What’s this? Am I actually advising iPhone 3G hopefuls against jumping on Apple’s next-generation iPhone bandwagon? Well, yes… kind of.
Here’s the thing. The iPhone 3G is going to be the new hotness, there’s no denying that. But, is the launch-day madness worth the hardware?
iPhone 3G reviews from Walt Mossberg, David Pogue, and Ed Baig are already out (being big-wigs, the “Big Three” can flaunt NDAs with abandon) and they basically sum up the next-generation as a great piece of kit, but much of the improvements to the iPhone lie in the new iPhone 2.0 OS. Enterprise support, AppStore, and other minor changes affect some significant change over the current iPhone and firmware.
Sure, the hardware in the iPhone 3G is a major improvement over the first-generation model. Sure, we’re dying to get our hands on the next-generation handset-kit from Apple. Sure, it’s going to be the hottest thing on your block for the next few months.
But, if you already have an iPhone, and don’t have a religious-like need to get your hands on the iPhone 3G, holding off for a couple days will probably do you some good. If you don’t already have an iPhone, then what’s a couple more days in waiting? You can read up on all the iPhone 3G reviews and get the down-low on the good and the bad before you take the plunge.
If you’re mature enough to keep yourself away for a couple days, then you may want to wait it out. And, all of you avoiding those launch-day lines just means the rest of us that just have to have the latest and greatest immediately will have less of a crowd to deal with – we’re suckers for instant gratification.