Might get the new one some time this year, maybe next. My first generation one is still kicking, but I fear this is the kind of cycle where all the apps start stepping up and start to lag on older hardware.

It's always funny to see that some people still think that the premise of that macro still reflects reality. Different thoughts on what "equivalent" means, I suppose.

its in my hands. The screen makes me want to cry,

Better black levels and contrast ratios, better glass coatings, and getting the screen as close to the surface as possible. But you're right, those are small beans compared to passing the limits of human perception.

Yo.  This screen is no joke.

- Branco

Down In Front Forum looks awesome on this thing.

My wife has a gen 1, and didn't see the point of upgrading until I brought the new one home. Screen, form factor, weight, gaming performance...

Digging my Verizon 4G version. Now I can do stuff like read the forum and write this post while on a break at work where there is no Wifi. Only gripe so far is that so far (at home and at work) I'm only getting 3G, whereas my AT&T iPhone 4S gets 4G everywhere. Oh well, still nice to have redundancy in my data connections, and I'm sure that Hotspot will come in handy one day.

Oh, and the screen is real purdy too.

As of 5.1, iPhone 4s are now calling AT&T's faux-4G HSPA+ 4G instead of 3G like they were before. There is no LTE chip in an iPhone.