iOS4 + iPhone3G = Slow

I was not going to upgrade my iPhone 3G to IOS4 because of the limited features it offers the 3G as well as my concern for installing a new version of an OS. The last major upgrade broke functionality with many of my apps. In the end I decided to be an early adopter and took the plunge. Luckily I read on a blog that they recommended performing a manual backup of the phone before upgrading otherwise I would have lost my data. I started the upgrade but the backup was taking much longer than expected and i needed to run some errands so I cancelled it . Later that night I started the upgrade again which took about 30 minutes to complete. When it was done I saw the phone was completely wiped. I felt sick when I saw my data was gone. I restored using the backup I made and luckily after over an hour my phone was back.
All of my applications seem to work but I have run into issues such as:
* Battery doesn't last as long
* iPod stutters while playing
* Navigating in the iPod player is slower
* Settings take longer to load
* Camera is slower to start
* Finger swipe to unlock not always recognized
* Some Apps seem to run slower

So what did I gain that I care about?
* Folder support
* Unified Inbox
* geo location on photos (kind of cool)
* Custom play lists

Wow ok I seemed to have lost more than I gained. Well I just need to hold on until the fall to get my new phone.

Update on Friday, July 9, 2010 at 12:04PM by David

After upgrading my iPhone 3G to IOS4 everything started running slower. The iPod player crashed often and the music stuttered while playing and applications ran slower. Even unlocking the phone was slow to react. I read several posts online in the Apple forums and the consensus was to backup the phone and restore to factory defaults. I did just that and now the phone is behaving better. Apps run better and the iPod software doesn't seem to crash so much and reacts better. Whew!