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The Apple iPhone 3G - O2 launch another winner!

Due out later in July is a mobile phone destined 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 - just look at the features!
On June 9th, an announcement was made that made lovers of mobile phones and Apple lovers in particular, go mad with excitement. It'd been nearly a year since the first iPhone was unleashed, and now, the newest iteration was announced. It's set to be released, 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 coolest features and powerful functions are there for you, quite literally, at your fingertips. And what control you have, as the Apple iPhone 3G is the second device in the world of mobile phones to be built on top of the amazingly intuitive Apple OS-X. Only one other mobile phone can say that, and that was the original iPhone.
You may recall that there was a lot of criticism levelled at the original iPhone. Other mobile phones have more features, people said, other mobile phones are more powerful. And then, despite the beautiful interface, they were bang on the money. Other mobile phones DID outclass the iPhone, although, that's will be a lot more difficult to do with the Apple iPhone 3G, arriving 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 HAVE got 3G. And crikey is it fast, because it uses HSDPA, letting you connect to the web at up to 3Mbps. As well as that, you get GPS, and we should all know how useful and invaluable GPS is!
Apple iPhone 3G - is it REALLY the future?
Once we get past the hype, is the Apple iPhone 3G really the new hope for mobile phones? Is it REALLY that important? Well, it is, but it might not be in the way you suspect...
You see, the Apple iPhone 3G is, just like its ancestor, flawed. It's not perfect, 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 pick a feature at random, the camera, you'll realise that in that particular area it's average at best, and at worst, total rubbish. In the present climate of mobile phones with cameras included, that's unforgivable. So, if it's flawed, why is the Apple iPhone 3G so important? Simple, it's because the Apple iPhone 3G, arriving 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 forcing people to make even more powerful mobile phones, and hey, that can only be a good thing for us, hasn't it!