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iLounge releases speed test videos of iPhone 3G S


Testing how speedy the iPhone 3G S "S for speed" really is has become de rigueur. iLounge has put together two videos comparing the facility of the 3G S to the 3G, last year's iteration of the iPhone, and to the second generation iPod touch.

The operator tests four applications: Edge, Peggle, Real Racing, and Star Defense. They are all graphically heavy games with initial load times, and likely where the difference will be most exaggerated. As is to be expected from a phone named for its swiftness, the 3G S outstrips both the 3G and the iPod touch by a fair margin, though the iPod touch counters the 3G S a bit more easily than the 3G does.

The videos don't offer any quantitative analysis, nor are they exact by any stretch of the imagination (you'll just have to trust the device operator to touch the application icons simultaneously), but it's comforting to know you that if dropped at least two bills, it was for a reason. Because the videos don't offer any guidance as to which device is where, I'll clue you in: in both videos, the 3G S is on the right.

iPhone 3G vs. iPhone 3G S

iPod touch 2G vs. iPhone 3G S

What have your experiences been with the iPhone 3G S versus the iPhone 3G or the iPod touch?

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June 22 2009 at 6:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JAbreu610

I pre-ordered my iPhone 3gs from apple and recieved it on Friday. I am really happy with the boost in performance (I upgraded from an iPhone 1st generation). The phone is very snappy, I compared the processing speed bettween the two devices with apps such as "Google Earth" and "Assasins Creed". Even loading up webpages via wifi is much faster on the 3gs. It was definatly worth the wait!!!

June 22 2009 at 1:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MRBlue

These speed tests, while a great idea in theory, doesn't begin to touch on the points of why someone would choose an iPhone over a Pre (the nearly 2 minute boot up time is enough to scare me away).

Don't just consider a couple of remedial tasks. Consider the infrastructure that Apple has built around the iPhone. Probably close to (or over) a million apps. Billions of downloads. A strong development community. Not to mention the fact that it's STILL an iPod, arguably one of the most successful handheld devices of all time.

Again, the infrastructure that Apple has built around the iPhone has no competition. The Pre might be a great alternative for people that work for Microsoft (since Windows Mobile 6 sucks balls) but ask anyone else I'm sure they'd opt for the iPhone even if they're afraid to admit it.

June 22 2009 at 1:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
windex

I made a video with some pretty dramatic load times for X-Plane and the Sims 3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vUViipY36I&fmt=18

Added in a timer as well.

June 21 2009 at 7:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Martin

I think a committee of some sort should be formed to standardize the way the goddamn name is spelled. And why is the [s] in a box anyway? All that did was cause confusion.

June 21 2009 at 6:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carl

I have a 3g-s. I am sure I will save a lot of time now. Time that I would have spent waiting for apps to load on my old 3g, I can now I can spend on watching videos showcasing how much faster they will load on my new 3g-s. Hooray.

June 21 2009 at 6:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tommyt

What about for simple processes like flipping the iPhone sideways for texting or opening any native apps.

June 21 2009 at 4:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kai Cherry

There are other differences as well, but unfortunately, at this time
I cannot explain them in detail, with the level of detail I would
like to, until such a time Apple says I can.

And this leads me to something else:

There is a LOT of MISINFORMATION and assumption about the 3.0 update
and the 3G S itself. Just take it as read that the 3G S, and the
improvements you'll see will become much more obvious in the coming
days/weeks/months as software that is able to take advantage is made
available.

I am the first person to rag on Apple for abuse/abusive hyperbole,
but that is not the case with this hardware. It isn't the "same
thing" with a "speed bump"...

-K

June 21 2009 at 4:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Aaron Ardiri

iPhone 3G runs a 533 MHz processor at 412 MHz,
iPhone 3G S runs a 866 MHz processor at 600 MHz.

thats a 42% speed increase just with the CPU itself - anything of computational value will benefit from this. to save space; my own games include compression of resources; which, can take time to decompress.

the 3GS also runs an improved graphics chip; meaning it can now support OpenGL ES 2.0 instead of 1.1; which should also have some other improvements for use both within the UI and games.

// Aaron Ardiri
http://www.mobile1up.com/

June 21 2009 at 4:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kai Cherry

Some crappy quick 'n dirty vids:

iTunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e6f4PCycCQ

App Store
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2vYkfmT9CU

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDvdC4qyIPg


-K

June 21 2009 at 3:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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