Buying an old iPhone 3G
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From: D.M. Procida on 23 Jun 2010 06:38 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:27:26 +0100, > real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) wrote: > > >If I were to buy an iPhone 3G, how much should I expect to pay for one > >in decent condition? > > Come to think of it, I'd recommend a 3GS as very worthwhile over a 3G. I think I meant a 3Gs anyway. I'm finding it hard to keep track of all these iPhones/Pads/Pods/OSes. I expect people here will be selling theirs shortly too. Daniele
From: Jim on 23 Jun 2010 06:43 On 2010-06-23, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>> >>>>If I were to buy an iPhone 3G, how much should I expect to pay for one >>>>in decent condition? >>> >>> Come to think of it, I'd recommend a 3GS as very worthwhile over a 3G. >>> There's an awful lot of teh snappy that the 3G just doesn't have - >>> it's annoying to use one (or a 2G) when you're used to a 3GS. >> >>Doesn't the 3GS have more memory? 256MB vs 128MB? That would make a >>difference. > > Yes, and much faster graphics, though I can't recall if it has a > faster CPU. The 3GS is easily double the speed in a lot of places - > starting apps, saving+closing apps, handling large lists like the App > Store... nothing *important*, but we're all about teh snappy here, > right? I've got it in my head (so I'm probably wrong) the the difference in CPU speeds is something along the lines of 400Mhz vs 600Mhz. So, faster but not enormously so. I must say though, having seem some comparisons of the 4G's screen compared to the 3GS's, I'm very impressed. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/iphone-4-review/ Scroll about 1/3rd of the way down and there's a comparison of the Maps icon. The difference is startling. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Mike Edwards on 23 Jun 2010 06:55 > If I were to buy an iPhone 3G, how much should I expect to pay for one > in decent condition? > > Daniele 3G iPhones have been going for around 200 quid on eBay with the 3GS model between 300 - 350. I guess it depends how much you want to spend.
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 23 Jun 2010 07:35 On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:43:16 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >I've got it in my head (so I'm probably wrong) the the difference in CPU >speeds is something along the lines of 400Mhz vs 600Mhz. So, faster but not >enormously so. I'm pretty certain the memory is the major speedup like you said earlier - going from 20meg free to 148meg free in the same situation is a big deal. >I must say though, having seem some comparisons of the 4G's screen compared >to the 3GS's, I'm very impressed. > >http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/iphone-4-review/ > >Scroll about 1/3rd of the way down and there's a comparison of the Maps >icon. The difference is startling. Great looking thing, isn't it? The screen is my primary wossname for wanting an iPhone4. I'm expecting the camera to be a little better too. Cheers - Jaimie -- Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
From: Jon B on 23 Jun 2010 07:56
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-23, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >>> > >>>>If I were to buy an iPhone 3G, how much should I expect to pay for one > >>>>in decent condition? > >>> > >>> Come to think of it, I'd recommend a 3GS as very worthwhile over a 3G. > >>> There's an awful lot of teh snappy that the 3G just doesn't have - > >>> it's annoying to use one (or a 2G) when you're used to a 3GS. > >> > >>Doesn't the 3GS have more memory? 256MB vs 128MB? That would make a > >>difference. > > > > Yes, and much faster graphics, though I can't recall if it has a > > faster CPU. The 3GS is easily double the speed in a lot of places - > > starting apps, saving+closing apps, handling large lists like the App > > Store... nothing *important*, but we're all about teh snappy here, > > right? > > I've got it in my head (so I'm probably wrong) the the difference in CPU > speeds is something along the lines of 400Mhz vs 600Mhz. So, faster but not > enormously so. > > I must say though, having seem some comparisons of the 4G's screen compared > to the 3GS's, I'm very impressed. > > http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/iphone-4-review/ > > Scroll about 1/3rd of the way down and there's a comparison of the Maps > icon. The difference is startling. > Judging by the issues of the iOS4 upgrades, the 3GS is the way to go over the 3G, has the horsepower to deal with it. As others have said whilst this afternoon ought to create a bit of a lull, the fact the new retail 3GS price will drop by �100 on Thursday and the glut of upgraders should push the price down of the 3G & 3GS over the coming weeks. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. |