The WWDC 2008 has finally concluded (slept thru it last night after a boring start) and Apple has finally announced a brand new iPhone 3G with GPS. New features are expected but Steve Jobs realized they can’t sell more until they cut the price in half — so now it’s just $199 (with 2-year contract!), worldwide, including the Philippines.
Coming out this July 2008, the iPhone 3G has GPS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, and EDGE capability.
The new iPhone 3G will come in two colors and two storage models — black, white, 8GB and 16GB. Still with just 2MP camera and there seems to be no front panel video camera for making 3G calls.
According to the Globe Telecom press release, the Apple iPhone 3G will be available to all post-paid and pre-paid subscribers. It could be as early as July or maybe as late as September of this year.
At $199, give or take 50% on taxes and tariffs, it will end up somewhere around Php13,500 a pop. Not bad, eh? The 16GB model goes for $299.
My guess is that Globe Telecom will offer iPhone 3G Post-Paid Plan that will include unlimited Globe Visibility service for an additional Php1,500 to Php2,000 a month. It will be a sweet deal.
Again, does that come with iTunes in the Philippines? What’s definite though is that the App Store will be available in the Philippines.
Sana magkaroon sa smart. Pero wala nga siyang camera for doing 3G calls no. Paano kaya yun?
WTH,just get the phone release and let’s rock ‘n roll!LOL
it’s already released. visit the globe telecom homepage. they got all the information there. btw, the 8g costs near P42k … too expensive.
for example sa US bibili nung iphone 3g magkano yung total na babayaran and may naka-unlock na ba nun sa pinas?
you can’t just get the selling price of iphone3g in the US converted in Philippine Peso. the price offered which is $199 is with contract at At&t. just buy from globe but its too expensive. read my post and go to globe’s website all the infos are there.
to albert..mangarap ka man ng dilat wala pa sa kalahati yang 15k mo para makabili ng iphone 3g dito sa pinas
mag-samsung omnia nalang kyo, masmaganda pa sa iphone 3G. available na ito sa samsung SM north edsa.
yup got an samsung i900 omnia was waiting for the iphone 3g but after i saw globes plan and the price of the iphone 3g overkill damn grabe presyo nila hehe para kang tinutukan ng baril hehe and i’m loving my samsung omnia even more saved more than 10k and has more features and software availability than iphone’s overated 3g phone hehe pag ako sa inyo mag samsung omnia na kayo mas mura na 5 megapixel pa camera at mas marami features
hi… can the iphone 3g jailbreak be used in the philippines?
SAMSUNG OMNIA rocks!
ampanget ng iphone3G kumpara don!
pangalan lang binabayaran jan..
pero yung features di hamak ang lamang ng samsung omnia!!!!
wahahaha!
maganda talaga ang omnia..kaya lang biglang nagtaas sila ng price..imagine 3thou? parang hindi na worth para lang sa phone diba?
Sobrang mapagsamantala talaga mga pinoy,ang lagi mag patong ng presyo.mga taga greenhills mga manloloko lang yan,pag kumuha ka sakanila ng phone for sure mahal na defective pa!ganyan sila sobrang manloloko at every week nagpapalit sila ng location ng pwesto nila para di mo na malalaman kung san mo binili yun ksi pag bumalik ka wla na sila sa dati nilang pwesto!!!
TO:ADELENTADO..
para di ka maloko kuhanin mo contact no. nila ang name ng mayari.. e di pagnaloko ka.. pagtanongtanong mO.. ganun ang ginagawa namin.. hehehe..tsaka wala namang problem sa kanilang tinda..
how much the price now iphone 3G 8g and where i can purchase? im here now in davao.thank u
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Saan po ba mabibili and iphone?? my Wi-FI ba ang samsong omania at mabilis???
san po mkabili ng iPhone ???? ASAP padala na ung ans kse buy na ko as soon as possible …
may samsung Jet ako..pero ayaw magkonak sa internet bulok yata itong JET SAMSUNG…iphone killer daw e….the only thing that it kills e is “ITSELF”………………!!! THIS PHONE SUCKS…in browsing the internet di man lang makapasok kahit isang split segundo BULOOOOOOOK