Instinct vs iPhone 3G - Web and Speed Test

Noah Kravitz
Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services
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Noah puts Instinct and iPhone 3G head-to-head in a Web and speed battle. First is a raw download speed test, and then a few Web page load tests. Who won? Watch the video and find out ...

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ChevyG
Friday, November 14, 2008T-Mobile G1 with only 1 bar of service CHICAGO 1mb 929kbit/ sec 0.324s latency 9.134s d/l time
0123edwin
Thursday, November 13, 2008T-Mobile G1 in Queens, NY (Full bars) 400K test: 537 kbit/sec .374s latency 6.326s d/l time 1MB Test: 499 kbit/sec .277 latency 16.68s d/l time Pretty fast!!! Smooth rendering...renders whole page quicker than both iPhone and Instinct
iphone lover
Sunday, October 26, 2008hey man i was using my iphone 3g and with full bars and 3G available i did a 1mb test(400k said it was too fast) and the results were: 1061 kbit/sec, o.578s latency, and 8.296 d/l time IPHONE IS BEAST
Mighty Mike
Thursday, October 16, 2008I think Noahs review was fair to both phones but its amazing how some of the apple fanboys will say anything in these comments to try to make the Instinct look bad, give it up fellas the Instinct is Alright...
MagicDrool
Thursday, October 09, 2008I have tmobile sidekick 2008. EDGE Northern California and i got 2012 kbit/s
Mia Solis
Tuesday, September 16, 2008I have the LG Voyager. 256 kbit per sec. That was 400 K. 0.486s latency. In Houston.
mnboi
Wednesday, September 03, 2008Minneapolis, Minnesota iPhone 3g at 3/5 bars. 1mb 1012kbit/sec. .52s latency. 8.608 sec d/l time
stephen43
Monday, August 25, 2008Noah, don't know if you realized it but you inadvertently showed how annoying the Instinct touch screen is. How many times do you have to press on a link on the Instinct to get it to work. You only had to press the iPhone link once for it to work. Personally, I find the pressing over and over again to get something to work more "teeth grinding" than waiting for something to download.
caleb1495
Friday, August 22, 2008Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota. iPhone 3g- 4/5 Bars. 1 MB- 1800 kbit/sec 0.168s latency 4.707 Seconds. (Same place) Sprint Instinct- Full Coverage 1 MB- 502 kbit/ sec 0.133s latency 16.429 Seconds. Do I need to even say anything? The results speak for themselves. GO AT&T!!
gilbert_101
Wednesday, August 20, 2008samsung instinct in Antioch CA 1M 408 kbit/sec 0.423 latency n 24.46s d/l time ;]
Iain Bradbury
Saturday, August 09, 2008iPhone 3G on Rogers in Toronto - 1469 kbit/sec 0.486s latency 6.062s d/l time
sharon d
Tuesday, August 05, 2008my treo 800w read 529kb/s in 15.792s for 1m file....
Tyree Allison
Tuesday, August 05, 2008Hey Noah i need some help my phone plan is up in october and i was woundering witch do u think would be the best phone for me the Samsung Instinct the Black Berry perl or the Palm Treo 800w i need some lehp on making a decision so if u could get back to me at my email it would would be very helpfull an to me it comes down to whitch would be the better bisness phone along withe good entertainment.
Eytan B
Friday, August 01, 2008Last night, smokey bar, back of bar - iphone 3G, 0 bars showing (said AT&T and 3G, but had like one dot of one bar visible). Did 3 tests over 3G, all using the NEW speedtest (it looks different and has slightly different options). Did the standard test. 1st time got 900 kbits, 2nd time got 700 kbits, 3rd time got 1050 kbits. Obviously highly dependent, and it looks like the bars may not have significance for data. From where I stand, that put the kibosh on the Instinct. The problem with this test really is they are different technologies on different networks. A real test would be to pit two phones sold by AT&T with 3G in the same spot. Pitting AT&T against Sprint will tell you more about the networks and differing coverage in that area than the actual phones. That being said, it is obvious that the iPhone has a vastly superior/faster browser. That being the case and all else being equal, the iPhone itself vastly outperforms the Instinct. You could test that by putting both on Wifi (the Instinct has Wifi, right?) and testing them against each other.
Eytan B
Thursday, July 31, 2008In Seattle, I get anywhere from 500-800 kbit on my iPhone 3G in 3G mode. Rarely do I get below 500, but I have. Usually that is with 3 or less bars.
Steve Spitzer
Thursday, July 31, 2008I have been with sprint for 11 years and for the last 10 have stayed away from Samsung and only used Sanyo phones. I tried the Instinct, and while the bells and whistles of the phone are impressive, it's still a Samsung and the reception is still terrible. In my first day of ownership, it dropped 4 calls and 1 call went straight to voicemail. With such poor reception, I wonder how robust the other applications can be if you can't even make a call.
Katie McMillin
Tuesday, July 29, 2008I did the 400k test on my Instinct and got 496kb/sec, .295 latency, 6.737 dl time. I live in Sacramento, CA and had 4 bars
Flyersfan4348 :)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008Instinct Philly Pa 697 kbit/sec 0.278s latency 12.015s d/l time
Alex Instinct User
Monday, July 28, 2008400k 365 kbit/sec 0.309s latency im in florida kissimme and im using the instinct (3 bars)
Ninja Tickets
Friday, July 25, 2008I'm pretty sure you can download up to 10MB files from iTunes over the air. -NinjaTickets.com

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