1 Minute Startup on 3G iPhone

I just bought a used iPhone 3G. I takes a long time to shut down, and starting up takes literally about 1 minute. Is this normal? If I restore it to original (through iTunes), would it be much faster? Thanks for answering my noob questions!

roaminggnome wrote:
I turn mine off each night and have for over three years and three models. I have noticed no adverse effect.
It's fine to turn a iPhone off, but I got the impression he was turning it on and off every few hours or possibly every time he was done using it. My dad used to turn his iPod Touch on and off every time he wanted to listed to a song.
Anyway, its not the type of gadget that needs to be turned off when your not using it for a hour or so.

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