Due out on July 11th is a mobile phone that looks set to become 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 - what makes it so special? On June 9th, a product was released that made fans of
mobile phones and Apple lovers especially, go gaga with excitement. It'd been nearly a year since the first iPhone was unleashed, and now, the newest iteration 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 of all, it has an awesome 3.5 inch touchscreen, meaning that all the coolest features and powerful 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 device in the history 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 original iPhone.
You may recall that there was a lot of criticism levelled at the original iPhone. Other
mobile phones can outclass it, they said, other
mobile phones are more powerful. And at the time, in spite of the amazing interface, they were correct. Other
mobile phones DID outperform the iPhone, although, that's going to be a lot more difficult to do with the
Apple iPhone 3G, arriving soon on
O2. The big thing that the first iPhone lacked was 3G, and that was where other, more established
mobile phones beat it. That's not a problem now, however, as the
Apple iPhone 3G, as the name implies, joins the world of
mobile phones that HAVE got 3G. And boy is it fast, as 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 that is!
Apple iPhone 3G - have O2 got the best phone ever?
Once we get through the hype, is the
Apple iPhone 3G really a brave new world for
mobile phones? Is it REALLY that important? I say it is, but it might not be in the way you suspect...
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, with the
Apple iPhone 3G, it's being called 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, utter garbage. In the present climate of
mobile phones with cameras built in, 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 provoked other
mobile phones to up their game. 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 can only be a good thing for us, hasn't it!
