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blogs.consumerreports.org - 7/1/2009

iPhone 3G S tops new smart phone Ratings, edging out Palm Pre

— blogs.consumerreports.org — The iPhone 3G S tops our new smart-phone Ratings (available to subscribers), with strong performance in everything... but voice quality, an area in which few phones score well. It's not a runaway winner, though. A number of other phones ranked close to ... (more) iPhone 3G S tops new smart phone Ratings, edging out ...

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gearlog.com - 7/2/2009

Apple Issues Heat Advisory for iPhone 3G, 3GS

— gearlog.com —   Whether or not anecdotal reports of iPhones overheating are true or not, Apple has taken them... seriously enough to reveal the presence of a temperature warning screen for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Here's the deal: an unknown but probably very ... (more) Apple Issues Heat Advisory for iPhone 3G, 3GS

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slashgear.com - 7/4/2009

iPhone 3GS is kicking butt and taking names

— slashgear.com — The folks over at Consumer Report reported that iPhone 3GS took the top spot in smartphone ratings... with strong performance in every category except for voice quality – an area many phone struggles with. Of course there are other smartphones-ranking pretty close to the iPhone 3GS, including the ... (more) iPhone 3GS is kicking butt and taking names

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iPhone 3GS beats Palm Pre in Smartphone Ratings
Phones Review — ... According to a report over on informationweek, Consumer Reports’ latest smartphone ratings place the new iPhone 3GS as 1st, however there was a strong showing from the ...

iPhone 3GS Leads the Pack According to Consumer Reports’ Latest Smartphone Ratings
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... category. Gotta love the Pre’s ability to do more than one thing at a time *cough* c’mon Apple *cough*. To sum up, Consumer Reports scored all devices from 0 to 100… and here are the top 5: iPhone 3GS: 73 iPhone 3G, Samsung Omnia: 70 BlackBerry Storm 9530, T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) G1, BlackBerry Bold, Samsung Epix: 69 Palm Pre, BlackBerry Curve 8900: 67 LG Incite: 66 [Via: InformationWeek] Related News from IntoMobile: BlackJack II tops ...

BlackBerry Storm: Better Than A Lot Of People Think
RIMarkable — ... In Consumer Reports latest smartphone survey, the iPhone 3Gs came out on top with a rating of 73 out of a possible 100 points.  With all of the bad press that the Storm has received you may have thought that it would have been trounced by the iPhone, however, it had a respectable showing with respect to the iPhone with a total of 69 points. ...

Consumer Reports: The 3GS is #1.
I4U News — ... Consumer Reports recently compared and rated the top smartphones in the country. To no one's surprise, the iPhone 3GS was the star of the show. It beat out every other smartphone on the market in terms of overall score. What's remarkable isn't that the 3GS won, it's how narrow a margin it won by. The test rated phones on a scale of 0 to 100. The 3GS scored a 73, the 3G and Omnia a 70, the BlackBerry 9530/G1/Bold and Samsung Epix all tied at 69, and the Pre/Curve and Insight came in at 68. The fact that none of the smartphones scored better than a 73 says that either Consumer ...

The Pre is a better multitasker than the iPhone
PalmAddicts — ... performance in everything but voice quality, an area in which few phones scored well, Consumer Reports said in releasing the ratings last week. The iPhone 3GS excelled in display quality, which was reinforced by "top-notch" multimedia navigation, Web browsing and battery life. But the Pre and Research In Motion's Storm and other BlackBerry models bested the iPhone in messaging, and the Pre, with its handling of multiple applications, is a superior multitasker, the magazine said." Read in full. ...

Cell Phone Users Unhappy With Service
TechWeb — ... Paul Reynolds, Consumer Reports electronics editor, in a statement. "They're especially concerned about its cost in these tight economic times." The magazine said prepaid contracts are gaining acceptance and noted that its readers were generally happy with the low-cost service. TracFones, which operate on AT 's network, received the highest satisfaction score among prepaid users. While AT 's voice service ranked at the bottom of the Consumer Reports survey, it supplies the highest-ranked smartphone in its ratings -- the iPhone. The Apple handset is a victim of its own ...