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Summary of Early iPhone 3G S Reviews
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Wouldn't making a phone call be the same thing, except you don't rely on speech recognition software and its instant....LOL
Exactly how I feel. I've had the 3.0 GM for about 10 days and it's enough of an upgrade for me. As most of the reviews said, "It's the same as the phone you already own, with a little more speed". I'm perfectly happy with the 3G.
Considering you can trade in your phone to online places for around $150 and you're definitely eligible for the upgrade pricing, I don't see what the harm is in paying $50 for this upgrade--you're getting a completely different device. I don't think many 2G iPhone owners will be thinking about it that hard, us 3G owners are the ones who need to contemplate whether it's a necessary upgrade and for me the answer is OF COURSE
actually i thought that review was terrible. i felt like i was reading the iphone 3G S spec sheet and not a review. i dont want to read what features it has, i already know that. he needed to focus more on the performance and experience.
Yup, I can't wait to ditch EDGE (great as my iphone has been for 2 years!).
The funny thing about these reviews is that they all describe what sound to me to be substantial improvements across the board... and then they conclude the 3G S isn't that different from the 3G. It just sounds like the conclusions don't really match up with the reviews.
Anyway, seems like there's enough here to make upgraders happy and yet not so much as to make non-upgraders feel really left out. (which, btw, is exactly how I felt as a 2G owner when the 3G came out last year)
Why don't you have better than single-bar reception in my neighborhood AT&T WHY?!?!?!? I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat (I have an old Samsung still) but it doesn't do much if I can't use it at home (where I work a lot).
Are they really talking about bringing this to say Verizon/Sprint etc? Every other vendor has better coverage than AT&T in NW Indiana. (Even T-Mobile).
Are they really talking about bringing this to say Verizon/Sprint etc? Every other vendor has better coverage than AT&T in NW Indiana. (Even T-Mobile).
It's not really that significant, the jump from G1 iPhone to G2 iPhone was larger.
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This model doesn't look any different, and the improvements aren't as big of a jump from G1 to G2. Not worth it to me at all.
Well, it would seem to come down to other things as well. What if a 3G owner who wants to record video, use the compass, have a much faster processor and twice the RAM, a better camera, an oil resistant screen, 7.2 internet (if supported by your carrier). If none of those things are important to you than stick with the 3G but saying it is the same phone as the 3G is a bit of a stretch. I myself still have my trusty first gen iPhone. I'll probably upgrade sometime in the next month or so.
I just don't understand this statement at all. The jump from G1 to G2 added only 3G and GPS. This has that plus all the hardware updgrades (CPU, RAM, compass, upgraded camera, screen, better video "card"). I can totally understand not wanting to upgrade but this seems to be a much bigger leap than the previous upgrade.
Is this a matter of software (not hardware), so Apple will have the chance to improve it through software updates down the road?Sun Times / Andy Ihnatko said:
If you keep doing that, you'll always be looking to the next model next summer (for an iPhone) or the next September (for an iPod)
Not true. The move from this year to next year will (with multicore processors) is going to be like the move from PowerPC to Intel. If they didn't think that the 3gs couldn't handle multitasking it could only stand to reason that they think next year's model will. I'd seriously doubt Apple will hold off on multitasking another year. If they stuck with the A8, it would only be a bump in processor speed which will only hurt battery lie which is what Apple does not want. The A9 is far faster with better battery life. This is not even mentioning Open CL support. This will give Apple the ability to offer multitasking without battery life suffering. It would also be the intro of a PA Semi modded chip with all the ATI graphics people they hired. A revamped OS to combat the Pre will be coming and next year's hardware will get the full potential of it.
The move next year will signal a new shift in the iPhone's abilities that will stay around a long time. If you're contract is up, get a new one. It's a great product. For those under contract wait until next year because it will be special.
I have a few thoughts/questions on 3.0.
I'm running 3.0 on first gen iphone.
I cannot get voice control to work properly.
Wifi no longer works.
Syncing to iTunes is iffy.
I called Apple and they need me to take it to the store to have a genius look at it. Nothing over the phone seemed to resolve these problems.
Also.. I'm upset the recorder doesn't work during phone calls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39568816@N04/3636695508
Anyone having problems like these?
I'm running 3.0 on first gen iphone.
I cannot get voice control to work properly.
Wifi no longer works.
Syncing to iTunes is iffy.
I called Apple and they need me to take it to the store to have a genius look at it. Nothing over the phone seemed to resolve these problems.
Also.. I'm upset the recorder doesn't work during phone calls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39568816@N04/3636695508
Anyone having problems like these?
I have a few thoughts/questions on 3.0.
I'm running 3.0 on first gen iphone.
I cannot get voice control to work properly.
Wifi no longer works.
Syncing to iTunes is iffy.
I called Apple and they need me to take it to the store to have a genius look at it. Nothing over the phone seemed to resolve these problems.
Also.. I'm upset the recorder doesn't work during phone calls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39568816@N04/3636695508
Anyone having problems like these?
i thought voice control was 3G S only
hmmm that's why it's not working? I didn't mean to say "not working properly." But, not working. I didn't realize it was 3gs only. I thought it was in the software. Well that explains it. But what about my wifi
I would have loved to see Walt's review end with the following:
"But will it blend???"
Then Walt pulls out a blender and destroys his demo iPhone 3G S. Then he destroys his demo Palm Pre. Screen then fades to black. When Walt re-appears, he is standing on a street corner with a setup like the old Coke vs. Pepsi commercials. He blindfolds someone and asks them which one tastes better, thus finally answering that the iPhone is better than the Pre..... with less calories too.
"But will it blend???"
Then Walt pulls out a blender and destroys his demo iPhone 3G S. Then he destroys his demo Palm Pre. Screen then fades to black. When Walt re-appears, he is standing on a street corner with a setup like the old Coke vs. Pepsi commercials. He blindfolds someone and asks them which one tastes better, thus finally answering that the iPhone is better than the Pre..... with less calories too.
Sounds like I'll be happy with upgrading to the iPhone 3G S from a 2 year old LG Chocolate.
Yes you will!
Apple was nice to offer 3.0 for free for current iPhone users. They could have easily made it all 3Gs only
The 3.0 is a nice enough upgrade for me. Now if only I can get the tethering to work on Fido...I have a connection and everything, but no websites are loading!
those reviews are about what i expected. i will still probably get one later, when they are readily available in stores