I’ve been approached by many iPhone users, and they have asked me if it’s going to be worth upgrading to the iPhone 4 if they currently own a jailbroken 3G or 3Gs. The truth is that I’ve had a REALLY hard time with this myself. I love having the newest coolest piece of tech on the market, but I just haven’t been able to justify spending the dollars on the newest member of Apple’s iPhone family.
I’ve tried to convince myself that I should get the iPhone 4, but it’s just not working. It all comes down to: What can the iPhone4 do that my Jailbroken 3G can’t?
A Comparison:
| iPhone4 | Jailbroken 3G | |
| Organization: | Folders | Categories and PogoPlank (apps available from Cydia that organize your icons.) |
| Customization: | Wallpaper (no icon customization or complete themes from lockscreen and slider to wallpaper and icons) | Themes that allow for lockscreen, slider, icon, and background customization/ personalization (available from Cydia) |
| Video: | Stock HD video recording ability | Cycorder (App available from cydia turns camera into video camera) not HD |
| Video Calling: | FaceTime | Might be able to MacGyver Fring to do it, but not face to face like iPhone 4. Might also need to download Voice over 3G from Cydia. |
| Camara: | 5Mpx with Led Flash, touch focus GeoTagging. | Meh… just 2Mpx, no cool touch to focus stuff and sigh, no geotagging. (I’m going to try to live with out those features) |
| Resolution: | Retina 640 x 960 | 320 x 480 |
| Run Apps in Background: | Multi-tasking | BackGrounder |
I’ll admit the upgrades to the camera are HAWT, and the look of the iPhone 4 is sleek and sexy in comparison to the 3G (I am in LOVE with the volume control buttons) but, I’m not so sure I want to part with the $$ for a display that is so ridiculously awesome I won’t be able to tell just how awesome it is with my bare eyes, and the reported antenna problems that have plagued the iPhone 4 (even if it was blown out of proportion by the media and Apple is giving away free bumpers).
If you think you can't live with out the features the iPhone 4 has to offer then by all means line up July 30th and grab the newest piece of cellular technology Apple has to offer and enjoy it!
I on the other hand would like to let Apple and Steve Jobs know: You definitely got my attention, I'm just not sure when and if you’ll get my money.
(written for thecellularguru.com)
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