iOS 7 on iPhone 4

[MagicHAM]

Just save the shsh for ios 6.1.3 on iphone 4 and if you don't like ios 7 go back to 6

Um no.

 

[azxcx]

Geekbench 2.4.3 score on a iPhone 4:

iOS 6.1.3 -> 387 (link)
iOS 7.0 -> 392 (link)

 

[FatPuppy]

Geekbench 2.4.3 score on a iPhone 4:

iOS 6.1.3 -> 387 (link)
iOS 7.0 -> 392 (link)

The test on your 6.1.3 is wrong, I did a lot of tests on 6.1.3 and the worst was 392. On ios 7 your test is good, I get the same.

 

[MartyBeez]

And...?

Well, dear developers who received the GM iOS7.0... how does it perform? how does it look? please post some screenshots!

 

[watchthisspace]

Well, dear developers who received the GM iOS7.0... how does it perform? how does it look? please post some screenshots!

Here's my on going impressions of iOS:7 GM on my iPhone 4

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1633905/

Hope it helps!

 

[Draeconis]

It's not too bad, feels a little faster than iOS 7 beta 6. Can only sync with iTunes 11.1. Little sluggish at times, but I am pulling 250 songs from iTunes Match, so that might be it. Will check out if the battery life has gone back to normal today.

 

[stooovie]

Geekbench 2.4.3 score on a iPhone 4:

iOS 6.1.3 -> 387 (link)
iOS 7.0 -> 392 (link)

Synthetic benchmarks are meaningless for measuring subjective speed of OS.

 

[MartyBeez]

Here's my on going impressions of iOS:7 GM on my iPhone 4

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1633905/

Hope it helps!

Great, thanks a lot!
Pity control center is still grey, but well, so be it.

 

[watchthisspace]

Great, thanks a lot!
Pity control center is still grey, but well, so be it.

On the iPhone's screen, it's actually still pleasing to look at. Of course it's not as nice compared to the 4s and above.

 

[poohat1000]

Let me know how it operates. I'm still on the iphone 4 myself and will be for the remainder of the year.

Ios7 is beautiful on the Ipad 4 with the fancy features. But my main concern is how laggy it's going to be on the iPhone 4 without the translucency effects and what not.

i had to force restart my iphone 4 to hangup a telephone call... thats how laggy it is. With 13 gig free space

 

[gaboshenia]

Hey guys. Just a small update: i did as someone around here wrote, and resetted all the settings and, after putting everything back in place it feels 2x as fast as it felt this morning with a fresh GM update and only 2 restarts.
So. My advice is: either do a fresh instal, either update and then reset the settings to factory defaults.
It actually fixed a bug i was havjng since 6.1. I couldnt disable battery percentage. I guess some glitch that went from device to device(3gs-4). As i didnt start fresh when i went for the i4

 

[crashnburn]

I dont care much for fancy themes, animations etc. I dont use Winterboard and similar stuff.
I never like the COLORS or TRANSPARENCY in Windows XP, Windows 7, or 8. My Windows (now 7 Enterprise) looks like good old Windows 2000. Gray, clean, functional.

At the barebones does it work well? And how is its performance comparatively on iphone 4: iOS 5, 6 and 7?

Let me answer your question, for I've been testing iOS 7 beta 6 the latest week in my old iPhone 4: Yes, the performance is pretty decent, and though the GM is near, this is still a beta, keep that in mind.

Lets make it clear: obviously, moving through the entire system, multitasking carrousel animation, lists like the Settings one, are not smooth as silk. BUT, if you don't mind minor frame downs (already present on iOS 6), the system is absolutely usable. I was thinking of selling my iPhone 4 in order to buy the new iPhone 5C, but seeing the performance in my old iPhone 4, sincerely, I don't know what to do.

I repeat: Compared with an 4S or an iPhone 5, it is not as smooth, and it's slow opening apps too, (but this was that way on iOS 6 too, is iPhone's monocore A4 fault), but the beta 6 works -surprisingly- pretty decently.

If you (all you, dear macrumors comunity) need any other detail of iOS 7 on iPhone 4, I'll be pleased to help you.

Regards.

p - Now that the final is out, could you please share how is the USABILITY? I dont care much about the "fancy stuff" I care about performance and usability at the Basics.

I am still on iPhone 4 iOS 5.1.1b and have not moved to iOS 6.x.x. I am wondering if I should go to some version of iOS 6 or iOS 7?

If she's fine with iOS 6, she'll be fine with iOS 7. Performance wise, they're pretty much the same.

Can someone do a comparative and vouch for it now that the stable iOS 7 is out?

iOS 7 (as it is now) is comparable to iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G. Maybe a bit faster, but not much. I've seen both scenarios, so I know what I'm talking about. For those who don't know how iOS 4 performed on the iPhone 3G: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdk2cJpSXLg

That is a parody, or at least that is what say the title.

I didn't experienced iOS 4 on iPhone 3G, but I can assure that iOS 7 in iPhone 4 is far from that parody. It is perfectly usable. I've been using beta 6 for more than a week now, browsing the web, listening to music, trying the all new iTunes radio service, playing games, making phone calls... and all without issues at all.

Every once in a wile you enter Settings panel and it crashes and you have to re-enter (a few seconds), but we are talking of two or three crashes in a week. I don't think that makes it unusable.

Has this gotten better?

I think that's it.
I have played with iOS 7 in an iPhone 4S too, and I can understand your point of view, of course

The hardware difference between iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is noticeable: dual core Vs mono core, and a "9x faster" GPU (it is a lot more powerful indeed). That's why I say for me, is impressive the performance of iOS 7 in iPhone 4.

Let me know how it operates. I'm still on the iphone 4 myself and will be for the remainder of the year.

Ios7 is beautiful on the Ipad 4 with the fancy features. But my main concern is how laggy it's going to be on the iPhone 4 without the translucency effects and what not.

Just save the shsh for ios 6.1.3 on iphone 4 and if you don't like ios 7 go back to 6

Geekbench 2.4.3 score on a iPhone 4:

iOS 6.1.3 -> 387 (link)
iOS 7.0 -> 392 (link)

i had to force restart my iphone 4 to hangup a telephone call... thats how laggy it is. With 13 gig free space

Hey guys. Just a small update: i did as someone around here wrote, and resetted all the settings and, after putting everything back in place it feels 2x as fast as it felt this morning with a fresh GM update and only 2 restarts.
So. My advice is: either do a fresh instal, either update and then reset the settings to factory defaults.
It actually fixed a bug i was havjng since 6.1. I couldnt disable battery percentage. I guess some glitch that went from device to device(3gs-4). As i didnt start fresh when i went for the i4

Thoughts? Reviews? Experiences?

 

[Triangle Man]

Runs like ass. I'm still waiting for my 5s.

 

[Nevaborn]

Runs pretty smooth on my 4. Tbh if mine was standard id say everyones crazy for complaining but I think for various reasons theres greatly varying ios 7 results on multiple iphones.