Apple iPhone 3G Black (8 GB) Reviews

Apple iPhone 3G Black (8 GB)

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  • Your phone, my phone ... iPhone.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 2, 2007
    Pros: Bragging rights, compact, sleek design, great interface, pre-loaded applications
    Cons: Price, unusable outdoors, screen smudges, edge network only (data speed)

    Summary: Remember the hype a little phone by the name RAZR created? Thinking back it was only a phone in an innovative package (smaller) and the cool looks that let this phone fly off the shelves. It too was a GSM phone and exclusive to Cingular (now at&t) for a ... read more

  • Was a breakthrough

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 16, 2013
    Pros: Light and slim
    cool design
    simple music player
    Cons: Laggy
    fingerprint attracter
    Definitely needs case
    Low sound output speaker
    No camera options

    Summary: When I first got this phone around 4 years ago, I was amazed! That was my very first phone that had a touchscreen! I spent days looking at all of the cool new features and trying to get situated with the non-button format. Apps were comepletely new to me ... read more

  • Apple IPhone

    Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
    May 16, 2013
    Pros: - Lots of Apps
    - customizable
    - great ring tones
    - easy to learn interface
    - regular updates
    Cons: - Difficulty uploading new ring tones
    - sometimes over heats
    - Occasionally crashes
    - butt dialing

    Summary: I have been using my phone for years now, and it's aged amazingly. I am thrilled that I can still use apps that friends with new phones have, and that the quality of sound and image has not diminised. I love the variety of ringtones, but I wish it was ... read more

  • A phone with exceptional capabilities.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 20, 2012
    Pros: easily accesible, portable, useful
    Cons: expensive, easily breaks

    Summary: The iPhone 3GS is a great device, but if you have an iPod touch, don't get an iPhone, since it is a iPod with testing and calling ability, when you can get another type of phone. It is helpful for many of life's day to day needs like maps, texting ... read more

  • Good Apple product, not as good as 4s.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 5, 2012
    Pros: Front/back camera, good speakers, screen, easy to use and navigate, call quality, high capacity.
    Cons: Screen freezes, auto correct, no flash player, battery life.

    Summary: A very enjoyable phone to have and holds many features that are desirable to an Iphone 3 user. Many upgrades from older versions and is easier to use than a droid. Some things that I love about this phone is the cameras. They are excellent quality and ... read more

  • AMAZING

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 7, 2012
    Pros: The overall design is sleek and beautiful as it is innovative.
    Cons: there have been complaints about portions of the screen simply ceasing to function.

    Summary: The difference between this phone and the 4s is only siri. I was able to get a great deal on the white Iphone 4 8gb and it was the best money I have ever spent. The simple design of the iphone that Apple has created makes it easy to navigate and even ... read more

  • good phone

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 1, 2012
    Pros: -long battery
    -many uses
    -3G/4G
    Cons: -calls can be a little hard to hear at times

    Summary: not only is Apple iPhone a good phone, but it also has so many other different uses. It's a phone, a computer, an MP3, a calendar, a calculator, and SO much more! The 3G is such a handy addition; letting the user use a fairly fast internet connection ... read more

  • Great All Round Package

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 12, 2012
    Pros: Great for business and the screen is fantastic.
    Cons: Battery life is a little to be desired.

    Summary: I have been using this iphone for almost a year now and even though it is quite an old phone now it still impresses me.I managed to pick this phone up second hand of a friend for £35 which is a real bargain for this device. I have used it ... read more

  • Amazingly Addictive

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 7, 2012
    Pros: YouTube
    Music Player
    App Store
    Web Browsing
    Cons: No Custom Ringtones
    Confusing to use at first
    Prone to being damaged

    Summary: I do enjoy my iPhone to the fullest extent. I've used it to search the web to find a phone number, maintain relationships through social networking, get home safe and sound with the GPS and set alarms to wake up for school! The basics of the iPhone of ... read more

  • I love it

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 28, 2011
    Pros: nice design, strong phone, fast,
    Cons: price is still not low enough even if a newer version is available

    Summary: I know there's a much newer version of Iphone new but I'm really happy with mine. My husband got ot for me and he purchased it for an affordable price compared to other phones that offer the same features. It does everything that I want it to do. It ... read more

  • Can't Live Without My iPhone!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 1, 2011
    Pros: The battery charges super fast!
    Cons: The battery runs out quite quickly.

    Summary: I absolutely love my iPhone 4! I used to be one to just get the ordinary phone that had calling and texting only, but I decided to go out on a limb and buy an iPhone. Luckily, I went to Verizon when the iPhone 4 was coming out. I am attached! I ... read more

  • Apple Iphone 3G Black

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 30, 2011
    Pros: Pictures, Videos, Apps and Games, Sound and music, reminders and notes. Internet
    Cons: slow
    freezes
    short battery life
    buttons quit working

    Summary: I have had my Iphone 3G for about 8 months. I loved it at first. It was very fast when it came to text messaging, emailing, facebooking, and even opening a search on the internet was pretty quick to be a cell phone. Gradually after about 3 or 4 months of ... read more

  • opinion

    Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
    Nov 28, 2011
    Pros: excellent touch screen, fast messaging, ipod, fast in all aspects, good screen
    Cons: NOTHING

    Summary: i absolutly love the IPHONE!!! i think that it is the best phone out on the market right now, of couse the IPHONE 4S is better, but this is the next best thing if you dont have the moola to spend on a 4S... The messaging is fast and easy with what i ... read more

  • Who needs a 4s when you can have a 3gs

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 25, 2011
    Pros: 1. Cheap on contract.
    2.3G connectivity.
    3.Its an iphone.
    Cons: 1. No facetime
    2.No retina display
    3.Its not the current model.

    Summary: The 3gs isn't the newest iphone on the market today, far from it, but it does most things that the latest 4S does for a lot less money.  The concept of a phone was to communicate on the move, over the last few years things have ... read more

  • iPhone 3G (8 GB) Black

    Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
    Nov 24, 2011
    Pros: nice looking phone, ipod, internet, access to tons of different apps and games,
    Cons: slow internet at times, sometimes takes a while to load/gets stuck

    Summary: I bought the iphone 3G because my other phone wasn't working properly, and I thought it was time for an upgrade.  I absolutely love my iphone.  It is the best phone I've ever had.  iPhones in general take great pictures and serve a duel ... read more

  • Best phone on the market

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 23, 2011
    Pros: Web browsing
    Apps 
    Cons: No insurance
    Battery life very short 
    can only use one app at a time 

    Summary: As soon as I laid my fingers on the Iphone's touch screen I was in instantly in love. This phone is literally amazing from the look and feel of the phone to the user interface. One of my favorite features about the phone is the texting. The Iphone ... read more

  • Phone calls to apps, hands down best phone

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 19, 2011
    Pros: Easy to use
    Cons: It is touch screen, but that is your opinion towards the touch screen

    Summary: This phone allows you to do almost everything you could ask out of a phone. Easy to use and practical the Iphone is the leader of the 3G cellphones out there. Connects calls very quickly and rarely ever glitches. The Iphone has one other top competitor ... read more

  • Love my i phone but hate i tunes

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 24, 2011
    Pros: Many nice features!
    Cons: Having to go thru itunes for every download and upload is the worst!

    Summary: I just got my iphone a few months ago and have taken many pictures on it while i was on vacation. When i tried to download the pictures onto my computer, it was very difficult to download thru itunes! And when i tried to get new ringtones, it was just as ... read more

  • Great speed and very slim

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 13, 2011
    Pros: Mostly everything is a pro. iPod, AirPlay, wifi, Bluetooth, memory and battery life
    Cons: I can't think of any cons I would say about this product.

    Summary: I'm not very tech smart but this is by far the easiest phone to use. If your looking for a slim easy to use phone then this is deffinately for you. I love this phone so much I couldn't imagine life without it. If your not too tech savy then I would ... read more

  • The Apple Superphone 3G

    Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
    Aug 1, 2011
    Pros: -Touch screen
    -Internet and computer capabilities are endless.
    -Picks up Wi-Fi very quick.
    Cons: -Not as fast if there isn't good service.
    -Screens can break very easily.

    Summary: My experience with the Apple Iphone 3g Black (8 GB), was nothing short of spectacular.  I purchased this phone to eliminate alot of the time I was spending at my desktop computer.  It did exactly this.  It accomplished everything I wanted ... read more

  • iphone 8GB

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 20, 2011
    Pros: You can access music, internet, email, Facebook, Twitter, ect.
    Cons: Screen breaks easily, internet is slow, and it wears down quickly.

    Summary: I got this phone for my birthday. I love the size of the screen. The email application loads very quickly. Over time the applications on the phone start to take longer to load, except for the email one. I have found that the Ipod sometimes will turn on ... read more

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