2G phones won't even make phone calls or even text, since AT&T shut down all 2g services on January 1, 2017. Keep that in mind when watching this video in 2018.
Holoskian 5G will come out in 2020, then 6G around 2025, by 2030 it should be 7G. I’m not sure the 4G network is still around by then. There will be so many apps that iPhone X can’t run because iPhone X has obsolete iOS. If Apple keep their pace of upgrade, then we should see iOS 28 in 2034. Most app may require like iOS 25 to run and iPhone X maybe only be able to upgrade to iOS 17 or iOS 18, iOS 19 if it is lucky.
Kinda funny how fast technology has evolved since this was posted and how long our current devices last. My daily driver is a Galaxy S7 that is older now than the 1st gen iPhone was when this video was made. Except for not having usb-c, I don't feel like it needs updating any time soon.
Kevin Mahoney Actually it still doesn't work fully. But anyone using an old iPhone would want to get the most out of it. No one says, "Oh, I like using broken and out of date software."
Believe it or not, iOS 6 actually had that built-in RUclips app, it was simply removed either in Beta 4 or (if it existed) 5. This is because the huge legal fight with Apple and Google occurred while iOS 6 was in beta.
GeckoMkII Built-in RUclips app was removed in iOS 6 Beta 4, to get RUclips on iOS 6 Beta 4 and above, must get RUclips app from the App Store or use the website.
I still remember installing whitedoor on my iPod 2g back in the day. I miss the old tech days. Still cant believe I managed to keep myself so in the loop back then. My family always made it so difficult for me to enjoy my passion for technology.
In 2022: ❌Voice Calls ❌Text Messages ❌Email ❌Video Chat ❌Apps & Games ✅Music ✅Movies ❌Connectivity ❌Camera Most carriers have already phased out 2G, some even phasing out 3G since 2020. Most older versions of Apps are also no longer supported. The Camera on the iPhone 2G is not acceptable in 2022.
ShadowReaper (How I feel about iPhone, MY OPINIONS) Before the iPhone 5, the iPhone was probably the best smartphone you could get. It was cool, unique, and powerful. Once the iPhone 5 came out, it seemed like Apple was playing catch-up (excluding the release of iOS 7; that was great). By the time iPhone 5S came out, it was clear Apple was behind. With the release of iPhone 6, it was on par with Android: running out of ideas. Then we come to current day. I feel that what made iPhone great, it's uniqueness, it's spirit, has completely drifted away. Also phone manufacturers are running out of ideas. tl;dr The iPhone 4S was the last great iPhone, and smartphone manufacturers are running out of ideas.
It would be interesting to see a 2019-2020 version of this video. In my opinion, this phone is still being a valid option if you want a pretty basic experience and dont bother to not have any access to recent apps, you know, texting and calling people and taking photos sometimes
The good old days. I miss coming home from school and talking to my internet friends I made in 2012. Ahh, nothing but careless fun and enjoying vocaloid together. I talked to them for hours on end and they made me feel happy. I turn 18 this year and I've lost contact with all of those friends. They've either abandoned ship or passed away. If I could go back in time to any date, it'd be that.
@asiandoestech that's because you are a Nokia fanboy and I'm an Okia fangirl. The truth is that the camera should have gotten a pass not a question mark because the camera works. That's all it matters not how good the camera is. Besides, Commodore has nothing to do with what we like to do.
I'd say the camera failed simply because it was crap back in 2007 when it first came out. So if it was bad by the standards of the time, its completely unacceptable today.
TheOrangeType Nokia N95 from early 2007 had a 5 Mpix 1/2.5" sensor and it recorded VGA 30 fps video, something iPhone couldn't do until 2009 iPhone 3GS. Its main competitor was Sony Ericsson K850. But the iPhone's UI was awesome and apparently most people cared more about the UI than the camera, microSD cards or bluetooth file transfer. Those who could affort it anyway ...
XLS Gaming yeah but what he meant was by him actually using the appropriate firmware for the phone, or using the earliest firmware to see more surprising results
The iPhone 3G in actuality has almost the exact internal hardware as the 2G, the only reason it’s a somewhat better option is that it supports 3G networks over being limited to simply 2G which has since been killed. Either way, the 3GS or 4 is the best choice for a burner phone.
Nah, 3GS/4 is too old and they don't have 3G, maybe get like a 5s, at least that can run iOS 12. Or just get a cheapo Galaxy S4/S5 and custom ROM it. I just got an S5 which will be my burner phone once I get LineageOS on it. I have a 5s but I think the battery is shot and it's iCloud locked.
I'm amazed. I remember when this was just coming out. I remember commercials and wanting it so bad. I remember my friends having one and me wanting it (because we didn't have AT&T). I thought it was so fancy and high tech and top-of-the-line. But looking back from today's standards, it sucks. It's amazing at how this all seemed like yesterday and how much things have changed :|
I don't get what your point is. It was fancy and high tech and top of the line when it came out so yeah like 90% of the modern world wanted one at that time. Whats the big revelation there? Is this just some kids perspective on "oh wow technology advances soooo quickly". Well duh. I guess thats some revelation for you, but uh.. yeah weve all been through that for generations.
In the days of no front facing camera, I remember standing or sitting in front of a mirror so that the person I was video chatting with could see me (in the mirror) while I could see them in the phone's screen.
I distinctly remember me downloading this video on my trustworthy Galaxy Y, so that I could watch it more often. I dont know what made me like it, but this was one of the most liked videos of me back in the time! The 8 bit guy was the ibook guy then! Good old times!
Oh, the horror! Hahaha, I have been regularly using an iPhone 3GS (not quite as old, but almost) for 4 years now, and it is more than capable of accomplishing any need I have. There is no real purpose to blowing away money on a new smartphone. Hell, my 3GS will probably be better than the latest iPhone since I can still use my headphones :P
Budasteelers1 I said I can still use *my* headphones. You can't use 3rd party headphones on the newest iPhone, you need to buy special headphones exclusively for the iPhone that are incompatible with any other device.
Ben Bluetooth headsets are generally more expensive than wired headphones. Why shouldn't I be able to use my current headphones? Why should I have to buy from Apple or use Bluetooth?
In Australia, most large mobile carriers have disabled their 2G networks so you won't be able to send or receive calls and texts here using the iPhone 2G (I'm not so sure about other countries, but you would think that worldwide carriers would disable their 2G networks sometime soon if they haven't already)
Drizzle Animations Yes, and as of 2019, NO 2G exists in Australia. I know this because of my medical appliance that used 2G to telecomm health data to host server. Vodafone was the last 2G service provider and they turned off in recent time. Manufacturer of my device did a no-charge hardware upgrade to 3G hardware.
Oliver Halenius you can rarely find them with os 1 you would have to downgrade your computer from windows ten to windows Xp and it would be super annoying
"I can _get by_ with this phone" *_GET BY_* Me: 0.0 . . . dude. I'm the only high school student who probably still has one of those old slide phones, an Ipod Shuffle 4th GEN and a laptop at home. That means: I don't check my email on the go, I don't take pictures left and right, and I don't Imessage everyone And does anyone else find it sad when I say "my Ipod doesn't have internet" I pull out the little square, and someone says, it should have internet...
Adadave7521 Eh, not stupid, you just didn't think of something. Nothing wrong with that. And your original sentiment isn't wrong either, that we all can *get by* without a modern smartphone.
I like 8 bit guys editing style. The graphics and sounds are like 90’s quality but not in a bad way. In a nostalgic way. I’m not sure if that’s on purpose considering this is a retro nostalgic tech channel although it’s pretty likely it is, or if that’s just what 8 bit guy is used to and uses editing software with resources he’s always used since those early days. Either way it’s kind of cool. It’d be interesting to see videos recorded, edited, rendered, as well as audio all using older technology. Not too old that the quality is horrible. But very well popular equipment for its time and still can hold up to today’s standards. However far back you’d have to go
This just came up in my recommended videos, I remember watching it years ago. Funny seeing it now that you can’t even activate the 2g on any US carrier now, or the 3g for that matter.
I have an iPad 2 and by my standards it is obsolete. Apps crash a lot since ios 8, the camera quality is down right laughable, Safari is a lot slower than it was prior to ios 7, and there is a fuck ton of random bugs like spotlight searching only working half the time and app previews that show what the you were doing in the app two days ago. You were really generous to that phone, I would use a similar device to level my desk...
iOS8 ruined everything? Typical Apple... wanting you to buy a new device. Meh, I guess they're like Microsoft, Nintendo and a whole bunch of other companies.
i have the iPhone 4s that has the same specs on the ipad 2 and its so darn slow apps crash a lot the only reason I bought this phone is because of the price 75 jd its about 80$
The iPhone 5s was going obsolete a year ago. However, I finally messed up it's circuit board, and I upgraded for full app availability again. I'd love to see this as a continued series, and what the minimum iPhone would be now. 6S seems to be the minimum now for apps as iOS 13 is still safe, but iOS 12 isn't.
it is funny how this iPhone had so much room for a headphone jack that many couldn't fit. now apple just removed it even though there was a lot of room on the smaller, less powerful iPhone
There was no iPhone 20 it goes IPhone IPhone 3g (named after 30 cell service) IPhone 3gs IPhone 4 IPhone 4 S IPhone 5 IPhone 5 C IPhone 5 S IPhone 6 IPhone 6 Plus
@Khoa Tran If you’re talking to Iliketoast, then you might want to think about this for a moment. That comment was posted 5 months ago- that’s late 2018, not 2019. On top of that, they literally stated “last year” (from the perspective of someone living in 2018, of course), meaning that they got the iPod in 2017.
João, I can guarantee that you can use even the earliest iPhone which can access the Apple store and it won't feel slow. I could also say you can use the original iPhone and it won't feel slow, but that's not a fair comparison because there's not much you can install there.
John Reyes Its called not giving a shit once they have got your money.I want something to come along and blow these greedy fuckers out of the industry.
Installing whitedoor ruined this test from the start. The whole test was to see if the stock original was obselete or not...installing something that came out later nullifies the entire point of the video...
I think that the assumption is that you use your phone as a portable computer, which a huge number of people do. I would agree that the effects of the mobile market on the rest of the computer market have been negative in a lot of ways (shallow mobile games, playing a large part in ending Moore's Law), and that it's really annoying when people take out their phone when they're in your company, but I also have to admit that it can be convenient when you need a map, want to make a purchase in advance, want to find information on something, or are killing time away from home.
Me.And i have it.Actually i have all the iphones generations exept iphone 6.I have Iphone2G,Iphone 3G,Iphone 4s,Iphone 5S and ipad 2 but i dont have iphone 6 :/
Wow really? Most people think using the iPhone 5 is a horrible experience, and you think using an original iPhone is somehow "acceptable"? Hell even the "newer" iPhone 4 and 4S are painfully slow (unusable) and pretty much useless by today's smartphone standards... That's the issue with Apple, once their devices are obsolete (usually due to one too many updates being pushed onto the device, which makes the phone painfully slow and unusable), they're basically useless bricks... Texting would be a fail since the vast majority of iPhone users use iMessage. Apps and games would be a fail as well considering your only option is a blackmarket app store with ancient versions of a VERY limited number of apps and games, and even still, performance is horrible... For music, most people these days don't even store music on their devices, they use Pandora or other streaming services, which are absent from either app stores available to this device... So again, another fail... Movies, streaming options are out (which again, the vast majority of people use), so again, another fail... Camera and video, you're not comparing the original iPhone to dumbphones from 7+ years ago, you're comparing it to today's smartphones (or at least smartphones released in the last 2-3 years), you even said so yourself at the beginning of the video... Also, there were plenty of dumbphones and feature phones released long before the iPhone with great cameras, or at least MUCH better cameras than what you get in the original iPhone... So again, it's a fail... That leaves only 3 out of the 9 categories that passed (calls, email and connectivity), the other 6 are all failures... Not to mention, you jailbroke the device, had it been stock, it would have been completely unusable from the very beginning...
***** I have a HTC One M7. I don't experience any lag. Even with a lot of processor intensive games. I plan on upgrading to an S6 next month. The M2 is a budget phone and is no where near the experience you get from a flagship phone. Apple only makes flagship phones that is why Android has much more marketshare. You can't get a new Iphone for less than 600 if you want one new.
This video is closer to the release of the iPhone 2G than it is to the present day.
Time really is something
This video needs an update. iPhone 2G in 2019.
Ikr
for sure man
Nope. That version of ios is so ancient none of the old versions of apps will work even ios 5 is barely useable
SpikefallYT yes it is I use my original ipa all the times
Hillsoe that’s cause your use to it
1:20 the bike, the shoes, the tube socks, the cargo shorts, the fingerless gloves.... Classic 8 bit guy and I love it.
Actually disgusting
Sinclairbott you sir are not a man of culture
2014-living with 2g obsolete
2030 living with iphone x obsolete
more like 2020
More like 2019 iphone x is already obsolete XD
Name Surname still using my 5s and it still works good and pretty fast . HOW THE FUCK IS THE X OBSOLETE? XD
Name Surname That makes absolutely no sence
Name Surname
Wdym it’s obsolete. It’s still 100% usable.
XD iphone 2G is being treated like something from ancient egypt
😂😂😂Lol man
Everything below the iPhone 5 was awesome, Then when Steve Jobs died I switched to Android, I own a Kyocera now.
+MarioMario813 A what now?
+ile-gamer let's put it into simpler words, Android
+no1inurheart I have an Iphone 6s and my Iphone 5 feels ancient XD
Custom firmware is kinda cheating
Let me ask you something , if I jailbreak an iPhone 6 plus , what is it ?
***** Wrong, iPhone 6 Plus
+SH Lee So if I jailbreak my iPhone 6s Plus, it will become an iPhone 7 Plus? 😂
Timur Tripp LOOL
+SH Lee I Jailbroke a Nokia 3310. Now I got a Note 5...
2G phones won't even make phone calls or even text, since AT&T shut down all 2g services on January 1, 2017. Keep that in mind when watching this video in 2018.
The Square Ratio what about 2019
T mobile
Good call
Still get edge in between 4g here in South Africa
Lmao got bad telcos here, don't have 4g everywhere and have to rely on 2g a lot.
*At least it has a home button*
Elvin deSouza At least it’s not bigger than ur hand
@Mr. Thunderbolt yu
yes
Swiping gestures are way better than a home button.
It’s all edited nah, people tend to like a physical home button better than swiping
I remember RUclips before Google
So many less ads
+BidDaddx no ads at all
+mylifeasstef those use to be the days lol now i get :30 second ads i cant skip
+Wilford Brimley but what about for phones?
+mylifeasstef How tf yoou think people getting paid with out ads
Those sound effects..
McClover Yeah I was just about to comment on that
McClover annoying..
McClover Aha almost as bad as his voice and just about everything else in this vidio
But not as bad as the way you spelled video
Ikr😂😂
6 years later. Damn, I remember watching this video all the way back in 2014, when it was actually still somewhat a usable phone.
Me too
Most expensive iphone on ebay
I'M TIME TRAVEING BACK TO 2014!!!!!!! IT WAS A FUCKING BETTER YEAR!!! WASN'T AS COLLECTIBLE!
People be flexing with a IPhone 11 Pro Max and Airpods, but nowadays you can flex with a IPhone 2G.
Just flex with a 3gs or 4s. 4s far more usable and 3gs is just BARELY usable
@@Dimondminer11 iPhone 4S on iOS 9 is SO DAMN SLOW.
Random Tech can confirm, especially with 3rd party apps
@@Dimondminer11 _mmm... 3gs..._
You can actually flex with a Nokia E 72 nowadays. Good luck bro
That is some damn cheesy music
I'm pretty sure he did it on purpose..
+Gardevoir Gar Look at him, do you really think so?
Chode Master I think he was trying to fit in with the old-fashioned theme.
+Evan Beattie I like the music.
I like it I wish I knew the name
At least this iPhone has a headphone jack
Demeech lol i know wright lmao
Yes unlike the iPhone X/10
Yeah
actually you need an adapter b/c its a non standard size
Ya
3:46 IT HURTS MY EYES
Meanwhile in 2034:
Living With The Iphone X for a week. is it still good?
Holoskian 5G will come out in 2020, then 6G around 2025, by 2030 it should be 7G. I’m not sure the 4G network is still around by then. There will be so many apps that iPhone X can’t run because iPhone X has obsolete iOS. If Apple keep their pace of upgrade, then we should see iOS 28 in 2034. Most app may require like iOS 25 to run and iPhone X maybe only be able to upgrade to iOS 17 or iOS 18, iOS 19 if it is lucky.
@@Kylo_Ren_2033 6/7G networks will probably never exist.
@@sacrificeyourself7134 The air can't carry an infinite amount of storage, I think we'll stay on the 5G frequency for a *loong* time.
mitvssior ギャング nah 5g is bad enough, apparently it’s frying our brains🙃
Phone in that year maybe can fly
Watching this on a iPhone 6s+ makes me feel... Good
iPhones are a waste of money lol
+► benjaminstrike GMD ◄ so is your mum 😊
+Sz OufTz OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH 😵😵
+Sz OufTz DAAAAAMN 😫😫😫😫😫😫
Same
Kinda funny how fast technology has evolved since this was posted and how long our current devices last. My daily driver is a Galaxy S7 that is older now than the 1st gen iPhone was when this video was made. Except for not having usb-c, I don't feel like it needs updating any time soon.
Galaxy S7 is not older than first gen iPhone, nor is it relevant in comparison when you got it
@@studioxxswe You're missing the whole point, that being a 7 year old phone today has aged better than a 7 year old phone 7 years ago.
My dad still uses an S7, works perfectly. I'm just surprised the battery still lasts.
I refuse to believe that this was 8 years ago
Living with my grandma. Is she obsolete?..
lololol
No. No she's not.
No, Grandpa neither.
lol
Lol
You cheated when you pretty much jailbroke it...
How? It's still the same hardware.
Hardware isn't important. He didn't get the actual experience from the original iPhone. He made it work according to today's standards.
Kevin Mahoney Actually it still doesn't work fully. But anyone using an old iPhone would want to get the most out of it. No one says, "Oh, I like using broken and out of date software."
I agree completely cheated by jailbreaking it
Ikr most people don't have access to it
It's been enough time that I now have nostalgia for this video having nostalgia for the iPhone 2G.
When you realize this video is from 2014
Are you Austin Evans' dad?
What the heck
Are you barrack obamas aunt?
Loool
***** OMG LOLOLOLOLOLOL
But no, He is not.
The RUclips API changed last year, so the RUclips app will no longer work on pre-iOS 6 devices.
*****
I know, but I was just informing people
Believe it or not, iOS 6 actually had that built-in RUclips app, it was simply removed either in Beta 4 or (if it existed) 5. This is because the huge legal fight with Apple and Google occurred while iOS 6 was in beta.
use youtube website
I can't get RUclips on IOS 7
GeckoMkII Built-in RUclips app was removed in iOS 6 Beta 4, to get RUclips on iOS 6 Beta 4 and above, must get RUclips app from the App Store or use the website.
I still remember installing whitedoor on my iPod 2g back in the day. I miss the old tech days. Still cant believe I managed to keep myself so in the loop back then. My family always made it so difficult for me to enjoy my passion for technology.
RUclips:
2014: nah
2015:no
2016: ...
2017: maybe next year
2018: I said next year
2019: wait 3 2 1
2020: go go go
@@oliversakic5907 get some help
@@kommandant.357 what did they write¿¿¿
2020: year that student's summer doesn't exist
I remember watching this in 2014 and thinking ha! At least the iPhone 5 will never get old
Commenters:
2014: nah
2015: no
Using custom firmware seems like cheating :
Desutroyer of Worlds It is cheating. He should have used it at face value, instead of putting specialized firmware or software on it.
It's not cheating if it's just a gui change. The AppStore may be the only thing you could say cheating but who cares honestly.
cloneskiller but it wasn't just a GUI change, it added it's own appstore to get any apps at all, something a non modded phone would NOT be able to do.
Saturn cfw = freedom
Saturn cfw = freedom
The..... 8-bit guy?! xD... What happened to the Ibook guy?
+Kyle Greig he changed it. I guess the iBook guy sounded obsolete
Still going to call him ibook Guy.
Yeah me too
*+gir489* SNES uses samples for its sounds, completely different from the Genesis's FM.
he's also AwesomeAirguns
In 2022:
❌Voice Calls
❌Text Messages
❌Email
❌Video Chat
❌Apps & Games
✅Music
✅Movies
❌Connectivity
❌Camera
Most carriers have already phased out 2G, some even phasing out 3G since 2020. Most older versions of Apps are also no longer supported. The Camera on the iPhone 2G is not acceptable in 2022.
thats weird because my 2G camera does not work.
How is voice calls and text messages a checkmark when you're unable to use it outside of Wifi because of no 2G support
Change the first two to an X
@@mcanty changed
@@lancebermejo3319 👍👍
2014: Living With The iPhone 2G For A Week - Is It Obsolete?
2026: Living With The iPhone 11 Pro Max For A Week - Is It Obsolete?
MJB Games no I doubt it
Not 2026, maybe like sometime in the 2030s.
XD
Video is 8 years old already. You should release this as version 2.0 and try it in 2023
Comments Section here consists of:
1) Apple > Android
2) Android > Apple
3) Talking about how old the iPhone 2G is
4) Cell phone radiation..?
wtf?
ShadowReaper (How I feel about iPhone, MY OPINIONS)
Before the iPhone 5, the iPhone was probably the best smartphone you could get. It was cool, unique, and powerful. Once the iPhone 5 came out, it seemed like Apple was playing catch-up (excluding the release of iOS 7; that was great). By the time iPhone 5S came out, it was clear Apple was behind. With the release of iPhone 6, it was on par with Android: running out of ideas. Then we come to current day. I feel that what made iPhone great, it's uniqueness, it's spirit, has completely drifted away. Also phone manufacturers are running out of ideas.
tl;dr The iPhone 4S was the last great iPhone, and smartphone manufacturers are running out of ideas.
Cubester64 Yeah at the time I thought my iPhone 4 was awesome. Until ios 7 came along and screwed it up.
Welcome to RUclips. Broadcast your shit.
DaryxFox
Where people still believe in cellphone radiation. Apparently.
Cubester64 Android > apple
..and what about battery?
Id say maybe uh... Hmm.... This is a tough one...
Less than 10 minutes
My iPhone 3G has terrible battery, I use an iPhone 5 now and the 3G battery isn't very good.
because nobody likes it when you advertise
***** Well, there are better ways to be noticed rather than just saying "check my videos out".
Probably about as bad as a newer iPhone.
It would be interesting to see a 2019-2020 version of this video. In my opinion, this phone is still being a valid option if you want a pretty basic experience and dont bother to not have any access to recent apps, you know, texting and calling people and taking photos sometimes
You probably can't text or call on this as the 2g network was shut down.
@@UnrealOG137 even 3g is dead now
Also the camera is bad in 2019 (if I posted this comment then)
@@joshuamast5128I have 3G in my country still
The good old days. I miss coming home from school and talking to my internet friends I made in 2012. Ahh, nothing but careless fun and enjoying vocaloid together. I talked to them for hours on end and they made me feel happy. I turn 18 this year and I've lost contact with all of those friends. They've either abandoned ship or passed away. If I could go back in time to any date, it'd be that.
Your intro is so 2006
Gosh youre right...
Tin Cole this video is so 2006
More like 2009
And so is your grammar
Flame Clan nerd
I like that you aren't like some you tubers that would say it's immediately terrible and actually gave it a chance
The camera's GOOD.
If this was 2007
Even in 2007 it was obsolete
@asiandoestech that's because you are a Nokia fanboy and I'm an Okia fangirl. The truth is that the camera should have gotten a pass not a question mark because the camera works. That's all it matters not how good the camera is. Besides, Commodore has nothing to do with what we like to do.
Nope, it was pretty bad. Take a look at the pictures from a Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot from even before 2007 for comparison.
@@SomePotato no, it should have gotten a checkmark because it just worked
@@MintdowsOnYT I don't care whether it got a check-mark or not. It's a bad camera either way, even for the time period.
"This phone's gonna be worth some money some day"
*you got that right*
An iPhone with Google maps?
SHUTUP AND TAKE MY MONEY.
You can install the google maps app lol
+Isaac Ledesma Apple only recently switched from Google to their own maps. I don't really remember, but I'm pretty sure I liked them better haha!
AntRocks42 Sorry about my lack of knowledge, I'm an Android user.
+Isaac Ledesma take my money? It'd fine just go buy yourself an iPhone
Most iphones have google maps
I Wish Scott And Steve Was Still Here , iOS Used to be So Nice...
Brian tangyk I know right!
William
(sarcasm)calm the fuck down with Steve Jobs we wouldn't have those fantastic devices like the MacBook Pro 2016(/sarcasm)
Máté Varga I know right the macbook was aammmaazzzinngg (also sarcasm)
Brian tangyk ugay
2014-Living with iPhone 2G obsolete
2030-Living with iPhone 11 obsolete
these comments are trash. stop
It would be nice if he makes the 2.0 version of this video using iPhone 5 that he was using
I'd say the camera failed simply because it was crap back in 2007 when it first came out. So if it was bad by the standards of the time, its completely unacceptable today.
TheOrangeType nigga why dont you go buy an
@2025347304208081068if you want to be such a photographer
TheOrangeType Nokia N95 from early 2007 had a 5 Mpix 1/2.5" sensor and it recorded VGA 30 fps video, something iPhone couldn't do until 2009 iPhone 3GS. Its main competitor was Sony Ericsson K850. But the iPhone's UI was awesome and apparently most people cared more about the UI than the camera, microSD cards or bluetooth file transfer. Those who could affort it anyway ...
For millions of dollars!
Old... Not Obsolete
Terminator genesis ❤️
Yusss
When Genesys launched Skynet will awaken and Judgement day will take Place
MARCOALWAYSONTUBE Oh god that movie was complete utter garbage.
The Shanaclan Inc/Shanaclan Airsoft ya u r
Every so often this video shows up on my suggested feed, and I'll always go back and watch it because I love it.
This definitely needs a revisit, iPhone 5 for a week in 2023
Who's watching this in 2016 when the iPhone 7+ is out and is typing this on a 5s like me
It is amazing
ACHman Gaming I am
ACHman Gaming I have a 6s and I'm typing on a 5c
ACHman Gaming me 😂
yes me using a iphone 5s right now
This would have been way more fun if you didn't put the custom firmware on it :(
Frood j agree
The original software you can’t download any apps there uncompatable
Apps Not Gonna Compatible Even Android Device Too Old Ones
XLS Gaming yeah but what he meant was by him actually using the appropriate firmware for the phone, or using the earliest firmware to see more surprising results
True
The iPhone 3G in actuality has almost the exact internal hardware as the 2G, the only reason it’s a somewhat better option is that it supports 3G networks over being limited to simply 2G which has since been killed. Either way, the 3GS or 4 is the best choice for a burner phone.
Nah, 3GS/4 is too old and they don't have 3G, maybe get like a 5s, at least that can run iOS 12. Or just get a cheapo Galaxy S4/S5 and custom ROM it. I just got an S5 which will be my burner phone once I get LineageOS on it. I have a 5s but I think the battery is shot and it's iCloud locked.
I know this is really late but I saw where you went on the map and it was right by where I live😂
I'm amazed. I remember when this was just coming out. I remember commercials and wanting it so bad. I remember my friends having one and me wanting it (because we didn't have AT&T). I thought it was so fancy and high tech and top-of-the-line. But looking back from today's standards, it sucks. It's amazing at how this all seemed like yesterday and how much things have changed :|
I don't get what your point is. It was fancy and high tech and top of the line when it came out so yeah like 90% of the modern world wanted one at that time. Whats the big revelation there? Is this just some kids perspective on "oh wow technology advances soooo quickly". Well duh. I guess thats some revelation for you, but uh.. yeah weve all been through that for generations.
It was fancy and high tech. Do you not understand the progression of time?
@@LucasCarter2 bro that comment was 7 years ago
I don’t think people read it.
@@552mustang out of date in few year I think he means
this guy looks like how Ned would look in 20 years (you have to watch Buzzfeed to understand) 😂
YASSSSS
Omg yes
+Maria Viles Fuck off with that "yas" crap.
+Indy The Great why? does what she likes can't she? YAASSS
+Emme Boshard buzzfeed is cancer
You should try to do this now.,
Wouldn't work since 2G is shut down in USA
@@EgilPettersen I have T-Mobile and I can still make calls over 2g. Still working in 2023
@@EgilPettersen And you can use wifi calling
id like to see this test done again in 2022 :)
and then there's me, with a flip phone...
ISHERWOOD75 you have very good parents
U can’t use RUclips on a flip phone so u got exposed
Jameel Kadaf *cough* *cough* computer *cough* *cough*
RipjaW who tf has a computer, but a phone that costs less than the case that I use on my phone
SublimeHawk6 what I mean is how can a person not afford a smartphone but can afford a desktop?
Living with The 8-Bit Guy for a week. Is it Possible?
absolutely not
His name is David Murray
+Jedi Master Joe He looks more like a Keith than a David
+ilovenintendo1999 wtf u mean dis bitch could be a Jedi knight. ...lmao
+sniparGP779 English
In the days of no front facing camera, I remember standing or sitting in front of a mirror so that the person I was video chatting with could see me (in the mirror) while I could see them in the phone's screen.
I distinctly remember me downloading this video on my trustworthy Galaxy Y, so that I could watch it more often. I dont know what made me like it, but this was one of the most liked videos of me back in the time! The 8 bit guy was the ibook guy then! Good old times!
"iPhone 2G" is not a recognised product. Here are recognised iPhone models:
"iPhone", "iPhone 3G", "iPhone 3G S", iPhone 4", iPhone 4S", iPhone 5", iPhone 5C", iPhone 6", "iPhone 6 Plus"
Typing this on my 5s...
Do I not exist anymore ?😢
Where's iphone 5s
Ya
The iPhone 2G was the unofficial naming for the 1st iPhone when the 3G came out
iPhone 2G is the name for the original iPhone.
i feel like this is one of those corny documentaries we watch in PE
Hi from 2018 :D
Greetings from sector 71g2 2100
Hi
Hi from 5050
mmhmmm
Hi from 2019.
It’s weird, same amount of time between his iPhone 5 and the 2g has passed now, needs a revisit
Oh, the horror! Hahaha, I have been regularly using an iPhone 3GS (not quite as old, but almost) for 4 years now, and it is more than capable of accomplishing any need I have. There is no real purpose to blowing away money on a new smartphone. Hell, my 3GS will probably be better than the latest iPhone since I can still use my headphones :P
Karl Hiramanek You can use headphones on the 7.
Budasteelers1 yeah but does it have a headphone jack IN THE DEVICE?
Budasteelers1 I said I can still use *my* headphones. You can't use 3rd party headphones on the newest iPhone, you need to buy special headphones exclusively for the iPhone that are incompatible with any other device.
Karl Hiramanek Not true, any bluetooth headset works, and the earbuds themselves are cheap.
Ben Bluetooth headsets are generally more expensive than wired headphones. Why shouldn't I be able to use my current headphones? Why should I have to buy from Apple or use Bluetooth?
This video has a 90's Cheesy Televised Program feel
In Australia, most large mobile carriers have disabled their 2G networks so you won't be able to send or receive calls and texts here using the iPhone 2G (I'm not so sure about other countries, but you would think that worldwide carriers would disable their 2G networks sometime soon if they haven't already)
Drizzle Animations Yes, and as of 2019, NO 2G exists in Australia. I know this because of my medical appliance that used 2G to telecomm health data to host server. Vodafone was the last 2G service provider and they turned off in recent time. Manufacturer of my device did a no-charge hardware upgrade to 3G hardware.
Fun fact: This video came out closer to the launch of the iPhone 2g than today.
WHY NOT TEST IOS 1??????
they are hard to find with iOS 1. It was called iPhone OS until iOS 4. They all run mostly iPhone OS 3.1.3
Oliver Halenius you can rarely find them with os 1 you would have to downgrade your computer from windows ten to windows Xp and it would be super annoying
Dead Shrimp I know, but it would be cool
+the youtuber no one no one knows windows 95
Oliver Halenius ikr
"I can _get by_ with this phone" *_GET BY_*
Me: 0.0 . . . dude. I'm the only high school student who probably still has one of those old slide phones, an Ipod Shuffle 4th GEN and a laptop at home. That means:
I don't check my email on the go, I don't take pictures left and right, and I don't Imessage everyone
And does anyone else find it sad when I say "my Ipod doesn't have internet" I pull out the little square, and someone says, it should have internet...
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+Adadave7521 *Claps*
+Adadave7521 Yeah, but you're also not running a business which requires you to do all that stuff.
Kanga Banga +++ Indeed. I didn't think about that. XD I'm so stupid at times.
Adadave7521 Eh, not stupid, you just didn't think of something. Nothing wrong with that. And your original sentiment isn't wrong either, that we all can *get by* without a modern smartphone.
I like 8 bit guys editing style. The graphics and sounds are like 90’s quality but not in a bad way. In a nostalgic way. I’m not sure if that’s on purpose considering this is a retro nostalgic tech channel although it’s pretty likely it is, or if that’s just what 8 bit guy is used to and uses editing software with resources he’s always used since those early days. Either way it’s kind of cool. It’d be interesting to see videos recorded, edited, rendered, as well as audio all using older technology. Not too old that the quality is horrible. But very well popular equipment for its time and still can hold up to today’s standards. However far back you’d have to go
This just came up in my recommended videos, I remember watching it years ago. Funny seeing it now that you can’t even activate the 2g on any US carrier now, or the 3g for that matter.
My neighbors phone has 2g edge it has T-Mobile. So there is still 2g
I have an iPad 2 and by my standards it is obsolete. Apps crash a lot since ios 8, the camera quality is down right laughable, Safari is a lot slower than it was prior to ios 7, and there is a fuck ton of random bugs like spotlight searching only working half the time and app previews that show what the you were doing in the app two days ago. You were really generous to that phone, I would use a similar device to level my desk...
Dude my ipad 2 is beast I have 7.1.2
iOS8 ruined everything? Typical Apple... wanting you to buy a new device. Meh, I guess they're like Microsoft, Nintendo and a whole bunch of other companies.
i have the iPhone 4s that has the same specs on the ipad 2 and its so darn slow
apps crash a lot
the only reason I bought this phone is because of the price
75 jd its about 80$
here the iphone 4s is free and the 5s is $50
I'll take that iPhone 4s
camera: at least u have one
Mine didn't have one. Yep.
Still better then android camera
The iPhone 5s was going obsolete a year ago. However, I finally messed up it's circuit board, and I upgraded for full app availability again.
I'd love to see this as a continued series, and what the minimum iPhone would be now. 6S seems to be the minimum now for apps as iOS 13 is still safe, but iOS 12 isn't.
I can’t imagine using this iStone now
Lmao
Meanwhile people in 2037: I can’t imagine using iPhone 11 now lol
I think your videos are amazing. There are not too many channels like this anymore. I love your videos!
it is funny how this iPhone had so much room for a headphone jack that many couldn't fit. now apple just removed it even though there was a lot of room on the smaller, less powerful iPhone
Titanium Labs it's called pushing out Bluetooth products because let's face it
any thing we carry around will cost money to run
That headphone jack would only accommodate an Apple set of headphones
Apple took out the head phone jack so people buy AirPods so they shoved a plastic piece in and to make it more waterproof
They hadn't built up the courage yet to remove it
Watching this one week after iPhone 11 introduction. I think it’s impossible now...
Got a IPhone 11 ad right before the video started
There was no iPhone 20 it goes
IPhone
IPhone 3g (named after 30 cell service)
IPhone 3gs
IPhone 4
IPhone 4 S
IPhone 5
IPhone 5 C
IPhone 5 S
IPhone 6
IPhone 6 Plus
Ment to say 2g not 20 and 3g not 30
Jonathan Soberon Yes there was. It started as 2G, 3G ,3GS then 4 then 4G ect.
Also the iPhone 2g got its name changed to the iPhone because I don't know why
Sweg Copter there never was a 4g model so I guess you mean the 4s
Jonathan Soberon there was a iPhone 2g they started with 2g cause there was a ipod touch. iPod Touch and then iPhone 2g.
i remember when i had gotten the 4th generation of ipod.....i was so excited xD
Why did you buy an iPod in 2019?
@Khoa Tran If you’re talking to Iliketoast, then you might want to think about this for a moment.
That comment was posted 5 months ago- that’s late 2018, not 2019.
On top of that, they literally stated “last year” (from the perspective of someone living in 2018, of course), meaning that they got the iPod in 2017.
Same xD
Same XD
Lol I like how in the beginning it says 7 years later and this video is from 7 years ago
This video was recommended to me in 2019, it would be curious and interesting to redo this video in 2019
It was also recommended to me in 2021, more than 7 years later.
bringing back Charlie Bit My Finger...
Nooooooooo
I meant how that is the video he decided to play on the old iPhone
Lester Crest, my man!
LOL! He totally does look like Lester!
😂
haha
What is that jack at the top of the phone?
I regularly have to remind myself that the iPhone launched without 3G support when 3G was already years old and _4G_ was fast approaching.
Does the collectableness also go for Apple iPods from the first generation?
Rudolph Kloek - I haven't looked.. but I'm be really surprised if first generation ipods aren't going for a premium.
Of course. These are revolutionary and historic items
My friend own a first gen ipod touch 32gb now .he used a 4s however he now used ipod touch after he broke his iphone 4s
clariece cameron historic? god i feel fucking old.
I heard somewhere the original first iPods made are worth big money. People pay crazy $ on eBay for them.
Apple has a knack for obsoleting their previous products.
The Iphones and IOS is a clear indicator.
Now try using a 10+ year-old Android phone today.
João, I can guarantee that you can use even the earliest iPhone which can access the Apple store and it won't feel slow. I could also say you can use the original iPhone and it won't feel slow, but that's not a fair comparison because there's not much you can install there.
It's called progress.
Iphone 4's are still not obsolete
John Reyes Its called not giving a shit once they have got your money.I want something to come along and blow these greedy fuckers out of the industry.
(Title)
Me: Duh, of course it's obsolete.
*7* *years* *ago*
Me: oh
I'd love to see how this would hold up in 2018/19
I miss the hand feel of my old phone!
Installing whitedoor ruined this test from the start. The whole test was to see if the stock original was obselete or not...installing something that came out later nullifies the entire point of the video...
Lol people use flip phones from 2003 and they're fine. What the fuck is this?
Business.
+The Crypter do it have youtube?
My old phone's model was older then me. And it worked for me.
KEK
I think that the assumption is that you use your phone as a portable computer, which a huge number of people do.
I would agree that the effects of the mobile market on the rest of the computer market have been negative in a lot of ways (shallow mobile games, playing a large part in ending Moore's Law), and that it's really annoying when people take out their phone when they're in your company, but I also have to admit that it can be convenient when you need a map, want to make a purchase in advance, want to find information on something, or are killing time away from home.
"Full sized sim card" lol. I remember phones who took the whole card. Credit card size.
if iphone firmware did support video recording, the picture quality would've looked pretty damn good for 2007 phone standards
Who the heck would want this phone?
Me.And i have it.Actually i have all the iphones generations exept iphone 6.I have Iphone2G,Iphone 3G,Iphone 4s,Iphone 5S and ipad 2 but i dont have iphone 6 :/
+charisminecraft You REALLY love Apple, dontcha??
+MissMercidita yes....how do you understand that?? :P im gonna buy another 5s but black
+charisminecraft What sucks is no 3GS, 4, 5, and 5c, and missing the 6,s, you know what they say... "GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!" xD
Jordan Miller I never complit the pokedex but i get one pokemon from every generation.Like i do with iphones!
Wow really? Most people think using the iPhone 5 is a horrible experience, and you think using an original iPhone is somehow "acceptable"? Hell even the "newer" iPhone 4 and 4S are painfully slow (unusable) and pretty much useless by today's smartphone standards... That's the issue with Apple, once their devices are obsolete (usually due to one too many updates being pushed onto the device, which makes the phone painfully slow and unusable), they're basically useless bricks...
Texting would be a fail since the vast majority of iPhone users use iMessage.
Apps and games would be a fail as well considering your only option is a blackmarket app store with ancient versions of a VERY limited number of apps and games, and even still, performance is horrible...
For music, most people these days don't even store music on their devices, they use Pandora or other streaming services, which are absent from either app stores available to this device... So again, another fail...
Movies, streaming options are out (which again, the vast majority of people use), so again, another fail...
Camera and video, you're not comparing the original iPhone to dumbphones from 7+ years ago, you're comparing it to today's smartphones (or at least smartphones released in the last 2-3 years), you even said so yourself at the beginning of the video... Also, there were plenty of dumbphones and feature phones released long before the iPhone with great cameras, or at least MUCH better cameras than what you get in the original iPhone... So again, it's a fail...
That leaves only 3 out of the 9 categories that passed (calls, email and connectivity), the other 6 are all failures... Not to mention, you jailbroke the device, had it been stock, it would have been completely unusable from the very beginning...
Android Phones last much longer. They won't lag after a few years
***** my brother and sister and mother all have an iphone. Trust me I know that their phone lag.
***** which one
Amethyst Celia android didnt beat iOS until late 2012. Before that I phones were better.
***** I have a HTC One M7. I don't experience any lag. Even with a lot of processor intensive games. I plan on upgrading to an S6 next month. The M2 is a budget phone and is no where near the experience you get from a flagship phone. Apple only makes flagship phones that is why Android has much more marketshare. You can't get a new Iphone for less than 600 if you want one new.
2018?
In 2014, the iPhone 2G was actually still useable. My mom used her iPhone 2G from 2007-2015. Now it’s obsolete though.
is that iPhone still alive?