Wow. My little poll/thread made it to the homepage. Do I get a TiPb t-shirt or something.
Glad to see more people favor 4G recently. If they put in a 3G/4G radio, this coverage issue could go away, particularly if you can turn off the 4G radio through software.
I question the value of dual core on a phone at this point. Sure, there are some gamers who need a separate GPU, but for most of us, it's just not that serious. However, most of us have laptops, iPads or other wifi enabled devices. Having a 4G mobile hotspot with us at all times, seems like a huge win.
I have my trusty Palm Pre and am getting "Free" tethering through a trusty app called MyTether. It's 3G and more adequate than I thought. Having 4G would make the laptop sing and do wonders for content consumption on an iPad. Jobs called this an internet phone. Why wouldn't we optimize that first.
Alas, I think Apple will do what it does and have upgraders stuck with a 3G phone until their contracts expire in 2013. I just can't see myself talking about Apple's "experience fight" with my 3G iphone facing off against a 4G Android Armada by the middle of 2012, not to mention 2013. For most American cities, 3G will be so 2009 by 2012.
I'll say this, if you buy a 3G iPhone on a 2year in 2011, you will be DYING to get your upgrade by 2013. Maybe that's what Apple really wants.