Comments on: iPhone 3G and iOS 4: Benchmarking the 4.2 Update

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:52:30 +0000

DON’T DO IT! I risked upgrading to 4 for the second time after reading articles like this. I am back to frozen maps, quitting or sluggish apps and overall uselessness. I am running a 3G on 4.2.1 and it has ruined my phone, again.

By: Butrint

Butrint — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:24:07 +0000

conclusion….I’m still scared to make that jump with my 3G!!! I also hate the fact I can’t restore my phone without downloading and installing the latest software. It should let me restore using the iOS version I currently have. They can prompt me if I want to upgrade but that should be all. Keeping iOS 3.1 alive!!!

By: wayne

wayne — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:57:21 +0000

you can restore to any ios just download whichever you want then when you click restore hold down shift and select the ios you just downloaded and it will start the restore but you will need “tinyumberella” to kick the device out of recovery because at the last minute itunes will say it cant be done but it has already been done. if in doubt just google it and youll find a more indepth explanation

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:13:07 +0000

I have kept my iPhone 3G on 3.1.3 all along, and have been reasonably happy with it. However, I have been running into issues with apps requiring 4.0 so, with this new release, I made the jump to 4.2.1. So far the 3G has worked great. I too noticed the improved scrolling and display rendering, but everything else seems about the same. Nothing seems to have slowed or degraded. So, yes, I would recommend going to 4.2.1 now. The iPhone 3G is never going to be up to par with newer phones…it would be impossible no matter how good the IOS is. But 4.2.1 works very good on the older phones.

By: Fabian

Fabian — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:22:04 +0000

Thanks for this excellent article. It’s this kind of precise analysis that I’ve been looking for.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:50:33 +0000

You should upgrade in any case. Else you would live with lots and lots of security vulnerabilites on you phone. Upgrade now!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:15:22 +0000

I needed this type of article to let me know if I should jump from 3.1 to 4.2. My conclusion….I’m still scared to make that jump with my 3G!!! I also hate the fact I can’t restore my phone without downloading and installing the latest software. It should let me restore using the iOS version I currently have. They can prompt me if I want to upgrade but that should be all. Keeping iOS 3.1 alive!!!

By: Loe

Loe — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:40:58 +0000

Fragmentation!