I really hope that the new iPhone will be at least as good in every way compared to the current/old model. Otherwise, people will complain about the new one, and there will be crazy forum wars about which is better. Other than some people not liking a slightly different size, I think the new 3G iPhone will be unquestionably better.
At least as far as common sense and rumors are concerned, there is no reason to believe in changes which detriment the phone. What are the things you love about your phone? The UI and software, speakers, camera, screen, any hardware, etc.? What "improvements" could ruin those things? We know for a fact Apple is going to improve the UI, and it makes sense to assume hardware upgrades as well. The only significant negative changes might be size and style(opinions on those would be subjective though; I want the phone to feel fuller in my hand), but we know Apple has grace so I think these fears/wishes are pre-WWDC jitters.
I really hope that the new iPhone will be at least as good in every way compared to the current/old model. Otherwise, people will complain about the new one, and there will be crazy forum wars about which is better. Other than some people not liking a slightly different size, I think the new 3G iPhone will be unquestionably better.
I absolutely think the new iPhone will be better than the current iPhone. When has Apple ever made a next gen product worse?
I can see Apple taking the current iPhone and branding it the 'iPhone Classic', like they are doing with the current iPods. This would make sense and would present customers a less expensive alternative the the 3G iPhone. Some people may argue they don't want all of the 'advanced features', just the basics.
There's not nearly as much difference between the new and old iphones (as far as we know) as there is between the new and old ipods, so I doubt we'll see any "classic" any time soon.
