iPhone – not as good as the first

July 23, 2008 · Filed Under Apple stuff 

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David over on the Signal vs. Noise blog has written a great post about the problems he has been having with his iPhone 3G and his summation of the overall experience so far. From the comments (76 and counting), he is not alone and I am seeing the exact same issues. Read on for my thoughts – pros and cons…..

Pros

  • Looks great
  • 3G is much better than edge
  • The apps store ias a triumph and the games are superb
  • Wordpress and Evernote are brilliant apps
  • New Software 2.0 features are pretty good

Cons

  • Buying experience (well, ok, I got a free upgrade) was poor – O2 store vs Apple Store? No contest
  • The software is L A G G Y. It pauses, stutters and makes the UI feel very un-Apple
  • Battery life – not good at all – you need to really be aware of what technology you are using if out of the house for a while (GPS, Push, 3G, WiFi etc)
  • GPS – have not managed to get “my location” yet (about to try it again)

Overall - not as enjoyable as the iPhone First Gen, which did just work. David concludes in his post:

It feels a little like Apple got swept up in knocking down every single detraction point from 1.0 that they lost sight of what everyone loved about the first version. Yes, it got cheaper (not really), faster (some times), installable apps, and GPS, but it lost a bit of Apple soul in the process.

Although it pains me to say it, I have to agree.


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4 Responses to “iPhone – not as good as the first”

  1. Sam on July 23rd, 2008 8:02 pm

    Thanks for posting this, Jon. I have been hearing/reading about the lag thing in a lot of places and this is a bit of a concern for me. I haven’t bought the iPhone 3G yet due to the low stock levels everywhere and I’m beginning to think that’s a bit of a blessing as I’d hate my first ever iPhone experience to be a negative one.

    Hopefully a firmware update will fix the lag issue and one would hope the battery one. I’ll be keeping an eye on developments before I part with my cash I think :(

  2. admin on July 24th, 2008 6:36 am

    I think you are probably doing the right thing: no rush really.
    Battery life is manageable (but I am not travelling much at the mo), but the lag is annoying.

  3. Cairn Emmerson on July 25th, 2008 8:02 am

    I’ve had my new iPhone 3G for a couple of days. I had a couple of applications hang on me. Other than that it’s been stable and fast. I haven’t noticed any lag as yet. Is it related to where you are or a bug that only surfaces in some of the handsets I wonder?

  4. admin on July 25th, 2008 8:04 am

    Hmmm… interesting Cairn – it could be a bug or early models. Keep us posted if you start seeing any lag.

    Also, does your GPS work?

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