Is the 3gs on iOS 6 really this slow?

grillyawd · Feb 11, 2013, 09:48 PM

I realize iOS 6 is going to slow down the iPhone 3gs some, but my phone is really slow now booting up. It takes about 40 seconds to boot to the slide to unlock screen & the slider is unresponsive for another 15 seconds.

The genius said this is normal, is it really? I don't even think I'll be able to sell it on Ebay because the buyer will think it's defective.

What's strange is when I do a restore as new the slide to unlock is responsive right away, it's only when I install a few apps that the slider takes 15 seconds to respond. I've even tried different apps & it doesn't seem to make a difference. I've also tried disabling Spotlight, location services & all the other normal tweaks with no noticeable changes.

ValerieDurden · Feb 11, 2013, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by grillyawd

I realize iOS 6 is going to slow down the iPhone 3gs some, but my phone is really slow now booting up. It takes about 40 seconds to boot to the slide to unlock screen & the slider is unresponsive for another 15 seconds.

The genius said this is normal, is it really? I don't even think I'll be able to sell it on Ebay because the buyer will think it's defective.

What's strange is when I do a restore as new the slide to unlock is responsive right away, it's only when I install a few apps that the slider takes 15 seconds to respond. I've even tried different apps & it doesn't seem to make a difference. I've also tried disabling Spotlight, location services & all the other normal tweaks with no noticeable changes.

You do relize the 3GS is several years old with a single core 600MHz CPU and 256MB ram correct? it's not going to win anybody over on performance.

Beeplance · Feb 11, 2013, 10:35 PM

Both my 3GS takes around 30-35 secs to boot on iOS 6.1. Both working fine too, not too slow to the extent of hindering performance.

slu · Feb 12, 2013, 04:22 PM

My wife use a 3GS with ios 6.x and while not a speed demon, performance is more than acceptable.

700-Grizz · Feb 12, 2013, 05:19 PM

With the 50% increase in performance between each iphone---I say you are about 150% slower than the IP5, So Yes its crazy slow compared to the IP5

aphexacid · Feb 12, 2013, 05:57 PM

Yup my moms 3GS does the same exact thing. I updated it to 6.0 and then 6.1. It takes forever to boot and then the slider is unresponsive for a while too.
I did a clean install and it didn't help.

Once it's all up and running, it's decent.

I think it's time to get my mom a new phone

pnoyblazed · Feb 12, 2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ValerieDurden

You do relize the 3GS is several years old with a single core 600MHz CPU and 256MB ram correct? it's not going to win anybody over on performance.

listen to this man

grillyawd · Feb 13, 2013, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Beeplance

Both my 3GS takes around 30-35 secs to boot on iOS 6.1. Both working fine too, not too slow to the extent of hindering performance.

Does it take 10-15 seconds for the slide to unlock to become responsive?

Beeplance · Feb 13, 2013, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by grillyawd

Does it take 10-15 seconds for the slide to unlock to become responsive?

Around 5-8 secs for both phones.

Ste Nova · Feb 13, 2013, 07:27 AM

my parents both have 3gs's but i've not noticed this fault with them as i've only switched them on once!

Feb 11, 2013, 09:48 PM	#1
grillyawd macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Is the 3gs on iOS 6 really this slow? I realize iOS 6 is going to slow down the iPhone 3gs some, but my phone is really slow now booting up. It takes about 40 seconds to boot to the slide to unlock screen & the slider is unresponsive for another 15 seconds. The genius said this is normal, is it really? I don't even think I'll be able to sell it on Ebay because the buyer will think it's defective. What's strange is when I do a restore as new the slide to unlock is responsive right away, it's only when I install a few apps that the slider takes 15 seconds to respond. I've even tried different apps & it doesn't seem to make a difference. I've also tried disabling Spotlight, location services & all the other normal tweaks with no noticeable changes.
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Feb 11, 2013, 10:35 PM	#3
Beeplance macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Singapore	Both my 3GS takes around 30-35 secs to boot on iOS 6.1. Both working fine too, not too slow to the extent of hindering performance. __________________ -iPhone 3GS white 16GB iOS 6.1.3 -iPhone 3GS black 16GB iOS 6.1.3 -iPod Touch 4G white 32GB iOS 6.1
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Feb 13, 2013, 07:27 AM	#10
Ste Nova macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: LL22, UK	my parents both have 3gs's but i've not noticed this fault with them as i've only switched them on once! __________________ iP5/32 black unlimited tethered data, ip4/32 black, iPad3/32gbwifi black, 2 x iP3gs/32 black, nikon d7000 with eyefi , honda s2000, audi a6 le mans
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Feb 12, 2013, 04:22 PM	#4
slu macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buffalo	My wife use a 3GS with ios 6.x and while not a speed demon, performance is more than acceptable.
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:19 PM	#5
700-Grizz macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: ALASKA	With the 50% increase in performance between each iphone---I say you are about 150% slower than the IP5, So Yes its crazy slow compared to the IP5
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:57 PM	#6
aphexacid macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago	Yup my moms 3GS does the same exact thing. I updated it to 6.0 and then 6.1. It takes forever to boot and then the slider is unresponsive for a while too. I did a clean install and it didn't help. Once it's all up and running, it's decent. I think it's time to get my mom a new phone
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