Alright guys, I have an ailing iPhone 3G. It’s functional, but not as functional as it should be (The problems: Wi-Fi is pathetically weak, I don’t see networks when my friends get full connection on them; Vibrate out right doesn’t work; battery life is HORRIBLE).
I went to Apple, and due to the fact that the black part of the case was popping out of place (Most likely because when I had the screen on the thing replaced last June, the guy didn’t do a good job at all and left it messed up), they refused to make any repairs on the thing. So I’m stuck with it, for now.
My question is this:
I have enough cash for a 3GS at this moment, and I actually planned to get one tomorrow, until I thought about my other options. I went on macrumors.com and found that Apple has ordered some 5MP cameras for the next generation (4G) iPhone, which got me thinking that maybe I should wait for the 4G, right? Then I realized that Google’s phone, the Nexus One, would be coming out soon too.
The 3GS is only a competitor right now because I could get it, well, right now. I can drive over to the AT&T store and pick myself up a brand spankin’ new 3GS whenever I want for $200 bucks.
Then there’s the Nexus One. From the people who have used them, the One seems pretty nice. A 3.7" OLED screen that’s better than the Droid’s, faster than the Droid, phenomenal battery life, and so on. I might could wait for that to come out and grab myself one of those to hook up to AT&T’s network and use that thing, right? It’s a big contender for my next phone.
Now with the Nexus One coming out, Apple’s gonna have some tough competition in the smartphone market. In order to keep up with the Nexus One, I would assume that Apple is going to come out with some sweet new features and power on the next iphone, presumably the 4G.
So should I be impatient and get the 3GS, be thrifty and slightly more patientand get the Nexus One (Rumor has it that it’ll be $199 unlocked, $99 for people with active and relatively old Google accounts), or show my uncharacteristically amazingly patient self and wait for the iPhone 4G?
I spoke with a Google employee who worked on the Nexus One, and the employee said that it’s going to be about 200 bucks with a contract and 500 bucks without a contract.
The current Nexus One is only going to be able to use the Edge network on AT&T so web browsing is going to be slow if you’re using AT&T’s network. If you have a Wi-Fi network, then it’s not going to matter that much.
You don’t have to be that impatient. Nexus One is rumored to come out on Jan. 5th.
The Nexus already have a 5 MP camera, and it can also take videos. It also has GPS and voice recognition, which is really cool. You can tell it to navigate to an area, and it will appear on the screen.
The Nexus One screen is not that much bigger than an 3GS screen. It’s only 2 or 3 mm bigger. But that OLED screen is so much better than the 3GS screen. The colors are clear, crisper, and sharper. It also refreshes really fast. When you flip from horizontal to vertical, it’s almost instant.
When horizontal, the Nexus One only display correctly if the buttons are on the right hand side. If it’s on the left hand side, it still thinks it’s vertical so the display is rotated. The 3GS doesn’t have that problem.
The Nexus is a little bit more complicated to use because it’s not as organize or as intuitive as the 3GS. With the 3GS, it’s really easy to clear history, searches, directions, etc. With the Nexus, it takes a little bit more time. You’ll be using that back button quite a lot.
Until the Nexus One can use 3GS on AT&T, I would just get the 3GS. But if the next Nexus can use 3GS, then you should get the Nexus. The Nexus really is an amazing phone because it’s so high tech.