As expected Apple has today presented to the not at all unsuspecting world a new iPhone model, the 3G S. Claimed to be "the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet," the updated model runs the 3.0 OS, has support for 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, packs a 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, auto white balance, auto macro and auto exposure that can shoot VGA (640 x 480) video at 30 FPS (frames per seconds). In terms of design/looks, the new smartphone is similar to its predecessor, no major changes here apparently.

Coming in 16GB and 32GB flavors, the iPhone 3G S also features a built-in digital compass (and a new Compass app), voice control for calling, operating iTunes, hardware encryption, and will provide up to 12 hours of 2G talk time (5 hours on 3G), 10 hours of video playback, 30 hours of audio delight and a maximum of 9 hours of web surfing via using WiFi.

The iPhone 3G S is set to be available on June 19 in black and white at $199 (16GB model) and $299 (32GB version) with an AT&T contract in the US. With the roll out of the 3GS, the one year old iPhone 3G will see its price tag go down to $99.