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Buy iPhone now or Wait till New iPhone?

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snverhallen

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Oct 17, 2007
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Hi there,

I'm really considering getting an iPhone but I have read a few reviews and I have come to the conclusion that the iPhone 3G just isn't that much different. So I'm thinking of just waiting it out until the next iPhone comes out. I say this because apparently (as it says in the iLounge review on the Conclusion page) that this iPhone was rushed and a new one is "around the corner". What do you think?

Thanks in advance,

snverhallen
 
Only wait if you can afford to. I don't own an iPhone yet; I'm waiting for more storage capacity and don't mind doing so.
 
I think you should wait on the 5th gen. I hear it is going to have things not even thought of yet.
 
Tallest Skil said:
...there will ALWAYS be something better next.
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I second this. Best thing to do is figure out if you need an iPhone.

I've got a 3rd-gen 15 GB iPod and a Motorola L6.

I was hoping for 32GB and 3G in this release. 3G is here and I can deal with 16GB, so I will be buying a 16GB instead of waiting for a 32GB.
 
snverhallen said:
...that this iPhone was rushed and a new one is "around the corner". What do you think?
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Doubt it. I'd think we'll see the next one next summer.

If someone doesn't have an iPhone, this is a great time to buy one.

If someone has the 1st iPhone I'd say that it's worth considering, but a new upgrade probably isn't critical. People are getting 2-year contracts and it looks like Apple is playing along and making the hardware "look good" for 2 years as well.

I just bought my first iPhone this weekend and I suspect that the 2009 iPhone won't tempt me and I'll end up upgrading in 2010.
 
If you don't already own a 1st Gen iPhone, now would be a great time to buy the new one. Be prepared to wait nearly an year for the next iPhone.
 
Small White Car said:
Doubt it. I'd think we'll see the next one next summer.

If someone doesn't have an iPhone, this is a great time to buy one.

If someone has the 1st iPhone I'd say that it's worth considering, but a new upgrade probably isn't critical. People are getting 2-year contracts and it looks like Apple is playing along and making the hardware "look good" for 2 years as well.

I just bought my first iPhone this weekend and I suspect that the 2009 iPhone won't tempt me and I'll end up upgrading in 2010.
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Agreed. You may want to wait (if you can) if you have the currently own a iPhone for the next iPhone after 3G.

Although, I would doubt there would be a big update for a year or two. Maybe a few changes here and there.
 
Do you not already have an iPhone?

If that is the case then Buy it!
I bought my first iphone on friday and I love it. There will always be something better coming out, so you're always tempted to wait, but before you know it years of your life have passed by using that old POS cell phone! Embrace the new technology as it arrives, there's always something better on the horizon and when it comes you can choose if you want to get That one.

In my case, waiting 1 year is long enough! No way i'm gonna wait until the next iPhone. That doesn't even include the pre-iphone announcement rumor-mill. So in total I've been wanting an iPhone for about 2 years now, and I finally got one.
 
Wirelessly posted (iPhone 16GB: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5A347 Safari/525.20)

HaroldC said:
Julien said:
I think you should wait on the 5th gen. I hear it is going to have things not even thought of yet.
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no man, you gotta wait for the 7th gen. I hear it's going to brew coffee. :p
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I heard a rumour that it will also do MMS but dismissed it as wild speculation ;)
 
Phil A. said:
Wirelessly posted (iPhone 16GB: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5A347 Safari/525.20)



I heard a rumour that it will also do MMS but dismissed it as wild speculation ;)
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Gen 8 iPhone will have copy feature however you will have to wait till gen 9 for paste :D
 
I'm waiting for AT&T to boost the speed of their 3G networks to 20mbps. I'll get the 3rd gen iphone that can download at 20mbps.
 
tamakin said:
I'm waiting for AT&T to boost the speed of their 3G networks to 20mbps. I'll get the 3rd gen iphone that can download at 20mbps.
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If the iPhone 3G's radio was capable of downloading at 20mbps you may get 15min of surf time from your battery. There is no single magic feature around the corner that does not depend on a whole lot of other things or on compromise.
 
HaroldC said:
no man, you gotta wait for the 7th gen. I hear it's going to brew coffee. :p
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Yeah, and once again, Apple leaves their mocha latte fans out in the cold. No way am I going to throw down my hard earned cash for that overhyped piece of junk.

Sorry, Steve. Back to the drawing board!
 
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