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PCs & Mobiles Forum - Iphone 4 - Page 1
Elite
Considering getting one at the moment.
Basically I'd made a choice to get an Ipod touch as seperate music player, purely because my HTC Desire battery life is horrendous when used as a music player aswell.
As I've already got a contract though at the moment, I've got the option of either having the money (which I will lose 40% on in tax etc) or can have an Iphone 4.
Basically would cost me about £300 effectively then for a 16gb one.
What people's general opinions at this time on the Iphone 4 who've had it for a while. I only ever had the 2G and 3G iPhones.
The main thing I'm concerned about is the battery life. I would go with a Nano but the current ones just seem a bit too small for me in capacity and in actual size.
Gettin a Touch does seem a waste of time, when the WiFi and browsing capabilities will be just the same as my Desire that's there anyway :s
I am going to Thailand for 3 weeks later in the year, so thinking a cheapo phone and a Touch would be more useful for me being out there.
I'd seen rumours thats Iphone 5 or whatever it's going to be won't be launched until more like September/October this year due to touch screen shortage or something.
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This item was edited on Wednesday, 2nd March 2011, 13:41
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I love mine, was a huge upgrade from a 2G.
Battery life, as an example, mine is on about 5% left atm, and it has spend 3 days 3 hours on standby, and 5 hours of usage (mostly playing Wolfensteign RPG).
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Elite
I can see someone moving up from a 2G/3G thinking it's great.
But I don't consider it sufficiently better than the 3GS I've got.
Some providers are doing deals on 3GS which is worth considering.
Elite
All the deals I've seen for a 3Gs are about £399 for a 8gb one, which is pricey for something nearly two years old.
4g 16gb is "only" £500 in comparison.
As one of main uses will be as a music player, then I'd need to have 16gb minimum anyway.
Even when I was looking at taking out a contract a few months back the 3Gs contracts were ludicrous, althoughthat has probably changed now.
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Even when I was looking at taking out a contract a few months back the 3Gs contracts were ludicrous, althoughthat has probably changed now.
Definitely.
I was looking at O2, I think.
Probably them, as that's who my wife is with.
Their 3GS deals were considerably cheaper than the 4G deals.
Elite
Also I don't need the minutes on any contracts as I've got 600mins unlimited texts, unlimited internet (3GB limit) for £10 a month at the moment on a 12month contract, so any contract deals would be pointless for me, as on Iphones they are ludicrously priced anyway.
Much cheaper to buy the iPhone outright and then get a cheap deal I've found.
Most people go I can't believe you'll pay £500 for a phone. Then will pay £150 plus £35 a month for 2years on their contract :s
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For months and months I just couldn't justify getting one, but since I changed jobs and finally had that excuse, the iPhone 4 has been fantastic. I make calls on it, I browse online on it, I tweet on it, I Facebook on it, I Skype on it, I get all my e-mails, I read various forums, I listen to music, I take notes, I use the camera, I watch videos, I listen to the radio or podcasts, I Sky+ programs remotely...
In others words, it's damn handy, even if it is a lot of money to shell out.
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I bought mine outright Mills (£600 for the 32GB one).
Definitely works out cheaper in the long-run (12 months or 24 months) - especially since mine is mainly for data and I pay £5 a month for that with "3".
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I bought mine outright Mills (£600 for the 32GB one).
That's the next debate, although could probably "get away" with a 16gb, I could probably do with a 32GB 
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If this helps (at all)...I have 2000 songs, 21 videos, 88 photos & 65 apps on mine....with 13.2GB free space (29.1GB capacity).
I thought 16GB might be a little 'tight' for me - especially when you start adding large apps (like the Sat-Nav based ones).
