Comments on: Have you upgraded to the iPhone 3GS?

By: Stephen Holmes

Stephen Holmes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:47:41 +0000

Picked one up on Friday morning (yeah I know - what a fanboy) but finally been pulled in to the world of proper phones and so far loving it.

Having played with other's 3G phones, it's defo quicker and the camera is noticeably better (but you wouldn't be replacing any proper camera with it anytime soon, but then you wouldn't be with any phone cameras!).

Fiddled with friends' Blackberrys before and this has a far better UI and a generally "nicer" experience, plus you don't look like you should be driving a Mondeo with your suit jacket hanging in the back window!

By: Stephen Holmes

Stephen Holmes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:47:41 +0000

By: Ewan

Ewan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:39:09 +0000

Oh dear, that lacquer finish you mention doesn't bode well at all :/

By: gedcarroll

gedcarroll — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:22:39 +0000

I have got one, writing a post about the experience. I think its more polished than other phones I've used and it does the basic PIM stuff better but it isn't the head and shoulders above everyone else like you'd believe what you read. Really unimpressed by the lacquer finish of the phone, its not very tactile.

By: Matt Radford

Matt Radford — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:53:36 +0000

Gruber @ Daring Fireball has done some side-by-side comparisons of app launch times. The 3GS is postively zippy compared to the 3G. Still too damned expensive to upgrade with O2 though!

By: Ewan

Ewan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:30:41 +0000

I found the opening and closing of apps — and the camera — about 2-4 times the speed. I didn't have my old 3G next to me, so this is just anecdotal.

By: appnoodle

appnoodle — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:53:38 +0000

It would be interesting to compare a *new* 3G to a new 3GS speed-wise. Has anyone done it?

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:52:47 +0000

Have you upgraded to the iPhone 3GS?: http://ping.fm/t4uvr

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

By: Ewan @ MIR

Ewan @ MIR — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:52:47 +0000

Have you upgraded to the iPhone 3GS?: http://ping.fm/t4uvr