If you can remember back to 2006, the original iPhone cost about $600 when it first came out. Now, that comparatively slow and clunky model has been replaced by a small fleet of newer, (slightly) sleeker little beauties that have millions and millions of apps which make them even more useful than the original model was. Basically, with the iPhone series we have discovered that the best way to upgrade an expensive device is with inexpensive software. While the hardware is being steadily upgraded with each new model, there will (or perhaps there has) come a point at which the upgrades simply are not worth buying a new one, if the “old” model still works for what you need it to do.

After all, how many things do you really use your phone for, anyway? For most people, their phone is their directory, their communicator, and their task list carrier or personal assistant. A lot of people do use their phones for playing games, as well, but this use usually comes second to having their very own personal assistant that is always close at hand. The question is, is it worth the extra money and hassle of buying and setting up a brand new phone when the one you already have is just fine for your purposes?

The answer is, not in a logical sense. For most people, there are about thirty people who are important enough to put into their phones, and there are a few games and songs that they really want to have close at hand all of the time. But for the rest of the additional features the new iPhones are packing (such as a five megapixel camera, and a 64 gigabyte hard drive), this is overkill. Now, if this is going to be your first smart phone, it may very well be worth the investment to get the best you can. But for a minor upgrade, wait longer.