The social applications are by far my favorite, including Facebook, tweetie (twitter), Twitxr, Palringo (Instant Messaging), Colloquy (IRC), WordPress, etc. I feel that is really where the iPhone shines, as it makes it very easy to connect with other people no matter where you are.
Plus, there is a seemingly endless supply of games, and other time killers available for free or a low cost, something that is not matched on any other device.