Controls and Connectivity – iPhone 3GS

Apple was Apple and the iPhone 3GS followed in their clean and minimalistic control layout, which was easy to use. It had only the single physical button on the front: the circular Home, for going to main screen. On the left was a volume rocker for fast audio changes, as well as a mute switch distinguished by its ability to reduce all alerts with one quick move (a beloved iPhone hallmark). Top of the unit, with the power/sleep switch and back when a 3.5mm headphone jack was still standard in ’09.

At the bottom is the 30-pin dock connector, which was used for charging as well as syncing things with iTunes and interfacing other accessories. The iPhone 3GS was capable of utilizing everything the original had, now including assisted GPS and 3G HSDPA support (850/1900/2100). At the bottom, it housed one speaker and microphone each for calls and media playback.

The iPhone 3GS launched without many modern conveniences like USB-C, NFC, or 5G but it had good connectivity in its day and was useful for calls and messaging as well as handling multimedia content.

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