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The Apple iPhone 3G - O2's biggest phone of the year!

Due to be released later in July is a mobile phone destined to become the shining light of O2's product range. But can it really be as good as people say? C an the Apple iPhone 3G really beat all other mobile phones?
Apple iPhone 3G - what makes it so special?
On June 9th, a product was released that made lovers of mobile phones and Apple lovers in particular, go bonkers with excitement. It'd been nearly a year since the first iPhone was unveiled, and now, the newest iteration was announced. It's set to be released, on O2, on July 11th. But how does this new Apple iPhone 3G differ from other mobile phones? Well, first of all, it has an amazing 3.5 inch touchscreen, so 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 the second handset in the world of mobile phones to be built around the amazingly easy to use 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 have more features, they said, other mobile phones are more powerful. And at the time, in spite of the beautiful interface, they were correct. Other mobile phones COULD 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 was missing from the first iPhone was 3G, and that was where other, more established mobile phones won hands down. That's not an issue now, however, as the Apple iPhone 3G, as the name suggests, is now one of the mobile phones that DO have 3G. And boy is it fast, because it uses HSDPA, letting you connect to the internet at up to 3Mbps. On top of that, you have GPS, and we should all know how useful and invaluable that is!
Apple iPhone 3G - is it REALLY the future?
Once we get through the hype, is the Apple iPhone 3G really a brave new world for mobile phones? Is it ACTUALLY that important? I say it is, but it might not be in the way you suspect...
You see, the Apple iPhone 3G is, similar to its ancestor, flawed. It's not all great, and whilst that applies to most mobile phones, with the Apple iPhone 3G, it's being hyped up as the ultimate phone. However, if you choose just ONE feature, the camera, you'll realise that in that particular field it's average at best, and at worst, utter garbage. In the current climate of mobile phones with cameras included, that's unforgivable. So, if it's flawed, 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 up their game. In other words, 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's got to be a good thing for us, the customers!