The Apple iPhone 3G - the jewel in O2's crown!

Due out on July 11th is a mobile phone destined to become the crown jewel of O2's product range. But can it really be as good as people say? Is the Apple iPhone 3G the one that will beat all other mobile phones?
Apple iPhone 3G - what makes it so special?
At the start of June, a product was released that made fans of mobile phones and Apple lovers in particular, go mad with excitement. It was nearly a year since the first iPhone had been unveiled, and now, the newest incarnation was announced. It's due to be unleashed on the world, on O2, on July 11th. But how is this new Apple iPhone 3G better than other mobile phones? Well, first thing... it has an amazing 3.5 inch touchscreen, meaning that all the slick features and awesome functions are available, quite literally, at your fingertips. And you'll be flicking through menus with glee, very quickly, as the Apple iPhone 3G is only the second handset in the history of mobile phones to be built around the amazingly intuitive Apple OS-X. Only one other mobile phone can say that, and that was the original iPhone.
As you may know, there was a certain amount of criticism aimed at the original iPhone. Other mobile phones can outclass it, people said, other mobile phones do more than it. And at the time, despite the beautiful interface, they were right. Other mobile phones DID outperform the iPhone, although, that's going to be harder to do with the Apple iPhone 3G, arriving soon on O2. The big thing that the first iPhone didn't have was 3G, and that was where other, more established mobile phones won hands down. That's not an issue now, though, because the Apple iPhone 3G, as the name implies, is now one of the mobile phones that DO have 3G. And boy is it fast, as it uses HSDPA, letting you connect to the internet at up to 3Mbps. As well as that, you get GPS, and we should all understand how useful and invaluable that is!
Apple iPhone 3G - is it really that good?
After the all the hype, is the Apple iPhone 3G really the new hope for mobile phones? Is it ACTUALLY that important? Well, it is, but maybe not in the way you think...
You see, the Apple iPhone 3G is, just like its forerunner, flawed. It's not all great, and whilst that can apply to most mobile phones, in the case of the Apple iPhone 3G, it's being built up as the ultimate phone. However, if you choose just ONE feature, the camera, you'll realise that in that specific field it's average at best, and at worst, total garbage. In the present world of mobile phones with cameras included, that's a very bad thing. With that in mind, if it's not perfect, why is the Apple iPhone 3G so important? Well, it's simply because the Apple iPhone 3G, arriving soon on O2, has forced other mobile phones to improve their offerings. So, people like Nokia and Sony Ericsson are really fighting to make up ground, and take the fight to this usurper. That's why it's important: the Apple iPhone 3G is making people make better mobile phones, and hey, that can only be a good thing for us, hasn't it!

Expert in mobiles phones and mobile broadband, having worked in the industry for over 7 years.

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