Yeah it definitely doesn't come close to the idiotic "it changes everything again" slogan. Facetime is a joke, the screen is nice...if you hold your phone 3 inches from your face. I don't see the individual pixels in my 3G unless I press my face against it. The only real changes are in the OS and even those changes leave them far behind what Android and Webos can do, but at least you'll see most of those changes on your 3GS. It's not a huge change at all, but the processor and camera upgrades are big enough for people with first or 2nd gen iphone to notice a speed change in their apps.
Thats all true.
In terms of software, iPhone 3G S will do everything iPhone 4 does. Minus the camera. FaceTime doesn't really count because, in the real world, it will never be used.
You don't really think there will be a new iPhone 5 in 5 months, do you?
Did you actually read his post? He's stuck in a contract until NEXT January. Apple updates the iPhone annually. So there will be an iPhone 5 a few months after his contract is up.
However, I felt much as you do now when it was time to upgrade to the 3gs. Not sufficient enhancements for me to justify spending the money.
How was the 3G S not an upgrade over the 3G? It was the first real upgrade since the original iPhone. This is proven by the fact that the 3G S will do everything the iPhone 4 will, except the camera features. And even then the iPhone 4 is just an upgrade over what the 3G S is currently capable of.
Now, the 3G to 3GS was a pittance upgrade, not worth the extra money. (Same design and everything)
Again, how is that? The 3G S brought more to the table over the previous generation than the iPhone 4 is bringing over the 3G S. iPhone 4 basically has a better camera and an LED flash. LED flashes on phones are jokes. All you're really getting is a higher resolution, not necessarily better, sensor and 720p video.
The one caveat I'll give you is this - each year, the 2-years-ago model doesn't get the full software upgrade. The 2G didn't get MMS or stereo bluetooth, and the 3G is not getting multitasking. It's a pretty reasonable bet that come iOS 5, the 3GS will miss out on something that iphone 4 gets.
All of those problems are solved by jailbreaking
For instance, MMS. There was no reason iPhone 2 shouldn't have gotten it. Apple gave a BS "cellular radio" reason, but that was false. MMS is part of the GPRS standard which the original iPhone fully supported. Jailbreaking allowed you to enable the MMS capability built-in to the OS, and it worked just like it did on the iPhone 3G.
The iPhone 3G not getting multi-tasking is, again, an artificial limitation on Apple's part.
If the iPhone 3G S doesn't get a software feature of OS 5, thats not a big deal. If AT&T keeps up this eligibility changing stuff, I'll be eligible for the upgrade. It will always be jailbreakable to enable those features. iPhone OS has had multi-tasking since 2.0 as a result.
Were you planning on leaving AT&T anytime soon orbecause your profit margin was trimmed due to the new rule?
I plan on jumping ship from AT&T as soon as the iPhone is available on another carrier.
The 3G to 3GS upgrade wasn't enough for me to justify at the time but I still did it and never regretted it. I enjoyed the speed, the little camcorder which was pretty decent for my needs, and the value was high and stayed there. The iPhone 4 jumps all over the 3GS and i'm a tech junkie at heart.
Well, if you want to talk "Tech junkie", you need look no further than me. iPad day of release, 5 iPods, multiple computers, etc.
The iPhone 4 just doesn't offer enough over the iPhone 3G S. The 3G S was a true upgrade. The iPhone 4 basically takes the 3G S, gives it a better camera, and puts it in a new case that is only better looking depending on personal taste.
I usually read the major gadget blogs and nobody ever said that. And they're the same people now AMAZED by the new display after going hands-on with it.
Have you ever noticed how all of the "major gadget blogs" whore themselves out to Apple and all of the writers use Macs? And how each new iPhone or iPod touch is the best thing since sliced bread, even though the iPhone 3G was the original iPhone with a 3G chip?
The screen itself is worth the upgrade
Prove it. I have 20/20 vision. I don't hold my iPhone to my face, so how will I notice the increased pixel density while holding my iPhone a couple of feet from my face?
not to mention the new steel+glass build
Personal preference. I don't like it.
Which doesn't mean much in the real world dealing with real world cellular technology. Especially dealing with AT&T.
better battery life (A4 + larger battery)
Turn on Exchange email and push services and that extra 2 hours will dwindle down to "Extra minutes".
Either way you'll still have to charge your iPhone throughout the day if you use background data services.
better 3G upload speeds from 0.3mbps to 5.7mbps with hsUpa (at least outside US, where people have already HSUPA networks, like where I live), etc.
Real world upload speeds with newer 3G networks are far below the rated 5.7Mbps upload rates.
Sending a 30 second video clip over email or MMS is still nearly instant on the 3G S.
ps: I smell hater. I remember your nickname from past threads. You're always downplaying everything about Apple.
Only Macs
I love my iPad (which is another thing that makes the extra $100 for the iPhone 4 upgrade a difficult choice), my iPhone, and my 5 iPods.
unable to upgrade, so instead I'm going to trash the new iPhone" threads.
Apparently you didn't read what I said. I'm in the 30 day return period so I CAN upgrade to the iPhone 4. It's just hard to justify the cost, since I got the 16GB iPhone 3G S for $97 and I got in before the increased ETF.
