iPhone OS 4 has over 100 new features. However, some of those features (or all of them) won’t be available on older versions of the iPhone/iPod Touch. Wonder how you’ll fare? Read on.
iPhone 3GS / iPod Touch 3rd-Gen
Both of these will get full compatibility; the whole shebang. Note that the third-gen iPod will only support all the new features on models with 32 or 64GBs of memory; the 16GB model was really a second-gen iPod, which is discussed below.
iPhone 3G / iPod Touch 2nd-Gen
Some compatibility. Multitasking will not be available due to a lower amount of RAM (128MB vs. 256 on the newer models) and a slower processor. It’s not clear yet whether multitasking is the only new feature that’ll be missing. Nor is it clear as to whether Apple will be charging iPod Touch users a fee to upgrade like they did with iPhone OS 3.
iPhone / iPod Touch 1st-Gen
Apple hasn’t officially said anything on these two yet, and that’s likely a sign that you won’t be able to run OS 4 at all. At least those of you still using these dinosaurs have a new iPhone to look forward to in June.
iPad
Obviously, the just-released iPad will be able to run the new OS. It’s worth mentioning because the update won’t be available until the Fall, which seems like a long time considering that the iPhone and iPod Touch are getting the update this summer.
How do you feel about Apple’s compatibility decisions? The inevitable course of progress, or a slap in the face?
