Apple iPhone Review

Phone rating:

In a nutshell: The stunning touchscreen user-interface of the iPhone is one of the seven wonders of the modern world. Combining a phone, music player, camera and web browser, the iPhone is a stunning device. However its high cost and many limitations mean that it is a flawed beauty. The iPhone 3G S is the latest iPhone and is much improved.
Best buy: The iPhone 3G S is available for free from Mobiles.co.uk (16GB Black) or Mobiles.co.uk (16GB White) or £96.89 on contract from Mobiles.co.uk (32GB Black) or Mobiles.co.uk (32GB White).

Review: November 2007. Updated June 2009.

Ah! The iPhone. Never in seven years of reviewing mobile phones have we encountered a phone that has been so controversial. We've even been personally abused by reviewers who disagreed with our opinions. This review is an attempt to find balance between the conflicting opinions (something we always strive for at Mobile Phones UK, but which has been hard to achieve with the iPhone). Regular readers of Mobile Phones UK will know that we wrote an article back in June 2007 which cast doubt on whether the iPhone would live up to the hype. We hadn't seen the iPhone at that time, but when it finally arrived here in the UK, we were blown away by the user interface and gave it a 5 star review (although we did point out its numerous limitations). With hindsight, 5 stars was wrong, and having taken on board all of the feedback from users, we've arrived at a 3 star rating