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Review summary: It's official, Apple moved one million iPhone 3G S units during the launch weekend. the figure exceeds all analysts' expectations, enabling Apple to file this one as the best iPhone launch to date. Apple has just released the official iPhone 3G S sale ...

Review summary: Apple's iPhone 3GS uses a powerful new processor to enable terrific performance in handheld apps.

Review summary: Let's get this out the way right away. The latest revision of Apple's ridiculously popular mobile phone is the best one yet. It's the fastest and it is the most powerful. The iPhone 3G S is, also, the most over-priced handset to ever hit the market. ...

Verdict: Whereas the 2G and 3G iPhones tended to struggle with some standard tasks – Web pages opened slowly and applications choked because of low memory – the iPhone 3G S pretty much takes anything you can throw at it. This is especially true of graphically ...

Review summary: The iPhone 3G S is, without a doubt, the finest iPhone Apple has made. If you've never had an iPhone before, but are considering the purchase of a smartphone for the first time, you will not find a better Internet-connected phone than the iPhone 3G S. ...

Pros: Bright, high-quality fingerprint-resistant touchscreen; extremely fast and responsive; large amount of internal storage; built-in GPS and compass; voice control for phone dialing and music; decent autofocus camera with SD video capability; all the new ...

Cons: Soft-looking video; Voice Control lacks some polish; onboard video trimming is destructive; requires two-year commitment to AT&T Wireless for lowest prices

Verdict: Yes, the competition is much closer to Apple now than it was two years ago. But the iPhone 3GS makes it clear: Apple is still leading the pack, in most cases by a wide margin

Review summary: Unless you've been communicating via carrier pigeon for the past couple of years, you can't fail to have clapped eyes on Apple's iPhone. Originally launched in June 2007 to more fanfare than a trumpet convention, the iPhone 3G S marks the smartphone's ...

Pros: It's that S. It stands for speed, and is what really pushes the new iPhone ahead of the crowd. Opening apps on Apple's new baby is lightening quick. In a couple of seconds you can zip between functions, search through e-mails, find your location on a ...

Cons: On the software side, the iPhone 3G S fails to delivery anything drastically different to its older (and identically designed) cousin, the iPhone 3G. That's not exactly a bad thing, considering the older software was already starting high up on the ...

Verdict: So is it worth the upgrade? If you already have an iPhone 3G, we wouldn't recommend the outlay. However, if you've yet to hop onboard the iPhone bandwagon Apple's tweaks and improvements should be enough to convince you.