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Asked: 2026-06-14T02:55:15+00:00

I am rather new to iOS development. I have previously developed several apps for

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I am rather new to iOS development. I have previously developed several apps for Androud and i want to code them for iOS.
These apps will user CoreLocation, AVFoundation and such – mainly apps for music and localized events.
My question is: which iphone model should I buy to test my aps.
I am currently considering either 3GS or iPhone4. Some friends that develop for iOS recommended to buy 3GS – it can run iOS6 and packs all the necessary features – gps, accelerometer, compass.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I would actually go for iPhone 4 for the following reasons:

    • Retina screen which is found in many other devices (iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, 2 generations of iPod Touch), which is critical to verifying your interface looks sane
    • iPhone 4 is more likely to support future versions of iOS. Having a HUGE adoption rate it might be very critical for live apps (when you run into a bug and have to reproduce it)
    • If I’m not mistaken, multitasking is not supported by 3gs, which also might cause some bugs.
    • The amount of users with iPhone 4 devices is quite big according to many surveys and will (if have not already) outgrow 3gs owners.
    • iPhone 4 is just so much better 🙂
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