Would you exchange this iphone for a new one?

Question

Having some issues and seriously considering exchanging my new 32GB 3GS for a 16GB version. I have 2 weeks left in my trial period. My only fear is that I get one that is even worse.
Are these concerns major enough to do the switch?
CURRENT CONS:
1) Keyboard is sometimes unresponsive for a few seconds...occasionally pauses during texting/emailing and then spits out several letters all at once
2) Occasionally receiving duplicate emails of everything....also, every so often it says my username/password are incorrect
3) I notice that applications sometimes open accidentally/randomly?
4) Soft earpiece volume (symptom of the 3GS itself?)
CURRENT PRO's:
1) Battery life seems pretty decent, compared to some of the horror stories I am reading about on here
2) Haven't dropped a call yet (over 2 week trial period), though one caller said they couldn't hear me very well
Thoughts? Thanks....

Answer 1

Confused3GS wrote:
1) Keyboard is sometimes unresponsive for a few seconds...occasionally pauses during texting/emailing and then spits out several letters all at once
It could be a defective iPhone upon receiving. It could be application glitches and may be resolved by a restore or Clean Restore. If you used a backup from a 3G to 3GS there have been known issues from this. It could be some 2.2.1 to 3.0 applications you downloaded and there are many issues from that as well.
It's better to delete all your applications and redownload them through the iTunes PC and have no applications on the iPhone and reinstall them from a clean installation.
2) Occasionally receiving duplicate emails of everything....also, every so often it says my username/password are incorrect
As the previous poster have said, it could be more than one email account or an incorrect setup of your e-mail account which I recommend deleting all your email accounts and add them again.
3) I notice that applications sometimes open accidentally/randomly?
It could be a 3GS software glitch or an application glitch. It could be the application when installed by the computer or downloaded directly to the 3GS model was installed incorrectly or poorly programmed. You could try uninstalling that application or all applications and reinstall them all. Sometimes a Clean Restore helps.
4) Soft earpiece volume (symptom of the 3GS itself?)
Could be a defective headset and you have 30 days to replace the headset with a new one. Another flaw is if you twisted it around or it got knotted up, it can damage the wires and make them useless. After 30 days (unless AT&T has changed their purchase policy) you pay $30 for a new one but I think they only serve the original 3G headsets and not the 3GS headsets for replacements.
1) Battery life seems pretty decent, compared to some of the horror stories I am reading about on here
As far as this goes, the battery life varies between usage of applications actually. If you spend a good amount of time playing an High Definition game like Star Defense or an Internet High Definition game like Aurora Feint II: Arena Daemons (Don't get the Beginning one. That one *****.), that would definitlely speed drain your iPhone.
2) Haven't dropped a call yet (over 2 week trial period), though one caller said they couldn't hear me very well
It could be a tower you are associating with at a call that needs to be reported as an issue. There have been a few towers I reported a while back in my area along DC and Northern Virginia that constantly have calling issues (well data for me the most part) and they may fix it.