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109. Four Generations of the iPhone
1 year ago
105. Up she goes
1 year ago
100. Rosie Romero
1 year ago
We compare several operations on all four iPhone models.

Filmed on a Sony HDR-SR12E and finished on Final Cut Pro.

See here for Mike's version
vimeo.com/13612648

If you like this, you might like my iPad comparison video vimeo.com/22145124

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  • Mike Hellers plus 1 year ago
    Have a look at my version of the same footage. Chris and myself did the filming together and both of us did a version of it:

    youtube.com/watch?v=W2F4O0QIzC4
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  • calease plus 1 year ago
    i'm still keeping my 3G until next time around.
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    I nearly did. But I couldn't resist a 4 when I saw it could run iMovie.
  • Ian S 9 months ago
    You mean without always crashing? I noticed a lot of my 4G iPod Touch.
  • calease plus 9 months ago
    well, Chris, when i learned i could sell my 3g jailbroken and unlocked for more than the cost of a 4, i sold it and upgraded. happy i did.
  • Chris Pinnock plus 9 months ago
    it amazes me hold much I got for my 3g when I sold it. Definitely a market out there for spare parts and so on. May do the same upgrade when the next model is out.
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  • Kennard Yamada 1 year ago
    Very, very cool. Well done video that answers a curiosity.
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    Thanks :)
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  • Steven Hubert 1 year ago
    Where are these numbers coming from? The Yahoo load looked like 3gs and 4 loaded at the same time not a second apart? Just want to know how these are being timed.
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    I timed them by looking at the frames in the video.
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  • GianPaJ 1 year ago
    great video. but i think when shooting down and starup u need to have all the iphones resetted in default settings.
    cheers anyways
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    We promise to do this when the 5 comes out. :)
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  • Henrik 1 year ago
    Great video, no doubt, but I'm not so sure on the tests including WiFi.

    Seeing as the iPhone 4 will start the application quicker, it'll have more time being the only device downloading data. Then the 3GS joins, and these two split the total bandwidth. When the last iPhone starts downloading, it's a total of 4 iPhones using the network at the same time, competing for the same bandwidth.

    A better test would be to have the app loaded, and then make it go to a predefined city - that way the loading time of the app won't factor in on the results.
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    Yes, you have a point. But without going to great lengths and building a lab, it's the best we could do with several tins of beer, a tripod and an HD camera. ;)
  • Snypod 1 year ago
    The simple fix would be to run each phone through all the tests individually, then combine the footage using a split screen in post.
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  • David Whitehead 1 year ago
    Good video. Could have done without the "soundtrack." Also would like to see how the actual timing was measured.
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    You are not the only one who does not like the music - it's a matter of taste of course. I quite like Loveshadow.
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  • Andrew Kaplan 1 year ago
    Crazy how much better the black levels are on the iPhone 4. During startup and shutdown you'd think the other phones had blue screens. The iPhone 4 is brighter than the 3GS and still has waaay better blacks. Maybe it's the angle (with the 4's ips screen it would have MUCH better blacks at an off angle).
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    We had to adjust the brightness on all of them to get a reasonable picture. The focus was manual - you can definitely see that the 4 screen is sharper.
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  • pushmower 1 year ago
    which wireless spec was used? b? g? n?

    iphone 4 is the only one that will run on n
  • Chris Pinnock plus 1 year ago
    That's a good question. The base station is a 1.5-2 year old Time Capsule. I'm not sure it supports n - will have to check! We were getting similar speeds to the 3GS so possible it is all running at g.
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  • David Maciejewski 1 year ago
    You should test the 3G with the new iOS 4.0. This is much more slower than every other smartphone. Can't wait for a Update from Apple or the delivery of the iPhone 4. Don't know what will be the first. ;-)
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  • Jono Seneff plus 1 year ago
    Very good test... interesting choice in music, but good test nonetheless.
    Cheers!
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  • Ian S 10 months ago
    Love that! Also saw the iPad 2 and 1! Do you have the iPod Touches? Perhaps try that?
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