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

By: Matt Sharp

Due out on July 11th is a mobile phone that looks set to be the crown jewel of O2's product range. But can it really be that good? Is the Apple iPhone 3G the one that will beat all other mobile phones?
Apple iPhone 3G - why is it so good?
On June 9th, a product was released that made fans of mobile phones and Apple lovers in particular, go gaga with excitement. It'd been nearly a year since the first iPhone was released, and now, the newest incarnation had just been announced. It's due to be released, on O2, in July. But how does this new Apple iPhone 3G differ from other mobile phones? Well, first of all, it has an awesome 3.5 inch touchscreen, meaning that all the slick features and powerful functions are there for you, quite literally, at your fingertips. And what control you have, as the Apple iPhone 3G is only the second handset in the world of mobile phones to be built on top of the amazingly intuitive Apple OS-X. Only one other mobile phone came before it, and that was the first iPhone.
You may recall that there was a certain amount of criticism aimed at the first iPhone. Other mobile phones can outclass it, people said, other mobile phones do more than it. And then, despite the beautiful interface, they were right. Other mobile phones COULD outclass the iPhone, although, that's going to be harder to do with the Apple iPhone 3G, coming soon on O2. The main thing that the first iPhone lacked was 3G, and that was where other, more well-known mobile phones won hands down. That's not a problem now, however, because the Apple iPhone 3G, as the name suggests, joins the world of mobile phones that DO have 3G. And boy is it fast, as it uses HSDPA, allowing you to connect to the web at up to 3Mbps. On top of that, you get GPS, and we should all know how useful and invaluable GPS 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? I say it is, but maybe not in the way you suspect...
You see, the Apple iPhone 3G is, similar to its predecessor, 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 called the ultimate phone. However, if you pick a feature at random, the camera, you'll see that in that particular area it's average at best, and at worst, utter rubbish. In the current climate of mobile phones with cameras built in, that's a very bad thing. With that in mind, if it's flawed, why is the Apple iPhone 3G so important? Well, it's simply because the Apple iPhone 3G, coming soon on O2, has provoked other mobile phones to improve their offerings. So, people like Nokia and Sony Ericsson are really battling to make up ground, and take on this challenger. That's why it's important: the Apple iPhone 3G is making people make better mobile phones, and hey, that's got to be a good thing for us, hasn't it!