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<4b52a109-2207-4e10-882b-290c1b5e7a16@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote:

> The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
> locations around the world.
>
> The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
> time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
> only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
> charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
>
> I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
>
> Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
> not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.

The battery was one of the reasons Apple didn't release a 3G phone in
the first place, so they've been working on this for over a year
already. Pre-release models rarely stack up to the proper version -
they're *PRE*-release for a reason: so that people can test and give
feedback