iphone 3 or iphone 4

whitecrook · 9 Oct 2010 at 21:40

Has anybody purchased an iphone3 (g/gs) instead of an iphone 4 and why?

As far as I can see the difference in price doesn't seem like enough to not buy an iphone, unless there's some reason why an iphone 3 may be preferred over an iphone 4?

Mattus · 9 Oct 2010 at 22:35

Definitely don't buy a 3G now. It missed out on the more useful features of iOS 4, like multitasking, and the features it does have bring it to its knees.

The 3GS is still a pretty competent phone. The hardware isn't dramatically slower than the 4. But as you say, the price difference isn't that great. Plus the iP4 has the amazing new screen - which is probably worth the upgrade alone - as well as a much better camera. And Apple is likely to support it for a year or so longer.

whitecrook · 9 Oct 2010 at 22:40

think i may get one - - tesco seem to have some in stock now and that looks to be the best deal, either the £349 + 20pm or the 229 and 35 per month deal for 12 mths.

Yas786 · 10 Oct 2010 at 00:05

Would definitely go for the iphone4...newer better screen, slightly faster and looks nicer imo.

"andy" · 10 Oct 2010 at 02:58

seriously outdated screen resolution would be the main reason. infact its why i never bought one last year so theres no chance id put up with it now

for iphone 3gs price you can do much better with android

Margaret · 12 Oct 2010 at 05:14

I stuck with my 3GS in the end, would have liked the better camera and flash but not enough to upgrade. The screen is better but didn't blow me away.

I was expecting the higher resolution to show more on screen, but it doesn't. I didn't get to test Safari on the iPhone 4 but the main reason I wanted the higher res screen was that they'd fit more on the screen, it would make web browsing much nicer. From what I saw everything fits the screen the same, it just looks somewhat sharper...whoop.

My dad has a 3G though. Avoid like the plague, dog slow they are.