Can’t help waiting the new iPhone 3G by Apple? Thinner edges, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, iPhone 2.0 firmware and the sweet 3G support. Apple hopes to launch in 70 countries this year, with the black 8GB price is $199 and 16GB price will be $299 in black or white. (Both price points require a contract, of course.) Apple will be hitting the 22 biggest markets, including the US, on July 11th.

Apple iPhone 3G battery life will be 300 hours of standby, 8-10 hours of 2G talk, 5 hours of 3G talk, 7 hours of video and 24 hours of audio. GPS is also included. Apple is using A-GPS, which supplements regular satellite GPS data with info from cellular towers for faster location. (WiFi data is also worked into the mix, which should give users a pretty solid lock on where the heck they are on this planet.) Unfortunately, as expected there’s no front-facing cam, and while its edges are thinner than before it’s still about a millimeter thicker at the center (12.3mm over 11.6mm before).