what the iPhone 3GS is (not) doing

What they DO NOT improve:
- much much better battery lifetime !!????????????? I currently have 3 chargers - one for car, one for home and one for office. does this mean something to their engineers ?


What they do improve:

- speed
+ "up to" 2x; does this mean the same in practice ? :-)

- size
+ up to 32GB storage; no mention regarding the RAM afaik

- phone
+ Tap (or speak) to call
+ See your voicemail
+ Do more with Contacts
+ Keep Contacts in sync
+ Multitask with a tap (isn't it already in iPhone 3G??)
+ Create a ringtone in iTunes

- iPod
+ Watch in widescreen
+ Buy music and video
+ Get music recommendations

- Safari
+ Save and sync bookmarks
+ Put your favorite sites on your Home screen
+ some others I don't find new

- Email
+ Type smart
+ View attachments (doc, pdf, ppt, xls, jpg) - so what's new !?
+ email push through MobileMe!
+ Search your email
+ Email from the web or Maps

- Video Recording (new category!)
+ Shoot video in widescreen
+ Edit video on the go
+ Share video anywhere

- Photos
+ Tap to focus
+ send via MMS

- Video Control
+ Use your voice to make a call
+ Use your voice to play music
+ Speak your own language (no Romanian !!!???)

- Messages
+ Send MMS

- Maps + Compass
+ See which way you’re facing.

- Cut, copy, and paste - the wheel finally reinvented :-)
+ Cut, copy, and paste words
+ Copy and paste photos and videos
+ Shake to undo

- Search
+ Search across your iPhone
+ Search across applications
+ Search the server

- Voice Memos (nice!)
+ Record memos (or any audio)
+ Edit memos
+ Manage memos
+ Share memos

- Accessibility
+ Built-in Accessibility
+ Zoom
+ VoiceOver
+ White on Black
+ Mono Audio

- Tethering (why I think this will be only via Jail-Break !?)
+ Share the connection
+ Connect wirelessly
+ Connect via USB

- App Store, iTunes, Home Screen
+ Add up to 159 apps to 11 Home screens: woa ... why 159 !!??
+ Add websites to your Home screens

ps: this blog post is referring iPhone features which are copyright apple.com - from their site. With much respect and consideration for their products ...