iPhone 3GS Performance Test
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Since I still have two iPhones (a 3G and a 3GS) with almost identical content, I decided to compare the speed of some common operations: the boot time, and the launch time of some applications. I have chosen some applications that I use very often: OmniFocus and Twittellator Pro, and some that are quite heavy. The results are self explanatory. …
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