# 5 reasons not to buy the iPhone 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404 "2010-06-24T20:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/41 "2010-06-27T13:55:07Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > Man, I’m way ahead of you. I’m bucking the trend _of bucking the trend_ of rampant consumerism. My iPhone 4 is great, and kicks your 3GS’s ass! That’s awesome! I’m stealing it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/42 "2010-06-27T14:54:47Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Well, I did that, and now I’m baffled by the video guy’s assertions too. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/43 "2010-06-27T15:01:11Z")
How about “5 reasons you should not upgrade your iPhone 3 to iOS4” ? 1. Because it drains the freakn battery faster than … I just burnt through 2% while typing that?! And I’m on wifi! PS: I have a 9 month old 3Gs ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/44 "2010-06-27T15:06:46Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > How about “5 reasons you should not upgrade your iPhone 3 to iOS4” ? > > 1. Because it drains the freakn battery faster than … > > I just burnt through 2% while typing that?! And I’m on wifi! > > PS: I have a 9 month old 3Gs I haven’t noticed any difference. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/45 "2010-06-27T15:10:42Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I haven’t noticed any difference. I just sucked down 3% more responding to another thread. Grrr Make that 4% ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/46 "2010-06-27T15:12:29Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I just sucked down 3% more responding to another thread. Grrr > > Make that 4% Stop posting from the Vortex! ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/47 "2010-06-27T15:53:01Z")
**Sparky** , MY Google-fu is failing, but I just read something a few days ago that stated if you had power management issues to do a factory reset (clean OS install without restoring from backup). Re-establishing the sync settings isn’t that hard and starting clean may improve things for you. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/48 "2010-06-27T16:03:00Z")
I only had iOS4 on my 3G for a few days before I got my 4 but I didn’t notice any power draining problems at all. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/49 "2010-06-27T16:28:50Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > **Sparky** , MY Google-fu is failing, but I just read something a few days ago that stated if you had power management issues to do a factory reset (clean OS install without restoring from backup). Re-establishing the sync settings isn’t that hard and starting clean may improve things for you. Thanks, I’m going to try that tomorrow. This phone is pissing through the battery ever since I loaded the new OS. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/50 "2010-06-27T17:04:42Z")
For as great as these phones are, I’ve found an occasional factory restore + re-sync really can perk things up. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/51 "2010-06-28T02:35:27Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > How about “5 reasons you should not upgrade your iPhone 3 to iOS4” ? > > 1. Because it drains the freakn battery faster than … > > I just burnt through 2% while typing that?! And I’m on wifi! > > PS: I have a 9 month old 3Gs In fairness, as I understand it Wifi always drains battery faster than cellular data transmissions. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/52 "2010-06-28T21:57:19Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > For the love of Og, let’s try it again… > > [HERE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg) The funny thing about this is that while it seems to be anti-iPhone customer, I’d react the same as the customer at least until the dog who owns the shop starts to get silly. Removable memory? Customizable fonts? Who cares? It’s a great illustration of the difference between a feature you added to a product and a benefit customers actually care about. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/53 "2010-06-28T22:20:41Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > In fairness, as I understand it Wifi always drains battery faster than cellular data transmissions. I think it’s a little bit different than your understanding. Using the phone over WiFi isn’t different than using it over 3G. Having the WiFi feature turned on drains the battery because it periodically checks to see if there is a WiFi available and that takes power to do. If you know that you won’t be using WiFi, it is best to turn off the feature to save battery life. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/54 "2010-06-28T22:53:50Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > The funny thing about this is that while it seems to be anti-iPhone customer, I’d react the same as the customer at least until the dog who owns the shop starts to get silly. Removable memory? Customizable fonts? Who cares? It’s a great illustration of the difference between a feature you added to a product and a benefit customers actually care about. _raises hand_ Removable memory is a dealbreaker on phones for me. Most of the stuff he listed was, actually. I may be more of a gearhead than most. > [@hajario](#): > > I think it’s a little bit different than your understanding. Using the phone over WiFi isn’t different than using it over 3G. Having the WiFi feature turned on drains the battery because it periodically checks to see if there is a WiFi available and that takes power to do. If you know that you won’t be using WiFi, it is best to turn off the feature to save battery life. That was more or less what I meant, I was just being brief. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone-4/544404/55 "2010-06-29T00:53:43Z")
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