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Boot Test: iPhone 2G vs. 3G vs. 3GS vs. 4 vs. 4S vs. 5 [Video]

Boot Test: iPhone 2G vs. 3G vs. 3GS vs. 4 vs. 4S vs. 5 [Video]

Posted September 27, 2012 at 4:29am by iClarified
We've posted a test comparing how long it takes the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5 to boot.

Every device was freshly restored to the highest firmware version support by the device.

Take a look below...



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Dwayne Forge
Dwayne Forge - June 21, 2013 at 2:02am
What is the name of this song?
JoshvanHulst
JoshvanHulst - September 29, 2012 at 5:41am
Wow I need to keep an iPhone collection like that
j0kerOS
j0kerOS - September 28, 2012 at 7:43am
I'm pretty sure that the iPhone 3G did NOT have a clean restore, as there shouldn't be a wallpaper on an untouched 4.2.1 FW.
jockep
jockep - September 28, 2012 at 1:07pm
It's a lockscreen wallpaper and it has always been available to change on the 3G.
Facu
Facu - September 27, 2012 at 11:55pm
Poor 2g xD almost 5 times slower than the 5 LOL
Jerome
Jerome - September 27, 2012 at 11:49pm
So proud of apple. So happy to say. I have iPhone 5. This makes me happy.
MC Scratch
MC Scratch - September 27, 2012 at 10:38pm
i got one. strap an iphone 5 to a dolphin, release it in the wild. then strap an iphone 4s to grizzly bear and release it in the wild. now wait and time how long it takes either one to call you back.
DarkKent
DarkKent - September 27, 2012 at 4:20pm
Truthfully Im so sick of all these tests. bla bla bla... show me a real TEST... I Got A 64gig. Show me a test with that shit crammed to about 55 maybe 56gigs... doing all this booting and jumping in and outta apps etc. Give Me A Fully Loaded iPhone 5 Test...
kevinz
kevinz - September 27, 2012 at 2:25pm
Why are you watching it?don't you have something better to do?
sam
sam - September 27, 2012 at 11:00am
always love the music you choose for your videos haha
George
George - September 27, 2012 at 10:00am
Video was pretty good.
Patte
Patte - September 27, 2012 at 8:09am
Why is the iPhone 2G the only one charging while thery are all connected with the USB cable..? :P
miskol
miskol - September 27, 2012 at 9:02am
because the 2G is so old that the battery is useless without connected to power cable. so to standardize, all other iPhones is also connected with cable but not powered.
manny
manny - September 27, 2012 at 2:21pm
hey i don't know about the battery... i gave that phone to my father. and it last him 1 1/2 days easily with his Edge on. he never has drop calls.. i think it was one of there best phones.
kashyap
kashyap - September 27, 2012 at 5:57pm
because they forget to switch on the switch lol haha
ExeciN
ExeciN - September 27, 2012 at 7:02am
The more apps you have on your springboard, the more the time it needs to boot. You should make the test with every device at the latest possible stock iOS. No additions.
Read
Read - September 27, 2012 at 1:14pm
"Every device was freshly restored to the highest firmware version support by the device."
corleonecolo
corleonecolo - September 27, 2012 at 6:06am
another thing, and correct me if I'm wrong... is supposed the iPhone 3g not have wallpaper on 4.2.1 without first being jailbroken
mateen
mateen - September 27, 2012 at 6:17am
The iPhone 3G has the lock screen wallpaper, but not the homescreen.
none
none - September 27, 2012 at 5:35am
this test is completely stupid!!! Sorry Iclarified, but you wasting your time to compare the time it boot up!!!!! First all this iphone have different hardware to expect it run the same? Stop being hallucinate. Second, 0:15 all time start should be the same y it be 7.67 7.67 7.71 7.71 7.71 and 7.75 completely different?
Josh
Josh - September 27, 2012 at 11:04am
Who is expecting them to boot the same. The test is being done to compare and see how the iphone boot time has improved. No one is expecting it to be the same..
malka
malka - September 27, 2012 at 5:32am
i'v an 2G/8Gb & he boot on 49 sec...your test is wrong
mg
mg - September 27, 2012 at 5:31am
where is that music from :-) ? love it!
T-Mobile
T-Mobile - September 27, 2012 at 4:42am
3GS is faster than the iPhone 4?
Juanleche
Juanleche - September 27, 2012 at 4:41am
Why did the 3GS beat the iPhone 4? That's weird 😳
Loop
Loop - September 27, 2012 at 4:41am
I still hate when ppl call it the "2G" it's just iPhone. That's it!
iPanda
iPanda - September 27, 2012 at 4:56am
bc the next iphone might be called "New" iPhone instead of iPhone 6.. hahahahah.. :p
iPhone 2G
iPhone 2G - September 27, 2012 at 5:17am
Loved my iPhone 2G (:
ExeciN
ExeciN - September 27, 2012 at 7:06am
It is often called iPhone 2G because the original iPhone only supported 2G network connections.
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