Buying an IPhone 3G vs 4G

[momof3ds]

The Iphone 5 is supposed to be on the market this September or October. If that does happen, the iphone 4 will drop dramatically in price. You may want to wait a few months and see.

 

[sillysmom]

Also, you can only take videos on the iPhone 4, not the 3.

You are mistaken, my 3gs takes videos...

 

[jwfla422]

Originally Posted by lost*in*cyberspace View Post
Also, you can only take videos on the iPhone 4, not the 3.

not true...I have the 3gs and take videos of my kids almost daily.

Little bit of confusion here, I have the 3G which has NO video capability nor will it have the ability to upgrade to OS 5 HOWEVER the 3G"S" does have video capability and will have the ability to upgrade to the OS 5. (so there's a significant difference between the IPhone 3G and the IPhone 3GS) I bought my 3G just before the 3GS came out which I was not aware it was coming out. Wish I would have waited for the 3GS. But, the AT&T and Apple guys used to have "no idea" when the new versions were going to be released, so they said...

 

[youcansmellit]

If you go to macrumors.com they have a buyers guide. Big red flag on buying the iphones right now. They expect the new phone to be out in less then a month.

If you are thinking of going with older technology you are going to get about 1-2 years less life out of your phone. Put it in prospective. If you go with the 3gs you are going to have less options and a slower os experience. You save about $6 a month going with the 3gs. My wife "doesn't care" so she get the old phone I take the new one. All I have herd from her is "when is the 5 coming out so I can have a better phone" She hates the 3gs knowing that the 4 is so much better.

Go with the 5 in a month. 2 years from now you are not going to be regretting that you spent the extra money. You are going to be happy that you will not need another phone already.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

You are mistaken, my 3gs takes videos...

Please note I wrote iPhone 3, not 3G. I am not mistaken, the Phone 3 doesn't take videos.

 

[nepean]

I got two 3gs phones several months after the 4 arrived. My DD and I both love the phone. But we got them for $49. and the 4 was $549. It was a no brainer due to the cost. We could upgrade later this year but since they work perfectly for our needs I will keep them until they die.

Nepean

 

[Duckyiam71]

For me it came down to cost. I just recently became a SAHM and we moved to Germany. I got my iphone 3G for 1 euro which is about $2. I am so happy with it. If I am not mistaken a 4G has a flash on the camera. I try to download apps and it states I do not have flash or led lights. I honestly could care less. I can take pics, videos, listen to my music and podcasts and have a ton of apps. I am very happy with it.

 

[scrapquitler]

Some apps are not going to work on a 3rd generation iPhone because it doesn't run on the same operating system as a 4th generation one, as far as I know. Depending on what apps you want to use, that could become a real issue (and I suspect that over your two year contract period it will become a bigger issue as newer apps won't be backwards compatiable).

 

[ktlm]

I have a 3GS and DH has a 4. I would go with the 4. If you can wait a month or so, to see if the 5 comes out and the price drops, I would do so. The reason I would pick the 4, is that since the 4 has come out, there are less and less free apps that seem to be compatible with my 3GS. Seems like every time I want a free app, I find out that it is free for the 4, but not compatible with the 3, and that if I want it, I have to get the paid version. I'm guessing this is going to happen more and more for my phone when the 5 comes out.

 

[satorifound]

The iphone 5 is coming out soon. I would wait for that.