While parts of the iPhone 3G are superb, there are still some big features missing from this device. If you add up the extras the iPhone doesn't seem like a phone that everyone can afford.

3G; Wi-Fi and GPS; Outstanding Safari browser and email; iPod app is great; App Store is best of its kind

No navigation software; Dismal camera app; Disappointing battery life; Counter-intuitive menus and settings

How do you review a phone with this much hype swirling around it? If the iPhone was on trial for murder, no one who had followed the iPhone's progress would be allowed to join the jury for fear of their pre-conceptions influencing the verdict.

3G; Wi-Fi and GPS; Outstanding Safari browser and email; iPod app is great; App Store is best of its kind

No navigation software; Dismal camera app; Disappointing battery life; Counter-intuitive menus and settings

While parts of the iPhone 3G are superb, there are still some big features missing from this device. If you add up the extras, the iPhone doesn't seem like a phone that everyone can afford.

No navigation software; Dismal camera app; Disappointing battery life; Counter-intuitive menus and settings

3G; Wi-Fi and GPS; Outstanding Safari browser and email; iPod app is great; App Store is best of its kind

It's not the groundbreaking, industry-changing event that the original iPhone was. But the iPhone 3G is a worthy upgrade to Apple's smartphone, and fixes a few flaws that kept many people from buying the first version.

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...

This phone is really over hyped, went into O2 store to get it & realised how many features it is missing. The size of the handset is way too big in my opinion not pocket friendly. The big no no for me was the fact that even though I was willing to put up with missing features that phones from 10...

Editors' note, July 11, 2008: This is the review of the original first-generation iPhone model, released June 2007. Coverage of the 3G iPhone model released July 11, 2008 is available here. Editors' note, July 16, 2009: We have lowered the rating of this product from 8.0 to 7.6 in the wake of the release of the iPhone 3G S. For a full analysis of the iPhone OS 3.0 software update, please see our iPhone 3G S review. For ongoing coverage, please see our full coverage of the Apple iPhone.

Despite some important missing features, a slow data network, and call quality that doesn't always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player.

The Apple iPhone has a stunning display, a sleek design, and an innovative multitouch user interface; Its Safari browser makes for a superb Web surfing experience, and it offers easy-to-use apps; As an iPod, it shines.

The Apple iPhone has variable call quality and lacks some basic features found in many cell phones, including stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility; Integrated memory is stingy for an iPod, and you have to sync the iPhone to manage music content.

It's finally here, the first phone to beat the iPhone. Or is it? The iPhone 3G is out, with high-speed data and GPS and Exchange support and a whole slew of new features due to the new 2.0 software. It's been slightly redesigned, but remains 100% Apple.

The design remains iconic; It's UI still sets the mobile standard; The multimedia capabilities can't be beat

The new software can be buggy; and lacks the normal Apple refinement; There is a lack of wow this time around; Apple simply brought the features up to par with other offerings rather than giving the customer something completely new

There's a reason why the hardware is called the iPhone 3G and the software update is called iPhone 2.0. It's because the iPhone 2.0 software brings much more innovation to the table, from the Apps Store (which lets you download a host of compelling third-party applications for the first time) to...

ul class"noindent"Double the data speeds of iPhone; Excellent Apps Store integration; Vastly improved call quality; Microsoft Exchange support; Stellar music and video player

ul class"noindent"pSome apps crashedp; pTouch keyboard not for everyonep; pStill no MMS support video recorder or stereo Bluetoothp

The first iPhone was still hot off the press when rumors of a 3G model began to circulate. Fueled by the prevalence of 3G networks outside the United States-and the comparative pokiness of AT&T's EDGE network-the speculation has finally come to an end.