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

Due to be released 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!
At the start of June, a product was released that made lovers of mobile phones and Apple lovers especially, go mad with excitement. It was nearly a year since the first iPhone was unveiled, and now, the newest version had just been let out of the bag. It's due to be unleashed on the world, on O2, in July. 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 coolest features and awesome functions are there for you, 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 world of mobile phones to be built on top of the amazingly easy to use Apple OS-X. Only one other mobile phone can say that, and that was the first iPhone.
As you may know, there was a lot of criticism levelled at the first iPhone. Other mobile phones can outclass it, people said, other mobile phones do more than it. And at the time, in spite of the beautiful interface, they were correct. Other mobile phones COULD outperform the iPhone, although, that's will be harder to do with the Apple iPhone 3G, arriving soon on O2. The main 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 a problem now, though, as the Apple iPhone 3G, as the name implies, is now one of the mobile phones that HAVE got 3G. And boy is it fast, as it uses HSDPA, allowing you to connect to the internet 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 - have O2 got the best phone ever?
After the all 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, just like its ancestor, 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 realise that in that particular field it's average at best, and at worst, utter garbage. In the present climate of mobile phones with cameras included, that's unforgivable. With that in mind, 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 forced other mobile phones to up their game. So, people like Nokia and Sony Ericsson are really battling 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 even more powerful mobile phones, and hey, that can only be a good thing for us, hasn't it!