iOS7 on iPhone 4 (Regular non-s)

[cfusionpm]

Posted for relevance:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2q6EZHBdg&feature=c4-overview&list=UUW6J17hZ_Vgr6cQgd_kHt5A"]Apple iOS 7 Walkthrough - YouTube[/ame]

[Chee-Hu]

My cousin did the update on a regular 4 and instead of bogging it down, it made it a bit faster according to her.

[STV3]

I an android guy but one of my friends updated his 4 and he said at first it was slow but through out the day as he used it, it sped up.

[R4PT0R-X]

Probably

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by cfusionpm

Maybe they'll even get widgets on iOS8.

I might be converted if they get widgets...I'd be down to buy a phone that has functioning voice commands but is otherwise like Android. Of course, if Google improves their voice command before that then I'll stick to Android. Oh and, I want a 4.7-4.8" screen.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

I might be converted if they get widgets...I'd be down to buy a phone that has functioning voice commands but is otherwise like Android. Of course, if Google improves their voice command before that then I'll stick to Android. Oh and, I want a 4.7-4.8" screen.

What voice commands are you looking for?

Just curious, I don't care enough to call people while I'm in the car and that's the only situation I can think of where I would want voice commands. I've heard of people dictating texts and emails while they drive (Android that is), but man I bought a car to drive.



Mostly curious because I can't see any advantage to Apple anymore other than the 'hassle free' day to day usage for people who don't want to tinker.

[infinite012]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2362848

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/and...look-feel.html

Joke post with serious reply post.

Those look similar to the MIUI ROMs of yore.

[userjack6880]

Good Ars article.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/09...-the-iphone-4/

[rice_classic]

Another update: I use an app for work on it that no longer worked on IOS7 so I had to go to the app store and get the updated version to get it working again. You may experience the same thing.

I'm glad my company thought ahead otherwise I would have been scrambling to figure out how to get back to IOS6.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

What voice commands are you looking for?

Just curious, I don't care enough to call people while I'm in the car and that's the only situation I can think of where I would want voice commands. I've heard of people dictating texts and emails while they drive (Android that is), but man I bought a car to drive.



Mostly curious because I can't see any advantage to Apple anymore other than the 'hassle free' day to day usage for people who don't want to tinker.

Yup, only purpose is for answering calls in my car. I can't focus on driving while talking anyways so it's just to be able to tell people "wait I'm driving sorry".

I don't understand the "hassle free" usage thing, what's so hard about using Android? You just tap the icons, same as iOS... people these days are getting really stupid SMH

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Yup, only purpose is for answering calls in my car. I can't focus on driving while talking anyways so it's just to be able to tell people "wait I'm driving sorry".

I don't understand the "hassle free" usage thing, what's so hard about using Android? You just tap the icons, same as iOS... people these days are getting really stupid SMH

I don't know, I've played around with 3 Samsungs (S2's and S3) and I can't handle the stock UI, it frustrates me to no end and looks about 3 years out of date. I've got to at least put on the free version of Nova and spend a good 10-15 minutes setting it up in a way that doesn't annoy me. Iphones just kind of are what they are, stock for stock I'd probably prefer ios over sense or touchwiz, but I'd pick cyanogenmod or stock in a heartbeat.

By the way, had my phone (HTC One GE) bluetooth connected to my car last night, got a phone call, the car rang, pressed the call button on my head unit, answered the phone, and hung up all without taking my eyes off the road, my music even picked up where it left off. Do you want to answer the phone with your voice?

http://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/
Lots of nifty things you can do, maybe you can find a solution?

Sorry for the threadjack.

[tech4pdx]

Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

Ok people. Not looking for anything EXCEPT people running iOS7 on a standard 4.

I want to hear about those peoples experiences. Telling me how it runs on your faster phones (4s/5) doesn't help me at all.

Just updated a spare iPhone 4 I have to iOS 7 last night and everything seems good. UI responsiveness is same if not slightly faster. The update looks good on the smaller screen. I've owned several generations of iPhones across different iOS versions, some jail broken along the way.

Let me know if you have specific questions about iOS 7 on iPhone 4.

[cfusionpm]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

I don't know, I've played around with 3 Samsungs (S2's and S3) and I can't handle the stock UI, it frustrates me to no end and looks about 3 years out of date. I've got to at least put on the free version of Nova and spend a good 10-15 minutes setting it up in a way that doesn't annoy me. Iphones just kind of are what they are, stock for stock I'd probably prefer ios over sense or touchwiz, but I'd pick cyanogenmod or stock in a heartbeat.

Probably looks 3 years out of date because those models (S2 and S3) ARE out of date... more than 2 and a half years for the S2. Even my RAZR MAXX is showing it's age these days, being released in 2011. The experience is night and day different between those phones and say, a brand new Galaxy S4. Just for some comparison numbers, using Quadrant Standard benchmark, my RAZR will churn out a score of around 2,800-2,900. By contrast, the S4 will regularly hit near 13,000.

Hell, the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is almost as powerful as my desktop.... 2.3ghz quad core, 3GB ram, 1920x1080 screen..... It's in a whole 'nother league.

[chulooz]

The A4 chip in the 4 doesnt handle ios7 to well.

This should answer your question:

APPLICATION IOS 6.1.3 IOS 7.0 GM
Safari 1.13 seconds 2.05 seconds
Camera 1.9 seconds 2.63 seconds
Settings 1.31 seconds 1.88 seconds
Mail 1.0 seconds 1.50 seconds
Messages 1.57 seconds 2.80 seconds
Calendar 1.23 seconds 1.78 seconds
Phone 0.67 seconds 2.37 seconds
Cold boot to lock screen 31.14 seconds 45.13 seconds