Should you get an iPhone 3G on July 11? Maybe not
Posted by Will on Thursday, July 10th, 2008 at 3:46 pm under Apple, Mac OS, Random, iPhone
What’s this? Am I actually advising iPhone 3G hopefuls against jumping on Apple’s next-generation iPhone bandwagon? Well, yes… kind of.
Here’s the thing. The iPhone 3G is going to be the new hotness, there’s no denying that. But, is the launch-day madness worth the hardware?
iPhone 3G reviews from Walt Mossberg, David Pogue, and Ed Baig are already out (being big-wigs, the “Big Three” can flaunt NDAs with abandon) and they basically sum up the next-generation as a great piece of kit, but much of the improvements to the iPhone lie in the new iPhone 2.0 OS. Enterprise support, AppStore, and other minor changes affect some significant change over the current iPhone and firmware.
Sure, the hardware in the iPhone 3G is a major improvement over the first-generation model. Sure, we’re dying to get our hands on the next-generation handset-kit from Apple. Sure, it’s going to be the hottest thing on your block for the next few months.
But, if you already have an iPhone, and don’t have a religious-like need to get your hands on the iPhone 3G, holding off for a couple days will probably do you some good. If you don’t already have an iPhone, then what’s a couple more days in waiting? You can read up on all the iPhone 3G reviews and get the down-low on the good and the bad before you take the plunge.
If you’re mature enough to keep yourself away for a couple days, then you may want to wait it out. And, all of you avoiding those launch-day lines just means the rest of us that just have to have the latest and greatest immediately will have less of a crowd to deal with - we’re suckers for instant gratification.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
You’re just trying to get more people out of your way tomorrow.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
@JonnyBruha: you’re so right… Nice try Will, see yah in line tomorrow!
July 10th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Damn, you guys caught me red-handed. Oh well….
July 10th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
No, you shouldn’t, and Apple needs to stop cannibalizing its own products. Take it from a current iphone owner don’t waste your money buy the new Black Berry it’s a better phone. They will just produce another product in like two weeks and make you buy it again. Apple sucks…………..
July 10th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
how about you save yourself some $$ and dont buy a piece of crap apple anything.
Samsung are to release a handset that wipes the floor with the Iphone.
Seriously why would you not have expandable memory? Oh so they can exploit you. And having 16gb of music on your iphone is going to help keep applications opening without lag?
Only 2mp camera, and no video calling?
Built in battery assures for service centre making extra on labour.
i will wait for N96 Nokia
July 10th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Yes, Apple overcharges for everything. Not to mention that if you like battery life then don’t buy an iphone, mac, or anything with the Apple logo. Oh yea I have already had to replace my power plug twice, and when you call apple for service they treat you like they are doing you a favor by fixing there faulty product. Oh yea they ask for a credit card? umm its your bad product you might want to step it up and take ownership. Gees thanks for taking the time to test your product, Oh wait I have all day to wast my time talking to one of your clones.
July 11th, 2008 at 2:15 am
also, can’t forget to mention that the htc revolution is just beginning…
July 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Looking back, I agree with what you said about holding off a few days after launch date. Activation servers went down and some are experiencing weak reception, according to Engadget reviews. I wrote a blog also about getting the iPhone 3G in general at Should I get an Apple iPhone 3G?
July 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm
The link for my site I mentioned above is http://www.techxture.com.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I, for one, agree. Just wait like maybe less than a year and get the expiremental 4g iphone. Thats what is gonna’ happen. They always come out with something bigger and better in less than a year it usually rips everybody off.
September 13th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
ben jones- all i have to say- is shut the fuk up u are mindless douche bag- just because u cant afford and iphone or ANYTHING apple- does not mean u can bag on somthing amazing- so thank you dont come again