tombur said:
I need to choose which iphone im getting within the next hour and I dont know whether to go 3G or 3GS! :S:S
Using 02's sim only contracts I can get 1600 texts 800 mins and unlimited internet (18m) with a 3GS for 37.69 per month, or a 3G for 32.35 per month (british pounds). Seeing as im going to be a poor student in 2 months time I can see that extra 5 pounds a month helping... however I can also see that a 3GS will hold its value longer to sell after my contract is over... I CANT MAKE A DECISION AHHHHH :lol
I'd like some opinions please, but if you have a 3gs and your current on your honeymoon period please dont exaggerate, I need honest opinions on whether the 3gs is worth 100 pounds more than the 3g over the length of a contract!
look at the last page when we all piled on Benjamin Birdie to get the 3GS. it's so much faster, it's not even funny.
since apps load so much faster on the 3gs, there's this illusion of seamless multitasking when moving between mail, safari, text, etc. before, there would be noticeable delays and reloads that would slow down your use of the device.
plus, most games run at 60 fps now and there's much less app crashing (actually zero app crashing so far) as there's no "out of memory" errors as the 3G would get frequently.
plus an actual decent camera lens with autofocus, compass, voice control and nice quality video recording to seal the deal.
and one final thing, totally cool augmented reality apps that use the compass for orientation will only work properly on the 3GS.
The 3GS won't feel horribly outdated in a couple years, the 3G is
already old and feeling slow
spend the extra cash now and keep the phone for longer than the 3G. should you decide to upgrade later, your resale value will be much better than trying to unload a 3G
Linkzg said:
How much better is the battery life on the iphone 3GS than the ones that came before it? that's probably the biggest reason I haven't bought an iphone yet, but I just realized that I never followed up on iphone 3gs battery.
when using the phone on 3G, browsing and talking over the phone service, the 3GS battery life is the same or slightly worse as the 3G. but, when using wifi, or just watching video or listening to music the battery life is
better than the 3G by a couple hours.