Update 3g to 5.x ios?

i'm thinking of upgrading wife's phone newest ios. smart move or not? work ok new ios? in advance.

 

the newest ios iphone 3g 4.2.1. while not fast 3.1.3, better 4.0 , 4.1.

 

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