iPhone 3G with iOS 4.1- Post your performance experiences here

[morkhans]

lol... obviously that would suck, I avoid the 3Gs, 4G and iPad so i don't have to know how really slow my 3G is and go bankrupt upgrading.

Edit:
Don't expect too much from 4.1 on the 3G though...
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/06...erformance-increase-for-iphone-3g-on-ios-4-1/

If you go and read the comments on that article you will see that most people are finding that 4.1 is a vast improvement over 4.0.

 

[d0b33]

If you go and read the comments on that article you will see that most people are finding that 4.1 is a vast improvement over 4.0.

I hope so... but the pessimist in me will remain skeptical

 

[johnw]

Loaded and testing.
SMS much quicker to respond and reacts while typing. iPod is still slow albeit slightly quicker. Mail loads much quicker. And finally most of my apps are working again!!
Safari is superfast my 4.0.1 was useless so really really happy about this!!

Overall seems to be a major improvement will keep testing...

 

[kingrob]

Loaded and testing.
SMS much quicker to respond and reacts while typing. iPod is still slow albeit slightly quicker. Mail loads much quicker. And finally most of my apps are working again!!
Safari is superfast my 4.0.1 was useless so really really happy about this!!

Overall seems to be a major improvement will keep testing...

I'm also very happy with this update, everything seems much faster - especially Mail, Photos & Maps. Not gonna jailbreak again (gonna miss my battery meter and wallpaper), speed is most important.

 

[morkhans]

I'm also very happy with this update, everything seems much faster - especially Mail, Photos & Maps. Not gonna jailbreak again (gonna miss my battery meter and wallpaper), speed is most important.

Mine persisted through the restore

 

[d0b33]

So far so good then? holding till after the weekend after I've backed up my SMS and notes.

 

[morkhans]

So far so good then? holding till after the weekend after I've backed up my SMS and notes.

The iTunes backup has been working well for me since 2.x days. I no longer bother backing up via JB methods.

 

[kingrob]

Mine persisted through the restore

Bloody agent!

*I see iBooks is still unusable.

 

[d0b33]

The iTunes backup has been working well for me since 2.x days. I no longer bother backing up via JB methods.

Yes it does work well, but I prefer a clean restore, just going to email everything important as a backup.

 

[kingrob]

Well, after using iOS 4.1 on my iPhone 3G, I'm happy to report that it feels as fast as the day I first used it. Very happy.

 

[Andre]

Mine is going better but there is room for improvement. Message app now takes 2 seconds to open instead of 10. I've even turned Spotlight search back on. Mail app seems more responsive too and I've got a bunch of email accounts including 2 Exchange ones setup.

 

[kingrob]

I am so happy with the iOS 4.1 upgrade....last night I listened to music, surfed a few web sites & watched YouTube videos until my battery died.

Feels exactly like the first day I got my iPhone 3G.

 

[d0b33]

I am so happy with the iOS 4.1 upgrade....last night I listened to music, surfed a few web sites & watched YouTube videos until my battery died.

Feels exactly like the first day I got my iPhone 3G.

You still getting that android then?

 

[kingrob]

You still getting that android then?

Yup.

Gonna wait till early next year, for the new dual-core Samsung Android phones (Samsung said it will be released early next year).

I'm happy to see the year out with my 3G.

Samsung info :

Samsung's Orion is the 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 we've all been waiting for
By Vlad Savov posted Sep 7th 2010 2:16AM
Breaking News


We still consider Samsung's Hummingbird application processor to be among the very best for mobile computers, but this morning Sammy itself is stepping up the charge to make it look real old real fast. The freshly announced dual-core Orion promises to whip us all into a frenzy of geek lust with "5 times the 3D graphics performance over the previous processor generation from Samsung," 1080p video encoding and decoding at 30fps, embedded GPS, a native triple display controller, and on-chip HDMI 1.3a interface. Those last two bits mean you can drive two displays on your mobile device while feeding a third, such as a HDTV, all thanks to the one all-powerful chip inside. Availability for "select customers" is coming late this year, with mass production set for the first half of 2011. To say we're looking forward to it would be a massive understatement.

Full article here : http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/07/samsungs-orion-is-the-1ghz-dual-core-arm-cortex-a9-weve-all-be/

 

[d0b33]

Yup.

Gonna wait till early next year, for the new dual-core Samsung Android phones (Samsung said it will be released early next year).

I'm happy to see the year out with my 3G.

ok, sounds cool.

 

[johnw]

Yup.

Gonna wait till early next year, for the new dual-core Samsung Android phones (Samsung said it will be released early next year).

I'm happy to see the year out with my 3G.

Samsung info :





Full article here : http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/07/samsungs-orion-is-the-1ghz-dual-core-arm-cortex-a9-weve-all-be/

So Vodacom will only release it in March 2012 then

 

[kingrob]

So Vodacom will only release it in March 2012 then

Most likely.

Most people just import the phones from overseas nowadays.

 

[d0b33]

I decided to just upgrade rather than restore, seems more responsive....

 

[kingrob]

I did a restore....and now almost getting 2 days of use!

My (almost two year old) iPhone 3G is now almost giving me two days of use on iOS 4.1 - few phone calls, taking pictures, check and reply on Facebook, using Google Maps, playing music, etc.

Thank you Apple! Woot woot!