[Closed] iphone3 v 4

Well, do you really mean free, or subsidised with your contract but no upfront cost? I expect you mean the second...

Similarly for the 4... what's a packet? Full price (£600 for a 32gb)?

[i]i can get a 3 free. 4 at costa packet levels. Help. [/i]

you being charged by the word for posting on here?

I've got a 4 and my wife has a 3 and my kids older style iTouches.

For the new screen alone I'd go for the 4.

Camera on 4 way better but probably not worth whatever the diff is. I'd wait for the next one that's released.

Just a thought - personally I don't need to carry loads of music and pictures all the time so the smallest makes more sense/sensible price.

Ok, IA, it's a couple of hundred pounds for the 4 @ £35 a month contract.
Free on all tariffs for the 3.

I've never paid for a handset incidentally.

[i]it's a couple of hundred pounds for the 4 @ £35 a month contract.[/i]

I'd shop around - I paid less than a hundred for my 4 with Orange on a similar contract.

Get the 4. Superior in every aspect to the 3.
Better screen, camera, GPS and battery life being the most important.

Also the 3 is starting to suck as they release new versions of IOS.

They seem to design the IOS for the 4 and don't bother with a trimmed down version for the 3. Everytime I do a software update my phone seems to get a bit clunkier.

i've just got a free HTC Desire on upgrade from Orange, but it would have been £120 for the iPhone 4 (£35/month + insurance) - i'd shop around a bit, you'll be able to do better...

Haven't owned a 3, only played with one. But have had a 4 since Aug - awesome piece of kit and by far the best phone I've owned/used/seen. Faster, slicker, smoother, and generally lag-free regardless of what it's doing.

Depends on your circumstances as to whether you can justify the added expense vs how much you're going to make use of it. 4 all the way for me though.

I have a 3G and had a 4 for work for a few months. 4 is noticeably faster. Camera is much better, and the screen is great. I'm struggling on with the 3G for now, but I wouldn't want to get a 3 now and plan on keeping it for 2 years.

Had a 3G. Now have a 4. Really don't think the 4 is really that much better to warrant a significant outlay.

go for the 4. the battery on mine lasts so much longer than the one on my 3gs ever did. I use it loads and I'm only charging once every 2-3 days. the 3gs at times would be down to 20% by 5pm.
the display, speed, cameras, flash and scratch resistance added up make it worth the extra.

Battery life is a good point.

The five comes out in July....

I've got a 3Gs and have had a play on a friends 4, the screen is much better, as is the camera, and yes the 3 does seem to be getting more clunky with every update, however I'm not changing for a 4, will wait till the 5 comes out. But if I were getting one now, I wouldn't even look at the 3, especially if on a 2 year contract as it'll be so outdated by the time you come to upgrade, the 3Gs was released over 18 months ago, and was only a mild revision of the 3G, and I expect that apple will stop offering any kind of updates before too long.

The difference in the screen between 3G and 4 is quite a leap:
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You may find this useful OP:
http://www.tipb.com/2010/06/24/iphone-4-iphone-3gs-pictures/

The five comes out in July....

I think it is more likely to be a "4s" or something, along the lines of the 3G -> 3Gs.

Has anyone actually got pockets big enough for an iphone? In both senses of the word?

Or do you all just wear extemely baggy Dolce & Gabbana jeans?

Has anyone actually got pockets big enough for an iphone? In both senses of the word?

Unless you are wearing your sisters jeans, you should be just fine.

So you don't get your iphone out and put it on the table/desk every time you sit down? I thought that was the point?

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Has anyone actually got pockets big enough for an iphone?

It's really not very big and it is a nice flat shape that sits well in a jacket pocket without an unsightly bulge.

I suppose if you compare it to some tiny modern clamshell phone then it will seem big, but I can remember proper big mobiles:
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And you can't even play Angry Birds on that.