June 16th, 2009, at 8:47 am | 
I ordered a new 32GB iPhone 3G S, Apple’s first hardware overhaul of the iPhone platform, immediately after the recent WWDC.
Many experienced Apple fans will tell you to skip the first iteration of any hardware Apple produces and instead wait for “v2,” the theory being that any quirks and mistakes will have been discovered and worked through.
This seems to have held true for the iPhone as the 3G S, with its faster processor and additional memory, adds a number of features that were sorely lacking from the original iPhone: voice dialing and video recording. Coupled with the iPhone 3.0 OS update, users get a laundry list of features they’ve been demanding since day one, such as cut and paste, “push” notifications, global search, and MMS.
My 3G S arrives on or around June 19th. Keep an eye on my blog for first impressions as well as demonstrations of the new features and how they perform in real-world usage.
Edit: Mike pointed out that this is really “v3,” since v2 was the original iPhone 3G. While technically true, the original iPhone 3G was substantially the same as the 2G; the only differences were the enclosure and RF subsystem. The iPhone 3G S is a complete internal redesign with new mainboard, faster processor, magnetometer, new camera module, new RF module, double the RAM, and more.
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cannot wait to get mine, and cannot wait to see your thoughts!
I personally hate spending all this kinda money on a phone and all but part of our photography studio’s selling points is that we stay on top of technology so I guess I “had” to order one too :) Of course the smashed screen helps!
LOL. You’re the master at justifying expenses!
Your point is well taken, but you forget that the 3G *was* v2. the 3G-S is v3.
True, but the iPhone 3G just had a different enclosure and a new RF module. The iPhone 3G S is a complete internal redesign. I’ve updated the post to clarify.