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After the initial hype has died away we decided to get our paws on a US version of the Apple iPhone and review it as a phone, not and MP3 player or iPod (which it clearly also is) but as a mobile phone for everyday use. When Steve Jobs stood on a platform showing the iPhone to a heard of Apple followers it was only to be expected that comments of how amazing and revolutionary the iPhone was were quickly spread around the technology world. However we thought it would be rather fun to judge the Apple wonder gadget against the same criteria we use for a standard mobile and forget all the lovely iTunes extras.

So what do you get for a rather hefty cash price when the iPhone hits the UK pre Christmas? The 115mm tall by 61mm wide by 12mm deep mobile is a rather chunky size on paper but doesn't feel that bad in the hand, it is a tad heavy at 135 grams and is a more smartphone sized than mobile. The materials chosen by Apple do give the impression that you are getting value for money. The screen is the main selling point and the fact its glass as opposed to plastic makes it feel great under the finger which is essential given the rather unique interface of the iPhone.

The screen is a whopper at 3.5" and has a resolution of 480x320 pixels, but again the paper only tells half the story, what you get is a vivid and colourful screen which lights up from blackness and causes an amount of wonder a bit like the first time you saw one of those ceramic hobbs. Where Apple really makes its mark with the iPhone is the menus, they have ripped up the book on mobile menus written by Nokia and Sony Ericsson, in fact we're not sure they even had a copy. Instead you will find a far more Mac / iPod like interface with icons that do what they look like and great animations. Its easy to pull a crowd with an iPhone and we think even possible to pull the ladies (at least if you get one early in the UK).

Using your finger on the glass screen you can navigate through menus simply and quickly, in fact you can even scroll down lists with an amount of realism which has a cleaver resistance or bounce as you move the list. Its just an example of how much effort has gone into the user experience and ownership of the Apple iPhone. Sadly this would all count for nothing if the unit doesn't work in its basic mode as a mobile.

Screen size
3.5 inches

Screen resolution
480 by 320 (163 pixels per inch)

Input method
Multi-touch

Operating system
OS X

Storage
8GB, 16GB

GSM
Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz)

Wireless data
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) / EDGE / Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Camera
2.0 megapixels

Battery
Talk time - Up to 8 hours
Standby - Up to 250 hours
Internet use - Up to 6 hours
Video playback - Up to 7 hours
Audio playback - Up to 24 hours

Dimensions
115 by 61 by 11.6 mm

Weight
135 grams