3G or 3GS?

[Keydogg]

Hey guys,

I am getting an iPhone in 2 weeks time and can't wait! Question is, is the 3GS really worth the extra £90? I mean from what I can gather once you have a jailbroken 3G the only difference really is that its quicker?

£90 just to load up Apps a couple of seconds quicker doesn't seem of that much value to me!

 

[Fletcher]

My 3gs is quite a bit quicker then the 3g.

 

[Justin]

Never used the 3G, but my 3GS is MUCH quicker than the 2G

 

[ForceIndia]

Def worth it. Especially if come to sell in a year.

 

[The Hoff]

Depends on your usage.

It's important to understand that while it's touted at being significantly quicker, the original 3G wasn't exactly slow to begin with, 40% of 1 second, isn't a vast amount of time but makes for great marketing figures.

The one area that it does excel over the 3G is the rendering of webpages, particularly over Wifi, where tests have shown it actually renders HTML5 pages quick than a Macbook Pro. So from that POV if you're on the move a lot, and in a 3G/Wifi area most of the time you're browsing... it may be worth your while.

Over and above that, in honesty, you won't be missing a lot.

Need a video camera? Get the 3GS.
Camera phone? Both produce crap pictures in anything other than perfect light.
Browsing a lot? Get the 3GS.
Battery life? I've noticed zero difference between the 3G and 3GS. Both last a day.
Sat Nav? Not sure how well the 3G runs Nav ware, so might be worth checking reviews.

If money is tight, get the 3G. If it's not, get the 3GS. Both will be old models by Spring of next year I expect.

 

[medici999]

yeah, 4g expected out next spring

 

[Keydogg]

Thanks for that reply hoff, I guess that has just clarified it for me, I do a hell of a lot of surfing on my current HTC so going by what you have said the GS is a must I guess! I was hoping I could save myself £90 lol cos money is a bit tight but never mind!

 

[medici999]

is the htc hero as good as the iphone?

 

[The Hoff]

Thanks for that reply hoff, I guess that has just clarified it for me, I do a hell of a lot of surfing on my current HTC so going by what you have said the GS is a must I guess! I was hoping I could save myself £90 lol cos money is a bit tight but never mind!

I'm not sure how quick the Hero is browsing wise compared to the 3G/S. I'm sure a quick Google/Youtube should render the results you're looking for.

The 3G was a massive improvement over the 2G, where as the GS was a bit of a disappointment tbh. I'd do some research before shelling out, if money is tight.

 

[Justin]

is the htc hero as good as the iphone?

Depends what you want. All the other touch screen phones I have tried have been very 'slow' and not as responsive.

 

[young_lew]

yeah, 4g expected out next spring

But will O2's network be upgraded to 4G? as at the moment they can't even do 7.2 MB/s HSDPA....

the best you can expect is 1.5 MB/s down

 

[BenWall]

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[NOT! gary l]

is the htc hero as good as the iphone?

I'm guessing no seeing as the OP has one and is asking about said iPhone.

 

[Keydogg]

I have the HTC Touch Diamond. It is my second HTC phone and to be honest I'm completely sick of Windows phones. In principle they are great but their clunky, slow and problematic OS's become ridiculously tedious!

 

[m4rkie23]

yeah, 4g expected out next spring

4th generation. i doubt it will be called 4G.

iphone 2010 atm lol

(oh and get a 3GS)

 

[young_lew]

4th generation. i doubt it will be called 4G.

iphone 2010 atm lol

(oh and get a 3GS)

It'll be called LTE iirc..........

 

[m4rkie23]

doesnt reali flow of the tongue does it.

 

[matt|H]

iPhone 3GF (Faster) lol

 

[m4rkie23]

it will drop the 3G bit i reakon.

iphone 4

 

[DanS1982]

IMO 4G (LTE) wont be available on any network until at least the latter part of 2010.

Having witnessed an LTE trial though (HD quality video streaming!!) its going to be worth the wait! Maybe a 4G iphone for xmas 2010... who knows!

 

[Nigel]

If you haven't seen the extra speed of a 3gs you'll be happy with a 3g. If you have used a 3gs then the 3g seems a lot slower. IMO.

I ended up going for a 3gs and sold my previous phone to fund the difference.

 

[john.med]

I've just gone from an N96 to the 3G. Browsing is quick, and overall the speed of the device is ok. I went to the Apple shop and did a few comparisons with the 3GS, and yeah it's quicker, a fair bit,.. But without holding the two in your hands neither really feel slow TBH.