For those of you who don’t already have an iPhone 3G the choice is simple, go for the 3Gs. You will be signing up to a 24 month contact, so it’s worth getting the best that is available at the time. Yet for so many early adopters across Australia (or the globe for that matter) many are wondering whether to pay out their contract and upgrade to the 3Gs.
WAKE UP!First of all you will be left to pay out 12 months worth of phone contract and then turn around and sign back up for another 24 months for a phone that is marginally better. Let’s get the run-down on the features….
Better Camera – Now includes video
A compass
Up to 2 x Better Performance in some Apps
Voice Dialing features
Longer Battery Life
Wow such compelling reasons to upgrade! How often do you sit with your current 3G iPhone and think to yourself “fuck, I wish I could read my mail NOW not two seconds from now”. While the video features and autofocus camera would be nice, it’s not as if you should be using your iPhone for pivotal family snaps, and voice dialing is nice but not a feature that is necessary.
Extended battery life is a bonus, but it’s not going to warrant shelling out all that cash.
Just hold your horses for another 12 months, then we should see another new iPhone hit the market, one that feels like a brand new device, not just iPhone 3G 1.5
It’s much, much faster though.
http://anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3587
http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/22/iphone-3g-s-benchmarks-up-to-4x-faster-than-3g/
With the discount Optus offered me on breaking contract, I’ll be MAKING money selling the 3G. I pay more for the 32GB handset, but get more data on the $59 cap, 700 vs 500.
That’s a fair point, but for those who aren’t in a financial situation to spend that kind of money it’s not a viable option for minimal features. We’ll see how you feel when another new iPhone is announced in 12 months