Hello Bhavesh, I don't know whether you have a choice of the operating system that is loaded on the device when you purchase it. Perhaps that is an option if you are purchasing from an individual on eBay, who may or may not have upgraded the operating system of his iPhone, but if the iPhone 3GS is purchased from local carriers or Apple or its designated vendors, it comes with iOS 5 loaded.
You also ask if you can run all the program that an iPhone 4S could run, discounting those that are based on Siri. A more relevant question in the context of your inquiry about operating system might be, what programs will you not be able to run because they require iOS 5, even though they have support for the iPhone 3GS? And will you be able to run new apps that are released on that operating system? I assume this discussion is between iOS version 4.3 and iOS 5, because a large number of apps that you might want to use will not run on versions below iOS 4.2, and you would also lose the the possibility of using a paired BlueTooth keyboard to navigate controls with VoiceOver for any iOS version below 4.2. iOS 5 added a number of language and voice options, along with more navigation options. (I don't remember now whether the ability to label buttons came in iOS 5 or 4.3. Additional language support came in iOS 5, and a lot of web navigation tools for quickly going to and finding items on web pages.) Some apps, like the OCR app Say Text, got a lot faster with iOS 5 (i.e., my experience on the iPhone 4 is that it took an extremely long time to work for the same version of the app on earlier operating systems). You're in a different position from someone who had the iPhone 3GS, purchased a number of apps, and chose not to upgrade from iOS 4.3 because he or she liked the responsiveness and wants to keep it that way, because you won't be getting apps until you get the phone. Developers don't support older platforms indefinitely, and some apps may later get updated so that they need the newer operating system. So you need to figure that into your planning and selection, too. A few of the apps that have had a lot of recent discussion that require iOS 5 are Fleksy (a way of fast typing input based on predictive typing) and Ariadne GPS. Fleksy might not be essential, but I would personally not like to do without Ariadne GPS, which lets me explore the region around my locations and let me know when I am near certain favorites. This app works internationally, but relies on Open Street maps (i.e., it does not really help in you are somewhere without streets, like in the middle of a large park or by hiking trails). I think it is also modestly priced for what it does (about $5.99). It may be that you do not need these functions, since they are not in your list of primary uses for the iPhone. The problem is, that many of us find ourselves using the iPhone for things we did not think were possible when we first bought them. Of course, you could always decide to update your operating system after using your phone for a while, but that might be a more involved process. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:49 AM, BHAVESH wrote: > I asked, because I heard that IOS5 does not work well in Iphone 3gs if > we run voiceover. so i wanted to confirm which IOS i am getting in the > phone, before purchasing it. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
