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I have friend who still uses a first generation iPhone and is miserable. It does run the apps but the hardware is too slow for the experience to be any good.
by jbyers 16y ago
I have friend who still uses a first generation iPhone and is miserable. It does run the apps but the hardware is too slow for the experience to be any good.
Apple owns their stack top-to-bottom. They dictate how their devices are built, how carriers will work with them, and every aspect of the experience from start to finish. Comparing the G1 to the first iPhone on the basis of software compatibility ignores that Google and Apple operate in very different environments.
- ericd 16y ago>>Comparing the G1 to the first iPhone on the basis of software compatibility ignores that Google and Apple operate in very different environments. It should be ignored when comparing the devices. Consumers don't want to hear excuses for a flaw in the experience, they want the experience to not suck. Those environments are the result of very conscious choices by both organizations. But agreed, the pre-3GS iPhone hardware frequently feels very laggy.
- somebear 16y agoDo you know if that is specific to the iPhone HW? My 1st-gen iPod touch performs very well with iPhone OS 3, only stutters a bit when changing tracks while playing games.
- ericd 16y agoYeah, the iPod touch processor has been scaled up slightly differently from that of the iPhone: iPod Touch G1: 412 MHz G2: 533 MHz G3: 600 MHz, new processor iPhone 2G: 412 MHz 3G: 412 MHz 3GS: 600 MHz, new proc (I assume), more RAM From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-one-page-guide-to-iphone-3g-3g-s-and-ipod-touch-differences/ http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-one-p...