The iPhone 3GS crashed into our trembling palms nine months ago, scoring a stonking five stars in our original iPhone review. But a lot has happened in the last three quarters of a year. The Nexus One Google phone has arrived. HTC has out Appled Apple with the design of its HTC Legend, and myriad mobiles now pack sharper screens, more megapixels and stacks more storage inside their slimline shells.
But through it all, the iPhone has kept selling. Is it still top dog, or has Apple let the grass grow under the iPhone 3GS? Our iPhone review takes a look at the 3GS nine months on.
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When the iPhone 3GS debuted its design was already on borrowed time. A straight forward copy of the iPhone 3G, its case wasn’t altered at all from its predecessor, already 13 months its elder. In the next nine months its face has become iconic, used in adverts, movies and TV shows as shorthand for ‘advanced mobile phone’ but the back has been quietly festering, growing old and ugly with every passing week.
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The iPhone has more rivals than a west coast rapper, and in the last nine months it’s faced an angry mobile mob, wielding sharper software, slicker design and smarter network deals. How does the iPhone 3GS stack up against this new wave of contenders? Our review will stack up the most serious threats.
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The S in iPhone 3GS stands for speed, and as any mobile maven will know, the lag between touching your finger to the screen and a phone making its move can be the make or break point in a relationship with your new blower. So how does the iPhone 3GS stack up against its speedy rivals? Our iPhone review for speed freaks will tell you just that!
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The HTC Legend is the phone everybody is clamouring for. At the centre of a storm between Apple and the Taiwanese mobile maker, it’s arguably the best and most complete iPhone rival to land. But the question is, does this unibody Android phone sate our smartphone appetite? Or is it a case of glossy looks with very little going on upstairs? Dive into our HTC Legend review now and we’ll give you the complete verdict.
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The HTC Legend has some big draws, not least of which is the rebooted version of HTC Sense. Adding in new skills, it aims to make the social networking skin work even more intuitively and deliver web-based winning extras, without needing to tap into tons of widgets or apps. Read our breakdown of the best features in our HTC Legend review of HTC Sense.
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