It has completely changed the telephone world and is still at the top despite the years. Applebrought the iPhone into our lives at its launch in 2007. Steve Jobs, who took a thick, small and fascinating smart device between his five fingers and even after years of being praised, showed people a real smart phone for the first time.

This, of course, brought the continuation of iPhones. About a year after the first iPhone, which was introduced as the iPhone 2G, the second iPhone appeared. Compared to the first iPhone, the phone, whose main difference was 3G support, managed to reach more countries and more people with the App Store and various innovations. What about the second iPhone? Features of iPhone 3G that sound like a joke what were they? Let’s see…

Features of iPhone 3GS:

• 3.5-inch touchscreen, same as previous model
• Resolution of 320 x 480 pixels
• 12.3mm thickness
• 2 MP rear camera (no front camera, can’t record video)
• 3G support
• 8 and 16 GB storage and 128 MB RAM options
• Operating system with store support
• 1220mAh battery
• 412MHz single core ARM 11 processor, PowerVR MBX graphics processor

3.5 inch screen:

The telephones of that period were almost luminescent wedges with their button structure and small screens. Of course, while there are many iconic devices that debuted during this period, iPhone We can say that it left its mark on the era with its big screen, apart from everything else. While the screen isn’t the biggest factor, despite the small screens of the time, such a “big” screen managed to fascinate people on the second iPhone, just as it did on the first iPhone.

The world’s ‘brightest’ resolution at 320×480 pixels:

on the first iPhone biggest shortcoming There was application support and 3G. However, the innovations that came with the phone did not take these two shortcomings into account. Instead of introducing too many innovations into the second phone, Apple made up for the shortcomings. Accordingly, it never hit the screen. The 3.5-inch screen had a resolution of 320×480 pixels, just like the iPhone 2G. This resolution so funny today one of the clearest was a.

12.3mm thickness:

The iPhone 3G, which debuted in 2008, had an absurd thickness for today. With a thickness of 12.3 mm, the weight of the phone is 133 grams, as we have just said, thanks to the features that it brings. not much criticism† More precisely, it was not criticized. This was because it had no competitor or equivalent to compare it to. Apple launches second iPhone unparalleled had inserted.

The selfie era hasn’t started yet on Apple’s front: 2MP rear camera

Included in the first iPhone model, the iPhone 2G 2MP resolution cameradirectly forwarded to the second telephone. While it was sad to see this camera, which couldn’t record video in 2007, on the iPhone in 2008, the 6120c model, released by Nokia in 2007, even offered video calling over 3G. But the iPhone 3G didn’t even have a front camera yet…

The first iPhone with 3G:

The first iPhone released, 3G While it couldn’t get into the second iPhone stream, as the name suggests, it had 3G support. Although this was the first 3G supported phone to be released by Apple, the shortcomings of the first model were gradually remedied. People didn’t have much reason not to buy iPhone other than the price.

The storage option was the pinnacle of the era: 8 and 16 GB storage and 128 MB RAM options

2GB and 4GB at that time storage While the options are quite general and adequate, there are larger capacities available on the iPhone front as well. The capacities were 4GB/8GB/16GB on the first iPhone, while the 4GB option was removed on the second iPhone. As people craved 4GB, Apple needed more storage space to make a profit. While it was considered impossible at the time to fill 16 GB phones, the density was naturally experienced in 8 GB. RAM side it has not been updated. As with the first iPhone, a memory with a capacity of 128 MB is integrated in the phone.

The App Store era also started with the iPhone 3G: Operating System with Retail Support

The first iPhone model introduced, iPhone 2G, comes with iPhone OS operating system and did not support any third-party applications. The user was unable to install any applications other than those prepared for the phone by Apple. Such a major flaw was resolved in the second phone. iPhone OS 2.0 on the phone, App Store brought it. For example, various applications can be installed on the phones.

Battery became smaller: 1220 mAh battery

While the first iPhone model introduced had a 1400 mAh battery, the second model was a bit upset. The battery capacity of the iPhone 3G has been reduced to 1220 mAh. This battery is pretty funny for today although it was at a level capable of meeting daily needs at the time. This Li-ion based battery provided 5 hours of 3G calling, 6 hours of Wi-Fi use, 24 hours of continuous music listening and 7 hours of continuous video watching. At least that’s what the company says. These numbers were also revealed through tests. A technology site that was testing at the time shared the following results:

• Music (continuous play, occasionally screen on): 31h 23min
• Video (continuous play, no rewind): 7h 5min
• Video (continuous play, fast forward): 5h 24min
• Daily data usage (internet, email and GPS / maps): ~6h 30min

Single core processor at 412 MHz:

Apple shook the world with its first phone. Since this phone is way ahead of everyone else, it didn’t interfere with the second phone’s hardware. At least the phone was good. It was also unbeatable. For this reason, it consists of a single core that can run at 412 Mhz in the first phone. ARM 11 processor and PowerVR MBX graphics unit on iPhone 3G. This processor, which was also in the first telephone, was of a level that could easily do everything in that period.

This is what the second iPhone released was like. This equipment, which is quite funny today, was unparalleled at the time. In 14 years, everything that seems incredible to us today will cause the laughter of that time. Technology evolves, people change. Let’s see together…