We've been playing around with the Apple iPhone for a few days now and can honestly say we're addicted. This touchscreen makes if so incredibly fun to play with and use. With its stylish looks, the iPhone comes loaded with a whack of applications and features: phone, contacts, text messaging, GPS...

After selling more than 6 million units in other countries, the iPhone is finally here (officially). Australians can now get their hands on the iPhone 3G, Apple's second-generation mobile. The phone's hardware is fairly standard for a high-end smartphone.

Multi-touch navigation; HSDPA bandwidth; Exchange and MobileMe support

Poor GPS implementation; no physical keyboard; poor battery life

Some thought you couldn't improve the certified phenomenon that is the iPhone, but that was until the iPhone 3G arrived on the scene in July 2008. The iPhone 3G features third-generation cell phone technology, which means that it uses Wi-Fi and cell tower networking technology to generate blinding...

Those who waited for the 3G second edition of the iPhone will appreciate dramatically faster cellular data access and an impressive software update including a raft of third-party programs.

The old iPhone is new again. Priced at an affordable $99 and updated with Apple's latest iPhone 3.0 software, the iPhone 3G makes a great entry level handheld computer. Of course, it's also a phone, but the 3G's voice capabilities are the least of what this platform (with its now-50,000 apps) can...

3G; True GPS; App Store adds hundreds of third-party programs; Voice quality is much improved from the original iPhone; No more recessed headphone jack.

An unknown number of buggy units have been released; Still missing video recording, voice dialing, stereo Bluetooth support, picture messaging, and document editing.

No company's products generate more fuss and lust from otherwise mild-mannered consumers than Apple's, and none of its babies have created as much excitement as the rulebook-redefining iPhone.

Does everything the brilliant and revolutionary original iPhone did; adds more features; an even more impressive sonic performance; and has a smaller price-tag

Still limited to O2; some will be disappointed that the camera hasn; t been improved; will undoubtedly lose some chic-appeal as it becomes inevitably ubiquitous

Undeniably beautiful, with the best interface on any mobile phone ever in the history of mobiles, the iPhone 3G would be perfect save for a few notable deficiencies.

This is a phone that is far from perfect; For the record, there are many better phones out there which offer a lot more functionality. Where Apple scores is in adding a little human touch to their device.

I t's been a long time coming. Sure, we've had the first-gen iPhone in India in some form or the other ever since it launched in the US, but hey, "official" is always better than "nothing official".

The caption "The iPhone you've been waiting for" on Apple's website says it all. The fact is, despite its revolutionary interface and outstanding ease of use, the original iPhone lacked some pretty crucial features, tied you into an 18-month contract and cost £269.