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akvadrako · 2022-05-24 08:41:31

The 3S is supposed to have more quiet clicks, which I consider another improvement.

cmer | karma 1762 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2019-12-18 11:24:20+00:00

If money is an issue, I'd definitely get the 2S over the 3.

mulcahey | karma 868 | avg karma 6.53 · | 2021-11-27 14:55:36

I think the build quality of the 3/Y is superior to that of the S/X, at least the pre-refresh ones.

sharan | karma 374 | avg karma 8.7 · | 2010-04-19 16:10:27+00:00

I like the larger battery and potential noise cancellation, but my 3GS wins on design.

whoisjuan | karma 7408 | avg karma 6.63 · | 2018-03-14 22:30:08+00:00

I have a series 0 and I haven't felt the urge to change at all. Is the series 3 that much better? Like life-changing better?

Technically | karma 34 | avg karma 0.2 · | 2020-12-20 16:34:22+00:00

The screens are nicer, too.

Honestly that's the only improvement I've really noticed and appreciated. They keyboard is noticeably far less usable (for me), I don't use Touch ID, and I would much prefer MagSafe, usb-a, and hdmi ports over usb-c. At least until I can throw out all these dongles and use usb-c directly with my iPhone.

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buf | karma 3038 | avg karma 6.83 · | 2012-09-19 04:46:05+00:00

More features != better: http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2010/02/if-your-product-is-...

That being said, I'm content with my 4s, although I will probably buy my wife a Nokia 920 so I can get a taste of the other side.

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cianchette | karma 29 | avg karma 1.26 · | 2009-06-10 17:19:47+00:00

Besides being 3 grams heavier, I am not sure what hardware improvements have been made to the 3G S to give it faster user experience. Does anyone have more information on this?

ghshephard | karma 24055 | avg karma 4.4 · | 2015-09-13 14:07:56+00:00

The camera improvements are really quite significant - I was carrying my iPhone 4S and iPhone 6, and the quality of pictures, color, focussing was very noticeably different between the two, not to mention the considerable speed improvements.

addicted | karma 11672 | avg karma 3.98 · | 2016-09-19 14:07:04+00:00

So basically better zoom, which is nice, and more snapchat filters.

Not seeing a reason to upgrade from the 6 yet (other than Apple gracing those of us who want to actually be able to hold their phones in 1 hand with OIS).

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ftse | karma 187 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2009-03-17 14:44:36

To be honest it's pretty hard not to get excited over features on the iPhone 3.0.

cjcampbell | karma 378 | avg karma 2.03 · | 2017-10-15 06:01:10+00:00

Noticed this as well. I could hear the feedback more than I could actually feel it. Though I wonder whether the experience is better on the 13” model???

polyterative | karma 150 | avg karma 0.79 · | 2019-12-18 11:59:05+00:00

I liked the 2s engineering and design but it's excessive weight and embarrassingly low pooling rate made me return it.

Picked up a 502SE which is perfectly addressing these issues with better button feel and tracking.

No wireless tho, and the wheel kinda sucks

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ghempton | karma 1913 | avg karma 9.33 · | 2010-12-19 20:46:42+00:00

All he said was that there is a higher learning curve to the bottom buttons and that purchasing apps was slightly more difficult. All of this was in self-contained in a single paragraph.

pgib | karma 130 | avg karma 1.73 · | 2020-11-10 19:14:10+00:00

Yeah, that's what I was just looking at. Up to 2 more hours of battery life, TouchBar, and a [slightly?] better microphone is the only difference I can see. Not much price difference either.

mdm_ | karma 288 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2018-10-04 20:16:17

I just upgraded from a KeyOne to a Key2 and it's better in just about every way. Twice the storage and RAM, faster CPU, dual camera, more spacious keyboard, cleaner design, more solid construction, and the fingerprint sensor is faster and works better with sweaty fingers (i.e. while running/exercising) than my work-issued iPhone 7.

CarVac | karma 2445 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2023-02-06 23:45:49

The "more balanced processing" is still rather heavily sharpened and extremely noisy by my standards, so this all but confirms what I felt before about phone raws.

alexnewman | karma 237 | avg karma 0.22 · | 2019-05-09 14:17:14+00:00

Nothing glaring about the sound , I didn't expect much but I haven't upgraded since the iPhone se and it's better

eropple | karma 27047 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2013-09-21 06:36:13+00:00

Same here. My 21UX is staggeringly more responsive, and I expect the newer ones are better still.

sarvinc | karma 64 | avg karma 0.71 · | 2012-03-19 00:16:39

I just moved from the first generation to the third generation and I'm pretty happy with it. It's faster in every way, same great battery life and the screen is much nicer for reading. One unexpected benefit is that Siri's voice annotation works decently enough.

If $500 isn't hard for you to swallow I say you should get one.

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